Yarn Along is a wonderful link-up -- hosted by the Small Things blog every Wednesday -- about two of the best things in life: reading and knitting!
Reading: Yesterday I finally finished "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell" by Susanna Clarke. After almost 800 pages and two weeks of immersion in the highly atmospheric world of English magic in the nineteenth century, I feel a little bereft without it -- even thought I was soooo ready to be done with the book. Last night I read the first couple pages of "Fates and Furies" by Lauren Groff, a book I've been waiting to get in from the library for a while. It's gotten so much publicity, and even President Obama loved it. We shall see!
Knitting: The mermaid tail blanket I'd been working on for the past few weeks is finished and I was considering casting on for the little stuffed black bear I mentioned last week. And then yesterday inspiration struck -- maybe, just maybe, the time has finally come to finish a WIP from TWO YEARS AGO -- a felted heart garland meant to be for Valentine's Day (in 2014).
I'm usually pretty good about finishing my projects, but for some reason I knit up nine hearts, then left them in a drawer in the coffee table for two years. Instead of knitting more hearts, I decided to just go ahead and sew up, stuff and felt the ones I already made. I got them sewn and stuffed last night while watching "Downton Abbey" (by myself) and "Straight Outta Compton" (with my husband) and they'll go in the washer for felting today.
ETA: The pattern (here) is Felted Heart Milagros by Mags Kandis.
Oh I'd love to know what pattern you used for the heart garland!
ReplyDeleteHere ya go! Forgot to include it in my post!
Deletehttp://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/felted-heart-milagros
Yes, please share pattern! And I will add to my Pinterest Valentines Knitting Board! I need some Valentines decorations big time. We are having a party!
ReplyDeleteHere's the pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/felted-heart-milagros
DeleteHopefully if you decide to make them it won't take you TWO YEARS to finish! ;)
Thank you! And thanks for popping by my place, too! The flash cards are great and Sibley also makes a tree guide we use. It just blows my mind that the vast majority of people don't care one way or another what kind of anything something is. !?!? No curiosity, I suppose.
DeleteYou finished it! I am sure you are feeling some sense of accomplishment there. I always do after finishing such a long book. I hope you enjoy Fates and Furies.
ReplyDeleteWhat did you think of Straight Outta Compton? A friend just saw that one and really liked it.
Yes, it's done! I definitely feel a sense of accomplishment, and I've got a bit of a book hangover too, where I'm stuck in their world (enchanted?!) and not totally ready to start something else. The plot really picked up around page 600 and I blew through the last 1/4. I'm still figuring out how I felt about it... I definitely liked it and the writing was glorious, but I could've done without a few hundred pages of dull happenings.
DeleteWe both thought "Straight Outta Compton" was pretty good. And after reading "Between the World and Me" I was especially horrified by the police violence in the movie. I can't imagine living that way.
don't you wonder why a project like that got left behind when it's finished (relatively) quickly? (happens to me all the time....wish I had an answer!!!!)
ReplyDeleteI love the little stuffed heart. What a cute garland that will be.
ReplyDeletea real life friend just made that mermaid tale blanket, it was quite the project! that book looks good and I wonder if I would have the same taste as the president...
ReplyDeleteHeart garland is such a good idea!
ReplyDeleteOoh I'm excited to see how your garland looks! I really want to read the Jonathon Strange... book but it's so crazy long, I feel like I'd never finish it! :)
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