Let the blue sky meet the blue sea and all is blue for a time. — Moncy Barbour
I am in sea of blue knitting and it is so good! I am working away on my second Ranunculus… I have put the body on hold and have started on the sleeves. One thing I did not take into my calculations on the first sweater was “growth” which does happen with this yarn knit at this gauge. So, I wanted the sleeves and body to be a wee bit shorter, and I ordered 1 less skein of yarn. But, that niggling feeling that I might not have enough yarn is circling around my brain. To appease that feeling, I started on the sleeves.
I also went back to trying to finish up the “never-ending” seed stitch section of Purl Strings. I am happy to say, the little bits of time I plugged in worked and I am done with that section! Woo!
One would wonder if I am actually trying to achieve a Bingo Cover All, lol… or perhaps which bingo card will get that cover all first! Ha! I am in a bit of a holding pattern on bingo card one, and have focused on bingo card two mainly because of holds that became available from the library. That was the case with this week’s reading (and will likely continue next week…and I should definitely get bonus points for creative square filling!!)
The Lewis Man by Peter May
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Finn has “moved” back to Lewis and is grappling with his past, his present, and his future. He is working to make his parents house livable. And what happens? A body found in the peat, a mystery to be unraveled. What unfolds is a bitter tale of life for orphans. The story was gripping, the writing brilliant and this was an excellent continuation of Finn’s story. I highly recommend this book!
Afterlife by Julia Alvarez
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I had higher hopes for this book based on the brilliant start, but I soon got lost in the weeds of jumping around from problem to problem…The book touches on some significant topics but never really goes beyond scratching the surface of them.
That is all I have for today. Do you have a “never-ending” project going? Inquiring minds want to know!
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Your knitting is so gorgeous – such beautiful shades of blue! I’m glad to hear the seed stitch section is done and I hope you have enough for your ranunculus!!
You make the Peter May series sound so appealing! Thank you for piquing my interest!
Lovely knitting, Kat! Seed stitch is one of my favorite knitting patterns . . . but not so much to knit. It has the most charming texture, so it’s always worth it in the end, though. Can’t wait to see the finished sweater. (And that color? It must be a joy to knit with!) (And we could all use some of that these days.) XO
Congratulations on finishing the seed stitch section! The blue yarn for your Ranunculus is gorgeous!
Ooof, seed stitch is my nemesis. I’ll never understand why I have no problem with ribbing but seed stitch takes me forever. My current never-ending project is my daughter’s crochet blanket, but thankfully the end is in sight.
I just love the color of your Ranunculus!
All of my projects feel never ending because I am a slow knitter but I’m learning to be okay with that.
I love all your blue knitting, but just reading about seed stitch makes my wrists hurt! My neverending project (if I can call it that because I had barely started on it) is the baby blanket, but I fixed my issues this week and hope to work on it bit by bit. I guess my hitchhikers are also neverending, too!
Seed stitch! Love the look but…My never ending project is the TTL MKAL. I lost a week waiting for the additional yarn and I needed it. I should be done by the weekend and I’m ready to part with this project!
beautiful blue knitting! I see you sitting and calming knitting away. I am loving my projects and after i do my blog reading I will be knitting.
I agree with you completely on Afterlife. So much potential, so little reward.
I love seed stitch but cannot knit it! My never-ending projects would be all the abandoned UFOs that I will someday have to deal with! 🙂
LOVE the sea(s) of blue knitting! I’m making a lot more progress on my second card, too.
Ditto re: sentence 1 – Mary’s comment. Great that you are making progress on BINGO cad #2. Read and Knit on!
Cheers~
Oh, wow! Your Rannuculus looks so beautiful in the sunshine! I am also having some “will I have enough yarn” feels on my current (and long term) WIP, but the good thing is that all my knitting friends are making sweaters from the same yarn, so there should be plenty of available leftovers if needed.
I too love your sea of blue knitting. It’s perfect for summer. Seed stitch is a challenge so whoo-hoo for finishing that section. It’s good to read your review of the Alvarez book. I have been on the fence about reading it. Have a good rest of the week.