Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Unraveled Wednesday

Joining Kat and friends for Unraveled Wednesday with some progress on the current Hitchhiker, some new(ish) yarn, and some new books.

I continue to be enthralled by unraveling the Wollmeisen roll, feeling the crinkly texture of the yarn, reknitting it, and watching the gradient emerge. I am of two minds with this project: I could happily knit on this for a long time, and I would also like to see it done, blocked, and ready to wear so I can move on to something else. It will probably end up somewhere in between.

In the moving on to something else department, Ryan gifted me with this yarn for Christmas last year. He's asked about it several times, and when he mentioned it for the third time on Monday, I decided it was time to at least wind it and be ready to cast on. I've been carrying it back and forth between NJ and MD for several weeks, so I sat down for a pleasurable hand-winding experience. What will I cast on? I'm not sure, but I can't help but wonder what it would look like knit into a Hitchhiker.

I finished A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (wonderful and the perfect book to read during Covid times) and Monogamy (a good exploration of marriage with some nice domestic details). My inability to fall back to sleep early Monday morning turned out to be serendipitous and led to my favorite book this week, Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey by Kathleen Rooney. I ended up perusing my hometown library website at 3:00 am, and after I read the description of this book, I was so curious that I had to download it. I just couldn't ignore WWI historical fiction based on real events and characters, one of which is a homing pigeon that narrates every other chapter. It may sound odd, but I'm finding it remarkable and the book will most likely be among my favorites this year. 

What are you making and reading this week?

17 comments:

  1. I finally forced myself to pick Monogamy up and finish it. I enjoyed the last 80 pages more than I thought I would, but it is not a book that I would recommend. It has a negative vibe and there is too much rumination for me. I am waiting on a needle from Amazon to finish swatching a new project. Happy Wednesday, Bonny! Your hitchhiker is gorgeous!

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  2. Your in-process Hitchhiker is lovely! And I love that DiC skein! (I have added Cher Ami to my read soon list, Thank you!)

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  3. the hitchhiker is coming along, and I love the fade. Your new yarn is beautiful and I can see why he keeps asking about it!!

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  4. Oh, that latest hitchhiker is a DREAM! I love the colors. I know they'd make me knit faster . . . so I could wear it sooner. (Always a good inspiration.) The yarn from Ryan also looks like fast-knitting inspiration! Gorgeous. (And it's amazing what we can find to order/read/imagine at 3:00 in the morning. . . )

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  5. Honestly, Bonny, whenever you share yarn, I now automatically assume you're going to turn it into a Hitchhiker! ;-) The Wollmeise gradient is really stunning knit up, and I'm sure the Dream in Color would be, too. Thanks for the book recommendation!

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  6. Your latest Hitchhiker is a real gem (and jewel tones!!). Simply beautiful Bonny. Ryan certainly knows how to pick yarn - that new skein is gorgeous and I'm betting it will be a Hitchhiker!! Cher Ami sounds like a very interesting read. I'm searching it out at my libraries (neither have it as an e-boook, but I want to check it my local library has it as a hard copy).

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  7. That's a beautiful Hitchhiker in progress and I think the new yarn from Ryan would make another great one! Hooray for online access to library materials!

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  8. Than skein of Smooshy is really gorgeous. It would make a gorgeous Hitchhiker. Or really, almost any shawl!

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    1. Thank you! I honestly wonder what almost every yarn will look like as a Hitchhiker.

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  9. Love the Hitchhiker! And the smooshy DiC looks smooshy. I added Cher Ami to my reading list--I'm intrigued.

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  10. oh my, Cher Ami totally fell off my radar when I put my "rest of 2020" reading list together. I loved Lillian Boxfish and hoped that Rooney's next book would not be a disappointment. Happy to hear, it's not!

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  11. I am getting “smitten” by the “HitchHiker” and your new yarn is lovely, lovely. NO way would I be online at 3 am looking for something to read so I appreciate your find ...and I’ll for sure check with my local systems...Knit and read on!
    Cheers~

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  12. What would that yarn look like as a Hitchhiker? My guess is it would be perfect. Ryan knows how to choose yarn. Sometimes browsing the library website is the best way to find a book - much less frustrating than searching for popular titles. World War One is a particular interest of mine so I plan to look for Cher Ami. I'd say you've made great progress on the current hitchhiker. I love the way the colors fade into and out of stripes.

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  13. Making: Two pair of socks

    Reading: All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriott

    I think the Smooshy yarn would make a great Hitchhiker. Your current one is beautiful. That color is stunning and will look so good on you.

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  14. That unraveling roll intrigues me as well. IT is not splitty is it? I may look for some in Rhinebeck the virtual year.

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  15. Oh wow. Look at how that is unfolding... unraveling... knitting up! It's ELECTRIC!!

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  16. Looks like you're marching on towards the dawn quite quickly. The lightest blue reminds me of the last hour of night. The new yarn looks like a party! You must have Hitchhikers for every mood, or you soon will!

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