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WIP Wednesday: A Bit More Of The Same

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It’s Wednesday! Depending on how your week is going, this could be good or bad news. I suppose for workaday folks, the week being half over is a good thing. Probably not so much if you’re lying on a tropical beach somewhere. For me, Wednesday is neither here nor there in that regard, but it does mean one thing: Yarn Along.

Time for an update!

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The Hook

Um…nope. Nothing to report here.

The Books

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I’m loving Dreaming Spies! Ms. King had me hooked from the first chapter…which, admittedly, is all I got read before real life (and knitting) took over. 😏 Just now, I picked it up again and I’m itching to dive back in.

As always lately, Embracing The Body is on my reading list. She Loves Magazine is featuring Embracing the Body on The Red Couch for the month of June. There will be a discussion post on June 24, and there is a Facebook group you may join.

The Needles

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Honestly, it wasn’t until I started this post and compared my progress photos that I realized how much I actually did get done on my sweater!

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I’ve really come quite a ways! The sweater has been taking up virtually all of my knitting time. Thankfully, the lace pattern is easy to memorize and simple enough for this to be good TV knitting…perfect for binge-watching NCIS. I just started my third skein (of five), so I’m nearing the halfway mark. I’m using Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece in “My Blue Heaven.” It’s a little splitty, but not bad. I’m curious to see how it wears.

That about does it for this update. I finally, finally got some gifts to their intended recipients which means I can do a few long-awaited FO Friday posts! Stay tuned!

~Janet

WIP Wednesday: Off To The Races

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How many of you watched the Belmont Stakes on Saturday to see American Pharoah’s historic run? I admit, I’m not really into horse racing, but even I was excited to watch. I woke from a nap on the couch just in time to catch the last race. First Triple Crown winner in 37 years! That was exciting. This post, I’m afraid, will be much less exciting. In fact, I could probably just use the photos I took for my nonexistent post last week for all the progress I’ve made.

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The Hook

Zip. Zilch. Nada.

I’m wondering if this afghan is ever going to get done! Maybe I need some elf help like the cobbler got. 😉

The Book

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I think I’m finally going to dive into Dreaming Spies! I’ve been so looking forward to this new chapter in Mary Russell’s story! Unfortunately, the book was released right before Lent, and I had Lenten reading on my plate.  Then, of course, I’ve been reading Embracing The Body, my friend Tara’s book (which I’m going to keep right on plugging!), so there hasn’t been much time for any other reading.  I’m looking forward to diving into a good yarn. 

Speaking of yarn…

The Needles

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I just got the sleeves of my sweater onto scrap yarn, so I’m off to the races on that. From here on it’s just repeating the 4-row lace pattern until the hem. Having never knit this lace pattern, as easy as it is, I was making mistakes. So, I took a brief break from my sweater and knit this hat using the same lace repeats.

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That was really helpful! I now know what the lace is supposed to look like after several rounds, and I’ve got a cute hat for CLICK for Babies. I’ve got my fifth hat for them on the needles right now.

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I also knit another hat over the weekend for a friend’s little one.

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I’ll put the details in another post.

Speaking of posts, that about does it for this one. I’ll link up with the Yarn Along as usual. Have a great Wednesday, and, if you’re in my area, stay cool out there!

~Janet

WIP Wednesday: One Less Rabbit

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Happy Wednesday to you! I have to admit to being a little pleased with myself for managing to post here three weeks in a row. It takes a bit of forethought, which isn’t exactly my forte. On with the show (and tell)!

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The Hook

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Once again, knitting projects have consumed my crafting time, so no progress has been made on my afghan. I really should be getting a couple of squares done each week if I have any hope of using it next winter. How some crocheters can knock out an afghan in a weekweek — in DK yarn no less! — is beyond my comprehension.

I have to admit that I’ve been eyeballing all the fun colors in my stash and have been getting the itch to start another afghan. Maybe a smaller one? I mean, just look a those!

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That reminds me. I don’t think I ever said what I did with those flowers. I need to get a better picture of the garland before I show it off.

The Book

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I made it through the chapter in Embracing The Body that I mentioned last week. I really had nothing to be frightened of. Tara is a beautiful guide. However, the subject of sexuality/sensuality (which, btw, are two different things) tends to be a “hot button” issue, with me at times, and with the Church at large. So much so, that I immediately seem to balk when the subject comes up…which, of course, in a book about embracing our bodies, it is bound to do. Tara handles it beautifully and makes some great points that I’ll be taking with me long after I turn the last dog-eared page. I’ll let you discover them for yourselves, though. Seriously. Get this book!

The Needles

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As you can see, I’ve made tremendous progress on my Milo! I am loving that cable! I chose the bigger twist over the other cables in the pattern because 1) I thought it would be more visible on that dark blue yarn,  and 2) I’m actually pretty phobic about cables and will usually avoid them like the plague. With only one cross every 8 rows, I though it was doable.

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I got started on my February Lady Sweater. It’s just rows of garter stitch at this point, so it’s pretty mindless. After looking at pages and pages of project photos, though, I’m starting to get a little nervous that it’s going to wind up being a very unflattering mass on me. The yarn I’m using is 80% cotton and 20% merino, which I’m afraid might stretch out badly while being worn. I shall just keep plugging along at this point, though, and we shall see.

I did manage to get one project done done this week (one less rabbit), my purple baby hat for CLICK for Babies. I made it with worsted yarn because that’s what I had, but I prefer DK or lighter for infants. I’ll pick up some DK this week. The pattern can be found here. It’s really easy to modify and has become my go-to baby hat. I tweek it by adding the twisted stitches every 4th row. This hat is also 48 stitches vs 68 and knit on US-7s due to the thicker yarn.

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That about does it for me. As usual, I’ll be linking up with the Yarn Along over at Small Things.

Have a great Wednesday!

~Janet