Greetings Unravelers!
A small delight filled my brain as I typed the palindrome date… such a simple thing but delightful none the less. Which is perfect because it has been a week of delights!
As you can see, the ribbing will relax beautifully with a soak and some simple blocking.
Delight Number One: A finished collar on my handspun sweater. It is perfect… really. It does need a good soak because soaking will relax those ribs a bit…. but gosh, I love it! I took Kym’s advice about giving it a good soak and blocking… pausing my trip to Sleeve Island to knit the collar and I am so happy with the results of that little detour! I have not one thing in my wardrobe like it. Now I am back to the Joy of Sleeve Island. This sweater is moving closer and closer to the finish line and I.can’t.wait!
Delight Number Two: I have reached cruising altitude on Steve’s Pi Sock… I am much further than the above photo shows thanks to last night’s Read With Us discussion of The Shipping News. Really, this sock and that book are the perfect pairing! Each began with so many problems… but eventually, each settled into a working rhythm… a very good thing!
Delight Number Three: This week’s reading! Oh my gosh! First, I need to plug a book that will be coming out in May… No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister which I am telling you all is a must read book! I loved it so much and if I did not have another book that I need to read, I’d have read it over again… really. It is so good! But, I do have a book that I have been waiting awhile for, Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott… and it is due back to the library soon, so I am not rereading No Two Persons.. yet. But soon! Haha! I am also listening to Michelle Obama read me The Light We Carry… and I am loving that as well. But the most curious book I am reading is one I picked up recently from the library, In Memory of Memory by Maria Stepanova. I am just a few chapters in and it is … delightful… absolutely delightful!
When Manicure and Watercolor Meet
Finally… some of you asked me to share my painting this week… so I present Overwhelmingly Green Painting Meets My Springtime Manicure! Yes that’s right… this week’s homework is done and yes, Because matching your nails to books and knitting has been done, however, is there a nails matching your painting hashtag? I don’t know… maybe it just needed more green! Hahaha! Not the favorite painting I have ever done but, as always, I have learned so much!
Whew! That is enough for a post… but what about you? What’s exciting you and inspiring your creativity this week?
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The sweater is looking SO GOOD. I have a feeling you’re going to be living in it when it’s done (provided the weather is suitable, of course). And I love your painting — I’d like to step into it and sit on the porch of that house with a glass of wine and a good book.
Speaking of good books, I just requested No Two Persons on NetGalley. Fingers crossed!
Oh gosh! Your handspun sweater looks so perfectly cozy Kat. Love it! I really like your painting too (and I’ve seen that yellow/green color IRL – LOL). “In Memory of Memory” looks interesting.
I often resist blocking something mid-knit . . . but it usually makes a huge difference. First, it’s just nice to see how the yarn behaves in a bigger way than a little swatch. But mostly, it’s good to . . . check in. . . before committing to a sleeve length or overall sweater length. I’m glad you saw the value in taking that extra step, Kat. Your sweater is going to be wonderful!!! XO
I adore the painting!! Your handspun is soooo beautiful!
I think you’ll be wearing that wonderful sweater quite often! Maybe you should cast on a second one sometime?! Thank you for sharing your painting; it’s also wonderful and I love all the green. (I pass a house that looks a lot like that on the way to Ryan’s!) I felt kind of “meh” about Bomb Shelter and got tired of reading about all her anxieties and worrying about her children leaving. But Memory sounds much better!
I think I have jumper envy it is so pretty. The Radio had Michelle Obama reading her book in the Book at Bedtime slot, which I enjoyed when I caught it. I love the house in your painting, looks like it would be lovely to live there.
I have never been a spinner, and never will I be, and my only regret is that I’ll never have that amazing feeling of knitting with my own handspun! It must be AMAZING!! And your sweater looks great!
Love your painting! Love your mani! <3
I think the pairing of painting and nail polish is a great idea! Yours is lovely, and your sweater will be, too. I predict modeled shots next week!
The sweater is perfection. Yes to blocking a sweater midway during a project. I’m going to do that going forward. And let’s hear it for the painting matching your manicure. The house looks wonderful. It’s as if you are familiar with the home. I’m in awe of your painting.
A treasure trove of a post. And I could happily live inside that painting!!
That painting is lovely! Thank you for sharing it.