Unraveled . . . Tales of Stitching and Reading
06/07/2017
These days, most of my "creative time" is spent out in the garden (and my fingernails really show it . . .), but I still try to find time to stitch every day.
No unraveling this week. (At least, not of the knitting or stitching variety. In the garden, though? I have a MAJOR unraveling going on, but I'll save that for another blog post.)
The Colorwash Scarf continues to be a joy to knit, and it's growing quickly. I'm hoping to be finished before Kirsten Kapur releases the first clue (June 15) for this year's Through the Loops Mystery Shawl -- but I'll have to knit quickly. Because . . .
See that sort of mustard-y green pile of fabric underneath? Well. That's my basic Alabama Chanin Factory Dress . . . and it's hogging most of my stitching time these days.
As for reading, in the ears I've got David Sedaris' newest book, Theft by Finding (audiobook-read-by-the-author, if you're following along with Summer Book Bingo). In print, I'm reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (biography). Earlier this week I finished The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane (borrowed).
How about YOU? What are you reading and unraveling this week?
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Today's post is part of Kat's Unraveled group. Click here to see more posts about stitching and reading.
LOVE the fabric for your AC dress - can't wait to see!! And your colorwash is gorgeous. I need more hours in every day for all the reading/knitting/stitching I want to do. Unraveling in the garden has me curious - hope all is ok.....
Posted by: Vera | 06/07/2017 at 08:48 AM
I'm knitting the Islington Shawl and loving it. I haven't jumped on the mystery shawl bandwagon this year and I don't think I will. My knitting time is so limited and I've got lots of baby things that I want to make. I'm reading The Nix and listening to Burn Town and both are great.
Posted by: Carole | 06/07/2017 at 08:52 AM
I am slogging along on a shawl called Drachenfels. It's time to suck it up and just finish it!
Posted by: Jo | 06/07/2017 at 10:00 AM
I love the look of your Colorwash and sooo wish for more hours in the day. (Or less hours in the work day actually!) I really, really enjoyed the KAL last year so I'm considering...
Posted by: Patty | 06/07/2017 at 10:55 AM
I am struck by how beautifully your colorwash pairs with your dress! I look forward to seeing them both completed!
Posted by: AsKatKnits | 06/07/2017 at 10:57 AM
Your Factory Dress is going to be so fabulous! The color will be amazing on you. My TTLM yarn should be here next week. I'm stitching away on my T and knitting as fast as I can on other things. I can't wait to retire and get more of ALL of it done (including the garden!!).
Posted by: margene | 06/07/2017 at 12:38 PM
Your stitching looks like FUN! I adore David Sedaris narration; hope the book is a good one. I remember laughing so hard at one of his stories that I had to pull my car over to the side of the road. I think it was the one about blind people getting hunting licenses in Michigan :-)
Posted by: Mary | 06/07/2017 at 01:42 PM
Your knitting and dress go well together, hoping you are not having the same issue we have with bindweed, have spent a lot of time recently unravelling it from various plants!
Posted by: Helen | 06/07/2017 at 03:21 PM
The colorwash scarf is going to be so nice...I love the little pops of color. I am currently reading several books on memoir writing and for Book Bingo - two fiction works...A Fatal Grace - by Louise Penny and The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colton as an audiobook.
Cheers~
Posted by: Honore´ | 06/09/2017 at 08:09 AM