Yarn Along and a Hat
My sweater is still on the needles, in fact I'm still on the first sleeve! I continue to work on it a little bit each day so I'm making progress but it's slow progress. So instead of focusing on the sweater sleeve construction, I cast on another project! Doesn't everyone do that? It's like starting a new dessert while another dessert is still available. However, I will not throw my half eaten dessert (sweater) into the freezer (bottom of the knitting bag) to preserve it, promise. My new project is a wurm hat and it will be the fifth time I've knitted it. However I only own one since I keep giving them away. Everyone should knit this hat at least once in their knitting lifetime. Ravelry notes are here.
I finished The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner over the weekend. It was a difficult read in the beginning but it was worth it. I've never met more miserable characters in a long time. I want to read it again but not for now, I need a break from thinking. If you're up for a reading challenge this is the book for you! This week's book is a non thinking book. The Last Time I Saw You by Elizabeth Berg is light and airy and it's perfect for entertaining me while I recover from Faulkner's vivid images and writing style.
What are you knitting and reading this week?
Joining Ginny
Love the yarn Karen and yes I must have a go at that hat. My needles are empty at the moment and I'm longing to get some yarn to start the Clarity cargidan but we have a few DIY projects to do whilst Ahmad's on holiday so it might be a while before we can do any.
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whoops I should have said "it might be a while before I can do any" Ahmad knitting? I don't think so....
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William Faulkner is one of my favorite Southern writers. But he's pretty intense isn't he?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the book recommendation! I will put it in my que . . . she is one of my fav authors. I started The Engagements by J. Courtney Sullivan last week at the beach. I would highly recommend!
ReplyDeleteI love Elizabeth Berg books for the same reason - easy reads. Is that yarn Zitron Unisono?
ReplyDeleteLove the yarn and that hat, it is in my favourites so it is good to hear good things about it. Thank you for the book recommendation.
ReplyDeleteWurm really is a great hat, isn't it??? I've only made one, but I'm sold on it!! Love the colors you chose. Of course, you cast on for something new!!! No explanation needed here! , believe me.
ReplyDeleteI really like Elizabeth Berg, too.....not sure I could have stuck with William like you did. Maybe if the right mood hits....????
I am so smitten with your needles. As for reading, I am just finishing up The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey and am savoring each last word. So beautiful! X
ReplyDeleteThat does look like a fun hat to knit!
ReplyDeleteI do the same thing. I have this need for instant gratification and cast on something quick. Then I'll go back to the original project.
ReplyDeleteWhat pretty yarn!
ReplyDeleteIt's always fun to start something new, isn't it? I just finished The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman. It was sad but very good. Now I'm reading The Endless Forest by Sara Donati, the last in a good series that I started a long time ago. I, too, like Elizabeth Berg!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the pattern link...will take your advice and knit one (fall is coming, right?). I currently have too many projects going and am looking forward to a slow August in which to knit by the river, or the lake while my kids swim. Btw, Kennywood was fabulous! :) ~Lisa
ReplyDeleteI am trying to focus on finishing the current projects on the needles instead of starting a new one. I bought the yarn, but am resisting for now. Mama needs to finish her own sweater before knitting for others again!
ReplyDeleteLove your yarn! I try not to take breaks from projects (it tends to just slow me down and I get nothing done instead of being refreshed to go back to my first project.) But I totally know the feeling... and did take a break on my FLS earlier and will probably take another at some point in the sleeves.
ReplyDeleteHave noted the hat pattern! do show us the final result! :) I can imagine that Sound and Fury is a very intense book!
ReplyDeleteI have put the hat in my queue on Ravelry. Hopefully, I'll be able to knit it sometime soon.
ReplyDeleteI love that yarn! It will make an amazing hat. :) Maybe I will make Wurms for the family for Christmas this year ...
ReplyDeleteI love the yarn you have for the hat. I spent some time touring your blog and found the Cinder Block cowl. It looks like something I may be able to tackle. I found your blog through Ginny's yarn along.
ReplyDeleteYep!!! We all get impatient with long projects and must start a shorter one to keep our attention... Well, at least, I do!! the colors of your yarn are fabulous! :)
ReplyDeleteThe dreaded sleeves - I know this all too well, as you know! You're coping with more grace than I did. Your hat looks like a great inbetween project to take the edge off.
ReplyDeleteI am just peeking in on everyones progress this Wednesday. I should be working on my Grocery bag rug...yes frugal me is knitting with plastic bags.
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With All That I Am
Carrie - The Handmade Homemaker
A little a day sounds like my kind of plan. Loving the colours,
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You know I have the wurm pattern saved, I've printed it for my Mom, but I have yet to knit one for myself. Hmm.
ReplyDeleteI like the colors in the yarn you're using!
Merely a palate cleanse between courses... ;) Faulkner is heavy reading. His stream of consciousness requires concentration from the rest of us. I loved seeing your beautiful yarns in baskets. Must bring you joy every time you see them. blessings ~ tanna
ReplyDeleteWhat pretty yarn!
ReplyDeleteYes, Faulkner is pretty heavy. The only other author I can think of who's as oppressive and heavy is Thomas Hardy. Your new book sounds light and fun - will look into that as that's the only thing my mushy mama brain can handle these days :)
Bea's kaftan STILL on the needles over here, but getting there...hoping to finish it by her second birthday :)
Happy knitting! :)
Looks like your Wurm will be gorgeous colours. sleeves will wait, your sweater will be ready when the weather cools.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the lighter reading.
I would buy that book just for the cover. And the Wurm has been queued! Can't wait to see yours knit up in that yarn.
ReplyDeleteI went to your Ravelry link and I do love that hat! Thanks for the pattern recommendation - what do you love about this particular pattern? The process or the finished product?
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely construction and the way it slouches on the head is perfection! I have a green one that I wear all the time in the winter, it stays where I put it and it's warm :)
DeleteI am just drooling over that yarn--it is fabulous! I had to laugh, as I too am always starting new projects. Our guest bed is covered with works in progress, and sometimes I actually have to take a good look to remind myself of what I've got going. The allure of the new is never-ending! But that's not a bad thing. I know, Faulkner does specialize in misery. Good for you for reading something to brighten your spirit! I just started reading a Greek travelogue, and I am loving it:)
ReplyDeleteOh yes! I do that Karen, in fact I've done it again now! Busy with a big project and have cast on a small. I call it motivation :o)
ReplyDeleteLovely yarn, and I must try that hat...one day :)
ReplyDeleteIsn't it funny how our reading vacillates between thinking and non-thinking material. I do the same thing. Oh, Karen, first the citron and now wurm-must you keep bringing up patterns deep in my queue.
ReplyDeleteI was "gifted" that hat by Rachel over at House Full of Jays. I love the hat she made me!
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