Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Yarn Along: "Fates and Furies" and Felted Heart Garland

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!

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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.

12 comments:

  1. Oh I'd love to know what pattern you used for the heart garland!

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    1. Here ya go! Forgot to include it in my post!
      http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/felted-heart-milagros

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  2. 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!

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    1. Here's the pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/felted-heart-milagros
      Hopefully if you decide to make them it won't take you TWO YEARS to finish! ;)

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    2. 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.

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  3. You 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.

    What did you think of Straight Outta Compton? A friend just saw that one and really liked it.

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    1. 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.

      We 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.

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  4. 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!!!!)

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  5. I love the little stuffed heart. What a cute garland that will be.

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  6. a 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...

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  7. Heart garland is such a good idea!

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  8. Ooh 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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