FO Friday - frothy lace

I bought this GOR Woollen Mill Summer Fiesta Light Fingering on an impulse at a yarn festival in 2023. I don't often make impulse yarn purchases, and this ended up being the 2nd oldest untouched yarn in my stash. So, it was time to use it. The yarn is 70 percent wool and 30 percent flax, so an interesting mix. I queue a lot of patterns for it, until I saw the muka pullover pattern.

A simple top with amazing lace sleeves. The details on this top are what sets it apart - and of course the sleeves.

The yarn was a pleasure to knit with and perfect for this top. Like a vest it's perfect for transeasonal weather, like the autumn we are currently heading into.

I love how feminine and Victorian these lace sleeves look and feel - a nice contrast to the rest of my styling.

It was windy when we took these photos, which presented some challenges!

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Linky Wednesday - the one with the pause

In meditation it's said that the pause between the in breath and the out breath is a gap, a space to rest. Well, I'm in that in-between space for reading, listening and knitting. This is a random photo of a highlight of my week - I filled up my lolly jar. These are just supermarket party mix. During the lockdowns, we sources a great pick-and-mix delivery service, but at some point they started sending from the UK, which is a bit silly. Rachey messaged me a new one she found, and I impulsed purchased a kilo of mixed lollies, and then she sent me a link to the biggest lolly shop in Melbourne, which also delivers sweets by the kilogram, so i think I'm sorted for the rest of the year! In reading I've just finished The Beckoning Lady by Margery Allingham . It's the second last book in the Summer of Mystery, and I have to admit, having now read nine Margery Allingham books, that they are OK. I wouldn't have read them if they were not connected to this club, but on...

Geogradiant MKAL Part 1 - that was unexpected (spoilers)

Stephen West released the first MKAL clue on Thursday night. I started knitting it without looking at spoilers. When I got up on Friday he had sent through an "alternative" clue one. I then went and had a look at the spoiler thread to try to work out what was going on. Which was that some people thought the pattern looked like a "German hate symbol". I knit on anyway, since I was half-way through. Then he took down the original clue, replacing it with a mitred square in garter stitch. The Ravelry forums and Instagram are a complete shit-show, even though Rav is being moderated. It's been a bit disheartening, having something that is usually quite light and fun weighed down with all this. I admire Stephen's quick and sensitive response to this drama. I also feel that anything can look like anything if you squint. To me this looks like a Celtic knot. I think mine is pretty, and I'll knit on through all crises.

Linky Wednesday - the one where I'm back

All my recent holidays have been very fun, but I'm glad to have a moment at home and catch my breath (and catch up on the washing!). The knitting this week hasn't been great - I didn't have time to sort out a new project before we went away for the weekend, so I started a sock and it was a disaster. I'll come back on Sunday and explain the whole situation. Then, on Tuesday I grabbed some yarn and started a Sonsie hat by Kate Davies , using left overs from Leon's winter set and some leftovers that Katie kindly gave me. In reading I finished an overdue NetGalley review book Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su . I loved it, a wonderful coming of age book with an awkward protagonist. Now I'm reading a NetGalley book that publishes tomorrow. Everyone in the Group Chat Dies by L.M. Chilton . It's giving strong Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson vibes and I am here for it. Except our main character is an En...

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