One of the nice things about driving to your vacation destination is that I really didn't have to worry about space. I packed 3 projects and gave 2 of them serious attention. I started a new pair of socks for my Personal Sock Club. This yarn, Wonderfully Super from Yarntini, was picked as the sock… Continue reading Socks, Sweater yarn, and Somber Stories
Tag: reading
A Lot of Dinosaurs
Yay for going to the library. I just finished the Ten-Year Nap (meh. Didn't love it or hate it.), so that went back and The Invention of Wings came home with me. My mom read it and spoke highly of it. We also found a pile of dinosaur related books. I didn't have a dinosaur… Continue reading A Lot of Dinosaurs
A Pile of Yarn, Books, and Plans
Who's surprised? Not me. I can't really show you my WIP this week, as it is sample knitting. Also it needs to be finished and sent back, so I'm knitting hardcore on that! Winding the yarn does make me stop, stand up, take a stretch break from being hunched over and knitting, so that's good.… Continue reading A Pile of Yarn, Books, and Plans
Yarn Along June 18
I'm including the books I'm reading with my kids for this week's Yarn Along. My son, like most 2.5 year olds, likes repetition. We've been reading and re-reading the same books over and over and that's ok, but I wanted something different. I introduced him to Where the Wild Things Are this week, one of… Continue reading Yarn Along June 18
Starts and samples
It is Wednesday right? Monday holidays (while wonderful) really throw me off my game. Tuesday felt like Monday, so today doesn't feel like Wednesday. My daughter's school has a half-day for some reason, so her timeline is shifted and I can already hear my son wide awake in his bed (so napping is off as… Continue reading Starts and samples
Wednesday Projects and Books
This week has a little bit of everything! I started a new cross stitch project, have been swatching for a new sample knit, and a selfish knit in progress. I also worked on the tube socks for Lorelai and finished them. The sample knit is for Good Karma Farm, using their new sport weight yarn,… Continue reading Wednesday Projects and Books
Obvious Issues
Here's the nitty-gritty: It's school vacation week. My brain is full. My knitting mojo is weak. It happens. I started working on a crochet washcloth just to have something to occupy my hands and do something creative. That seemed to have worked, because I'm now on cloth #5. This is my new "potato-chip" project, and… Continue reading Obvious Issues
Tiny Stitches
This week I picked up Stitches, by Anne Lamott. I was first introduced to her writing freshman year of college with Bird by Bird, a book that I think of often and really should reread. (I think it was a social justice class. I also read Amazing Grace in that class which was phenomenal.) I… Continue reading Tiny Stitches
Progress
Going for the short and sweet version today. Reading: I finished Me Before You and would totally recommend it. Impulsively I grabbed The Woman Upstairs at the library from the 7-day loan section. It's slow going, mostly because I keep stopping to re-read passages. I really like this main character. Sadly, I'm only 40 pages… Continue reading Progress
Almost at the End!
I am so close to being in the final stretch of my Stripe Study shawl -colored stripe #12 to go, then on to the last grey section! I even dreamt about this shawl last night, that was a first. Garter stitch is just so soothing. The rows are getting longer, so it feels like it… Continue reading Almost at the End!