Greetings Unravelers!
Last week, I shared that I was waiting for the arrival of more Tides to finish Shakerag Skirt #2… The Holst Garn shipping department is magnificent… It should have been here yesterday – 6 days from order to my doorstep, but thanks to the epically lame USPS it won’t be there until today. Once it arrives I will be back to knitting round and round… on my way through the decreases on towards the waistband and completion! A good thing because Shakerag Skirt #1 is getting heavy rotation… it is the perfect summer skirt!
Thankfully in the interim I have been in the Land of Knitting Delight… truly… Delight! Martina is the most ingenius knitting designer! The “teeth” arrive magically and the knitting is utterly wonderful. All knitting… so it is an almost mindless knit. My rows are getting longer so my completed “teeth” are slowing slightly but all this joy-filled knitting means that I am oh so close to the “weight” needed to move onto the next phase of the pattern!! Oh… and the delight is not just for the pattern… these yarns together are perfect… the colors work well together with enough contrast to make those “teeth” shine! It will be a welcome addition to my fall/winter wardrobe!
Now… lest you think that it is just Knitting Nirvana here… well! The reading has been stellar! I have read a book that I think will be one of the best I will read all year (if not THE best!) The Future by Naomi Alderman is that book… oh.my.gosh. I have not stopped thinking about it since I finished it last weekend. And couple that with my other finishes this week and well… my summer reading is off the charts good! I believe that Sarah Winman has become my favorite author of all time… A Year of Marvellous Ways was spectacular… magical… brilliant! And add to that the audio version of Mick Herron’s soon to be released The Secret Hours and you have the perfect week of reading!
And I have not yet left the Peak of Awesomeness in my reading… no, it continues. I began listening to Jenny Odell’s Saving Time (it is off to a rousing start!) and at night I am reading another ARC: Alice McDermott’s Absolution.
And!! With my eyes… the magnificent Project 562! I am so grateful that my library has a copy of this incredible work… I am in awe of the images and the stories contained within.
Mid-July life at its best… amazing project and spectacular reading. I’d like to freeze these days and stay here for a long time! (preferably sans humidity and smoky air!!)
That is all I have to share today… what about you? Please tell me what is bringing you delight!
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It sounds like it has been an amazing week of reading and crafting for you! I hope the USPS gets its act together and gets your yarn to you today; stockinette in the round is the perfect accompaniment to reading a good book (assuming you can read while you knit).
I am hoping that I get to Nashville without incident today so I can relax and enjoy my time off. Also, guess who I’m sharing a ride from the airport with when I get there? Sarah Schirra, the gnome lady herself!
Oh my. I have all the envy of your ride share!! Have a magnificent time!!
You just can’t beat a bit of knitting delight! I was pretty delighted to lay out my Twilight WiP and find it finally looks like a real garment 😁
It would be nice if the USPS looked at the return address, realized there was yarn in the package and rushed it right to you! That won’t happen, but I do hope it arrives today. Your Hitch on the Move is moving right along and the yarns you chose and spun are perfect. Combine that with a great reading week and that is one terrific week. I hope next week is more of the same!
I have picked out my yarn for a Hitch on the Move, but will wait to cast on until I finish my current knitting project (which is almost finished) (maybe by next week?) . . . I’m glad your reading is going so well, Kat! I loved Absolution; (as you already know) I wasn’t at all into The Future; and Marvellous Ways was one of my favorites of last summer! Here’s to a good week of making and reading. XO
Don’t you love when you hit a reading streak like that?! I was looking for something in my book journal yesterday, and I glimpsed a hot streak that I’m pining for now. My reading’s been good — but not THAT good. (Or maybe I’m just getting stingier?) I just downloaded Laura Dave’s Eight Hundred Grapes as a light listen; my favorite recent read is Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder.
And I think this post is proof that the Shakerag Skirt really IS the new sweats! So glad to hear it’s a hit!
What a great week you have had Kat! I’m sending my wishes that the USPS gets their act together and your yarn arrives today. Pronto!! Your reading sounds really good too and I just placed myself in the queue at my library for Project 562 – that book looks amazing! My stitching and knitting are both coming along nicely and my reading has picked up again. Not bad for a sultry July!
I hope your yarn arrives as scheduled today! You sound so happy and content with your mid-July knitting and reading, I love that for you.
I love when a book sticks with you for a long long time. The best feeling ever! Love the shawl!!
Wow sounds like a really great week of knitting and reading. Hope you parcel arrives safe and sound. Love it when a wooly parcel is coming.
What a week! Thanks for the heads up on the Alderman – it sounds amazing! I hope the rest of July is just as sweet to you 🙂
Kat, you sound so happy in this post. Your delight is contagious. Hopefully your yarn has arrived by now. I love the colors in that shawl. Your reading adds several titles to my TBR list.