yarnalong...

On the needles...more socks. Sunshine by Cookie A. from the book Sock Innovation.  It was one of my travel projects that traveled but didn't get a single minute of attention.  (I knew better than to take something that used a chart. Really I did!)  As it was, knitting time was limited, and resulted in only a single pair of vanilla socks, mainly finished because I spent over 6 hours in the airport, but that's a whole story in itself.

I also finished reading my airport book...The Thing with Feathers: the surprising lives of birds and what they reveal about being human by Noah Strycker.  Loved it.  Pigeons and their homing instincts, Penguins and fear, Parrots and love of music, Magpies and self-awareness, and Albatross and love to name just a few.  Book cover:  "[Strycker] thinks like a biologist but writes like a poet" pretty much sums it up.  Beautifully written, and the stand-alone chapters made it perfect travel reading.

On my arrival home, I did a very rare--almost unique--thing, and went to my bookshelves for my next book.  Digging in America by Anne Tyler is about two families who were presented their adopted Korean girls at the Baltimore airport on the same evening.  I just started it, so that's as far as I am in the story; the story will continue to follow the girls and their families as they become friends, in spite of the fact that in any other circumstance, their paths would never have crossed, nor would they have built a friendship.  (You can already tell that their backgrounds and values are worlds apart.) I like Anne Tyler.  Don't know how I missed this one.

My new-to-me, old kantha quilt--one of the Brimfield treasures from the trip-- matches my book and project!  How cool is that?  

 

Comments

[Caffeine Girl]

I made two pairs of Sunshine socks quite a ways back. I gave one pair to my mom, who still has them. My pair was made of Malabrigo sock yarn -- the last time I'll knit socks from that! The heels literally dissolved. One of these days I'm going to knit another pair.

I read Digging, but I maintain that Tyler's best books were the early ones.

[valerie]

Love the new rug. Glad you had a great trip!

[Andrea @ This Knitted Life]

You read the best books! We could be library buddies, or rather I would just stalk your check out list. I hope that is not too creepy.

How is your Architexture! Mine is taking forever, but I do work on it one night a week. I think I a, ready to start the second Section E for the medium size. Don't tell, but I am sick of it...but determined to finish!!!

[Jennifer Miller]

I'm not sure how I ever missed Brimfield when I lived in New England? I like easy knits for travel...less stuff I have to take in case of a mistake.

[AsKatKnits]

The kantha quilt is stunning as is the photo! So perfect!

[karen]

I read that book (and it was good). Love seeing your photos, I missed the blog world!! And you :)

[Jody]

Sorry about the LONG time at the airport. You should have flown with me. You missed the cat fight in my row : ( Love the Kantha..and the socks you finished...and the knitting lessons. : )

[Zeta]

I have never taken on a flight with me my knitting. Always think that security will see me as a threat with my pointy needles! Knitting (and especially sock knitting) would make those endless hours pass mindless.

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I told you didn't I that the agent tried to get me to take a flight to Florida then to Nashville....I was actually quite happy at the airport!

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[Deb]

Beautiful socks. The book sounds interesting. I'll keep my eyes open for it. Hope your week is going well!

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For as crazy as security has gotten in the states knitting needles are allowed. I've has needles taken though in Mexico and Belgium and England!!

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Mine has been taking a rest in time out but I should get it out again soon. It's sort of hard to knit a wooly scarf when the garden is calling!!!

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[Ann Denton]

The Kantha quilt is beautiful. Sorry that you had an airport "incident"....

[Tina]

That photo is beautiful and l9ve the yarn you are using for your socks. Inspired again ...thanks Steph 😊

[Leslie]

Vanilla socks are good.
Thanks for another book to read.