I'm joining Kat and fellow Unravelers today, plugging away on my Woolly Waffle Shawl. Kat very thoughtfully wrote a post for today before she left for vacation, so I hope she's having a grand time and I thank her very much for providing us with a place to Unravel.
I enjoyed Wellness so much that I decided a reread of Nathan Hill's first book was in order. I read The Nix six years ago, and because I have a mind like a sieve, I only remembered the very basic storyline and it's almost like a new book for me. There is so much that I had forgotten, and I'm especially enjoying the embedded choose your own adventure book. In my first review, I said, "Nathan Hill is a damn fine storyteller", and now I can appreciate that even more.
What are you making and reading this week?
I think having done the math, it would have killed my mojo. LOL BUT, it looks so squishy and cozy I'd want it done so I could wear it.
ReplyDeleteReading: Unraveled by Peggy Orenstein
Knitting: The Loretto Road cowl and Slip Into Fall socks
I think if you do the math on any shawl that gets bigger as you go, it can only depress you, so just keep knitting and try not to think about it! I did not read The Nix (and, in fact, never heard of it until Wellness came out), so I am looking forward to reading it after enjoying Wellness so much.
ReplyDeleteI'm still working on socks, and I'm hoping to start a new book today because I finished one right before bed last night.
That's always the discouraging part about shawls . . . that "shawl math." At least it will keep you cozy and warm as you knit (those never-ending and ever-increasing) rows. Besides, it's a beautiful shawl and will be so wonderful to wear! I'm like you -- mind like a sieve. I loved The Nix; couldn't exactly tell you why, though. I believe a re-read is in order for me, too.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh that is a lot of knitting to do, but it will be wonderful when completed, keep going.
ReplyDeleteI thought the math would work out better or I wouldn't have done it! But I would like to be able to wear it when it gets really cold, so I'll just keep knitting.
DeleteThat waffling is creating an impressive fabric.
ReplyDeleteAs for All the Rows Ahead, my kids would tell you, 'That's what you get for doing math!!' (Laughing while I type that.) You certainly have plenty of opportunity to catch up on listening or watching, though. (Which isn't such a bad thing.)
Math will expose weaknesses every time! It really is a pleasurable knit, and it's been providing me with some incentive to do what needs to be done in the mornings so I can try and knit guilt-free in the afternoon. Laundry and paying taxes are all that stand between me and knitting later today!
Deletenever ever do that kind of math, lol! Lovely knitting and I know you will speedily knit that project.
ReplyDeleteIt's so beautiful - that alone should be incentive to keep going...but I imagine on a chilly morning or a chilly evening it will feel good to have it in your lap as you continue on the endless (and long) rows!
ReplyDeleteAs Margene would say, it's a process. ;-) I'm loving Wellness!
ReplyDeleteThe math may be depressing but the waffle stitch in that shawl looks so delicious and soft. Do you ever use a progress keeper? Sometimes I put one on so I can see that I have made progress without getting out the tape measure. I also have a Christmas project I'm currently working on and try to do about 15 minutes every evening and then go onto something I'd rather work on. Carrots seem to help me. I smiled when I read about your reread. Sometimes when I reread a book, I wonder where I was the first time I read it as it seems almost like new.
ReplyDeleteI did little making in my time away... I knit maybe 3 rows and completed just two applique squares! But I did finish one book and got a good start on another!
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