Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Yarn Along: "The Last One" and Cap Sleeve Lattice Top

Yarn Along is a wonderful weekly link-up hosted by Ginny at the Small Things blog about two of the best things in life: reading and knitting.

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Man, this time difference! It's so weird to think that as I'm sitting down to whip out this post at 1 p.m., just after lunch, it's already 7 on the east coast! I actually wasn't planning to do a Yarn Along post this week, but I'm sitting around waiting for the DirecTV guy to come hook up our cable and I collected some pretty plumerias on the ground when I walked to the mailbox, so I figured I might as well!

Reading: Last night I finished the book from last week's Yarn Along post, a fantasy novel called "Age of Myth" by Michael J. Sullivan. After a bit of a slow start -- it took me a whole week to read! -- it picked up and I ended up really enjoying it. I'll definitely look forward to the next installment of the series. Today I'm going to start an advanced-reading copy of "The Last One" by Alexandra Oliva, an apocalyptic thriller that's been compared to "Station Eleven" and "The Passage," both of which I loved. I'm in the mood for a fast-paced page-turner and this sounds like it'll fit the bill.

Knitting: It's a little hard to tell in the picture, but I did make some progress on the front lattice of my Cap Sleeve Lattice Top (pattern). Only a couple more inches, then it'll be stockinette the rest of the way. I've been knitting while we binge-watch the first season of "Mr. Robot," an awesome show about a cyber security expert/vigilante hacker/schizophrenic. Season 2 comes on USA in a couple weeks, so we discovered it just in time thanks to Amazon Prime (and having no cable!).


7 comments:

  1. I do love that Cap Sleeve shirt pattern. I've tried to knit it 3 times now and I just can't make it work. What a bummer. (Major gauge problems) Yours is looking lovely!

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    1. Thanks Kelly! I had some gauge trouble too. The ribbed bottom is supposed to be knit with size 5 and then the rest with size 6, but I could tell fabric would be a lot looser than I wanted, so I continued knitting the body in size 5. I sure hope it ends up fitting -- and that it's not see-through! What a bummer that you had such trouble with yours. :( At least there are a couple sorta-similar patterns you could try if you feel like more attempts!

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  2. I can stare at this top forever! So gorgeous!

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    1. Thank you so much, Alina! I fear it looks a little better in the photos than in real life (partly because the navy yarn shows every bit of fluff and cat fur and everything else) but I definitely do love the lattice!

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  3. I love that top and have bookmarked the pattern. I also just preordered The Last One on my Kindle. It sounds like something I'd really like. Thanks for the suggestion!

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    1. I hope you enjoy knitting the top if you decide to make one! It's been a fun knit so far, and the lattice pattern is simple to memorize so it's a great TV knitting project. I'm just nervous about seaming the sides together -- I've only ever had to seam small projects before and just fudged it. I'm enjoying "The Last One" -- it's definitely a page-turner and an interesting perspective on reality TV.

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  4. Beautiful knitting!! I love that pattern! Also, nice photograph :)

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