Unraveled, Week 32/2024

It's Wednesday again (already?), and that means it's time to join in with Kat and the Unravelers -- with an FO!

Apologies for the terrible photo, but we had a couple of thunderstorms yesterday and more rain overnight and this morning, so it's a bit gloomy outside (and let's be honest, dark gray socks are always going to be hard to photograph). These were finished up just before I went to bed last night -- I was determined to finish them, even though it meant weaving in ends at an hour at which my eyesight was not at its best! There's not too much to say about these because they're not terribly exciting. I used my stockinette sock recipe over 72 stitches on size 0/2.0 mm needles. The yarn is probably the most exciting thing about these in that it's from deep stash. This yarn was so old that I can't even find a record of it in my Knit Picks order history, which means I bought it prior to 2010, which is as far back as my order history goes. The editing history on the yarn's Ravelry page indicates that it was marked discontinued in September 2009, and I likely bought it on clearance around then (I suspect to add enough to my cart to get free shipping). That means the yarn had been in my stash likely since before Mo was born! These are for my father-in-law for a holiday gift for this year, and I suspect he'll be more enthusiastic about the colorful nepps than I was.

I now have zero projects on the needles, so this morning I'll have to start something new to keep me awake during two work meetings today. I think a charity hat will be up first, but I'm contemplating my next big project (another sweater, maybe?).

I've been trying to get to my reading in the past week but have been thwarted by a lot of work, so I've only finished one book.

My brother gave me a copy of Persepolis for my birthday this year, which was a nice surprise because it's a book I'd been wanting to read. This is a graphic novel (part of a series) about the author's childhood in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It was interesting to read about her understanding (and frequent misunderstanding) of what was going on around her, though I'll admit that I often felt confused -- though perhaps that was the intention -- about the politics surrounding the events. I know that my knowledge of the history of Iran is limited, so maybe I just need to read a bit more to get a little more context to fully appreciate this book. I gave it 3 stars.

This week I am focused on reading A Suitable Boy because I somehow got a week behind -- but I am past page 1000! I still have nearly 500 pages left to read, but at least I feel like I'm in the home stretch.

What are you making and reading this week?