The unraveling is being reknit into a Hitchhiker. I've only got a few teeth on it as I'm still undecided about whether I like knitting with the crinkly yarn. I may soak the tiny Hitchhiker and semi-block it to see what it looks like before I make a final decision. There is something satisfying about giving the end a yank and unraveling when I need more yarn!
I finished Miracle Creek a few days ago, but have been unable to decide exactly how I feel about it. There were extraordinary parts and there were awful parts, but it sure is prompting a lot of thought. Maybe I'll have clarified those thoughts and written a review by next week. I'm now engrossed in Inland on my Kindle and have started Fall Back Down When I Die in audio. I do think that both of these very different novels about the west will be far more clear cut and enjoyable than Miracle Creek.
What are you making and reading this week?
I am kind of at odds about knitting with crinkly yarn as well. I knit a pair of socks once from a blank - they turned out fine, but they just "felt odd" the entire time I knit them. And, Miracle Creek came across my email recently (I think a review) and I have just gotten on the wait list at my library for it. I eagerly await your review!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your decision...love the color of the yarn...look forward to seeing what you decide.
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Look at you RIP!!!! good for you. Im knitting a big big sweater thingy with big yarn and big needles. Im listening to a podcast called' Terrible Thanks for Askin!
ReplyDeleteThe ripping is fun! I listened to a couple episodes of TTFA and thought that Nora is a pretty remarkable person!
DeleteRipping and knitting at the same time - sounds therapeutic! You are reading two books I have asked my library to buy, but so far they haven't. I really look forward to your thoughts on them. If they are good, I may just have to buy. I just finished a so-so book based on someone's recommendation. I just started The Animals by Christian Kiefer. I have begun looking for books that I may have missed that are not new. The wait list at my library is incredibly long for everything I want to read. Still not knitting, although I intend to put your method of "just do it" into practice to see if it helps. How are you, Bonnie? Feeling well? I thought you must be since you and John put out a garden. I hope all that PE business is in your rear window!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the piece you are unraveling! It reminds me of a daffodil. I generally have a strong aversion to knitting with crinkly yarn but I recently had to cut off a huge chunk of the blanket I'm knitting and I used the part I cut off like a sock blank and reknit it. Thankfully, I didn't even notice it being crinkly.
ReplyDeleteI love that bright green and hope you can get used to the knitting with the crinkly yarn because it seems like doing that would be really fun. I'm knitting socks and reading When They Call You a Terrorist.
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty colors in that yarn. As someone above commented, looks like a daffodil - very spring-like. I'm not sure I'd be up for dealing with crinkling yarn though...I bet it does feel weird. I'm interested to read your review of "Miracle Creek." Who is the author of the "Inland" book you mention? I googled that but couldn't find it.....
ReplyDeleteI like the looks of the yarn as well but completely get the crinkle thing! I think your blocking experiment is spot on. I'm reading The Poisonwood Bible (like!) and am knitting socks.
ReplyDeleteI've only knit from a sock blank once and didn't love dealing with the yarn ramen, but it was easier to deal with it than to unravel the whole thing, skein up the yarn, wash it, wait for it to dry, and wind it up before actually getting to knit with it. Also, my blank was stamped, so it was fun to see the design on the blank turn into something else in the socks.
ReplyDeleteJust finished a biography (called "A Well-Read Woman") and am reading "Dreyer's English" at home (hard copy, so only a few pages at a time).
I can't wait to see that tube turn into a Hitchhiker!!! :-)
ReplyDelete(Waiting breathlessly to see what you think of Inland. . . ) XO
I have never knit from a sock blank but I sure have ripped out projects and reknit with crinkly yarn. As long as the blocked finished object is ok, I don't mind. Ha! That is hard to tell when knitting. The colors are spectacular - green for Spring. I don't know any of the three books you mention. I'm off to look them up.
ReplyDeleteI also can't wait to hear what you have to say about Oberht's new book. There will be added texture when knitting with a raveled yarn. To see your tolerance, blocking a bit of the knitting is a great idea. The color combo is so vibrant and so spring!
ReplyDeleteI say knit with the crinkly yarn and throw caution to the wind, you can block the whole thing afterwards. (assuming it's wool or wool blend). LOVE the color!
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