Currently on the Needles


Ha!  My knitting is a little bit different, although I'm still plugging along on the baby blanket.  Over the weekend, I cast on another wurm hat for a relative of a friend I know who is going through chemo treatments.  I wanted to knit something in her favorite color and hope this small gift brings her joy during her health challenges.  According to Ravelry, this is the eighth time I've knit the wurm pattern.  I must like it!

I also posted about my finished shawl yesterday.

My reading has been minimal for The Tavern on Maple Street.  This happened because I started a library book After You and well, it's a library book, there's a deadline of sorts so I feel I should read that more than the other one...  Both books are good.

What have you been knitting and reading this week?

Joining Ginny and Frontier Dreams

Comments

  1. AsKatKnitsJune 15, 2016 at 8:31 AM

    I am the same with "deadline" books from the library. They get to move to the front of the line, lol. And, what a lovely hat - I have not yet knit a Wurm hat. Which is something I might need to remedy this fall!

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  2. AlinaJune 15, 2016 at 8:35 AM

    Wurm pattern looks amazing! 8 times? Wow, I have to try this one! I hope your friend recovers soon...

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  3. Juliann in WAJune 15, 2016 at 8:50 AM

    I am almost finished with my Pebble Beach and looking forward to the first Shawl Society pattern. Hope to cast on this weekend. Happy Wednsday!

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  4. Andrea @ This Knitted LifeJune 15, 2016 at 9:13 AM

    I like Jo Jo Meyers! I think I read that one, but they are starting to blur a bit....you can never go wrong with magenta knitting. Never,

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  5. stephJune 15, 2016 at 9:20 AM

    those deadline library books...always come at the worst times. I just had to return one....it was a good excuse to let go of one that really wasn't grabbing me, so I guess they do have their advantages!!! How very thoughtful of you....I know that wurm will be much appreciated!

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  6. flyingjenJune 15, 2016 at 9:32 AM

    I had to turn in an audiobook that came at the same time as another one that I had waited months for. I decided it was ok to do so since I can always request it again!

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  7. DonnaJune 15, 2016 at 9:45 AM

    A Wurm hat will be perfect for a person undergoing chemo. That's why I like library books - I either have to finish it or give it back. It makes me get it done!

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  8. elizabethJune 15, 2016 at 10:05 AM

    I love that hat and colour! Thanks for your comment on my blog - I think you would enjoy the magazine Making too! :) some really beautiful knitting patterns in it! :)

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  9. Shirley-AnnJune 15, 2016 at 10:20 AM

    I'm sure that your friend is going to love her hat - that colour is just lovely!

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  10. SarahJune 15, 2016 at 10:22 AM

    The library book deadline has been instrumental in my reading "goals" this year! I know how many days I have with a book and I figure out how many pages a day need to be read in order to finish it and then I just make sure to read that number every day somehow- or how many I need to catch up the next day if I miss a day. Amazing how small goals make things possible so I can actually imagine reading a 350 page book this month along with some other books i still have going and all the rest of life!
    Beautiful hat, I can only imagine how I would appreciate that in the same situation.

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  11. AnonymousJune 15, 2016 at 11:04 AM

    I know the WURM will be much appreciated.

    Reading: Knitting Ephemera by Carol Sulcoski
    Knitting: the ugliest pair of socks EVER! LOL

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  12. Kat RiddellJune 15, 2016 at 11:08 AM

    I love the Wurm pattern! I knit a purple one several years ago, and it's my warmest winter hat :) I'm in the same boat with library books-I can read a whole stack from the library in a week, but there are books that I own that have been in my currently-reading pile for years. I guess I'm just a student at heart, and will always need a deadline to get anything done!

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  13. AmandaJune 15, 2016 at 11:18 AM

    Good for you for knitting for friends!

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  14. mamasmercantileJune 15, 2016 at 12:03 PM

    Such a thoughtful gift for a friend in need, hope all goes well with the treatment. I don't seem to be reading much at the moment, there are just not enough hours in the day.

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  15. LeanneJune 15, 2016 at 1:24 PM

    Love the hat, you have inspired me to make it for me. I do love my ears covered in the cold wind. I enjoyed You before Me better. The film has just arrived in NZ and us girls hope to see it soo. I believe she is writing a third in the series.

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  16. Amy at love made my homeJune 15, 2016 at 2:38 PM

    Enjoy your knitting! The colour is wonderful and I am sure that it will cheer your friend in many ways!

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  17. AnonymousJune 15, 2016 at 2:57 PM

    I like your little staged table there, Karen. What a happy color for a dear friend going through a rough treatment. I will keep her in my thoughts. Knitting the same ol' socks, one pair I seriously need to finish before this month ends. That is my goal today. Finished another YA, a Kindle book about dragons and soldiers. I have a Chinese, historical book on my nightstand that I need to get to. The cover is so pretty.

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  18. MonicaJune 15, 2016 at 3:59 PM

    I've been so busy I missed your post yesterday! Got to see it! I think I need to decide if knitting or reading is my goal. I have too strict standards set on my reading...love this hat!

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  19. kathy bJune 15, 2016 at 4:41 PM

    Knitting a necklace...and reading H is for Hawk in Large print from my library

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  20. JaneJune 15, 2016 at 8:14 PM

    What a good friend you are and I bet your friend can use a friend right now. We read "Me Before You" (same author) in our book group and had a very lively and interesting discussion. Let's see, I'm knitting some fingerless mitts and thinking about another easy peasy garter stitch shawl. It's summer after all. I listened to The Hemingses of Monticello. The author's research was fascinating.

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  21. Kim June 16, 2016 at 8:14 AM

    What a lovely colour for the hat. Cant wait to hear what you think of After You, haven't read it yet, but want too. I am knitting a hitchhiker and reading The Gifts of Imperfection. Taproot just came in the mail yesterday though, so that will most likely be my weekend reading.

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  22. LindaJune 16, 2016 at 1:20 PM

    I really like the color of your hat! And I love your shawl!! Is it written out too - or just in chart format? I don't "do" charts... I agree with you - I love the shawl unblocked. I've blocked some things and then been sorry, as it seems to sometimes mess up the look of it for me!

    Linda in VA

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    1. karenJune 17, 2016 at 8:04 AM

      the surf pattern comes with written and charted directions. I highly recommend to keep trying the charts one day it will 'click' and you will knit faster than ever :)

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  23. sustainablemumJune 17, 2016 at 3:26 PM

    What a wonderful colour. You are such a generous knitter!

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