Currently on the Needles


I'm on my last (or second to last) secret knitting project!  I feel like I'm making such great progress in my self imposed goals.  I'm getting giddy with seeing an end to knitting for others.

My reading is so so so slow.  I am still on the same two books.  I am loving Hamilton but it's a dense read.  Commonwealth surprisingly got interesting last night.  I can't wait to read more tonight :)

Oh I finished all the fair isles here.

What are you knitting and reading this week?

Joining Ginny and Frontier Dreams

Comments

  1. JuliannDecember 14, 2016 at 8:32 AM

    I just want to stay home and finish Commonwealth but must be off to work.

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  2. Laura SmithDecember 14, 2016 at 8:33 AM

    I too get giddy finishing gift knits! I am on my last one and I am just planning and planning what I get to make next for myself! Love your pretty Christmas tree!

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  3. tamknotsDecember 14, 2016 at 8:33 AM

    That's such a lovely, inviting photo! I can't wait to start my Christmas Break soon, so I can be at home and knit/read/binge (TV, although maybe some cookies too!) xo Tammy

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  4. BonnyDecember 14, 2016 at 8:37 AM

    I also think your photo looks like the picture of contentment - good books, beautiful knitting, and a lovely tree. Here's wishing you time to enjoy all of them!

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  5. VeraDecember 14, 2016 at 8:43 AM

    Such a pretty, peaceful picture and love the color of your secret knitting project. I am struggling to get one pair of socks done for my son. Yikes!!

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  6. mamasmercantileDecember 14, 2016 at 8:59 AM

    It really is a serene looking photo the epitome of Christmas, with the twinkling lights in the background.

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  7. AnonymousDecember 14, 2016 at 9:31 AM

    That green color is so spring-y!

    My knitting has been all over the place. Today I'm going to do a little work on my Coziest Memories blanket and if I have time, I'll put some work in on my Rose City Rollers socks.

    Reading? Not much. LOL

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  8. AsKatKnitsDecember 14, 2016 at 9:46 AM

    Holiday knitting is simply the best - even if it means putting things on hold for self. I do so love your color choices and I have added Commonwealth to my list for reading in the new year!

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  9. kristieinbcDecember 14, 2016 at 10:00 AM

    Wonderful, Christmassy picture, Karen. Congratulations on seeing the light at the end of the gift knitting tunnel. I'm also seeing the same light, and am promising myself that once I am done I'm only knitting for myself until April, when my grandson's birthday will require something to be cast on the needles.

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  10. Jeannie Gray KnitsDecember 14, 2016 at 10:18 AM

    Can't wait to find out what you're knitting. I love how your knitting projects always coordinate with your book covers. :)

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  11. elizabethDecember 14, 2016 at 2:07 PM

    you make such beautiful things!!! those hats are incredible!!!

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  12. kathy bDecember 14, 2016 at 4:34 PM

    Your hats are amazing! I don't read much because I prefer to knit. Socks socks socks right now. Tomorrow the neverending blanket for a car ride home to visit mom

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  13. spriteDecember 14, 2016 at 5:18 PM

    I just picked Commonwealth up at the library on Monday, but I won't get to it until after Christmas.

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  14. AnonymousDecember 14, 2016 at 6:15 PM

    I'm reading chick lit/modern day romance. I just started it in the car before the tween got it. I only got in a bit of knitting last weekend in Novato, just the cuff of Frankie #2. Today I got started on mitt two of Jellybean's teacher's holiday gift. I've only crocheted in the car today and boy does 29 rounds of 30 SC go by fast! I may make a pair for my Oahu aunty.

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  15. AnonymousDecember 14, 2016 at 11:54 PM

    my book reading is going slow too. I think ive only read about two pages since last week. and i am fine with that. cause - i am so enjoying reading all my updates in my feeds - its all so very festive isnt it?
    of course i love the colour of your yarn - you always have such beautiful colours.

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  16. Lisa UotinenDecember 15, 2016 at 6:43 AM

    It's been such a long time since I checked in with you! :) I've been wanting to give Hamilton a try. I just finished Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of Charlotte Bronte. I'm knitting furiously to finish the last few handknits that were ordered from my shop. Life is good. :) happy holidays!

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  17. AnonymousDecember 15, 2016 at 10:07 AM

    I just finished The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (at least I think that's the title! I can never remember because it is so long! : ) ). It was a surprisingly good read! I started a scarf for my brother but don't think it will be done by Christmas at the rate I am knitting! Have a wonderful weekend, Karen!

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  18. SarahDecember 15, 2016 at 5:37 PM

    Cozy...wish I could come sit and knit awhile there with you at your home! Beautiful hats, and I love the color of your new project. I've done next to no Christmas knitting this year and finally decided to cave and knit my husband a hat after all... Now the pressure's on to get it done when he's not around! Happy knitting, I hope you are well.

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  19. JaneDecember 15, 2016 at 8:38 PM

    Commonwealth is on my list to read. I do like that author. I finished the Peace Cowl but have the usual pair of socks on the needles. I mailed my knitted gifts so I'm swatching for a sweater and thinking about a shawl. Looks like Christmas at your home. Stay warm. Temps are bitter here and many places I think.

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  20. Caffeine GirlDecember 15, 2016 at 8:59 PM

    I'm glad to hear that Commonwealth is good. When Patchett is good, she is very good, but she has written a few that I didn't like.

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  21. pippasmumDecember 15, 2016 at 10:06 PM

    I love the colour of your yarn!
    I MUST read Commonwealth. I have loved a couple of her books@

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