Currently on the Needles


Yesterday I started something new and I have been in knitting heaven!  This sweet cowl caught my eye a while ago and it's been in my Ravelry queue.  I'm a little concerned that the cowl will be too small but for now I'm knitting away and I'll decide on whether I need to adjust the pattern once I have a few inches committed to the project.  I am totally fine with ripping out and starting over.  It's what knitters do!

Oh, my reading is the same and it's been quite slow this week.  I am still reading this book and I am still enjoying the story immensely.  My time has been limited this week for reading and when I do read, it's right before bed and I fall asleep.

What are you knitting and reading this week?

Joining Ginny and Frontier Dreams

Comments

  1. Jeannie Gray KnitsAugust 24, 2016 at 8:56 AM

    Love that purple! It looks so soft & cottony/silky.

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  2. AlinaAugust 24, 2016 at 9:44 AM

    So happy to be back and reading your blog!! Missed it so much!! As always, your photos are so cozy! Beautiful yarn color!

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  3. mamasmercantileAugust 24, 2016 at 9:48 AM

    Love the colour of the yarn, I love the excitement of the start of a new project.

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  4. AsKatKnitsAugust 24, 2016 at 9:56 AM

    Nothing feels quite as wonderful as a newly started project, except perhaps one that is newly off the needles! That yarn looks yummy!

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  5. AnonymousAugust 24, 2016 at 10:16 AM

    Love the color!

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  6. stephAugust 24, 2016 at 10:19 AM

    yep. i'm a ripping knitter. no big deal!!

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  7. AnonymousAugust 24, 2016 at 11:50 AM

    oh that colour.... its absolutely positively gorgeous!!

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  8. MonicaAugust 24, 2016 at 12:10 PM

    I agree with all the others, love that color. Can't wait to see it on you! :)
    Fredrick Backman must be a good author, I noticed another yarn along post is reading A Man Called Love... May need to look into this one. ;)

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  9. A Little Blue DragonflyAugust 24, 2016 at 12:37 PM

    Oooo, love that purple! I opted to rip out the sweater I was knitting this last week when I realized my raglan increases were off. I blame the fact that I was trying to watch Heroes on Netflix! ;) Looking up that book! *hugs*

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  10. CarolineAugust 24, 2016 at 4:22 PM

    I'm going to have to add this book to my queue. Also - what a gorgeous colour for your new cowl! I'm waiting until Labour Day to cast on a new start - I have the yarn stashed away waiting..... can't wait!

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  11. Doula MommyAugust 24, 2016 at 5:24 PM

    Your new project looks lovely and this books sounds interesting, I'll have to check it out.

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  12. AnonymousAugust 24, 2016 at 8:27 PM

    You always knit the prettiest colors! It looks lovely.

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  13. Caffeine GirlAugust 24, 2016 at 9:36 PM

    I used to stay up late all the time reading books. But age seems to wear away at that!

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  14. Judy S.August 24, 2016 at 11:25 PM

    That's going to be a very pretty cowl! Great color, too, but what's the pattern?
    I'm working on several projects and just finished reading 1000 White Women: The Journals of May Dodd and loved it.

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  15. AnonymousAugust 24, 2016 at 11:26 PM

    When I was knitting Pretty Thing (cowl), it looked too small too, but it had an amazing amount of stretch once it was off the needles.

    Not much reading this week and a whole lot of knit -- frog --- knit ---- frog. LOL

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  16. kathy bAugust 25, 2016 at 8:23 PM

    Im rereading pages of Jen Hatmakers book about mothering . She speaks to me.
    Im knitting in tiny bits while we finish unpacking...still CHristmas stockings

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  17. AnonymousAugust 25, 2016 at 8:33 PM

    That's a nice, heathered purple. I finished a book two nights ago, the second of the Creed series by Linda Lael Miller. I started The Charm Bracelet by Viola Shipman, which is actually a pen name for Wade Rouse. Viola Shipman is his grandmother's name and he uses it as tribute to her.

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  18. GraceAugust 26, 2016 at 12:49 PM

    I love the color, Karen! It's going to be lovely! I have just started reading Harry Potter and the Lost Child, the published script of the play that is currently being staged in London. I've read all the Harry Potter books and wasn't sure if I would enjoy this but to my surprise I am!

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  19. LuluMay 2, 2017 at 8:27 PM

    so lovely

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  20. Karen SueMay 24, 2017 at 1:02 PM

    How'd you like that book? I checked it out on my kindle, but didn't get to is and it was sent back to the library unread.

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