I've heard about
Miss Babbs for years; how smooshy it is, how beautiful it is. I can now say that it is all true. I am loving knitting
Brickless with this skein I got from a destasher on
Ravelry. Knitting this is heaven!
And I can see why they call this stuff Wowza! I don't know if you can tell, but this skein is huge! My ball winder could not handle 560 yards so I had to finish the cake by hand.
I'm well into
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. It was slow going at first, but now I'm hooked. It is very intense and very revealing. One of his themes is the price African-American men have paid with their bodies through U.S. history. I am finding this especially poignant in the wake of my former student's death last week.
I red the first few pages of the literary sensation
My Brilliant Friend by Elana Ferrante, and the writing is just beautiful. I'm hoping the plot will be as gripping.
Don't forget to
Yarn Along with Ginny today.
Good to know Wowza might also mean a lot of yardage. Lve your bright pop of color. Will brighten any day. Xoxo Andrea @ This Knitted Life
ReplyDeleteLove your yarn and how it's knitting up into that beautiful shawl! My Brilliant Friend looks like it could be a good one. Have a great day!
ReplyDeletebrickless was a great shawl pattern....and it's going to look especially pretty in this miss babs!!! beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI have wanted to try Wowza, but the price! Oh well, maybe for a special occasion some day.
ReplyDeleteTwo of my favorites - Miss Babs and Brickless. I have made 3 of them and just love them all. I can't wait to see how yours comes along!
ReplyDeleteThat Miss Babs is BEAUTIFUL! That will make a stunning shawl.
ReplyDeletePretty! Miss Babs is on my bucket list.
ReplyDeleteYour project looks great!
ReplyDeleteThe perfect colour for spring when it arrives :)
x
Miss Babs! so happy she's playing well with you!
ReplyDeleteI love your new project!
I love your drawing at the top! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat color! I need to do Brickless! Have you read Brooklyn or seen the movie? I am also reading A Fine Balance, our next book club book.
ReplyDeleteI have just had a good visit with you scrolling back over the last month and enjoying seeing what you are reading and stitching. I was so sorry to learn of the death of the student you knew...and I understand what you mean.... Violent deaths seem to be around us all the time, but it is especially difficult when we know the victim. Last week two different car wrecks killed two young women I knew, not intimately, but enough to know them as beautiful well loved people. One left three little children under the age of six. So sad. I'm glad you are feeling better after your sinus infection. Your knitting project in this post looks especially amazing! xx
ReplyDeleteThat yarn sounds about as good as it looks from here. Brickless is knitting up very nicely in it!
ReplyDeletePink! Perfect for that pattern. Have fun my friend!
ReplyDeleteI love the Brickless pattern and your gorgeous yarn. I've knit two pair of socks with the Windsor Sock. I'd love to try Wowza sometime.
ReplyDeleteBeing one who has yet to knit up Miss Babbs, I am glad to hear that it lives up to the hype. Oh and that pink...heaven!
ReplyDeleteI have heard so many wonderful things about My Beautiful Friend.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy it.
Hugs,
Meredith
yum!! I haven't knit with it and now I want to do so as well. Beautiful color! I need to knit that pattern....
ReplyDeleteMm beautiful yarn!m interesting pattern too, I like the description on the pattern page. The book sounds very interesting too, must be very emotional.
ReplyDeleteYour knitting!! I just cast on a colour affection shawl yesterday but now I immediately want to cast on a Brickless.... Woohoo!
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