Side Projects

It isn't finished. It should be, but the size of the blanket makes it tough to take along on our adventures. I have less than a quarter of the edging to finish. Today calls for SNOW, which means we will be snuggled up indoors. In between reading books, playing games, making art, and checking on snow accumulation, there will be some finishing of this blanket. It seems like a perfect day to find ourselves wrapped up in its loveliness to stay warm.

The idea of adventuring without a knitting project just wouldn't do this week. With the size of the blanket daunting, I instead cast on for a take along hat. I have become a fan of Stephen West's patterns, and this is his newest Kex hat pattern. I used Knit Picks Wool of the Andes tweed as a more economical option (the original calls for Brooklyn Tweed). The hat utilizes slipped stitches to make lines amid the colorful striping. It is reversible, which I also like. The only problem was that it is a very quick knit! I finished in two days. My notes are here.

I picked up and finished Nightwoods this week. It helps my reading that I have been running on the treadmill each morning. I desperately hate the treadmill for its monotony, so I read to pass the time. In the time it takes to run a 5K, I can read a good bit of my book. I had started The Sandcastle Girls, but it is an actual book which is harder to manage. I prefer something on my ereader, which is why I picked Nightwoods. The book was fairly good. Someone in the Yarn Along mentioned it. My current treadmill read is Sweet Tooth. I am enjoying it thus far. It was another Yarn Along mention. I am quite pleased to be actually finishing books with my new reading method. Plus I get my run in.

What are you working on this week? Any interesting new patterns or yarns you are using? What about your book? I am always on the lookout for something new? Do tell.