Socks, hat pompoms, and increases every fourth row described my knitting this week! No actual finishes, but lots of progress none the less!
I went with a friend to see Knives Out! last Wednesday and I managed to get the leg of my second sock done. And, a few bits of time here and there since then have seen the heel done and I am now working “down” the foot to the toe!
Just ten stripes to the toe decreases!
I went to JoAnn’s on Saturday and found the perfect pompom for my new hat and I got lots of bonus points because it was super on sale and only cost me a whopping $2! It is not quite as convenient as the “snap on” version that my daughter’s hat got, but I managed to do a nice work around with a button and at that price I am not complaining!
Hat and hair matching is a thing, right?
Finally, as you can see above, I spent some time every evening being faithful to my recently found Cladonia! And, I am almost to the point where I will add in the second color!
Reading
Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I knew nothing of Haiti, outside knowing of “Baby Doc” Duvalier. But, Allende starts this book in Haiti and she took me on a fascinating journey into the rich setting of Haiti and life there and on to life in New Orleans. I loved Zarité, or Tété, from the beginning when she is just a young child. The topics discussed are thought provoking and this story will stay with me for a long time.
The Ragged Edge of Night by Olivia Hawker
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I am really not sure what to rate this book, and about half way through when it started to drag a bit for me through to the end – I felt this is a solid 2.5 to 3-star book. But, then I read the authors note and was shocked to find this is a true story…and now I am toying with increasing a star. However, that fact does not change that the story dragged along a bit. This story is also very religious, almost too much for me. While I liked how the White Rose Society and the Red Orchestra were woven in, I felt this could have been done much better.
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
A small book packed with lots of ideas. Not that I needed any reinforcement, but I love how Newport stressed how important making things are! And, book clubs! I think the biggest thing I got from this little book, was to stay in the world, not in my phone.
That is all I have for this week, what about you? Do you have a project that is all-consuming?
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You’ve been so busy! I love your hat ????
Thanks for the heads up about the Olivia Hawker book – I wasn’t wild about the book by her that I read, so I might wait until she publishes another to try again. And I loved Digital Minimalism! Newport’s work resonates with me.
Happy Wednesday!
Look at you with all that knitting progress …. and I love the hat/hair matchy thing you have going on! I haven’t been reading that much this week … lots of podcasts though. and some knitting. hopefully I’ll get a blog post up this afternoon to share!
Those socks are so cheerful and your hat and hair both look great! I’d like to knit a hat carrying along mohair+silk before winter is over, and I think Leni is the one. I love both of yours!
You are certainly zooming along with things!
I think your hat, hair, and pompom look great together. 🙂
Your hat & hair are great together and love your inexpensive pom-pom! Your sock is so cheerful – what is the yarn? But, the best is “stay in the world, not in my phone.” I LOVE that.
Lots of gorgeous knitting there Kat! You are rocking that hat too – what a nice pattern.
Beautiful knitting and good reading, too – it’s a win of a week!
Did you like Knives Out!?? I’ve heard that it’s good (and is on my list!).
The hair/hat matching is perfect! And what’s better than a perfect pompom that’s also a steal of a deal?
Can’t wait to see those awesomely bright socks done!
Love the hat with the hair! Too cool! And the socks…fun on one’s feet! I didn’t see the linkup logo so here’s my link:
http://morningglorystudio.blog/2020/02/12/unraveled-wednesday-2-12-20/
Cal’s first book: Deep Work is very readable…
Disregard comment re: link up…it showed up after I published the post!
Those bright socks are fun on a winter day. The hat/hair match is also fun. I do like that hat. I am intrigued by the Allende book. She is hit and miss for me – sometimes I really enjoy her books and other times not. I have yet to figure out why this happens. It is probably more on me than her writing. She is an excellent story teller.
So true about staying in the world. I was on jury duty Tuesday, and everyone was sitting there on their phone it was amazing to see. I was knitting on a mitten and had a book to balance out the waiting. We really need to engage more. Love that pom-pom.
Happy, happy socks, Kat! What fun. And I love the hat. (Did you like Knives Out???) (I loved it.) 🙂
Love that hat!
Love you! Love your hat! love your pom pom! And that price you paid… Your knitting looks marvelous and abundant. I’m in a swamp of sleeve knitting.