The vacation is over and believe me when I tell you it just went too fast, but more on that later.
Today, I am here to share a bit of knitting and lots of reading.
Sadly, there was little knitting done on vacation, but I did get manage to get through the color work and the short rows on Rock the Lobster! I think I am going to switch things up and do the sleeves next. Yes, I am taking some good advice and getting them done and out of the way!
I am also still knitting these socks. I have about 3 inches to go before toe decreases on sock one.
However, I have a couple of good Audiobooks queued up – Clara Parkes Knitlandia (which I have already read, but having her read it is something I have been looking forward to!) and Per Petterson Ashes in My Mouth, Sand in My Shoes. Perhaps, this can help me get my knitting back in gear!
I also received a book I won from Stephanie of Woolythyme – Elizabeth Hay Late Nights on Air, which came with a lovely card and tea! Thank you so much Stephanie!! I am eager to read this and then pay it forward.
I did finish two books on vacation – Karin Fossum Don’t Look Back and Jussi Adler-Olsen The Hanging Girl – I loved both of them! Karin Fossum is a new author I discovered and it was a book I could not put down. A quick and easy read that kept me engaged from start to finish. The Hanging Girl is the most recent Department Q novel – Carl Morck’s team has really become a well working unit and the book might be my favorite for that reason.
And, now a pile of work awaits me, but tell me please – what have you finished reading or knitting this week?
As always, linking up with Ginny and her Yarn Along!
Your yoke looks quite impressive. Wishing you all the best on your sleeves!
Wishing you a kind and gentle re-entry. I love the colors in that sock yarn!
How I know that slogging sleeve knitting feeling..haha. But then when I’m done, I always feel; well that wasn’t so bad”, because I really do love mindless knitting. Beautiful knits on your needles!
The yoke on your sweater is wonderful. It’s so much easier to knit the sleeves first and not have that big mass of body in the lap. I read “Out Stealing Horses” and loved it. I’ll be interested in what you think of of Ashes.
Love the yoke on your sweater! I also read “Out Stealing Horses” and thought it was wonderful. Looking forward to hearing what you think of Ashes. Here’s to an easy re-entry for you.
I am sort of laughing, because what you consider not much knitting would be a pretty good amount of progress for me! I love that sweater yoke, I am off to check out the pattern.
I have been on a book listening/knitting/photo editing tear here. Just started Clara’s reading of Knitlandia last night! Finshed the excellent LabGirl by Hope Jahren, also narrated by the author, which I think added a lot to the reading.
Your sweater yoke is just beautiful! I still need to read Knitlandia — it’s been on my list for ages! Maybe I’ll check out the audiobook!
I love that sweater, the color work is gorgeous! I finished a shawl and it’s blocked and everything, I just need to take photos. And yesterday I finished reading The Long Way Home by Louise Penny and then started Burial Rites by Hannah Kent. Welcome back, I missed you!
Wow, that colour work is just absolutely adorable!!
That yoke is beautiful. Maybe getting the sleeves done now will make the whole sweater go faster.
Welcome back! The colorwork is divine! (And good for you for tackling the sleeves now. They are such a drag. . . )
That yoke is spectacular! I’m currently vacationing…reading the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (or whatever the heck it is) and knitting a sock. Progress…minimal on both! 😉 welcome back!
That yoke is beautiful! I love the colors and the design. Is it your pattern, or are you using someone else’s?
welcome back – hope your re-entry is easy this week. (surely it helps that it’s almost the weekend already?!) I’m still knitting the same two projects and reading the same book. no finishes in sight for me right now!
Welcome home, you were missed! Glad you were so busy with the family that you had little knitting time 🙂
Wow! You knit that colorwork flat? Totally amazing.
I’ve been meaning to read Karin Fossum. I’m reading The Light Between the Oceans, and finding it gripping but also very sad.