FO Friday - 5/17/2019

I am making blue hats for an anti-bullying campaign called Hat Not Hate. You should join me. They need 25,000 hats by August 1st. Read all about it in this link.

I've made two using Lion Brand Wool Ease - a Pennyroyal and a Citrus Hat.

And I've made another Citrus Hat for a gift.

The Spector sweater is further along too, but no peaks today.

MK out.

WIP Wednesday - 5/15/2019

I've been working on my Spector sweater. Funny how things seem to fly off the needles when you actually take the time to work on them.

It's bright and it's colorful.

MK out.

Movie Monday - 5/6/2019

I've been watching movies, but I keep forgetting to write!

BlacKkKlansman is based on the memoir by Ron Stallworth who was the first African American officer on the Colorado Springs police force in the 1970s. He and his team attempted to infiltrate and expose the local Ku Klux Klan. Stallworth managed to obtained a membership card and talking to the Grand Wizard himself without being discovered. John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier and Topher Grace starred in the film. It was very good.

Crazy Rich Asians was kind of a disappointment after reading the book. The people felt like caricatures of the characters, except for Rachel. The adaptation took too many liberties with the story...I really wasn't impressed. 

I've saved some for next time. Y'all remind me.

MK out.

FO Friday - 4/19/2019

It's been a while, Dear Readers. Knitting has slowed to a crawl around here, but I managed to finish something.

Pattern:  Lounging Top by Joji Locatelli
Yarn:  Madelinetosh Euro Sock in Mercury in Retrograde
Comments: I swatched (and blocked the swatch) and liked the fabric I was getting on US 3 needles, but the gauge was a little off. I did a little math and determined that the medium size would work nicely, except it would need a few extra stitches below the waist to have enough ease. I also dropped the neck a little. 

I really like the way it turned out.

MK out.

Book Chat - 4/18/2019

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
This book was inspired by the true story of the Tennessee Children's Home Society. Georgia Tan was the director of the Memphis branch where she would kidnap poor children and sell them to wealthy couples all over the world. The novel tells the stories of two very different families while weaving in the scandal of the Tennessee Children's Home Society. It was very good.

MK out.

Movie Monday - 3/25/2019

I wasn't sure if I would like A Quiet Place, starring Emily Blunt and John Krasinski (who also directed and helped write the screenplay). It's a post-apocalyptic story set in the not very distant future. There are some creatures who can hear quite well, but can't see a thing. The story follows the Abbott family and their struggle to avoid being killed by the creatures. It was good, actually. I'm not sure I'm ready to watch Bird Box though.  

MK out.

FO Friday - 3/22/2019

Y'all! We got home from our Spring Break trip two-and-a-half hours ago and I've unpacked and had dinner. That's a real record.

And, while we were on Spring Break, I finished a sweater and I steamed blocked it and I wore it.

Pattern: Humulus by Isabell Kraemer
Yarn: Madelinetosh DK Twist in Silver Fox and Silence was Golden
Comments: Y'all! I really enjoyed knitting this sweater. After I knit the entire body and determined it was just too oversized for me, ripping it back to the yoke and reknitting it...I just love how it turned out. 

The pattern is well written. I can definitely see knitting more of Isabell Kraemer's patterns.

Madelinetosh yarns are favorites of mine. DK Twist is at the top of my list.

MK out.