Wednesday, February 4, 2015

YARN ALONG

“Life is serious, but art is fun!”

~ John Irving













Now that my Stonecrop is
off the needles [ I posted about
it here ] I am working on my
next Christmas gift, Purl Soho's
Little Cable Knee Highs. This
is my first time knitting socks
from the toe up so I am taking
my time and following the pattern
closely. I am using Cascade's
Heritage Silk yarn in a dark
grey which I think will make
perfect bed socks.

Not only did I finish a knit
project, I also finished reading
The Girl on the Train., it was
a great read and one I recommend
I couldn't decide on a new book
to read so I pulled an old favorite
off the shelf, A Prayer for Owen Meany,
reading it again is like visiting an
old friend.

Joining with Ginny

22 comments:

  1. I love your knitting bag Tracey :) I am headed out to pick up some books today, The Girl on the Train might have to come home with me...

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  2. I have books like that, books that I return over and over again :0) Enjoy learning a new pattern, it is so much fun to give yourself that time. Lovely bag dear lady :0) mari

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  3. I have yet to knit socks toe up or knee highs. A friend of mine gave me two great "sock" magazines a few years ago and I may need to give them a closer look.

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  4. good to know the book was worth reading! I love the color of your socks, do you like toe up? I'm so used to cuff down I think I will never ever change.

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  5. owen meany really is an old friend.....love that book. i've heard great things about girl on a train....in fact, i think our church book club considered it but chose something else. :( another christmas gift?????????? you're making the rest of us look really really bad, you know!

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  6. Intriguing glimpses of the socks, and I love John Irving. I don't think I've ever read Owen Meany though!

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  7. Christmas gifts! You are so amazing! I should be doing that too but I am starting some birthday knitting instead. I will look for girl on a train at my library one of these days, I keep hearing good things!

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  8. bed socks? Love the petite cable and look forward to seeing how your socks turn out. :)

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  9. Look at you go with that Christmas knitting! I'm looking forward to seeing your progress.

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  10. Oh that bag looks awesome! I love that you are knitting Christmas gifts - I really should be doing this with the amount of time it takes for me to knit one thing :-) Beautiful pictures, as always!

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  11. Ooo... I like that sock pattern. I think they'll look lovely in grey! And another Christmas knit! Go you!

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  12. what fun new projects! love your pictures! I have some cascade yarn for the first time in pima cotton; lovely!

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  13. Years ago, my AP English teacher told us this was her favorite book. I've been intending to read it ever since...

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  14. i love that cascade yarn, one of my favorites !

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  15. Tracey, I just saw over at Camilla's that you have been contemplating starting over so I hope you don't mind terribly if I say... DON'T do it! You can get this, really. Is it short row shaping? If you want help let me know and I will be happy to walk you through it. Of course, I wouldn't want you from doing what you really want to do but if you want to keep trying, well, I'm only an email away:)
    Lovely photos today - love those clouds and LOVE Owen Meaney - I remember laughing so hard reading it, it is like an old friend. XO

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  16. Thank you, thank you, thank you, my friend for those gorgeous pictures of your beautiful Camilla! Just made my day! :)

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  17. your camellias are gorgeous !!!

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  18. Wow, those green leaves and red blooms! What a fantastic contrast to my white wintry world!

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  19. I just love how you are working on your Christmas gifts....

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  20. LOL. Look at what looks to me furry pom poms. You go on totin' that. Clouds are so cool, yeah? They have personalities of their own. I like the texture of your socks.

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