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WIP Wednesday: Hello Again!

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Yikes! I haven’t written anything in well over a month! My schedule drastically changed in April, and the two days where I do the most posting have been back to back 12-hour shifts. I’ve barely had time to eat and sleep. The internet connection at this case has been a bit dodgy, so posting from work hasn’t really worked. Ah well, I’m back now. Hopefully a few of you are still here.

Time for a brief update and the link-up at Small Things.

The Hook

I did manage to make a tiny bit of progress on my Magnum Opus in April.

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The Books

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If you remember, my Lenten practice was making my own bread. Well, all that bread baking caused me to reminisce about a book I loved reading as a child, Heidi by Johanna Spyri. That probably seems like an odd connection. In the book, Heidi’s diet on the Alm consisted of bread, cheese, and milk. Ever since I first read the book, it has always made me want to eat bread, cheese, and milk. My grandma was the same way, and I’ve heard others say the same thing. So, while I was eating a cheese sandwich on homemade bread, I suddenly got the urge to read Heidi. I guess the association goes both ways. I just picked up the book, started randomly readinreading, and found myself in Chapter 13. My favorite!

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The other book in my stack is Embracing The Body, by my friend Tara Owens. You may remember me mentioning it a few times. Tara and I havent been able to connect for our interview yet, but there is a great interview on Tanya Marlow’s blog! Really. It’s fantastic! As is the book!

The Needles

Among the many things on my needles are this Baktus for a friend’s birthday:

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and this adorable sweater for a soon-to-arrive little girl:

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I’m knitting it out of a luscious merino/cashmere/silk yarn. So soft! The designer also designed the Beyond Puerpurium cardigan I’ve made a couple times.

I just finished a blanket for this same little girl the other day. Here’s a sneak peek:

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And that about does it for me this week, and hey presto! It’s still Wednesday here. Hope you all have a blessed night.

~Janet

WIP Wednesday: a Color Kabob and a Teaser

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Welcome to Wednesday! This week is launch week for my friend Tara’s new bookbook, Embracing The Body! I’m so excited for her! The book’s official release date is this Friday, March 13. In celebration I’ll be interviewing her on the blog that day. I do hope you’ll come back and learn more about Tara and her passion for wholeness. If you have any questions for Tara, let me know in the comments.

In the mean time, it’s WIP Wednesday and time for the link-up at Small Things. I’ve been pretty busy this week!

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The Hook

I’ve made a bit of progress on the squares for my Magnum Opus. The official count is 28 squares.

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When February turned to March, decided that it was time I changed the decorations outside my front door.  I took down my Winter berry garland and exchanged my snowman doormat for a more Springy one. But, Oh! Does my door look plain now! That must be remedied! So, I started a flower garland using this pattern. I’m trying to somewhat match the colors to my doormat, which is fairly bright.

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I wound up with this cute little kabob of color.

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I wasn’t intending to make a rainbow, and I may not use all of those colors (not sold on the orange), but they sure are pretty all together like that. I think I need a few more flowers as these are smaller than my bunting triangles and stars.

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The Book

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Oh my stars! This book! I’m loving it, but I have to admit that I haven’t gotten very far. For me, this book is wonderfully thought-provoking, and I find that I want to read a bit and let it marinate before reading more. The last chapter I read really got me (in a good way) and I had to do some processing before moving on. Processing that may find itself here on the blog. It really is a good book, and I reccomend it highly. But, as LeVar Burton used to say, you don’t have to take my word for it:

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The Needles

I’m continuing to make progress on Lexie’s new bloom. I’m into the third diamond lace repeat. It should easily be done by her birthday in two weeks. I can’t believe she’ll be one in just two weeks!

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I also cast on a bit of “TV knitting” in the form of these fingerless mitts. I’m just about to the thumb on the first mitt.

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That about concludes this edition of WIP Wednesday. Please do come back on Friday for my chat with Tara.

Have a great day!

~Janet

FO Friday: A Bit Of Catching Up To Do

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I was busy during my Advent/Christmas hiatus. Before I get to that, though, I want to pretend it’s WIP Wednesday and post part of what I was going to post then. For some reason, my tablet (I’m computerless) would not load the draft page, and I was unable unable to post or link up to the Yarn Along. No matter. I shall do that now.

So, here’s what I’m knitting and reading:

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The Book: I was still reading The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss. In fact, I finished it last night at work. Auri is a fascinating character. Enigmatic and sweet. Broken and wise…of what and by what I still do not understand, even after spending 159 pages seeing through her eyes. I may need to dive deeper into her beloved world for a second time.

The Needles: I’m knitting my second Beyond Puerperium cardigan in two months. I love this pattern. The buttons along the raglan increase line are a fun and lovely detail. The recipient of this cardigan hasn’t made his or her grand entrance yet, thus the green yarn. I suppose I could have picked a different color, but I already had this one in my stash. I’m not sure, but I think I want to do shell or wooden buttons.

Okay, on to the finished things!

I alluded to having knit a first Beyond Puerperium cardigan, and indeed I did. A friend of mine had a baby boy in December, and I knit him this cardigan.

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My friend lives in SoCal, so I made this one short sleeved. I finished it in early January, just in time to deliver it in person.  🙂

Of course, I had to knit a blanket, too. I turned to my favorite blanket pattern and knocked out this pinwheel blanket. I knit it on the plane and all the way through the Hobbit, but I got it done. The color is more accurate in the second photo.

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The Knitty Gritty

Cardigan

Pattern: Beyond Puerperium

Yarn: Bernat Softee in “Baby Denim Marl”

Size: 3-6 months

Blanket

Pattern: Round or Pinwheel Baby Blanket

Yarn: James Brett Marble Chunky in “MC 10”

Size: About 34½ inches across