Greetings Gentle Unraveler’s and Happy Wednesday to you all!
In my hiatus, I did a LOT of thinking, and some of that time was even spent thinking and making!
To begin with, I have a couple of finished objects to share with you all.
First, I finished the Floating Squares Wrap, from the MDK Mosaic Field Guide which I began last August. Amy Christoffers is a brilliant designer… and this project was a delight. I splurged and bought the yarn she used, Lang Mohair Luxe, and what a treat it was to knit with. It is much softer than any mohair I have ever tried. It looks and feels like a cloud but it is deliciously warm! I still have to give it a bit of a soak and then weave in the ends, but the actual knitting is done! It will be so fun to pull out in late fall on a cold day!
It is just so fun!
I also finished my Alabama Chanin triangle scarf and I absolutely love it! I am wearing the hell out of it… birding with my bling on? Absolutely! I may have gone a bit overboard on the beading but there were so many beads in the bag! I tried to use them up! I loved every stitch of this little project… it was so fun to dip into the very deep beading well and learn something new!
One must have the appropriate attire for birding!
I did cast on a new project last week and have made some surprising headway! I cast on one of Cecelia Campocchiro’s genius patterns from her latest book on reversible knitting. Can I just say that the mind of Cecelia is absolutely a thing of wonder! The genius of this design is off the charts for me… a tiny 4-stitch cable paired with knits and purls… simplicity at its finest… but the genius of how she stacks those stitches (4 which never change… the knits are always knit, the purls are always purled… you just move them over and back in a brilliant little cable!) And, because Cecelia is one Analytical Genius as well… the knitting is ALL MAPPED OUT FOR YOU! Just cross off the rows as you go! This delights me because I can tell you that I have completed 5% of the scarf! Think you might get bored? Think again… she has differing repeats as you knit… some short and sweet, others longer and ambling… all of them delightful! And there is no wrong side… it is completely reversible!! I am certain that Cecelia is my absolute favorite knitting thinker on the planet! (The yarns: ITO Kino and Sensai in Mustard)
I also have turned the heel in a sock I started way back in February… still the first sock, but progress nonetheless!
The reading has not been quite as productive as the making. I only finished 3 books in April (no brain bandwidth will do that). I finished the June Read With Us selection, Good People by Patmeena Sabit… and I have very mixed thoughts on this one. The audio version of the book was the “first available” of my holds at the library but listening to this book is absolutely not a wise decision. I had to go back and listen again to many, many segments! I am still on hold for the digital version and I am hopeful that I will have it to read before our discussion. This is certainly a curious way to tell a story without really telling a story and I think this will be an incredible book to discuss!
I also finished Benjamin Wood’s Seascraper and I really enjoyed it. It is a beautiful story that unfurls slowly in this short novel. It is beautifully written and I have not stopped thinking about it since I finished it. At its heart it is a story about possibilities… can one be brave enough to step away from expectations and into one’s hearts desire. I listened to the author read it!
Now for an intriguing little link… Vicki shared it yesterday and I have been playing with it ever since! Oh, NASA… you so clever you!
AsKatKnits in Landsat! Landscapes in order: Lake Mjøsa, Norway; Rio Chapare, Brazil; Golmud, China; Lake Guakhmaz, Azerbaijan; Lena River Delta; Sirmilik National Park, Canada; São Miguel do Araguaia, Brazil; Canadaigua Lake, NY; Liwa UAE; Mackenzie River.
How about you all… what are your hopes for May? I really want to know!
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That is a stunning bunch of making! I love Floating Squares and your triangle scarf is just perfect. I’m not sure I would enjoy the process of beading but I know I would enjoy wearing a beaded scarf of my own. I started to look at Cecilia Campochirro’s patterns and that’s a very nice rabbit hole to fall into. When I’m done here I will go back and look at them in depth and see if I might be capable of knitting any of them. Fingers crossed that the digital version of Good People is available soon!
boy you have been busy in the making!! I love the gold and pink together in the photo. I’m working on a baby blanket and once that is done I want to get back to a winter hat I started in winter.
That beading is gorgeous! Not too bling in the slightest, plenty of quiet space to balance it all out.
Your knitting projects look super, floating squares really is floaty 😁
You’ve done a lot of impressive making! I don’t think you’ve overdone the bling at all on your triangle scarf. It’s gorgeous, as is that mohair scarf (though I hope for your sake that you don’t need its warmth until the very end of this year). I hope you can get a digital copy of Good People soon — I can’t imagine it was easy to follow on audio!
Such dreamy finishes Kat! Floating Squares looks like a cloud and your beaded scarf is great! I’m not a bead person, but I do love the way it looks wrapped around your neck. I’m glad you liked Seascraper. I found it a bit on the mournful side, but the writing is just so beautiful. The link is FUN!!!
Tell me . . . is it really possible to overdo the bling???? I think not! Your beaded scarf is just perfection. And I love the Floating Squares, too. I bet it feels GREAT to wear. The “softness” pops right through the computer screen. Glad you liked Seascraper. It’s been one of my favorites this year (although . . . enough with the ingrown toenails, amiright???). Did you listen to the accompanying soundtrack? XO
Oh wow, Kat! Amazing finishes… Floating Squares, and your blingy Triangle Scarf — Kym is right, there is no such thing as “too much bling”! (haha, says the creator of the Wisconsin Blingfish & a Car Jacket that may likely be visible from space when finished)
Your Wriley Shawl is gorgeous & sounds so intriguing. I think that Cecelia Campochiaro shares the same rarified air as Elizabeth Zimmermann, Barbara Walker, et al. Amazingly analytical & creative at the same time.
I love that triangle scarf so much and I am happy to see a photo of you wearing it, too!
Oh my goodness! These projects are wonderful. I love the Floating Squares Wrap. It looks like a cloud of lemon meringue. The triangle scarf is very fun with all of the bling.
I love that you sparkle whilst birdwatching.. of glamour sounds amazing. Floating squares looks lovely too.
Your Floating Squares is beautiful! I’ve yet to see one I dont love. And ther eis not too much bling. Love your piece.
Every week I think I want to do an Unraveled post and I dont quite make it–I do appreciat ethem though! I added Seacrpaer ot my queue. (mean the title and cover alone……;-)