It's the little things...

I've finished one blanket this week and have this Arrowhead Blanket still to go.  Late last night I found a mistake about 6 rows back and while I had missed it previously and told myself probably no one else would ever notice it, in the end I decided to rip back to correct it.  It was mildly discouraging as I had woven in yarn ends on several sections and had to sacrifice a few yards of yarn to cutting out those places, and I suspect I'm going to be playing yarn chicken as I finish this.  But I will be happier, in the end, knowing those mistakes are not there.  And my resolve to check after each row or two (two rows together create the "arrows") - and again before weaving in ends - is redoubled.

After working with a chunky wooden size N hook and double-stranded worsted for several days, going to a size H hook and a single strand of worsted feels almost like I'm working with a tiny steel hook and making lace. Which is kind of funny because this Arrowhead Blanket is really pretty thick for one made with just one strand of worsted weight yarn.  It's a bit of yarn-eater, but the easy pattern and lusciousness of the blanket more than makes up for that one downfall.

The book I'm reading this week is A Life Less Ordinary by  Zoe Ellison and Alex Lengendre.  These two English women from different walks of life met as young adults, became friends, and eventually partners of the business called Igigi, a store in East Sussex, UK (eta: this business has been dissolved),  It is (was) a lovely place where they sold reclaimed and sometimes refurbished items.  

Their book is at times a sort of "lookbook" of decorating ideas using very simple and mostly unassuming reclaimed items, but is also a collection of stories and thoughts about friendship, family and home.   The uncluttered pictures make me want to clean my house, and the stories make me want to be more intentional in my relationships.  It's a beautiful book on so many levels.  And looky there, how it goes perfectly with my blanket I'm crocheting. :)  It truly is the little things...

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