Hello friends! I cannot tell you how happy it makes me that you are all as excited for my Christmas in July plans as I am! I think it will be so much fun, and can't wait to get started.
Also, Nancy sent me an e-mail with instructions of a possible fix for having comments e-mailed to me. I haven't had a chance to try it yet, since our Internet was down at home yesterday, so I'll try it later today (right now I'm at work before it's time to start while writing this, and I don't want to tempt fate by doing anything much here with anything ...). Anyway, fingers crossed it works!
In any event, it's time to get to the subject of the post. I'm joining in today on Unraveled Wednesdays with Kat and friends, showing you my current knitting and reading.
First up: Strawberry Field Socks
You may or may not recall that I attempted these last summer, and was suddenly overcome with yarn barf in the ball that I could not untangle, so I gave up, and threw the yarn away. Well, because I interpreted that as a personal insult, I decided to try again. The first sock proceeded with no issues. Then I cast on the second, and about two rows in after the cuff - MORE YARN BARF!!! I decided to give it a maximum of two tries to see if I could get the yarn to untangle, because I didn't want history to repeat itself. Fortunately, with only a couple of glitches, this one untangled pretty easily. Thereby avoiding unraveling on both a personal and knitting level.
Next up: Edie
As you can see, I'm moving right along on this one. We are getting along quite well, and I actually have about 4-5 more inches knit on this since I took the photo. The tricky thing about this was preparing the yarn. I'm using linen yarn (a first for me), and I learned right away that linen yarn does not like to work with a swift and ball winder. Once that lesson was learned, we are getting along just fine. I am hoping to have this finished by the end of July, so I can wear it at least a little bit this year.
On the reading front, I just started this book, and oh how I do enjoy Barbara Pym's books! The characters are always so well-written, and even though the stories are of regular people leading their lives, she makes it so much fun to read. I highly recommend her books if you have not tried them yet.
And that, as they say, is that. I hope your knitting and reading are going well these days. Happy Wednesday!
11 comments:
Glad you got the "yarn barf" untangled because those socks are going to be SWEET. The comment "fix" has worked for me going on two weeks, so I hope it works for you, too.
So glad the sock yarn is behaving! :-) I love Barbara Pym's books. I haven't read one in a long time, but thinking it might be time to pick one up again. XO
I am going to have to check out that author. My summer usuals have let me down this year with nothing new at the library.
So glad for the lack of yarn barf! And that sweater is looking gorgeous. Thanks for the reminder that I want to read a B. Pym book. I have at least one on my book shelves.
Gorgeous projects! And, what an interesting book! New to me author... I have added to my ever growing "to-read list"!
Wow, you are really chugging away on that sweater. It's going to a great summer sweater.
I haven't read Barbara Pym for years, but I'd like to revisit her books. I loved them the first time.
Great projects, and that Barbara Pym sounds interesting! Like everyone else, I haven't read one of her books in years, but I think this sounds like one I should try.
Karen (https://www.pumpkinsunrise.com/ sent me this comment fix: "If you go to settings, delete your email, save, then enter your email, save again. You will be invited to subscribe to your blog through email, click that and your good to go. In other words it is resolved :)"
It's probably the same fix as Nancy's but I tried it and am thrilled to say that it worked. Fingers crossed that it works for you!
Apparently that internet outage affected a big area. The restaurant where we had lunch was out too and our landlord said it was a Comcast outage everywhere.
I'm working with a woman in the dept who is a wealth of knowledge and she has returned post retirement to help out. She also works part time at a local bookstore. Her book talk gets me all bothered about reading. I love it. I will have to add Barbara Pym to the list. I love your ringing endorsement.
Oh and Yarn Barf is the best description ever.
A while back, I got hooked on "Tell a Full Story in Four Words." "The Sweet Dove Died" is perfect.
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