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In order to break up the endless yet careful Plotulopi knitting, I pulled out the small flower mitts I started a couple months ago.  When they went to time-out, I was real unhappy with my colour choices.  Oh, the grey was fine. (of course it was!!!) I just felt the flowers weren't pretty at all.  I guess they bloomed a bit in their hideaway bag because I'm not finding them as despicable as I remembered.  I was four rows from finishing the fair isle section of the second mitt.  They are maybe two hours (??)from being finished.  What was I thinking, deserting them at this stage?  

All I can think of is---I wasn't listening to a good audible book at the time.  (That really can make a huge difference!) I've got a good one now.  The Readers of Broken Wheel by Katarina Bivald reminds me just a bit of Britt Marie Was Here.  A quiet, underdog arrives in a community needing some spark...and she provides it. This time 'she' is Sara, a Swede, who has traveled to Broken Wheel, Iowa, to holiday with her bibliophile pen-pal...only to discover upon her arrival that her friend has just died.  

My real book (the one I read, not the one I listen to) is Lily and the Octopus and I really like this one as well.  I want to be sad.  I know what's coming.  But the writing is snappy and engaging and so far I'm turning the pages!!  Another goodie.

 

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Comments

[valerie]

I will be curious to hear what you think of Lily and the Octopus. Love the mittens, the flowers are great!

[ellen]

I am surprised you were unhappy with the color choices. I think they are lovely. And oh what I wouldn't do to be 2 hours away from completing anything! I think it's a great pattern and the knit is looking to be just as great.

[Andrea @ This Knitted Life]

You crack me up. The mitts look fab. Not offensive in the least.

[karen]

I like the flowers on the mitts. I put things away for a bit of a break to see if my dislike is really true. Sometimes it is and sometimes it is not. Lovely gray all other the place in your photo :)

[AsKatKnits]

I think the flowers are beautiful! I will finish my Pincha today (at long last!) and I am listening to The Secrets of Mary Bowser and I am enjoying it so much!

[Lisa]

I'm liking all your gray and the flowers and especially that weiner dog on your book cover. :)

[Jane]

I love the colors in the mitts - all of them. But we get to knit and read what we want. I'm starting a new category for books called, "Because I don't want to!" I am going to see if my library has a copy of The Readers of Broken Wheel, living close to Iowa and all, I find the title intriguing.

[Wendi]

Ack! You are filling up my 'want to read' list faster than I can keep up! It seems like life has gotten so busy these days that even the summers don't feel 'lazy' anymore. Oh, to have a week to spend just reading and knitting!

Love the mitts. I thInk the flower border just sparkles against the grey. Very cheery for the winter months.

[Caroline]

I loved those mitts first time around and i'm loving them even more now!

[Caffeine Girl]

Oh, yes, a good audiobook makes all the difference. I'm glad you're finishing the mitts because I always thought they were pretty.