I confess that I love this very lion-like start to March. I am hopeful that means it might have a lamb-like ending!
But, really… this weather is entirely normal, amirite? (And, this was from yesterday – I have not seen today’s numbers yet… but Sunday!! What?!)
My knitting on Tegna marches on wonderfully and I am just past the halfway point on the lace work! I also have a few less stitches also, so the rounds are going just the tiniest bit faster – or at least it seems that way to me!
Every year my church has a woman’s luncheon where items are provided for a Chinese-Style Auction. They have asked me to knit a shawl for them again, so I have been looking at things on Ravelry. But honestly, I think it might be time for me to jump on the Hitchhiker Band Wagon, because I am more than positive that I have dozens of lovely skeins that would work beautifully for it! I even have some gradient skeins that might work well. My question for all you Hitchhiker devotees: How do you feel about a Hitchhiker made with just one skein of yarn? Are there enough teeth? Is it sufficiently wrappable? This inquiring knitter wants to know – please do share your thoughts!
On the reading front, it has been a very good week again.
I finished James Baldwin’s Go Tell it on the Mountain. This book was published in 1953 and it is still profoundly relevant today. The writing is magnificent. If you have not read any James Baldwin, I strongly suggest you do, and this book is an excellent place to start! I highly recommend and I gave it 4-stars!
I also finished Michelle Obama’s Becoming. I listened and it was almost like having Michelle sitting in my living room having a conversation with me. It is excellent and sadly, it makes me long for more Obama’s… much more. 5-stars and this gets my “must read” recommendation!
Katrina Rodabaugh’s Mending Matters was also devoured, and I loved it so much I headed out last weekend to get a copy for my library. If you want to start mending, or start sewing, or start stitching – this book is full of incredible ideas. 5-stars and this is the perfect addition to your stitching library.
That is all I have for the week – and thankfully there was no unraveling! If you wrote a post to share, please leave your link below and thank you!
I think Martina Behm designed the original Hitchhiker with one skein of Wollmeise, but they have 575 yds. I personally like lots of length to make it sufficiently wrappable and usually use ~600 yds, but ymmv. I had one 400 yd skein that was really meant to be a Hitchhiker, and I modified the pattern a bit to knit a longer, shallower shawl: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/readknit/hitchhiker-8
It’s only my opinion, but a too short Hitchhiker is worse than no Hitchhiker at all! I hope you figure out something that works for you and a lovely skein (or two).
wow, Tegna is beautiful … that color is amazing, Kat! … and with a single skien, I think something besides garter stitch might make the yarn go further. Ishbel and Traveling Woman come to mind.
Gorgeous Tegna!!
I’m in the midst of my first Hitchhiker (and loving the ease of this pattern). I am using a single skein of sock yarn – 100 grams. I now have 27 teeth and 57 grams left. I believe the pattern calls for 41 or 42 teeth, and I’m hoping I can get to that point (of course the rows keep getting longer and longer)…I’ll probably do the math – figure out how many stitches I’ve knit so I know how many more I can get in.
How about Close To You? It’s very Hitchhiker-like, but with the added eyelet action on the border! And very QUICK to knit, too. Tegna is looking grand! XO
I’m not surprised by the snow and the cold to start off March, but I think it’s a bit colder than normal. I’m very much looking forward to the thaw this weekend!
I still haven’t knit a Hitchhiker, so I’m really no help on that front, but I would think that a 400 yd. skein should be fine for a scarf/shawlette version.
I hope you are right about the weather!
My Hitchhiker was made with just one skein and I made it longer than the pattern called for, ending with a nailbiting bindoff that left me with just inches of yarn. It’s definitely shorter than my other scarves, but it does work.
James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk” was excellent too, like your review of his other book, it is still relevant today.
Hitchhiker pattern is workable, I am sure you will figure out how to reduce it.
https://poppyspotcraftscom/2012/09/23/fo-hitchhiker/ This is my story of Hitchhiker with one skein! It only has 39 points, but I still really like it. It can be done!
I have an estimated 6 month wait for the audio version of Becoming. I’ll be excited when it finally arrives. Close to You is nice too!
I am knitting a Hitchhiker Beyond with one skein and am really enjoying the little teeth and the look.
I haven’t a clue about your Hitchhiker but it seems the possibilities are there for the yarn you have! I look forward to seeing what you wind up knitting. So glad you liked/loved -expected nothing less-Becoming! And yeah, know the longing!
Cheers~
Your Tegna is going to be gorgeous. That’s a pattern I do want to get to one of these days.
Mending Matters is now on my library queue, and I think I’m going to have to get Becoming from Audible. So much goodness!
Bonnie is the hitchhiker queen so I’d do whatever she says. March has been super cold and snowy here so far and I’m not thrilled with that, I have to say. And I know just what you mean about Michelle Obama’s book. I loved it but it made me miss them all the more.
I was just going to say what Carole said, but I’m sure you knew that, too. We have very seasonal weather with a mix of summer and spring and it’s lovely, really. The flowers are showing signs of life and trees are budding. Soon, soon spring will be here!
everyone is knitting a hitchhiker but me!! I need to join in, right? I have four projects going at the same time and I dare not start another one yet.