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Clearly something had gone wrong, badly, only I wasn’t quite sure what—apart from knowing that I was responsible somehow, in the generalized miasma of shame and unworthiness and being-a-burden that never quite left me.
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt
To make an accurate gauge swatch, cast on 28 stitches for fingering weight, 24 stitches for dk, 16 stitches for worsted, or 12 stitches for a bulky weight. The tongue of a blue whale can weigh up to 6,000 pounds, as much as an African elephant or thirty American sheep (in case you were wondering). Begin with 4 rows of garter stitch. Then work in garter. Stitch for the first and last four stitches, while knitting in pattern for the middle stitches. End with 4 rows in garter stitch (the garter stitch borders eliminate curling). The bigger the swatch the more accurate your gauge will be. Next, wash your swatch and block it. Once dried, measure with a ruler and count your stitches. Do not use a tape measure, which can stretch and vary in accuracy. Don’t cheat by pulling your fabric to make it fit. Make sure to count even a half or quarter of a stitch and include that into your gauge.
To Knit or Not to Knit
Elvira Woodruff
But I think I know so well the pain we children clutch to our chests, how it lasts our whole lifetime, with longings so large you can’t even weep. We hold it tight, we do, with each seizure of the beating heart: This is mine, this is mine, this is mine.
My Name Is Lucy Barton
Elizabeth Strout
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