Greetings Unravelers and Happy Wednesday!
It is the week for finished objects in my house… the reason for that is rage-knitting. Although, I hear some of you are rage-weeding and I have done some weeding, but in spurts… perhaps not enough spurts because there are still weeds in my yard.
But my rage-knitting has been productive! I have finished my Handspun Sweater, finished Steve’s Pi-Socks, and finished a long forgotten in-process sock that I found in my “vacation knitting bag” which I pulled out in anticipation for our Erie trip later this month. It now has space for some “vacation knitting” and I hope to have this pair of socks completed before we leave for Erie!
Finish 1:
Pi-Socks, done and they fit!
Finish 2:
I have not been this happy about a finished sweater in a long time. The fit is good, I love the saddle to raglan shoulder treatment… it is so perfect. The bottom band is not snug… at all. It has nice drape, but it is not too baggy. And the turtleneck… oh my! It is perfect. Not too big, not too tight… it is just right! This will be a sweater I wear LOTS. And it is a sweater I plan on knitting again. Perhaps all the options it offers!
Finish 2.5:
Rox-man… you will have to put on the red socks!
And… I have picked my next “Big Project” as well… I have had this skein of Briar Rose Fibers (now discontinued) Angel Face for eons in my stash.. I bought it because I could not resist the colors… and the Angel Face halo. This pattern from Anne Hanson crossed my path over the weekend and I have not stopped thinking about it… and yesterday morning the pattern and the skein of Angel Face merged into a project.
I think these are the perfect Thistle colors!
So I have some “round and round” knitting for when I need it and as soon as I can wind off the skein of Angel Face, I will have some “engage your brain” lace chart knitting!
In case you think all that knitting means that there has been no reading this week… ha! Think again! I finished a couple of books this week… Love & Saffron (which I loved, but wished it was so much longer!!) and Fight Night, which I also loved… deeply. I paused reading The Covenant of Water to devour Fight Night but now I am back to it… I have read about 3/4’s of it and it is long… it feels even longer. I am hoping that something in the last quarter picks up and reinvigorates it for me because right now, I am not loving it. My daytime listen is Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. I am enjoying it… but not really loving it… yet. I am not quite halfway, and I hope it will move beyond where I feel like it is going. I know many of you really loved the book and I hope I will too!
Whew, that is all I have for today… what about you? Are you rage-knitting? Joy-knitting? Escape-reading? Do.Tell.All!
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Congratulations on your perfect fit!! While I hope you won’t *need* your new sweater by month’s end, it looks like it’d make for nice early mornings or an occasionally cool Lake Erie sunset…
Love your sweater, and you spun the yarn! So happy for you. It has been a hard week that seems to be on repeat, repeat……
That sweater neck looks sooo cozy!
Rage certainly seems to be good for finishes! I love those pi socks and your sweater is just perfect. Finding a nearly finished pair of socks is almost as good as finding money in your pocket. That scarf and yarn look like they’ll be a lovely match and I will look forward to seeing your progress.
I read a couple of books this week instead of Covenant of Water because I found I had to make myself read it. It is feeling like a real slog and I have also been hoping it gets better. I had such high hopes!
That’s a sweater to be proud of!
Your Briar Rose yarn certainly has that soft colouring that will look good when knit up to the pattern you have in mind. The colours remind me of heather.
Rage knitting for me usually results in silly mistakes that then involve annoying unraveling – calming reading is my way of getting over something. Not really ‘head in the sand’ or ‘ignoring the problem’ more like shut myself away before I do or say something I might regret
That sweater!!! Kat, it’s divine! (And how wonderful to find a pattern you want to knit again.) And I love your Briar Rose yarn. Such lovely colors. It will be so lovely in that lace pattern — and fun to knit, too. I’m in the rage-weeding camp. But . . . no matter how much weeding we do, there is ALWAYS more weeding to do. Garden life . . . XO
lovely socks and that sweater!! I love the neck and shoulder details. I finished a pair of socks and now I can knit on a baby blanket without feeling too guilty.
That sweater is wonderful and I predict you will wear it over and over again. And Briar Rose! I can still picture all the very very long lines at her booth at Rhinebeck every year. If I rage-knit it throws off my gage so I will stick to rage weeding.
What a great sweater! And your handspun yarn is lovely.
Brava, Kat — that sweater is spectacular! It looks amazing (the yarn is the star) and also like it is the most comfortable thing. I predict you will be wearing it to absolute pieces! Your new cast-on is going to be really lovely with that subtle halo and those soft Briar Rose colors.
What a beautiful sweater. It looks very wearable. I also like that saddle to raglan construction. It seems more flattering than a straight raglan. The Briar Rose yarn will be a great match for that scarf. What a gorgeous pattern. I am more of an escape into reading or knitting person. I’m anxious to read Love and Saffron.
That jumper looks really pretty and cosy. I love the thistle yarn, such a nice colour.
I LOVE that Briar Rose yarn and can’t wait to see it knit up in that pattern – enjoy!
And thank you for recommending Fight Night – I think it will be my next Miriam Toews!!