Ah, lassies. Allow me to regale ye with a wee story:
There once was a wee fair maiden who wandered into yonder woods at the stroke of noon on a blustery day. She left with no sweater, no warmth for the harsh winds, for she was to return to her lodgings shortly.
Alas, on that blustery day, she got lost in the woods. Her cheeks grew rosy with cold, and her skin rose in bumps. Suddenly, out of the bushes came a wee faerie.
"I'll grant ye one wish, Fair Lass," said she.
"I wish for only one thing, Faerie," the lass replied. "Please, give me something for warmth."
The winds grew ever more fierce, blowing the trees to and fro. So, the faerie granted her wish in the form of a fair isle print sweater, knitted, every stitch, by magic.
"I give you this fair isle sweater, lass, so that you may be warm whenever you feel cold. Now, whenever you reach for its comfort, you can remember the magic that gave it to you, and also this fair isle we inhabit."
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| Left, via Gap, right, via J.Crew |
So, Damsels. If there is one thing to take away from this post, it is that magic always comes through when we are in need.
Oh, and also, apparently, fair isle print can inspire dramatically inventive, Celtic fairy tales by Yours Truly. And by "dramatically inventive," I mean completely mundane.
I think the biggest literary moment was, "so that you may be warm whenever you feel cold."
The emotional depth! The sheer courage! The drama!
Okay, I'm sorry if you read through that entire thing, but don't you just LOVE fair isle print sweaters???
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| Via Nordstrom |
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