Greetings dear Unraveler’s and Happy Wednesday to you all!
I have reached the part of my vest knitting where the realization that I don’t have enough yarn has set in…big time. I have begun the last “swirl” repeat to go before dividing for the arms and my ball of yarn is very small…and I’d really like to do another repeat before dividing. Ordering more yarn was not on my list this week! Grrrrr!
Thankfully, there is no chance of running out of yarn for the latest mystery gnome: Professor Fungi. I managed to keep up with the first and second clues and a new clue arrives today! The first clue was fun… it was all the little bits of Gnome Making… sadly, they don’t photograph well so you will have to wait to see them!
The best news is that I have caught myself up with my daily stitching and the 100 Day Stitch book! First… all my March Stitching! I am really, really happy with last month’s stitching! And when April is finished, I will have the “top row” of my whole cloth finished!
March stitches…
And here are my pages… all caught up. These last pages are a bit of an homage to the last quilt I made with the quilting group I was in eons ago. We all did an appliquéd flower block which eventually became a quilt, which won a ribbon eons ago at the Tulip Time Quilt Show! I have been stitching “flowers” and thinking about those ladies as I stitch. I am working on a “tulip” in my current page and I have plotted out two more flowers as the days wind down to the finish on April 27th. I even have a plan for the “back page” that I am quite excited about!
My 100 Day Stitch Book is drawing to a close… just 3 pages to go!
My reading has, appropriately, dipped into some poetry reading … I reread Jericho Brown’s The Tradition and listened to Danez Smith read his Don’t Call Us Dead (both books/poets were on a recent Atlantic Journal list!) I have also been working through a collection of Adrienne Rich’s poems.
I also have been listening to Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People by Tiya Miles. Who knew this would be so important right now. And so I am appreciating even more Miles’ book.
I hope your making this week has not run short on yarn and that your gauge was spot on!
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I’m sorry you’re playing yarn chicken! I hope that little ball contains more yarn than you think. The latest stitching is lovely — I love that it’s brought back good memories of stitchers from the past.
Oh gnome time is back. Will he blend in with the rest of the family or will he be a distant relative…..only time will tell
I once read a little formula for ‘will there be enough yarn or do I have to go shopping’. Something about- three times the length of the stitches makes one row – unfortunately wouldn’t work for you because of the second colour. Guess we’ll find the answer here next week
I like the feeling of yarn chicken when my chances are that I will win or I have a definite way to get by with an alternative plan.Otherwise I don’t like it much. I hope you have plenty!!
I’m sorry you were running out of yarn just when you were getting into the flow, but maybe it gave you more time for some stitching and reading. I love your March panel, especially that four or five day spiderweb, and your stitch book is wrapping up beautifully. The way you’ve placed those hexies is intriguing.
Why is yarn so sneaky like that?! Running out on you just when you’re getting into the groove! The spirals continue to look amazing, though, which is some solace.
Oh dear! Yarn shortage is not fun. I hope you can easily get what you need and continue with that beautiful vest. I love the name Professor Fungi! Sounds like he will fit in with your other gnomes easily and I can’t wait to see him join the crowd. Your stitching is beautiful Kat. Your March stitches are great – I love the flower to the right of the sun. And April! What fun to have it bring back such lovely memories for you. I’m looking forward to seeing your completed book! Thanks for the reminder about Adrienne Rich – I need to look for some of her poetry at the library.
Honestly, Kat, your stitching — I keep ooohhhing and aahhhing. I’m taken with it!
Running out of yarn is such a disheartening feeling! Your stitched pages are truly lovely.
Uh-oh — I hope the yarn situation sorts itself out.. and quickly! I love that you got caught up with your stitch book. It is so lovely!
I hate that feeling when you think you’re going to run out of yarn . . . but you’re not exactly sure . . . so you just stress-knit and worry about it. It’s better to just KNOW . . . so you can order the (damn) yarn and move on! Your stitching is just lovely, Kat! What a rewarding project. XO
I don’t like that feeling of “I might run out of yarn” but what if I have enough. It takes the fun out of knitting. I can tell you from experience that knitting faster doesn’t increase the yarn amount. But your stitching is so wonderful. I like both projects. April is a great month to stitch some flowers.