I've been undecided about this shawl (Birds of a Feather by Andrea Mowry) since I cast it on. Not sure about the colours, not sure about whether I was enjoying knitting it, then not sure about the shape its turning out.
I also want to get a pair of socks cast on for my dad, which have a deadline. the shawl does not have a deadline. Someone else might have set this shawl aside, or abandoned it completely. Not me. I've been obsessively knitting it to get it done before the weekend. Knitting at lunchtime, sneaking a row in at work, just knitting, knitting knitting. the yarn amounts in the shawl are the same as the Elton oversize cardigan, and I'm trying to knit it in two weeks. My hands are pretty tired, which is not smart, since I'm then going to mission knit the socks, and then it's 5 days of Boxing day cricket match. Never mind, I'll rest them after that. Due to the above facts, reading has been a little slow. I'm listening to Three Women by Lisa Taddeo and I'm not sure about it, but I can't stop.
It's meant to be: "Based on years of immersive reporting, and told with astonishing frankness and immediacy, Three Women is a groundbreaking portrait of erotic longing in today’s America, exposing the fragility, complexity, and inequality of female desire with unprecedented depth and emotional power. It is both a feat of journalism and a triumph of storytelling, brimming with nuance and empathy, that introduces us to three unforgettable women — and one remarkable writer — whose experiences remind us that we are not alone." But it seems more like a book that tells the story of three women through their relationships with men. Kind of reductive. Anyway, plenty of book left to go. I just started a NetGalley book that isn't on Goodreads, which is odd to me. It's a book of short stories called Take Us to a Better Place and the stories are all about "creating a culture of health". I've only read the first one, and I enjoyed it. It's meant to be available for free even outside NetGalley, but I can't find it anywhere to link to. Odd. And that's this week in knitting and reading.
As usual on a Wednesday, I'm linking up with Kat from As Kat Knits, to discuss all things book and craft related.
I also want to get a pair of socks cast on for my dad, which have a deadline. the shawl does not have a deadline. Someone else might have set this shawl aside, or abandoned it completely. Not me. I've been obsessively knitting it to get it done before the weekend. Knitting at lunchtime, sneaking a row in at work, just knitting, knitting knitting. the yarn amounts in the shawl are the same as the Elton oversize cardigan, and I'm trying to knit it in two weeks. My hands are pretty tired, which is not smart, since I'm then going to mission knit the socks, and then it's 5 days of Boxing day cricket match. Never mind, I'll rest them after that. Due to the above facts, reading has been a little slow. I'm listening to Three Women by Lisa Taddeo and I'm not sure about it, but I can't stop.
It's meant to be: "Based on years of immersive reporting, and told with astonishing frankness and immediacy, Three Women is a groundbreaking portrait of erotic longing in today’s America, exposing the fragility, complexity, and inequality of female desire with unprecedented depth and emotional power. It is both a feat of journalism and a triumph of storytelling, brimming with nuance and empathy, that introduces us to three unforgettable women — and one remarkable writer — whose experiences remind us that we are not alone." But it seems more like a book that tells the story of three women through their relationships with men. Kind of reductive. Anyway, plenty of book left to go. I just started a NetGalley book that isn't on Goodreads, which is odd to me. It's a book of short stories called Take Us to a Better Place and the stories are all about "creating a culture of health". I've only read the first one, and I enjoyed it. It's meant to be available for free even outside NetGalley, but I can't find it anywhere to link to. Odd. And that's this week in knitting and reading.
As usual on a Wednesday, I'm linking up with Kat from As Kat Knits, to discuss all things book and craft related.
The shawl is beautiful and I can see why you'd have trouble putting it down. It's lovely!
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