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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

knitting into the night




Only the fiddly bits are left on my Livingston pullover. I actually have finished all the knitting, including that trouble spot in the yoke I was worried about, which caused quite a bit of cussing and frustration (you can find my notes on Ravelry about my calculations). Now I just need to weave in ends and sew on buttons. I have a number of sweaters in this state right now, and instead of hunkering down and just finishing them already, I keep casting them aside for something new.

This week I've been knitting on my Gweneth cardigan, a black fingering-weight cardigan that I know will become a wardrobe staple, dressy enough for weddings and funerals but simple enough for everyday outings. At first I thought I was crazy for knitting a sweater in such dark color at such a fine gauge, but then I discovered the key: find a really good book to read and knit away! As the past few nights have drawn to a close, I've settled into bed with my knitting needles full of midnight-colored stitches and the novel All the Light We Cannot See. It's beautifully written, one of those books you hope will go on and on. The knitting slows my reading speed a bit, which is fine by me when the writing is this good. 

Last week my husband and I both read The Girl on the Train and agreed that it's an entertaining read and a decent page-turner, but nothing we'll still be talking about in a year or even a month. If you want a quick thriller, though, it's worth checking out.

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Joining in with Ginny today.

10 comments:

  1. I do wish I could read and knit at the same time, but it's not a skill I've developed.
    I am reading All the Light We Cannot See right now and I am loving it.

    Your Gweneth cardigan is going to be gorgeous!

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  2. Love that little cabley sweater. Perfect colors, and perfect use of little cables. Happy knitting and reading!

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  3. Oh that pullover is so cute! I love the color!

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  4. I LOVE that pullover! It looks like it has smocking but it doesn't. How do you like the bottom up construction compared to top down? A Kindlewhite would remedy your knitting and reading issue. I find it interesting that you and your husband read the same book. How neat that you talk about books.

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  5. What a beautiful sweater. I am reading Bleak House but the text is so tiny, I can not knit and read. But right now I am enjoying a little one on one with Dickens.

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  6. What a beautiful sweater. I am reading Bleak House but the text is so tiny, I can not knit and read. But right now I am enjoying a little one on one with Dickens.

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  7. That sounds like such a lovely way to pass the evenings!

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  8. Oh, I'm the exact same way when it comes to finishing! I hate it so much I cast off and cast on something new. My husband hates it because EJ outgrew three sweaters I made her simply because they didn't have buttons yet... whoops 8-)
    I love that yellow cardigan! Those cables are a cute take on "regular" ones. I'll have to bookmark it with my other *stacks* of patterns I want to make someday... :-P

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  9. What a pretty sweater! I really love the color!

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  10. So cute and surely made with a lot of love!

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