Reading: Wildwood, by Colin Meloy. I read this book about three years ago, and I was slightly disappointed with it. But I loved the second book in the series, and I've been wanting to read the third and final book, so I've decided to read the whole trilogy. (I don't like reading the next book in a series without rereading the previous ones, especially if it's been several years. I feel so lost!) Hopefully this one will be better the second time around. :) The illustrations are gorgeous, anyway, and there are definitely some quirky, memorable elements to the story.
Knitting: A Nurmilintu shawl in Tosh Sock, in the Jade colorway (which happens to be the most perfect shade of green I've ever seen in yarn). As I mentioned last week, this is my first time knitting lace, other than little easy lace details on a couple of previous projects. This time I'm actually reading a chart, and those things have always intimidated me. But so far, so good! I finished the first lace section, and I only made one mistake. Thankfully, it was on the second to last row of that section so it was easy to fix. I don't have enough yarn to knit the shawl as written, so I'm going to have to figure something out by the end. But I'm trying not to think about that yet. :) One thing at a time!
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I was pretty 'meh' about that book, too, but hearing that you really enjoyed the second one makes me want to pick it up at the used book store and give it a read.
ReplyDeleteI would recommend giving the second book a try! I was surprised to find how much I enjoyed it, though the very beginning was a bit slow. At times it reminded me so much of Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events, which is a good thing because I love those books. :)
DeleteYour shawl will be so pretty when it's finished and well done reading a chart, they are in my knitting future hopefully. The project I just finished was a similar colour to your shawl - gorgeous and earthy. Happy knitting and hope you enjoy the book more this time round
ReplyDeleteI've been putting off charts for a while, but I finally realized it was silly of me to avoid all of the beautiful knitting patterns that involved charts just because they made me nervous! :) Your Milo vest is absolutely adorable!
DeleteThat yarn is a beautiful colour. I find reading a chart harder than written patterns they make me go cross eyed :) It will be well worth the work in the end I'm sure :) I love the illustrations on the front cover of that book too.I always fall for a good illustration.
ReplyDeleteCharts are hard for me to get used to, too, but I think I'm finally realizing that it might be easier for me to keep my place in a chart rather than a long list of written instructions (though I always preferred those in the past!). I love a good illustration, too, and Carson Ellis' are adorable! On the cover, black and white ones scattered throughout the book, and a few full color pages inside...overall, this is just a beautiful little book. :)
DeleteUgh I'm terrible at reading knitting charts so yay you! Crochet ones I'm fine with but knitting ones baffle me. That book looks gorgeous, at least the cover makes up for the disappointing contents! :)
ReplyDeleteHa, thanks! I didn't even know that crochet charts existed! (But then, I don't know much at all about crochet.) It is a very pretty book, and so far I think I'm enjoying it more than I did the first time through. :)
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