Wednesday already? It's been quite a week, and frankly I am ready for things to calm down. I have a fairly short post to join up with Kat and the Unravelers this week because sadly there hasn't been much crafting or reading. I sent off a 46-page document at the end of the workday yesterday, and I'm hoping for a bit of calm today -- and I hope I haven't just jinxed myself!
I only managed to squeeze in about 35 minutes of knitting time on my Shifty last night, so it doesn't look much different from yesterday. I did, however, make some very good progress on the sock during last night's Read With Us Zoom -- the heel and gusset are complete!
(Don't worry; the socks will be washed before they're given to their recipient!)
Reading has been slow for obvious reasons, and I've finished only one book in the last week. Luckily it was a good one!
I'd had The Jane Austen Society tagged "to read" on Libby for several months, and I didn't hesitate to borrow it over the weekend when I was looking for a new audiobook to listen to while walking and cleaning and saw that there was no wait. The audio is read by Richard Armitage, and he does a wonderful job of doing different voices and accents of all the characters, which was a big help for me in keeping the many people straight. If you love Jane Austen and haven't read this yet, I highly recommend it -- it's pure delight! I gave it 4 stars.
I am still reading Jane Eyre and I also started (but didn't get very far along in) Claire Fuller's Swimming Lessons -- I am trying to be a Claire Fuller completist this year! If work doesn't get in the way, I'll be reading that today.
I will likely take tomorrow off from the blog, as it's Yom Kippur and I'll be fasting (which means I probably won't be too coherent). I still want to hear what you're working on and reading this week, though!
Those socks are lovely, with beautiful fall-colored stripes! I wish you G'mar chatima tova and tzom kal.
ReplyDeleteI'm working on the HH as always and searching for something good to read. I've thought about buying Bewilderment but I'm not yet sure it's a book worth owning. I've got a long wait at the library!
That's a very pretty sock! Aside from the felting, I finished my French Market bag which I started months ago and then promptly forgot about - LOL. I plan to felt it this afternoon. Reading Conjure Women and enjoying that.
ReplyDeleteI can’t wait for that yarn to arrive. I am at the heel for my non-euclidian socks and looking for some time when I can read the instructions and knit it up without distractions.
ReplyDeleteLove those socks, Sarah.
ReplyDeleteLOVE those strips, Sarah! Once you complete Claire Fuller, I'll be interested to hear which you recommend and which you wouldn't. My project, at the moment, is to stitch a granny hexagon onto a hand-me-down tee shirt for Elsa. Not a tall order--I just need to DO it!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for a meaningful fast.
You made great sock progress last night! I've never read Jane Eyre as an adult, I wonder if I'd find it as romantic as I did as a pre-teen.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry I missed y'all last night - and super-impressed you turned the heel and picked up the gusset during the discussion! I remember loving Jane Austen Society last summer - I thought the author did a great job mashing up the various Jane Austen plot lines with what was happening in her story. totally charming from beginning to end!
ReplyDeleteI really love the stripe colors of your sock! And I'll have to keep that title in mind for next time I'm looking for a total delight kind of read. It sounds like fun! XO
ReplyDeleteThe socks are so beautiful! (I actually went to the website to take a look at all the yarn they have, it looks sooo good!)And I think I gotta try and get my hands on the Jane Austen Society ... Have you read "The Jane Austen Book Club", btw? That's another really great one. :)
ReplyDeleteI won a copy of The Jane Austen Society and have yet to read it, I really need to. I agree with Julia, The Jane Austen Book Club is really good too.
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty colors in that sock. That yarn looks like a Fibernymph Dyeworks stripe. I just finished Villette by Charlotte Bronte. While the novel reflects the time in which it was written, she really had a feminist point of view. The heroine makes her way in the world by working as a teacher. It took me awhile to read it but I enjoyed it.
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