Unraveled Wednesday 7/30/25

 Hello My Friends,

Fingers crossed here - our heat is supposed to break tomorrow when rain is forecast.  Yesterday was pretty miserable.  I tried to sit out once or twice, but the air was close and the mosquitos were plentiful.

Thank you all for the kind words and well wishes for my brother.  He and I texted back and forth yesterday and he said his eye is feeling better.  In fact, the doctor told him that eyes heal rather quickly and that he can stop the antibiotic eye drops in three days or so!  Amazing and he is one lucky guy.

Let's link up with Kat and her Merry Band of Unravelers on this last Wednesday in July.  Yesterday afternoon instead of working on my stitching which I had planned to do, I pulled out Semplice and started the final pattern before the border.  I was able to complete three rows (over 300 stitches per row) before I had to put it away to prepare dinner.  I was obviously tired because I dropped a stitch in that third row, but spotted it before I had gotten too far along.  So I tinked back and put things right.  I did not spread it out to photograph - it really looks pretty much the same as it has.

This last pattern section is 44 rows, so only (ha!) 41 more to go and then I will be at the stockinette border.

I also managed a few rows on my second skyp sock over the weekend.  I think I'm a little over halfway down the leg now, heading for the heel flap.

I've pretty much decided I will rip out my Hitch on the Move.  I'll take another look at it, but I remember not being too pleased with the way it looks.  I'm using fingering weight yarn and the pattern calls for DK weight.  No final decision yet....

I did finish The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce.  The ending felt a bit out of place to me - as if it were rushed or something.  It just didn't seem to fit the rest of the book.  Anyone else feel that way?

The other book I finished was The Helsinki Affair by Anna Pitoniak.  My brother Ray had recommended this one to me.  A CIA/spy type thriller that was good.  He also recommended Our American Friend by the same author and when I checked it was available in my library system, so I will be requesting that.

Last night I started Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X which I read about on Kym's blog.  I'm only 45 or so pages in, but am thoroughly enjoying it.  I think it will be a quick read.

And that's a wrap for me.  I need more coffee and maybe a little fruit or something before I get ready to head over to see Iris.  Hope your Wednesday is a fun one - enjoy!