I have gotten a lot of sweater knitting done this week -- take a look at this:
It's a bit hard to see -- while it's getting light earlier in the day, it's still not that bright -- but I've started the ribbing at the bottom of my Darkwater. The pattern calls for an inch of 1x1 ribbing, but I like a bit more than that on the bottom of my sweaters, so I started an inch higher and will be binding off after two inches. These rounds are moving a little slower, but I know once they're done and I move on to the sleeves, the knitting will fly by.
I also finished up the first of my socks yesterday, thanks to some bonus knitting time during a webinar, though it looks pretty terrible right now -- this is one sock that badly needs to be blocked!
The second sock has already been started and went with me to a board meeting last night, so I'm hoping it won't be too long until this sock has a mate.
I finished reading An American Marriage yesterday, and wow, what a powerful book. I can't really say I enjoyed it, because it's very painful to read at times, but I really appreciated it and admired the writing. I still have a few more chapters of Olive to get through tonight/tomorrow, and I'm keeping my eye on my library holds. There are just two people ahead of me for Bury Your Dead, but in the meantime I got a special "skip the line" notification on The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, which I heard about from Paula of the Knitting Pipeline podcast, so I guess I know what I'll be doing if it's another slow day at work today!
Whatever you have planned for your weekend, I hope it includes some sunshine, some knitting, and some reading!
Short weeks do feel longer, especially when the sun is shining on a Friday and we want to get out and enjoy it (despite the cold temperatures). Your Darkwater is growing by leaps and bounds, and I hope you have a lovely weekend full of sunshine, knitting, reading, and other fun!
ReplyDeleteYour sweater is indeed flying! Wow! I almost have a completed sock! :) Happy Weekend!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on being almost done - and 50% of the sock being finished! Have a great weekend. :)
ReplyDeleteWas it a short week? it felt incredibly long here ;-) I'm amazed how fast your Darkwater is coming along. yay! (and my current pattern calls for just an inch of ribbing and maybe I should knit it longer ... or maybe not?! ... ) and my bookclub's March choice is Book Woman. Sadly I will miss our meeting, so I am happy you're reading it, too. apparently there is controversy. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tomiobaro/jojo-moyes-the-giver-of-stars-kim-richardson-bookwoman-of and that always makes for good discussion!!
ReplyDeleteWhat nice progress on your sweater. I think sleeves go rather quickly after the body of a sweater but I know others disagree. I just listening to the other book about the pack horse librarians - The Giver of Stars. Still trying to decide what I think about it.
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