Knitting Ornament, Reflection, and Reading Updates

Hello Friends,

I hope you are doing well. I knitted more of the Merry Fair Isle ornament by Patons. I first found the pattern on Ravelry. I am knitting the pattern on chart 5 with the Christmas trees. I like how it is starting to look like trees now that I have knitted more of the pattern, and I can't wait to finish the ornament collection to hang them all on the tree. For any other Christmas lovers, it is only four months away now. I need to get knitting gifts soon.

This morning I went for a walk around the neighborhood before work. It was a beautiful day today and there was a crispness to the air today which made me feel excited for the Fall. I was reflecting on time passing, change, and how its been these past 5 months during the pandemic and quarantine.

It is so wonderful when you feel like positive changes are coming your way, and I can feel the changes coming just like the change in the slight change in the air. I know that moving to our townhouse in a different area will have a big positive impact on our lives and I am ready for it. I will miss these walks around my neighborhood that have kept me in good spirits during this pandemic. I have walked by this same spot so many times, looking up at the trees, bringing me peace. Nature is so healing.

I have finished reading The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman. I had lost the hold and got it back this week then finished reading it last night. It is such a good book and I really loved the characters and the story. I highly recommend. and the author has a couple of other books I want to read. I am currently reading Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously by Jessica Pan. I am also continuing to read Everything is F*cked by Mark Manson. Both are funny and so true and make me think about the world and some of the things we don't realize about our lives.

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Saturday Stitch: Butterfly Stitch

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I hope you are doing well. It was busy day yesterday, my family came to visit and I went to see our new house to show them, and then went shopping. I have the stitch post for today instead and will be getting back to my usual posting schedule next weekend. Today has been a lazy day knitting, relaxing, and I had time to work on this fun stitch. The butterfly stitch has such an interesting look to it and does look like a butterfly.I was a fun pattern to learn and I liked how the pattern repeats and you can learn it after awhile and watch tv or other videos in the background. I think it would add a fun design to children's sweaters or other garments.

Pattern:

Cast on multiples of 10 +7

Special abbreviation: Butterfly stitch: insert left hand needle down through the 3 loose strands below next stitch, purl the three strands together with the next stitch on the needle.

Row 1: K1, *sl5 wyif, k5, ref from * to last 6 stitches, sl5 wyif, k1

Row 2,4.8,10: purl all stitches in these rows

Row 3: rep row 1: K1, *sl5 wyif, k5, ref from * to last 6 stitches, sl5 wyif, k1

Row 5: rep row 1: K1, *sl5 wyif, k5, ref from * to last 6 stitches, sl5 wyif, k1

Row 6: P3, * Butterfly stitch, p9, rep from * to last 4 stitches, butterfly stitch, p3.

Row 7: k6, *sl5 wyif, k5, ref from * to last stitch, k1

Row 9: rep row 7: k6, *sl5 wyif, k5, ref from * to last stitch, k1

Row 11: rep row 7: k6, *sl5 wyif, k5, ref from * to last stitch, k1

Row 12: P8, * Butterfly stitch, p9, rep from * to last 9 stitches, butterfly stitch, p8.

Repeat rows 1-12

Pattern from Knitting Stitch Patterns.

I followed their excellent YouTube video tutorial by Knitting Stitch Patterns. It gave step by step video instructions on this knitting pattern. 

Thank you for visiting my blog today! Have you tried this stitch before? I hope you have a good day!

Finished Knitting Waverly Weekend Cowl, Happy Mail, and Reading Updates

 Hello Friends,

I hope you are doing well. Thank you all for the well wishes in my house hunting last week! We bought a townhouse this past weekend it is official and we are so thrilled. We put in an offer on Saturday afternoon and it got accepted Saturday evening. We only felt like it was really official once all the tasks were complete like sending the deposit and seeing sold on the listing online. I cannot wait to move into our new home in November. Right after we get married in October. It will be a busy and exciting end of this crazy year for us. 

I finished knitting the Waverly Weekend Cowl by Donna Brooks last night. Pattern is found on Ravelry. This one was so fun to knit and I enjoyed the change in pattern and the design created. In the end it looks like petals reaching up to a flower on a stem.

I knitted it a bit longer than the pattern requires, because I like having the length for when it is colder. I can pull it up over my face more to cover from the cold. Also I just didn't want to put the needles down and stop knitting this project.

Pattern Details:

Pattern: Waverly Weekend Cowl found on Ravelry

Designer: Donna Brooks

Needles: aluminum circular needles; size US 4, 3.5 mm 

Yarn: from stash worsted weight yarn in a dark green colour.

Measurements Width: 11 inches by Height: 9.5 inches

Ravelry notes: my notes on the completed project

I got some fun mail today! it was the book sleeve I ordered from artist ArtisanalAne on Etsy. 

I love the skeins of yarn in the ice cream cones. I like the little details like the buttons,the pin cushions, and the heart made from yarn. They also have a lot of other book sleeves with beautiful patterns. The shop is currently taking a short break and hopefully they are back soon. They are shipping from London, United Kingtom.

I finished reading One Day in December by Josie Silver. I really loved this book it was a page turner for me. I loved the characters and the story line. It was a fun romantic book to read and I will be reading more books by the author. I am continuing to read Everything is F*cked by Mark Manson. I admit I haven't been reading this book a lot and want to read it more now that I have finished a couple of books.  I also got the hold from the library of Sorry I'm late I didn't want to come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously by Jessica Pan.  I think it will be a good read, funny, and lots to relate to.

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