Greetings dear Unravelers!
My knitting mojo is on the thin side this week. Soaring temperatures have put the kibosh on a lapful of wooly knitting… so there has been little progress on my Pressed Flowers wrap.
Instead I cast on a sock… which is barely begun so you can see it has not had much attention.
Another pair of Pressed Flower Socks!
Instead I have been stitching… appliqué pieces to their little squares and circles.
I have nearly 25 squares done now and I really don’t want to stop. The simple joy of needle, thread, and my thoughts are the perfect thing. One thing I loved about August was the intentional quiet and I have found myself eager for those quiet moments! It is amazing where your thoughts can go when there is intentional quiet!
My temperature circles are well past the halfway point… there is a whole lot of yellow and red. And one significant thing… in my neighborhood we have only had a handful of 90+ degree days (until this week that is! LOL) And we have not reached 100° F once! I am almost at the August mid-point… so I have some catch up to do!
The reading this week though… oh my! So good. I finished Michael Cunningham’s soon-to-be-published book, Day was so incredibly good! I did not rush through it… I savored every word. I also finished Brotherless Night… which was fantastic! I wanted to go slow, but I could not put it down! I cried a lot but it was so incredibly good! (and it was the perfect thing to read before discussing the Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. (and while I really liked Seven Moons, I loved Brotherless Night so much more!)
In my ears this week, I am back in Saint-Denis and loving it! And at night I am reading a book that Netgalley recommended to me… My Friends by Hisham Matar and it is so good.
And that is my making this week… what about you? What are you making or reading this week?
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I cannot tell you how much I love your temperature circles…! Those and Juliann’s moon phases. Do I have A Thing for stitched circles?! I’m still reading Bel Canto at bedtime and have gotten about 8-1/2 inches of Lincoln’s sweater back done. I started on his birthday and hope to finish by Halloween!
With the weather we’ve been having this week, it’s clear you’re not going to be done with the hot colors for a while! It’s good that you have your stitching projects, because it really is not good knitting weather. I’ve wanted to get out my sweater WIP, but I can’t fathom having a lap full of sweater right now.
You’re making good progress on your temperature embroidered sampler – it’s such a novel way of remembering the year. Look at all that red…..before you know it the hot summer shades will be replaced by cooler ones and both pairs of your pressed flower socks will be in service.
Your temperature circles tell the weather story beautifully! I’m surprised that you don’t have more 90+ days, but that’s also a good thing. I’m not sure I’ll have time to read Brotherless Night before the RWU discussion but I hope you’ll share your Sri Lankan knowledge.
Same here, Kat . . . a few days in the 90s, but I don’t think we’ll reach 100 this year. (Note: I am not complaining.) Although we’ve had a few “sauna days” here, it’s been an overall very pleasant summer, weather-wise. I feel like we really won the weather-lottery in Michigan this summer. Anyway. I really love your temperature circles. I think it’s a lovely and very clever way to capture the unfolding of a year. And handstitching is such a wonderful contemplative activity! XO
I do love your temperature circles! (And so funny I mentioned that in yesterday’s comment on your blog post). And your applique sounds just perfect for a summer-like afternoon. I keep forgetting about Bruno! I need to put the next one (for me) in my TBR list so that I can order from the library after vacation.
Oh, that embroidery project makes my heart skip a beat every time!! LOVE!! We have not reached 100 (real temp), either, but we’ve had a handful that felt like it (or more).
Those little circles are so cheerful.
We haven’t hit 100 degrees here (yet), but it is still possible.
Looking forward to seeing more of the sock. The yarn is very pretty.
I adore the temp circles and I can see how hot its been, I keep hoping we get a cool off soon, my arthritis can’t take much more of it.
Look at all the little circles! How sweet they are!
The embroidery and stitching projects are lovely. I am glad some areas escaped the 100 degree mark. I like the colors you’ve chosen for another pair of Pressed Flowers Socks. You highlight some very interesting books. I’m off to investigate.