Greetings Unravelers!
I have been spending some time thinking about how I will go about making my ADVENTurer Wrap. Mary mentioned that she might wind off bits of KSH for each day. I contemplated this as well but discarded it as not practical. This morning each I will make 24 slips of paper on which I will write a color. Then I will fold these papers up and place them in a yarn bowl. Each day of Advent I will then pick a slip and knit. I don’t have 25 skeins, but I have 12 skeins so each will be repeated once and on Christmas Day it will be “knitters choice” or…at least that’s my plan for now!
My elbow is feeling better, but it gets sore quickly with use… so I have done only a few rows on my Blaer, but I am close to the sleeve divide! Snail progress is better than no progress at all!
Now for the reading!
I finished Calypso by David Sedaris and LOVED EVERY 5-STAR WORD OF IT! Oh my gosh, this was exactly the balm I needed! It is funny and candid and full of pure Sedaris wit. I highly recommend listening to him read to you!
I am about halfway through Dispatches from Pluto and To the Bright Edge of the World and I should have them finished this week.
I am also looking at my library holds queue with some trepidation – it looks like I am going to have a bunch of things come off hold all.at.the.same.time. (or nearly all at the same time…) of course, lol. But I have been waiting for some titles for so long, I don’t dare pause my spot in the queue. And, this could give me the push I need to read 150 books this year. I have been slagging a bit since vacation and need to get back to it… pronto!
That’s all I have for this week… Steve is off for the rest of the week, so I wish you all the happiest of Thanksgivings – enjoy your time, no matter how you are spending it and I will see you back here next week!
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Calypso has been bookmarked to be read (and I think I’ll take your advice and do the audio book)!
Having all my holds become available at the same time is my greatest fear in reading — especially because I know that if it were to happen, it would happen at the busiest time in my work schedule as well!
I hope that you enjoy your time with Steve the rest of the week and have a very relaxing Thanksgiving!
I am off the rest of the week too. Looking forward to some time to play with fabric and yarn. Happy Thanksgiving. I am grateful for your weekly unraveled link ups.
I like your ADVENTurer Wrap plan! Maybe it could also be knitter’s choice if you pick a slip that is a duplicate or doesn’t go well with the previous color. My experiences with David Sedaris are mixed, but I’m in need of something full of humor and wit, so I’m going to go put Calypso on hold. Happy Thanksgiving, Kat!
I love your Advent knitting plan – sadly, I think I’m going to have to be more planful – I have enough yarn, but not the same amounts of each…. I hope to finish Weight of Ink today!!
Such a beautiful bowl of fluffiness.
I loved Calypso! 🙂
Sometimes those library holds just create an avalanche! Often, I have to give them up and go to the end of the line. Again. (Oh, well. There’s always something else to read, right?)
Beautiful colors for your wrap Kat! That will be lovely. I am almost finished with Bright Edge and am loving it so much!!
Luv! Luv! the colors of your Advent wrap…and your plan is brilliant…and funny: I came up with a similar idea for tackling a list of my projects today, too – before I read your post. You know: “Great minds…” and all that jazz!
Do enjoy your time away and with Steve. Know that we shall miss your cheerfulness.
Cheers~
That is an ambitious advent project but how pretty the colors look together. There is nothing prettier than a bowl/table/bag full of yarns. Happy Thanksgiving. Why do all the holds come in around the same time at the library? Now and then I get notification of a book to pick up and wonder why I put it on hold!
I just got Calypso as an audio. 🙂 I can’t wait to listen. I do hope your elbow heals quickly.
I’m going to have to read Calypso, clearly! And, wow, 150 books! I just hit 75 and feel like that was a TON. Happy Thanksgiving, my friend. I’m thankful to have you in my life!
Your advent project sounds fun and I like your idea of choosing a different color by randomly selecting a paper. That’s great you enjoyed Calypso it sounds great! Hope your elbow is feeling better. Have a good week!
Sounds like a fun Advent plan! Glad to hear your elbow is improving and hope that trend continues. I am just starting Hillbilly Elegy and finding it very interesting.
I just bit the bullet on the ADVENTurer Wrap. I have a bucket full of oddballs, leftovers, and mini skeins just waiting for another project like this!
Yay! I loved Calypso, too!!
I’ll be following your advent plans. How fun. I read Calypso this summer
Happy Thanksgiving Kat!! Keep that elbow resting as much as possible – go gently. I spent the holiday with my family and now I’m playing catch up. Oh and I decorated the house and did the ‘thin’ version. I’m trying to outsmart a one year old cat.