Reading: The release of Harper Lee's new book Go Set a Watchman snuck up on me! I'm planning on buying it on the release date (Tuesday), so I need to squeeze in a reread of To Kill a Mockingbird before then. Though I've only read TKAM once, several years ago, I consider it one of my favorite books. I hope it's as amazing as I remember. (And I hope the new book will be good, too, even if it's not as good as this one.)
Knitting: My cardigan is nearly finished! I'm working on the second button band. I ordered some buttons and they should be here tomorrow, so hopefully the sweater will be completed and blocking by the weekend. (I keep trying it on because it fits so well and I love how it turned out! I'm really hoping it doesn't grow any with blocking- I'm going to be very careful.) Anyway, after contemplating casting on some socks last week, I started a new pair because my sweater was getting too big and bulky to lug around. I love self-striping sock yarn, so I'm using some of the Felici that's currently available from KnitPicks. This colorway (Wizard) is a bit more pastel than I usually go for, but there are some darker colored stripes, too.
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Love, love, love TKAM - and cannot wait for GSAW!! I am so hoping I haven't built it up in my mind way too much. But maybe that is inevitable, considering all the hype that surrounds it. Fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteLove the yarn colourway. I look forward to seeing it all finished.
I know, I feel the same way! I hope it's not a repeat of The Casual Vacancy. I love the Harry Potter series so much, so I had huge expectations for that book, but wow...I've never been so disappointed with a book before. (And I spent way too much money buying the new hardcover.) Needless to say, I hope that doesn't happen with Go Set a Watchman!
DeleteI love when a sweater fits so well. I'm trying so hard to not buy any of that Felici! I don't know if I can resist much longer.
ReplyDeleteSo do I, though I haven't had that experience too often! :) My first two sweaters turned out too big, though my last one fits nicely. This cardigan was actually the most pleasant sweater-knitting experience I've had so far. :)
DeleteI wasn't planning on buying any...I didn't even know they'd brought it back temporarily! I was just ordering some Elizabeth Zimmermann books from the book sale and happened to stumble across the Felici, and I couldn't resist. :)
There is so much buzz today about GSAW so I've pre-ordered it and will have to pull out my copy of TKAM to read through first. :) Lovely colorway you've got going with Felici...like Donna, I've not picked any up but just may not be able to resist after seeing yours in action. :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't preorder a copy (because my preorders always seem to arrive a week or two after the release date), but I'll be picking mine up at Target. :)
DeleteThanks! I also got Teacup, which I like a lot better than this colorway. Now I'm wishing I'd picked up some Mosaic, too! I love those colors.
I think it's so interesting that she wrote GSAW first. I too want to read it.
ReplyDeleteIt is! It makes me wonder if there will be any overlapping. I mean, I know it's a different story set later on, but it makes me wonder if she borrowed some of her ideas from GSAW while writing TKAM.
DeleteI am a sucker for Felici too! Just got two skeins. I do like your colorway. Easier to see it when it is knit up than just in the skein. Can't wait to see what GSAW is all about! Exciting!
ReplyDeleteSelf-striping yarn is so much fun! I know, the striped pictures on KnitPicks are so small and pixely that it's hard to see how the colors look. The release of GSAW is exciting! :)
DeleteOh the colors are so pretty! I haven't read To Kill a Mockingbird since high school...maybe I will have to give it another go!
ReplyDeleteThanks! You should read it again, especially if you liked it the first time! And even if you didn't, I've heard a lot of people who loved it when they reread it as an adult. :)
DeleteI have an old copy of To Kill a Mockingbird on my nightstand for a summer read. That yarn is lovely
ReplyDeleteIt's the perfect book for a summer read! Thanks. :)
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