Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Unraveled Wednesday

Joining Kat and friends for Unraveled Wednesday, with a small glimpse of something I've been waiting for. Can you see it?


How about here? I've pretty much run out of yellow on the blank, and the yarn is gradually transitioning towards green. It's gradual, but that is exactly how I hoped it would be. Hopefully you'll be seeing much more green next week. 


In reading, I've finished All the Ever Afters and enjoyed it very much. It's a fairy tale retelling from the point of view of Cinderella's stepmother. Sometimes fairy tales are retold with lots of romance to appeal to a more young adult audience, but that was not the case here at all. I found this book to be a wonderful combination of a good story, beautiful language (I learned a few new words!), and a departure from simple characterizations. Cinderella's stepmother is often portrayed as simply evil, without a shred of decency, but in this book we learn about Agnes' life, the hardships she endured, and most importantly, how she learned to make the best of her situation. In making choices that furthered her interests and those of her daughters, it may have seemed she was sometimes acting in an evil way, but I think this book showed her as having more than one dimension. Just like in real life, she was neither all good nor all bad, but simply a person willing to work hard and make the most of herself. Class, feminism, the importance of physical beauty, it's all there, along with pox, consumption, back-breaking laundry from dawn to dusk, and manorial life. You'll have to read this for yourself to see if it ends happily ever after (but I highly recommend that you do). 

What are you making and reading this week?

11 comments:

  1. Hooray for the green! I do like how it's slowly transitioning, and I don't think you could have gotten the effect any other way than through using a sock blank.

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  2. I love that gradient and the way you photographed your project!

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  3. I can see it! That yarn looks so cheery and bright and spring-y. I'll bet it's making you happy when you knit! And I just love the concept for All the Ever Afters. It sounds clever and creative. (I'll bet my book group would love it. . . )

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  4. Those colors are perfect for spring! did you happen to see Maria Popova's newsletter this week - she talked about a children's book that was a Cinderella re-telling (Cinderella Liberator https://www.powells.com/book/-9781608465965). I think Charlie's still a little young for it, so maybe I'll just have to read it myself!

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  5. I love that beautiful transition! And!! This book sounds like I need to get it on my "read list" asap!

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  6. I certainly see daffodils in the shawl, which I imagine, will have you thinking of spring every time you wear it! I'm adding that book to my TBR!

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  7. Hooray for green in all it's glory! I've added that book to my queue based on your recommendation.

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  8. Boy that shawl makes me smile! I'm sure you'll get lots of wear out of it. I like the sound of that book too...thanks Bonny!

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  9. What great photos! Isn't it fun when a yarn/project worked out the way we hoped? That gradient is beautiful. The book sounds very intriguing. I love stories that make me think about both/and instead of either this or that.

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  10. I love your shawl on the line! I am going finish a baby hat today. THEn start a new shawl with yarn I just bought on our ride back to the Las vegas Airport. I got a shawl thing that is like a removable button and Im all about shawls because they will stay on

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    1. Thank you! Yarn from a trip to Las Vegas - that sounds like fun!

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