this morning it was supposed to have snowed, but it's just very grey outside. however, it is snowing on my phone so maybe it'll start soon.
i'm presently working on a sock (for myself!) with some yarn that i bought from purl soho when they were still on sullivan street. it's lorna's laces shepherd sock and i love the colors. for me they're winter colors and reflect what i would see out on montauk when visiting my parents (minus the beautiful blue or grey of the sky and sea, depending on the cloud cover . . ). the faces magazines are about the czech republic, argentina and istanbul. i haven't been able to get involved with a book. last winter i read war and peace, great expectations and david copperfield. maybe i'll try ginny's suggestion of the diary of a country priest.
a special project bag by my friend san.
i haven't made socks in so long just because the yarn is so fine.
i started a pair before christmas but then switched to the fat purl soho yarn for scarves instead.
but now i don't have a deadline with this . . i'll just keep stitching away . . every day . .
joining ginny and friends this morning . .
I like the sock yarn. They look like they will be very warm. I haven't been to Montauk in years. My hubby and I would go out there often when we were dating almost 30 years ago!
ReplyDeleteLove this color combo in your yarn! Enjoy your knitting!
ReplyDeleteThanks Alina :)
DeleteThat is so funny, it snowed on the phone, but not outside. It did snow here. I am almost through "Great Expectations," but I am not enjoying it very much. I think I simply do not like Dickens. I try to read one chapter each day, though.
ReplyDeleteOh Eva, that's funny that you don't really enjoy Dickens. I never did either, but now I really like him. I haven't been reading much this winter and stopped with Nicholas Nickleby. I guess it's one Dickens that I haven't been able to get through very easily. If you can read Great Expectations, though, I can read NN. I'll try and keep up with you. I'll read a chapter tonight!
DeleteI just get so impatient with the characters in these books. Anyway, Charlotte and I just listened to chapter 37 of "Nicholas Nickleby" while following along in the book. We are can see the end of the tunnel and it is rather amusing sometimes. more than "Great Expectations." We took a long break from it, but I thought it was ridiculous not to finish it. Now I will go and read a chapter in "Great Expectations."
Deleteyou're right. it's silly not to finish it. we're only on chapter 24 but i think i'll make chanda sit down and listen with me tomorrow. i picked it up from my book stack just now by my bed. i had to dust it off! oh, and it never did snow today!
DeleteHave you done more reading/listening?
DeleteYes, I have! I'm now at Chapter 47 and would like to bring Chanda back into it now that it's more friendly and Nicholas' sister is no longer sad.
DeleteThere will be a very funny chapter about some elderly crazy man who is trying to flirt with Nicholas' mother. We could not stop laughing.
DeleteYes! I found that hilarious also!
DeleteOh, good!
DeleteSocks are something i really want to learn to knit!
ReplyDeleteThey're incredibly satisfying to finish and then to wear!
DeleteI love your project bag. I'm a huge lorna's laces fan. I have a pair of socks in that color way and they are so very soft
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time working with Lorna's Laces. I really like it too and look forward to picking out another colorway :)
Deletemany greetings from Czech Republic :D
ReplyDeleteHello! My daughter enjoyed reading about Prague in her magazine. It seems like such a beautiful city :)
DeleteI,love that yarn!
ReplyDeleteThe sock colours are lovely. I'm making some too and I'm quite tempted to keep them for myself! :)
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