I'm happily joining Kat and fellow Unravelers for Unraveled Wednesday,
with a finished Hitchhiker. It's even better because I've decided that it will be a Christmas gift for someone. I think I know who I'll give it to but won't mention it here because I know that she's read my ramblings on occasion.
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| (They're Skittles I grabbed out of the candy dish on the way out to take pictures.) |
And I cast on another one. I bought this yarn four years ago at NJ Sheep and Wool and I just haven't been able to bring myself to use it for socks. I love the colorway name (Nothing Says Screw You Like A Rainbow) and it knits into rainbow stripes interspersed with clouds in a blue sky. I'm not sure how this will play out in a Hitchhiker, especially when the rows start getting longer, but the only way to tell is to give it a try.
Reading has been varied, but there was one really stellar finish. I read The School for Good Mothers (ugh) but enjoyed Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting. Meet Me at the Museum was wonderful. It feels like I was lucky to find the right book at the right time with this one. This epistolary novel makes me wish I had a philosophical pen-pal to write to, and receive thoughtful answers. Tina Hopgood, an English farm wife, and Anders Larsen, a professor at Silkeborg Museum in Denmark, find each other through a chance letter that Tina wrote about the Tollund Man, and through this exchange of letters, they develop an extraordinary, life-changing friendship. Through their letters, they come to share more and more, and I found their exchange of ideas and emotions quite moving. Their letters are presented alternately, and I listened to the audiobook which I think gave even more depth to the story. The conclusion is open-ended which might frustrate some readers, but I found it perfect.
What are you making and reading this week?
Lovely Hitchhiker! :) And Meet Me at the Museum sounds lovely (and I so enjoyed The Narrowboat Summer) I could check it out, but I have a big book to get through first! Soon!
ReplyDeleteOooo! I love the beads (which look just like Skittles to me . . . ) you used on your newly-finished Hitchhiker. It's such a beautiful version -- and those beads are simply perfection! I can't wait to see how your rainbow yarn works up. It looks like such fun yarn to knit with. I had Meet Me at the Museum from the library, but needed to return it before reading it (because someone else had placed a hold). I've got to get it back again! XO
ReplyDeleteYour Hitchhiker turned out beautifully Bonny (and I love the Skittles next to it). Someone is going to be lucky!! Your choice of yarn for your next Hitchhiker cracks me up because Dee and I were just talking about that yarn. You bought that at NJS&W when we met up together and Dee bought the same skein. I don't think she has used hers yet either. (Just a week away and I'm hoping we can meet up again.) I loved "Meet Me at the Museum" - such a good, good book.
ReplyDeleteI had a feeling that when you said you were knitting a new Hitchhiker that meant you'd finished one! And for a minute I thought you'd added some very bold beads to it, but then I saw they were just Skittles. I love the start of the new one and will be interested to see how the self-striping plays out with the pattern.
ReplyDeleteI'm working on my tee and some socks, and I just got Lucy by the Sea from NetGalley, which I hope to start later today (if work plays nicely).
What a fun & happy hitchhiker!
ReplyDeleteI loved Meet Me At the Museum and her other book with the three women on a Narrowboat. I'm anxiously awaiting for her to write another book. Look up the author's bio. She didn't start writing until she retired from being an automotive engineer
beautiful! I think you need to buy baubles that look like skittles and bedazzle that shawl :)
ReplyDeleteI love that Hitchhiker and the beads are perfect, they look like sourballs!
ReplyDeleteAnd I just read more carefully and realized they ARE candy and not beads. LOL
ReplyDeleteYour Hitchhiker looks perfect for a sunny autumn day! The skittles match perfectly!
ReplyDeleteMeet Me At The Museum was such a lovely book! I also enjoyed The Narrowboat Summer by the same author. I'm enjoying reading Elizabeth Strout's debut novel, Amy and Isabelle, I only have about 50 pages to go and look forward to some quiet time later today to finish.
Thank you, Debbie! I didn't realize until I was done with Meet Me At the Museum that it was written by the same author as Narrowboat Summer. I think I might have liked it even more than Narrowboat., and would love to read more by Anne Youngson.
DeleteSkittles!!! Perfect!
ReplyDeleteI made my "rainbow" yarn into socks. They are one of my favorite pairs. Can't wait to see how the stripes work up in a Hitchhiker.
I love all the hitchhikers. I thought the skittles were buttons or little charms on the shawl. I tend to use my skeins I'm not sure what to make into something of Martina Behm's. My Lintilla I think is my favorite of hers that I made for me.
ReplyDeleteI might have to branch out and try some of Martins Behm's other patterns besides Hitchhiker - someday!
DeleteThank you for the push to read Meet Me at the Museum - like others, I adored Narrowboat Summer and just haven't made the time for that one. and all the love for a finished Hitchhiker (I hope the recipient enjoys skittles ... what a perfect accompaniment!) and another one begun. I think those cloudy bits are genius with the rainbow.
ReplyDeleteIn love with both of those Hitchhikers... I can't wait to see how the new rainbow one works out (I think it'll be amazing!). I hope you send some Skittles along with that gift! They're perfect. I wish you could attach them... I'm reminded of a candy necklace!
ReplyDeleteI love both hitchhikers. I think the new rainbow one will be wonderful. Sometimes a little crazy color play is just what a knitter needs. I enjoyed The Narrowboat Summer so I'll have to look for Meet Me at the Museum.
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