I've added the second skein of Nervous Breakdown to the Hitchhiker, knit 46 teeth, and will add some stripes soon. But I'm going to take a break for a bit and see if I can renew my love for this project by working on my Serena sock(s).
I've finished several books, including The Topeka School, The Wonder, The Murmur of Bees, The Book of Delights, and You're Not Listening. As always, you can read any of my reviews you might be interested in by clicking on the titles in the right-hand sidebar.
It seems like I've come across many new books published or just new to me, and I couldn't resist any of them, so I'm currently reading three: This is Happiness, False Value, and Late Migrations.
They are a mixture of audio, kindle, and real books, so I've got something to read for every situation. It's clear that I need to finish a few things before starting any more books, but it's also nice to have this embarrassment of riches!
What are you making and reading this week?
I am on the waitlist for Late Migrations...
ReplyDeleteMy day today is not conducive to much knitting, sigh, but maybe a few rows tonight!
I just love your Creamsicle socks!!! :-) I just started reading This is Happiness last night. So MANY good books to choose from. . .
ReplyDeleteI'm listening to The Silent Patient for book group and soon to be reading our book. I've also finished the PDL shawl and hoping to block it tonight and have started Night Shift. I love your Hitchhiker!
ReplyDeleteI should not read my friends' blogs because my reading list just grows longer and longer! Glad you've been reading some good things. I really love your Hitchhiker, and you're reminding me that I said I was going to knit one this year, finally!
ReplyDeleteyou've got me thinking of an added color to my hitchhiker....I love that idea :) You're knits are beautiful and sock knitting is always pleasurable to me.
ReplyDeleteI have been reading quite a bit lately, but am between books. You've been in the fast lane on reading! Glad to hear that you are enjoying it so much, and you are right, if you aren't feeling too bad, it is such good company when you are under the weather. My sinuses are driving my crazy (annual problem with tree pollen), so I may have to take a few days off from reading. Not knitting today. I feel really lazy! Love your hitchhiker, Bonny, and finish those socks, girl! LOL
ReplyDeleteIf it were me I'd want to finish that Hitchhiker and be done with it. Hopefully a little sock knitting will inspire you to do just that. How'd you like The Wonder?
ReplyDeleteGiving the hitchhiker a rest is a great idea. I keep about three projects on my needles for that very reason. I like having a choice and seem to get more done than just knitting on one thing at a time. It works for me but all knitters are different. I also think it's good for my hands to change things up. Even though I knit on a small needle size range, the number of stitches, DPN's or circs, and the yarn make it a different physical experience.
ReplyDeleteI do love the colors in the hitchhiker though.
ReplyDeleteI'm really having fun with my Nightshift shawl, but think that it's not going to be coming on vacation with me, so I'd better get something going that's a bit more portable. I've just begun listening to The Story of More; reading Centering in Pottery, Poetry, and the Person; and a book called His Other Life: Searching for My Father, His First Wife, and Tennessee Williams arrived the other day and was immediately designated "vacation reading"!
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