Live Tweet Review: North by Kim Hargreaves

Time for another live tweet review! Dig out your Nirvana cassettes and Doc Martins and get ready for my completely impartial and highly logical review of Kim Hargreaves’s new pattern collection, North.

Time for another Live Tweet Review! This time it's North by Kim Hargreaves. Follow along at #khnorth pic.twitter.com/UbrJrY0KT1

— Amy (@threadpanda) September 9, 2014

Love the overall design in the book. Features all Rowan yarns. #khnorth pic.twitter.com/su4gBX3ibS

— Amy (@threadpanda) September 9, 2014

Styling makes me think of Desperately Seeking Susan & Annie Hall & Buster Keaton. My references may be off. #khnorth pic.twitter.com/k0z3i1IgkT

— Amy (@threadpanda) September 9, 2014

Seriously, what else am I supposed to think?

Mostly sweater patterns, timeless silhouettes and great details. #khnorth pic.twitter.com/Dr3kZ1f2T1

— Amy (@threadpanda) September 9, 2014

The color palette could be a bit more varied—between the reuse of wardrobe pieces and the same colors. #khnorth pic.twitter.com/1sl8DvlC8b

— Amy (@threadpanda) September 9, 2014

I’m tempted to count the number of photos in which that hat and shoes combination appears but I’m laaaaaaazy right now.

That said, there are some pops of color here and there. #khnorth pic.twitter.com/pDDpcNWthO

— Amy (@threadpanda) September 9, 2014

All the 90s come rushing back to you yet? #khnorth pic.twitter.com/KAH26WXftJ

— Amy (@threadpanda) September 9, 2014

OMG this dress! #khnorth pic.twitter.com/OvVz5UuLEY

— Amy (@threadpanda) September 9, 2014

That dress with the ruffle edges makes me think of Wednesday Addams, and I actually mean that in a good way. Like, maybe her Halloween costume—a fancy homicidal maniac.

And a knitted dress! #khnorth pic.twitter.com/SHxjsfBwZz

— Amy (@threadpanda) September 9, 2014

As I discussed in last week’s Throwback Thursday, I just can’t completely get on the knitted-dress train, but they are cute to look at!

Only real downside is the sizing. I understand page space is at a premium but there's so much white space!!#khnorth pic.twitter.com/wchBtkNyYP

— Amy (@threadpanda) September 9, 2014

SO MUCH WHITE SPACE. I have a real peeve against excessive white space. Sometimes it can really set off a great photo or well-laid out text but in a pattern? This is making me twitchy.

I still want to knit quite a few pieces, I'll just have to do a lot of math myself. #khnorth pic.twitter.com/KRwmkYBHEY

— Amy (@threadpanda) September 9, 2014

For inspiration, North is awesome, but if you don't feel comfortable making sizing adjustments, it's not ideal for larger sizes. #khnorth

— Amy (@threadpanda) September 9, 2014

Not actual downside but still a bummer: there's no ginger men in kilts. #khnorth

— Amy (@threadpanda) September 9, 2014

That said I am eagerly awaiting the inevitable sequel, South. @BristolIvy and @cakeandvikings feel me. #khnorth #terriblejokes

— Amy (@threadpanda) September 9, 2014

While there was no fanfiction born from this book (at least, none that I know of), it was determined that ginger men in kilts is the new standard for knitting books.

@threadpanda they should be mandatory in every knitting book ever……………

— flacaca (@NITSUJG) September 9, 2014

@threadpanda What's the point then?

— Sarah Hurwitz (@knityorkcity) September 9, 2014

And we’ve already planned out the sequel.

@threadpanda @BristolIvy @cakeandvikings maybe south will be all menswear modeled by gingers and rawrmitage clones?

— megi (@therealmegi) September 9, 2014

Now for the boring stuff intended to keep me out of trouble: I purchased this copy of North and wrote a review of my own free will. The photography and text of the book does not belong to me. This is in no way sponsored content of any sort.

But hey, while we’re talking about it, if you have a suggestion for a future Live Tweet Review, let me know! Also, this space is available for blog tours of new releases—shoot me an email or talk to me on Twitter (crazy, I know).