Greetings and Happy Wednesday, dear Unraveler’s!
The heat is absolutely on in my neighborhood… Sherman’s afternoon outings are not something he or I enjoy… they are short and quick so we can return to the comfort of the AC.
I confess I have some unraveling this week… as in that skirt start. Sigh. The yarn arrived but not even creative blending could make the two different dye lots work together in one garment. So, dammit, I need to begin again. I have yet to cast on the skirt from the new Tides… and I think that idea is circling the drain for completion this year.
However, I have made the most excellent progress on my Hitch on the Move though… my handspun rows are getting much longer as my solid rows grow shorter and my delight remains high! It is very good consolation prize knitting from my failed skirt attempt.
And I have eased myself back into Gnome-land… The cosmetic knitting has been completed! Gnifty is quite adorable with his new nose. He is happiest out in nature and is quite the ornithologist! Knitting the birds was so much fun! There is a wee bluebird, a greybird, and a crow, of course! As you can see they have all settled in well in Gnome-land!
I have plans to start another gnome… I have picked out the yarns and will begin knitting later today. I will be using this pattern and will be listening for inspiration and direction as I knit!
I have also pulled out my “next spin”… something I got a couple of years ago from Fibernymph Dye Works. I have divided the fiber into three equal-ish sections and I will be spinning for socks.
And while my knitting may have had a less than stellar week… my reading has absolutely not! I continue on my Reading High with 4 finishes and I have begun listening to Demon Copperhead and at night I am reading another Netgalley book, Christoffer Carlsson’s Under the Storm. I am uncertain about Demon Copperhead… but the Carlsson book pulled me instantly in.
But what about you? How’s your reading and making this week?
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The colours in that hand spun are truly gorgeous – it’s coming on great! And wee Gnifty is a lovely fellow, isn’t he?
I finished my Twilight and am still battling to identify the stitch my friend would like made into a sweater…
Oh Kat! Your Hitch on the Move is stunning! So beautiful. I am definitely buying that pattern and then digging in my stash. I love it. And Gnifty is simply marvelous and fun. The birds are an excellent addition – I love how you have one perched on a branch. I’m not going to bother with Demon Copperhead – as I’ve said a number of times, I am a fan of early Kingsolver but not her later works (in my opinion, she has become way too, too preachy).
Oh my, the two yarns you chose for your Hitch on the Move were just made for each other, they blend so well everyone who sees you wearing it will want one just like it for themselves.
And Gneil, your new gnome to be, looks just like a little rotund flower pot man. A fabulous addition to the ‘family’
I’m back to basics this week making blanket squares and reading a previously unread Australian children’s classic
I love your Hitch on the Move more each week! I have yarn picked out for my next one but I’m tempted to look for yarn like yours for yet another one. (Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!) Gnifty and his bird buddies are adorable. Those birds look like they might be quite fiddly but very worthwhile.
I just started Under the Storm last night and it’s already drawing me in. I’ve tried to read Demon at least two or three times but just can’t get into it. I feel like I’m missing something by not reading it, but so far I have been able to.
Okay. Much to say here. But first . . . OH MY GOD THOSE BIRDS!!!! Kat! They are so dang adorable. I love them. Now . . . on with the rest. So sorry about your skirt. Sometimes the “knitting gods” get the upper hand. But your Hitch on the Move is gorgeous! (And while I appreciated Demon Copperhead . . . I really didn’t like it all that much, and felt like it was too, too “copy cat” of David Copperfield. But everyone else seems to love it?) XO
I adore the gnome and the birds! I think the nose job looks much better, but the birds are the real stars!
I’m sorry about having to rip out the skirt, but I know you’ll be much happier in the long run.
the weather is icky. Frodo can’t handle it at all and neither can I!! I only was out for 10 minutes, not heart healthy at all.. grr. Love the gnomes and that purple hue knitting 🙂
OH my GOODNESS, the gnome with his birds! That is absolutely fabulous! Hitch on the Move looks great and that’s a shame about the skirt. I share Kym’s feelings about Demon Copperhead.
I’m sorry about the skirt but the gnome with his birds is just darling. The Hitch on the Move is also spectacular. I love the colors. We also have extreme heat. I tried to walk this a.m. but just felt sick so I came home.
The nose job went beautifully! And the birds–oh, Kat. I want a flock of your birds.
Sending you an UGH over that skirt unravel. So, question…when you order the yarn, why don’t they send it all from one dye lot? (Seems like a set-up, if they don’t! And some of us wouldn’t have the finesse to manage it!!)
That purple yarn is simply fabulous. Loving the new gnome and his little friends. You have the Crow looking just perfect.
I’m sorry to hear about the skirt.. Your Hitch on the move is going to be fabulous, I love those colours !
Oh, I love your gnome! It’s been a while since I’ve knit one… might have to change that soon.