Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Unraveled Wednesday

Joining Kat and friends for Unraveled Wednesday, with plenty of focused knitting on the Sunset Hitchhiker, and mistakes galore (but also some learning) on the baby blanket.


I've reached more than 42 teeth on the Hitchhiker, but I've also got a second skein, so I'm going to keep going (until it's big enough or I'm tired of knitting, whichever comes first). 

I've ripped out several repeats of the baby blanket several times, but I think I'm finally remembering (and correcting) all the previous mistakes I've made with the feather and fan pattern. Like forgetting to slip the first stitch purlwise with the yarn in front, that there are knit border stitches on each side, and remembering that pesky last yarn over in the pattern repeat of six k2tog, yo. That last mistake isn't evident until four rows later when you are one stitch short, but I 've successfully completed three pattern repeats, so maybe this old dog has finally remembered some simple tricks.

Reading was productive last week, with three four-star finishes: The Body in Question, Deadliest Enemy, and The Splendid and the Vile. I'm now thoroughly engrossed in Song Yet Sung. It's intriguing enough with just the right amount of magical realism that I'm finding it hard to stop listening. It even managed to make me forget about my aching back and the sweat running into my eyes while picking beans on a 94-degree day. 


What are you making and reading this week?

18 comments:

  1. What a gorgeous Hitchhiker! I just love the yarn you are using Bonny. Did your beads arrive yet? 42 teeth is a lot. My Hellebore Hitchhiker is only at 23 teeth so far. Of course if I hadn't screwed it up and needed to spend a day tinking back it would be a lot further along! I have Song Yet Sung in my Overdrive queue, and want to look for the Churchill book. Picking beans in 94 degree heat is no fun for sure!

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  2. What a beautiful Hitchhiker, Bonny! You have been a busy lady lately. I hope today brings some time to rest, relax, and stay cool. I am reading the Shetland series and enjoying it.

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  3. I finished my TTL Mystery Shawl last night, so perhaps it's finally time to cast on my Hitchhiker! I still love this one of yours -- the colors are just so bright and cheerful. I'm glad to hear your good reviews of your recent reads. I really need more hours in the day to read to get through all the books I want to!

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  4. I started a new shawl for me this week and I'm working on a lace weight shawl for me that has been in my basket forever. I also have socks on the needles for zooming.

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  5. I love your Hitchhiker. I do like a shawl pattern that you can just keep going until you run out of yarn. Hope the baby blanket is coming along now.

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    1. I think I'm finally on track with the baby blanket, and thank goodness the baby won't be here until September!

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  6. Your Hitchhiker looks wonderful! Glad you are enjoying Song Yet Sung, it is my favorite book this summer!

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  7. That Hitchhiker just screams summer, I love it. The baby blanket sounds frustrating but it sounds like you're mastering the pattern now. Hooray for good books that make you want to keep listening.

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  8. That Hitchhiker is just gorgeous! And wasn't Splendid and Vile just so brilliant? I thank you for always giving me great book suggestions! :)

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  9. Oh, that's so pretty!! Ugh, it's been so hot here... I'm glad that I don't have beans to pick!!

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  10. Aahhhh the sweat in the eyes. Oh and the glasses running down the nose! :-) The hitchhiker is gorgeous! I'm glad you're enjoying Song Yet Sung. That rotten Patty.

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  11. Oh--that Hitchhiker is wonderful! I'm adding your titles to my list. So many books!

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  12. Love the yarn for your Hitchhiker; congrats on getting the rhythm down... knit on!
    Cheers~

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  13. Your Hitchhiker is so pretty! I'm glad you're still enjoying it. I can't wait to see pictures of the baby blanket!

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    1. I have almost reached the stage where I'm tired of the Hitchhiker, but hopefully I'm also almost done!

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  14. Oh Hitchhiker ... are you really almost tired of it?! It's gorgeous!

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  15. The hitchhiker looks pretty. I tried to count teeth between eyelets - 2? I just looked up Song Yet Sung. If it keeps you from thinking about the heat on a 94 degree day, it's got to be good.

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  16. I LOVE the sunset hitchhiker! It's just gorgeous, Bonny. (I am so very far behind on my blog-reading this week.) (Trying not to feel bad about that.) XO

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