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Drop-shoulder sweater in progress that’s a light gray-beige with heathered mustard yellow stripes throughout. It has a mock neck and live stitches on the body and the sleeves. Hardcover book features a young woman with dark hair standing on a chariot with an enormous bird flying above her.

Close-up of hardcover book. Hardcover book features a young woman with dark hair standing on a chariot with an enormous bird flying above her.

Side of hardcover book held slightly open by tan skin hands.

“Some say ruhking is a calling. For me it was an answer to a question that had bored clear through my soul. I had a hole worn through my center, like one of Arnan’s interesting blue river stones. People have admired rocs for centuries. Artists paint them, sculpt them, tell stories about them. I wanted to be one. I wanted to be the monster that kills other monsters.” ~Excerpt from Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee, page 23 Sometimes when I read a lot of books that are part of longer incomplete series, or just longer 300-500 page books, I seek an anthology or a novella. I recently finished an adult science fiction high fantasy novella. We’re immersed in a kingdom where manticores (deadly human-eating monsters) are a problem. The relationship between humans and animals (specifically rocs or mythical birds of prey that resemble a gigantic falcon) is explored. I was invested in characters that I got to know but wanted to get to know more than the 150 pages gave me. Themes of grief, responsibility, internal struggles, loyalty, family. My heart strings were definitely pulled. For my project, I’ve re-knit the collar since that last time I shared a work-in-progress photo. Used a smaller needle and picked up less stitches and it fits better on me now. I’ve picked up for the sleeves and will finish those before going back to finish the body!

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Book: Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee, published April 2023, 150 pages

Project: Farnham Sweater by The Knit Purl Girl

Yarn: @purlsoho.bsky.social Good Wool in Winter Grass and Wild Mustard

Progress Keeper: @hellolavender.com

Start of a split hem ribbed cowl knit up in a warm honey yarn. Floral peachy, cream, and honey yellow matching tote drawstring project bag. Navy, cream, and gold hardcover book featuring the profile of a woman with a snake, wolf, and child woven into her hair.

If you’re seeking a stand-alone book that’s adult fantasy fiction, historical fiction, a reimagining of Norse mythology with themes of family and the complication of love in different ways, this book might be one for you to look into. I enjoyed the emphasis on the fierce nature of love behind motherhood, the dichotomy of destiny versus choice, and the banter. There were a couple “whys” I didn’t catch an explanation for but they weren’t enough to affect my reading enjoyment (like why amnesia?? I won’t say more). Maybe I would’ve liked a little more personality development in the side characters that played out big actions in the plot but that would make the book a lot longer I suppose. And now I feel the need to maybe read the original Norse story of Angrboda and Loki. P.S. - Fiber art related stuff comes up throughout the book! Book: The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec, pub 2021, 359 pages Project: The Cooler Side of Warm by Melissa Clulow Yarn: “Warm Honey” Cashmere Merino Bloom @PurlSoho Bag: by me (no pattern/tutorial)

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📖 The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec, pub 2021, 359 pages

P.S. - Fiber art related stuff comes up throughout the book!

Beautiful floral and black hardcover book accompanied by a “tube hat in progress knit with shades of peach and warm brown and purple. White snack container holds yarn not arranged to the protect to keep them from tangling up in the project bag. Patchwork project bag in shades of purple, navy, brown that match the project.

Close-up of beautiful floral and black hardcover book, “The Ten Thousand Doors of January” by Alix E. Harrow

Side view of uneven pages of hardcover book

‘If we address stories as archaeological sites, and dust through their layers with meticulous care, we find at some level there is always a doorway. A dividing point between here and there, us and them, mundane and magical. It is at the moments when the doors open, when things flow between the worlds, that stories happen.’ ~Excerpt from page 2 of The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow Very much enjoyed this read! Published September 2019, 374 pages, stand-alone. Adult fantasy fiction, historical fiction, magic realism. Set in the early 1900’s, New England area of America. Liked the character development, pacing was mostly fine (medium paced?), sometimes it felt a little choppy between chapters and in the timeline of events, loved the theme of power in words. Accompanied by a Musselburgh Hat in progress that has the first half knit with Bighorn Sock base (75% 19.5 Micron Superwash Merino and 25% Nylon, 3ply. 463 yards/100g) yarns remaining from Sock Squad projects @TheFarmersDaughterFibers. The purple yarns are random minis of light fingering weight yarn (don’t know the dyer). Project bag by me (no pattern/tutorial).

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📚The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

🗒️ Musselburgh Hat by Ysolda Teague

🧶 The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Bighorn Sock base plus miscellaneous light fingering weight purple minis

🪡 Project Bag by me (no pattern/tutorial)

Beautiful paperback book featuring a yellow building nestled in between hardcover books and green leafy vines. Sweater-in-progress with a bright colorwork yoke, folded neckband with a neon pink inside, and dark heathered teal main color; sleeve stitches on silicone tubing.

“...Conformity is a death sentence. No, my dear, you must embrace what makes you stand out. That’s what they despise. It’s the circle of hell in this life - blaming children for being who they are, because we were blamed and our parents before us. If you’re not harming anyone, why try to change who you are?” ~Excerpt from page 294 of The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods. Though there are some loose ends, I overall enjoyed the book “The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods (published 2023). Historical fiction, magical realism, stand-alone, romance (but not spicy), book about books, lost work from a Brontë sister, based in present-day and 1920’s/40’s, Ireland/France/England. Written from three perspectives. Definitely look up trigger warnings for sensitive content. Also, I’m loving this sweater so much. It has been living in my brain since summer 2022 and I cast it on November 2024. Took awhile to figure out how I wanted the colorwork yoke to look, what vibe I wanted to go for. This is it! I love how colorwork offers the opportunity for self-expression. A mood to feel. A story to tell. Pattern: Paul Klee Sweater @midori_hirose_knit (yoke has been blocked prior to sleeve and body split); modified the neckband and needle sizes (discussed in episode 136 on YouTube) Yarns: “Vice” Less Traveled Yarn 757 Sock in the lining of the neckband, multiple colors of @PurlSoho Good Wool for the rest (100% Andean Highland wool, 383yds/100g)

Trying to keep my 2025 📚 in a “folder” but couldn’t figure out the “feed” feature without having to download a third-party app?? I’ll just use the hashtag #EdibleThoughtsReads2025.

Sharing this post from IG January 2, 2025. I’m going to need to work on this 300 character limit situation here 😅.