Hello All,
Another glorious day here in Eastern Pennsylvania. The sun is up, the sky is blue and the forecast is for temps in the 80's. Yesterday was gorgeous as well.
It's mid-week and time to link up with Kat and her Merry Band of Unravelers to chat about what we are making and reading. I think this is my favorite day to post...and my favorite day for inspiration when I read what everyone is up to reading-wise and making-wise.
Once again Semplice saw no love. I have not lost interest in it, but it has been difficult to find a stretch of interrupted time to knit on it. Instead I cast on for a new pair of socks!
The yarn is from last year's Farmer's Daughter Sock Squad...I think July's yarn. Only 5 rows of ribbing for the cuff completed so far, but it's a start. I haven't fully picked a pattern yet, but I think it will be something with slipped stitches. Perhaps Simple Skyp Socks. At any rate, it has been awhile and it feels good to be knitting socks again. I was fairly tired of dish cloths! But, I did manage to (finally) finish the dish cloth I had been knitting and it has been put to good use!
I had picked up a newer book from my library (Big Chief by Jon Hickey) and read roughly 80 pages or so, but just could not get into it. Not sure what it was, but either the time was not right or the book is just not for me. Anyway, I am now reading One Long River of Song by Brian Doyle. WOW! I am purposefully making myself go slowly with this delicious book of essays. I want to savor each and every word.
I know many of you have already read One Long River of Song, but I was hesitant to try it. Years ago I picked up Doyle's "Mink River" and never got into that. It might be time to give that book another try.
Fletch and I are slowly getting through "One Man's Meat" by E. B. White (a chapter a night after dinner). We've read this book several times already, but it is surprising how much I have forgotten about it. Another good book to savor.
I will leave you with a picture of a peaceful and restful morning:
I saw her when I got up this morning and looked out the back bedroom window. She stayed there for another 45 minutes or so while I fed Mabel and let her out, made coffee, etc.
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
New socks are always a good thing! But I am sorry that Semplice is not getting any love recently but I know what you mean about not having a stretch of time to settle in with it. (I think this is why a sock is so brilliant... it can be knit in bite sized bits!) I loved One Long River of Song... so much!
ReplyDeleteI think it's always easier to get in a round or two on a sock than try to knit long rows on a shawl, so I hope these new socks get some love. Your new dishcloth looks like a good scrubber! And I like the company you had this morning -- provided she just sat and didn't eat any of your plants!
ReplyDeleteI love EVERY THING that Brian Doyle ever wrote. He was a true wonder of a human. (And so was E.B. White.) And I love the color you're using for the socks (which are a perfect knit for summer AND Iris-care). XO
ReplyDeleteI love that teal color you chose and will look forward to seeing it in the sock. Dish cloths are good "in between" and summer knitting but so are socks! We have a doe that likes to lie in our yard and that means she has her fawn hidden nearby. I try not to disturb her but yesterday our neighbor's dog did that!
ReplyDeleteNothing like a good pair of socks for knitting unless it is a new sweater! lol the deer is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty little deer!
ReplyDeletethis past week a deer came right up to our window and stared at us. that was bold! I'm working on the christening blanket and hoping that I will be finished sooner than later.
ReplyDeleteI really like the yarn you used for the dishcloth. I'm jealous of a deer in your backyard. We used to have them at our house in Omaha, but not the condo. There we have turkeys, coyotoes and bunnies. Not many bunnies after the coyotes have been around. :-(
ReplyDeleteWe're heading down the interstate in Missouri and it's still smokey here too. I thought we would leave that behind in Omaha.
Blessings,
Betsy
love the dishcloth yarn (and the dishcloth too)
ReplyDeleteIn all the years we've lived here in the woods I have never seen a deer laying down. Not a live one anyway. They must be very comfortable in their surroundings.
ReplyDeleteCasting on new socks is always a good feeling. You're the second person I've seen today with that orange speckled yarn. Now I'm thinking I don't have nearly enough orange socks in my drawer
And no. I didn't marinate my tofu. I like it very lightly seasoned so I just hit with a few splashes of some low sodium soy sauce while I sauteed it.
It's always fun to cast on a new pair of socks. That is a nice pattern. A new dish cloth is nice too. I mended the edge of one yesterday and decided that is the last time I'm going to mend it. Time for some new ones. I've not read anything by Brian Doyle. Hmm
ReplyDeleteWow, Vera, your new sampler is gonna be epic! That's a lot of stitches to cover that much linen ... I'm honestly having a hard time wrapping my head around it :-) I read and loved Mink River and One Man's Meat years ago. Doyle's essay collection looks right up my alley. Thank you!
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