My knitting needles have been keeping busy making afghans and lap robes for donation and requests. Every evening finds me sitting in front of the TV adding rows to my latest work-in-progress.
I decided to do something a bit different with this latest lap robe. So many of the things I'd made used either two or three strands of yarn that I decided I'd make something that only used one. Let me tell you, that took some adapting! It's amazing how easily a person can get used to something.
Let me show you my latest.
The pattern is called "All These Places" and I got it from the Fifty Four Ten Studio on Etsy. I used one strand of Lion Brand Homespun 100% acrylic yarn in a color called "Shaker" on US size 11 circular needles. This color is difficult to photograph being tones of cream, medium brown, and medium gray, but it's a nice and neutral, and the lap robe is warm, snuggly, and as soft and light as a cloud.
What was I watching while I was knitting away?
I watched Cold Case when it was first run from 2003 to 2010. I happened to be wandering through the Roku Channel, and when I stumbled across this series, I was tickled to death. The brief synopsis on IMDb says, "The
Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling
when she's assigned 'cold cases', older crimes that have never been
solved."
This series happens to be a rare one for me in that I like each and every member of the ensemble cast. (Usually there's at least one person I don't care for.) You get to know each cast member as the series unfolds, and I like that. Kathryn Morris plays against the Hollywood stereotype for a female cop-- her hair tends to be a bit messy, her clothes a bit mannish, and she doesn't wear high heels. That's so refreshing.
The stories are strong ones, so strong in fact that I'm amazed at how many of them I remember once I get into the episode, and the music they use is a big draw for both Denis and me. Does it bother me that I remember the stories? Not at all.
All in all, a perfect series to knit by!
Both the afghan and Cold Case look good. It is a multicolored strand so the afghan looks like it is made of several colors. And i must find that series. A female investigator of cold cases, right up my alley. And to remind everyone that Unforgotten begins on Sept. 3 on PBS with a new actor replacing Nicola Walker who stars in Annika, beginning on Oct 15 or thereabouts, also on PBS. And I just finished watching 45 hours of Manifest on Netflix, a really zany show with sci-fi, paranormal, supernatural events. What saves it are the characters and the actors and a romantic triangle.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder of Unforgotten, Kathy.
DeleteCold Case is my all-time, top favorite series, Cathy! So exciting to see it here! I watched it when it was on in the early 2000s, and I still watch it on Roku. I could go on and on about what I like about it, but I won't clutter up your comments section. Instead, I'll just say I love the subtle blends of shading and color in that afghan. It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Margot. I'm glad you're a fellow Cold Case fan. The writing is so strong in that series!
DeleteAnother beautiful afghan! I love that subtle pattern in it. :D
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lark!
DeleteI don't think I've ever watched "Cold Case." At least it doesn't sound familiar so I'm adding it to my TBW list. That afghan is gorgeous as your afghans always are!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dorothy. I hope you enjoy Cold Case if you get a chance to watch it.
DeleteWhere is Cold Case streaming? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteAs I said in my post, it's streaming on the Roku Channel. I also provided the link. Check just below the Cold Case picture.
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