Greetings Unravelers!
I have a FO to share with you all today! Yes, my Beekeeper Cardigan is done! I love how it turned out, and especially the hack of knitting the sleeves flat and seaming them! Thank you, Mary for being the encouragement I needed to step out of the box and try something different! With all the adjustments, this sweater took me 8 days to knit, including the unraveling of the first sleeve and reknitting it. Yes, 8 days to a finished sweater! You can see all the details here.
And, I am back to plugging away at my Vodka Lemonade and making headway through mystery knitting clues. All in all, a very good knitting week!
Did you all see that the Man Booker Longlist was out yesterday? I got very excited to see Michael Ondaatje’s Warlight on the list! Of course, my “want to read” list has expanded but in a very good way!
Now, ready for something really exciting??
I have my Cover All for Book Bingo! That’s right… Bingo Card One is DONE!
I had a good week for finishes:
The Weight of Ink: 4-stars. I really enjoyed this novel, very much! It is well written, and I loved how it posed the two time periods and the two remarkable women, Ester and Helen. If you like history, you’ll love this novel.
Anna Karenina: 4 stars. While it was long (and wordy), but it was an interesting look into life in Russia. If you have not read this classic, you should!
Hillbilly Elegy: 5-stars. This is a well written, and at times, painful look into life for a forgotten segment of society. It is narrated by the author and I highly recommend.
Out Chasing Horses: 4-stars. I have had this book on my “to read” list ever since I finished Ashes in My Mouth, Sand in My Shoes. This novel did not disappoint at all.
The Long Winter: 4-stars. I have read this book dozens of times and each time something new speaks to me. Also, I am profoundly grateful that we don’t get winters like they did in Nebraska!
Six of Crows: 2-stars. I had higher hopes for this YA novel. I thought it might be a bit like the Magicians, but for me it fell flat.
Ariel: 4-stars. Honestly, I picked this because it was short and really, I knew nothing about Sylvia Plath’s writing (outside of The Bell Curve) and I did not know she was a poet. Some of the poems in Ariel blew me away and I will be looking for more of her poetry to read!
Now, for the current reads: I just started listening to Ready Player One and started reading So Long, See You Tomorrow – both of which I was able to fit in to my second bingo card!
There you have my week! What about you? What are you making and reading this week?
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Congratulations on your cover-all! And a second card started already…you go girl! Out Stealing Horses is a favorite of mine.
Your Beekeeper is just gorgeous Kat. A beautiful finish.
Hooray for a finished (and great looking) sweater! And for a cover-all bingo!
I’m not playing bingo but have been reading a lot and am currently in the middle of “The Weight of Ink.” It’s a great read!
Love the Beekeeper! Beautiful!!!
Wow and wow again! Your Beekeeper looks really wonderful, along with your completely covered Bingo card! I was also excited by quite a few books on the MB longlist, and have started Snap. I’m already wondering if Warlight, Overstory, or Normal People will be next.
Good job on knitting AND getting a cover all! I was thrilled with this years Booker list (except for all the American’s they included) and can’t wait to dive in. Since Ondaatje just won the Golden Booker I would hope his latest was on this list. You’ll have too full Bingo cards come Labor Day!!
The sweater looks great. Way to knit! I read Anna Karenina a few summers ago and thought it worth the time and effort. I need to put Hillbilly Elegy back on my list and Warlight. I marvel at your ability to knit sweaters in such a short period of time.
Congratulations on two great finishes! Your sweater looks so nice and perfect for autumn. Isn’t it wonderful to have so many good books to read?
HURRAY! The cardigan looks great, Kat. And I had no doubt you’d get a cover-all so quickly. Congratulations on such a productive summer. 🙂
Snow Falling on Cedars is one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read.
Your sweater is FABULOUS – congratulations on such a good finish!
As always, I am inspired!
Your sweater is amazing! And you look pretty good yourself! 🙂 I’m just about 1/2 way through Ready Player One and am completely enjoying it! I hope you do too.
Two huge accomplishments for this Wednesday for you! Your sweater is fabulous and so is your cover all!
Congrats on the cardi finish. It looks beautiful!
Yay, Kat – that finished cardigan looks awesome! I’m so glad the finished piece is something you love and will wear (and 8 days… amazing!!) and a finished Bingo Card – wow! I think you might be the first one to cover all! (not that it’s a race 😉 I see An American Marriage in that “place you’d like to vacation” square and surely hope you mean Atlanta and not rural Louisiana. Can’t wait to have you here!!
You really did it! Your beekeeper is so amazing! You look wonderful!
Im knitting a cowl pattern Im making up! I finished Sedaris’ Calypso and laughed a lot. Im ready to start ENDURANCE on audio
It looks great on you! Congratulations!
Wow. Congrats x2!!! 🙂
You are on a ROLL! Congrats lady…could it be the vodka lemonade?
not only do I love your cardi, but the photos are phenomenal! You are gorgeous!!