Greetings dear Unravelers and Happy Wednesday!
One week into January has brought winter racing in! Yes, we have snow and cold! And that makes me happy because it is exactly what January is supposed to be!
My son and daughter-in-law gave me a “Rolife Book Nook & Wonderland Garden House” for Christmas and I have been plugging away at it a little each morning. It has 24 pages of instructions and LOADS of teensy tiny parts but I am now on page 16… so I am getting close to finished!

All the fiddly bits, but soon this will live in the blue cupboard with the Gnomes!
I also have been feverishly knitting my marled scarf… I am on the second to last color and I am really eager to finish! I am having a bit of worry about having enough yarn for the last color change (I have not run out of any colors yet… but I got close on a couple of cones!) However, Cecelia said that following the color flow and not doing more than 118 rows with a color, I will have enough… so I am keeping the faith, despite having a niggling worry!
Also… in a huge note to myself regarding “eyeballing” my fabric piece for stitching last year… in the future, measure… measure… measure! As you can see, they are all different. I hope to get them pressed a bit, and evened up in size today. I am sure that at least one will need a bit of a fabric border.. how June is so dramatically smaller than all the others is beyond me.

2024 Daily Stitching
I finished a few books this week… The one I want to share with you today is Richard McGuire’s Here. It is a graphic novel, which is not my typical choice, and I have NO idea how this crossed my radar. But it was simply fascinating. I read through it twice… because I was certain I had missed things, and I did! Anyway… it is about “a corner of a room over a span of hundreds of thousands of years.” The book is based on his comic strip of the same name, which I was never aware of… but boy I am really sad I missed it! He has truly expanded my concept of “living room space”… who knew that a graphic novel would have me quietly thinking about all that a space can hold. I have not stopped thinking about it since. If you are looking for something to shake up your reading… try Here… it is a wonder of a book!
And there you have my first week of making and reading! Not a bad start… at all! What about you? What are you working on this week?
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Lovely inventive embroidery Kat. I still like the look of August’s ‘cobweb’ and October’s leaves. There’s lots to look at and see in the other months but those two appear to be ‘clean and simple’ which appeals to me
Here is now on my reservation list at my library- on the shelf so should be with me in a few days. I like having something new to look forward to
Wow – your daily stitching is striking! I cannot wait to see it all finished. And Here sounds fascinating – thank you!
So glad you’re enjoying the winter weather and that little garden house sounds like the perfect project on these cold mornings. Enjoy!
Your embroidery is so very tactile. I am sure it will make a fabulous book. I followed a lot of your links recently and am now getting back into some slow stitching and loving it. The yarn for your scarf is gorgeous. I shall see what i can find out about the book you mention.
You’ve packed so much into this post! Your stitching is a wonder; your marled scarf is beautiful , and I want to live in your garden house. I’m looking forward to seeing more of each of these in the future. I was so taken with your review of Here on goodreads yesterday that I immediately put it on hold and will be heading to the library to pick it up today. Thanks for the intriguing recommendation!
I love seeing all the stitched pieces together! And I rather like the fact that they’re all slightly different sizes because they look more handmade that way.
I bought Molly one of those Rolife kits for Chanukah and bought myself one as well, which I’m pretty sure is the same one you have! I’m looking forward to starting it.
What a fun post Kat! Your marled scarf is beautiful – love the colors in it. And your daily stitching is so lovely. I’m particularly fond of February and October. I had not heard of Rolife kits before – that looks like such fun and a perfect gift for you. So thoughtful. Finally, thanks for the “Here” recommendation. I’m heading over to my library’s web site to see if they have it!
I have eyed that kit in a similar design (books). I received a jigsaw puzzle that I cannot wait to start!!
I’ve never heard of Rolife kits before, either. They’re really cute! Sending good yarn juju for your marled scarf!
I love seeing all your stitching together in one photo. What a lovely project!
I’ve been seeing those little miniatures lately and they really are cool. Yours seems like a perfect addition to your gnome collection.
You have been busy. I love the colors of the marled knitting. They lend a bright note of contrast to winter grays. Here’s hoping the yardage works out. It is so fun to see all the stitched pieces together. I wonder if different embroidery stitches take up more fabric tension than others. I’ve not seen the miniature room kits. This one looks like a darling setting for your gnomes.
That’s a cool kit and seems like something you would really enjoy – kudos to your kids for knowing you so well. Are you really happy that January is cold and snowy? LOL Because I am freezing up here in Massachusetts and I hates it.
Lovely stitching, Kat. And I’m sure you’ll figure out a way to make June fit in with all the months. 🙂 Are you having fun with the miniature kit? It looks great! So charming! I’ve been thinking of getting one for my sister (who loves miniatures and dollhouses) . . . so it’s nice to see yours in progress. (Would you recommend?)