Yarn dyers are inspired by many different things, from their favorite movies and TV shows to the colors right outside their doors.
I think this may be the first time, however, that I’ve heard of a yarn bundle being inspired by a book cover.
Though I have to say, this particular book cover is gorgeous.
I was sent a review copy of Chloe Benjamin’s The Immortalists, which has nothing to do with knitting, but Benjamin is a knitter and the cover is gorgeous (did I mention?) and it sounded like an interesting story so I read it and it was.
Short version is four kids go visit a gypsy whose special expertise is telling people the exact day they are going to die. The rest of the book is about how they live out the rest of their lives with that information, how it shapes who they become. It’s certainly dark but I enjoyed it.
Someone at Quince & Co. loves the book — or at least its cover — too, because they recently released an Immortalists bundle, which includes a cowl knitting pattern and skeins of six colors of yarn inspired by that dazzling cover designed by Sandra Chiu. Check out Benjamin writing about her writing and her knitting, and check out the bundle, too.
Have you read The Immortalists? Would you be more likely to read a book if you knew it was written by a knitter? I’d love to hear your thoughts!
[Photo via Quince & Co.]
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The colors are what makes this cowl, which are all favorites of mine. Very pretty and bright, just right for the fall and winter.