Greetings dear Unravelers and happy Wednesday!
This week, I reminded myself that perseverance… one stitch after another, one row after another… means completed objects. And this week, that was the balm I needed… the perseverance balm.
I finished my September Socks… yes, well into October, but done is done! They need a bit of a soak which will be happening this morning so they can dry in the sun today. I am happy to have knit Monkey Socks but I don’t think I will knit them again. They are just not the delight that Carole’s Picot Socks are… or Hermione’s Everyday Socks. Those are sock perfection patterns!
I also, in one evening, knit a wee tiny sweater for a Puglet! I had placed a bit of an order with Miss Babs before Helene hit, and did not expect them to be so expeditious in getting those orders out the door post-Helene but my yarn arrived last week and I cast on and finished this Pug sweater on Friday night. The yarn is Cupcake in the Pitch color way and it was a delight to knit with! I have a good bit left, so maybe I will have enough to knit another sweater as our baby grows! But he will be cozy as he figures out house training!
No matter what I did, I could not get the actual color to be reflected in the photo. It is much darker, with lots of tweedy bits! It is really lovely yarn!
My real joy this week though has been the Autumn Book. I had a bit of a handwoven sampler that I did *eons* ago to work on “beating tension” and selvages… I never imagined that it would ever be useful in a project! The cover page is done and I have begun work on the next page… a bit of a play on weaving with weaving. And I have cut out some oak leaves to stitch down on the “vacation” page.
I am having so much fun with this page!
My reading this week was a bit of a let down after last week’s stellar reads! I finished Matt Haig’s new book, The Life Impossible and did not like it much. But I am just over halfway through Ali Smith’s soon-to-be-published Gliff, and it is really quite brilliant!
And there you have my week… by the time you read this, I will have completed my “must complete before we go list” by washing the kitchen floor after I finished my coffee! There won’t be any posts next week, Unraveled Wednesday included but I am planning on posting something on Monday, October 21st when we are back. (and I will have a better idea of when we will head off to pick up that little pug by then as well!)
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Love those little acorns – their caps turned out great. The blanket stitch edging in the coordinating purple thread just ties them nut itself in the right sort of way
I have to remind myself it doesn’t matter if we don’t all like/enjoy the same books….there was something about Matt Haig’s Midnight Library that didn’t gel with me…..but so many others thought it was fantastic,
Enjoy your break
I’m also about to knit a pair of Monkey’s, having only done them once before – in 2011.
Enjoy your holiday!
I love how you’ve used those bits of woven fabric in your new stitching piece! And your little pug sweater is adorable. Can’t wait to see your new pup in it!
I hope you have a wonderful trip!
I love the fabric you used for your acorns and the weaving and embroidery of the sampler pieces. But I really love the puglet sweater! I didn’t think about knitting for your new puppy but you are certainly going to make him/her feel welcome and cozy. I hope you have a wonderful time on vacation and I look forward to meeting Little Puglet!
Puglet!! love it! I love the acorns and the creative stitching!!
What a sweet, sweet little puglet sweater (and my computer keeps trying to change that to piglet! LOL). I cannot wait to meet your new family member. Meanwhile, your stitching is so fun Kat. The acorns are darling and I love your weaving. I hope you have a most fabulous vacation – have fun and enjoy the Fall weather!
Oh! That little puglet-sweater!!!! So cute. I can’t wait to see the modeled shot . . . Your stitching, though? Star.Of.The.Show. What fun, Kat!!! Enjoy every moment of your vacation! XO
PS Your Monkey Socks look great — but I know what you mean about the fit. I knit a pair WAY back in the day . . . and I was so disappointed . . .
Thanks for the sock pattern love! Have a great vacation and enjoy every moment!
Your handstitching is always amazing. And I love how you’re using bits that once seemed unusable! Your pug is going to love his new sweater AND family! I can’t wait to meet him!
Love your stitching. Have a great break. My life went topsy turvy recently..hopefully back on track by the time you come home.
I linked and read this post and then didn’t comment. Good grief. As we say, better late than never – I hope. I love your stitching project and that little sweater is really cute. It sure looks like your new arrival is going to start out quite small. I hope you are enjoying your trip.
We’ve had a company for a while so I’m just getting caught up…which is kind of fun, knowing you’re ’just down the road’ as I type!
So excited for your puglet (adorable sweater). And—stitching— so glad you saved that handwoven practice piece!
I hope you’re enjoying Erie, and I’m happy to see the weather is shifting these next few days. Nice to experience the gamut. (When there’s variety, I think, it’s ALL welcome!)