Sometimes, the urge to knit something new is so over powering it defies common sense. That happened this week, I cast on for Anne Hanson’s Cluaranach. I am slowly working my way through the first chart repeats and not doing much knitting on anything else. For a brief second, I pondered being able to finish this before Easter, but then reality set it. I do not think that is at all humanly possible, although the fleeting thought was nice for a second!
However, my reading has been off the charts good!
Sometimes, life needs to stop so one can read all the things, especially when you have a flurry of holds become available at the library. That happened to me in the past week, so I had to get moving on reading!
I finished:
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, which I loved so much! It is a 5-star book and I highly recommend it!
Make Your Bed which was a nice little palate cleanser, and at 4-stars, I also recommend it!
I did something unusual this week, in that I read actual books: Brianna Wolfson’s Rosie Colored Glasses, which is a stop everything and read this book recommendation. It is Brianna’s debut novel and it is fantastic. It fills the “One-sitting Book” slot on my Read Harder Challenge, that’s right, I started reading it at about 8PM on Monday night and finished it shortly before midnight. It is so good, but be warned, I cried for probably the last 45 minutes or so of the story. It gets 5-stars from me and again, this is a MUST-READ book!
I also read Where the Dead Sit Talking, this was a tough read but well written. 4-stars and I highly recommend.
My current reads:
I am about half way though The Power and Love and Ruin. Both so good, and diversely different! Up next, one of the books from the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2018 longlist: A Boy in Winter by Rachel Seiffert, Lexie Elliott’s The French Girl, and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, which I want to get read before the HBO movie of the same name starts in April. And, have I said recently how much I love my library? Because, I do so much!
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What are you reading and making this week?
That color is so lovely, Kat. It will be a perfect spring knit … whether it makes the Easter deadline or not. (If anyone can do it, it’s you.)
XO
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Oh my goodness, so many new books to look up. My reading plate is full and I just received a note that another book I want to read is ready at the library.
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Wow! I can not believe how many books you’ve read. Very impressive! Your shawl is going to be lovely. Love that yarn!
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Oooh, that purple!
I have been reading Larissa Brown’s “Beautiful Wreck” and really loving it. I bought it (on Kindle) and tried to read it several years ago but never got past the first chapter. I decided to try again, and I’m so glad I did. The first chapter still doesn’t make much sense to me, but everything that comes after it is wonderful.
Reading is where it’s at at the moment. I’m trying to decide which women’s prize to read first. Cluaranach is going to be beautiful.
Cluaranach is going to be lovely…that color is perfect for spring! I saw the original Fahrenheit 451 many years ago and read the book at that time too..they both gave me nightmares!
Cluaranach is beautiful and you have chosen the perfect color! I can see why you want to knit on it monogamously. My reading has been a bit unsettled because I can’t seem to focus on any of the books I’ve been reading recently, but you’ve certainly given me a long list to try. Thanks for a great bunch of suggestions!
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I know the feeling… having a lot of knitting projects on the go, but still wanting to cast on another project. Your shawl is looking lovely so far! I love the color and the details. I’m glad you really enjoyed Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, I am still making my way through it and loving it too. I will have to check out Rosie Colored Glasses now since your review. Happy knitting and reading! My link for the week is: https://needlesandwool.blogspot.ca/2018/03/progress-on-knitting-beanie-wag-top-and.html
Oooh, that’ll be a beautiful shawl. I love the color!!
Gorgeous color for a beautiful shawl! Enjoy the knitting and skip the deadline!!
I think that will be a lovely knit!
I’m glad you love your library. Everyone should. 🙂
Wow! That Cluaranach is gorgeous! The yarn looks so luxurious!
I’ve moved some books up my TBR thanks to your book ratings. 🙂
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Looking forward to seeing the finished sweater! Easter’s 2.5 weeks away…you’ve got lotsa time…Lucky you that your library reserves come through so quickly; sounds like your book selection department is on the ball!
Knit on!
Cheers~
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I know how it feels to just need to knit something new. But it kinda happens a lot to me! 🙂 (Onto something else new and also working on finishing something old). http://lovelyyarnescapes.blogspot.com/2018/03/wednesdays-yarns-batwing-shawl.html
That’s a LOT of reading, glad so much of it was good!
I just finished Home and it was ‘okay’. Gilead was way way better. I’m reading an easy novel before I dive into Beartown. I am knitting a baby sleeve one more time, fingers crossed I do not flub it up.
Wow, Kat, that wrap is gorgeous – I can completely understand wanting it finished by Easter (but I’m glad you came to your senses about that crazy thought!) and wow! you’ve had a streak of great reading! I’m really enjoying The Power (recommended it to Sara yesterday) and loved Fahrenheit 451.