I’ve finished the test knitting project I was working on. It was not due until 5/22, which gives you an idea of the quality knitting time I’m getting while self isolating. The pattern’s being released on 6/22, so I’ll post pictures and finish post then. I’m now back to working on the Laminaria […]
Not a bad little book. Brygida is a witch, living outside a little village in a vaguely Medieval Eastern Europe, with her mothers. They hold themselves apart from the villagers, until one day, a handsome young man ventures to Brygida’s lake. He invites her to the village for the harvest feast. And while Brygida is
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Today’s exciting activity – clear out the iris! It’s amazing how much they’ve popped up already. All the herb pots are out of the garage. The chives are the only one showing any activity at the moment, but I imagine the rest will be coming along shortly.
Pattern: Sibella by Carrie Bostick HogeYarn: Quince and Co Finch in Bird’s EggNeedles: Size 5 circs This winter’s sweater project is done. And it’s not quite warm enough to wear in my new full time home office. But, it’ll probably be in a week or two, so I’ll get to road test it
Pattern: Salal by Andi SatterlundYarn: The Fibre Company Knightsbridge (old version) in BurgundyNeedles: Size 8 circs So I’ve been sitting on this sweater since September, aiming to make a grosgrain ribbon reinforced button band. Since I made an entire new sweater, with buttons, since then, I decided I should bow to realty and just
Doesn’t look like much right now, but round one of seeds are planted! This is Swiss chard, two kinds of basil, zinnias, two kinds of kale, calendula, leaf broccoli, regular broccoli, rudbeckia, dahlias (from seed!), two kinds of peppers, and two kinds of marigolds. We are still going to be able to do the
This is the conclusion of “The Reckoners” Trilogy – David is now in charge, with the impossible task of rescuing the Prof from himself, and maybe just saving the world in the process. It’s a definite end to the story, but I think I liked the first two books better. In this book, we get
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My Sibella cardigan is actually done, but it turns out I don’t have buttons I like, so I had to order some (which I’m very thankful are currently still available, even though I’d say they’re probably non-essential). So I’m going to consider this done in March, but it’ll probably only be wearable in April.
