Unlike the Blizzard of 2013, the Blizzard of 2015 didn’t happen on a weekend, and didn’t happen overnight so that we woke up to a perfectly sunny, photogenic winter wonderland waiting to be photographed before we cleaned it up. While we did get less snow (24 inches vs 31), I liked this one less. 1. […]
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Pattern: Jacques Cousteau Hat by Lalla PahjanpaloYarn: Malabrigo Rios in the Glazed Carrots colorwayNeedles: Size 4 Circs and DPNs BF has decided this is his favorite hat pattern. Because it’s knit with smaller needles, the fabric is nice and thick, and therefore warm. Because I had a little extra yarn to work with this time,
This is the latest Darkover book – a series I’ve been following for a long time (heck, it’s outliving the original author). In this book, Prince Gareth Elhalyn is chafing a bit at the strictured life he has to live in Thendara as the heir to the throne of the Comyn (as well as being
The Children of Kings – Marion Zimmer Bradley and Deborah J. Ross Read More »
Here’s try three for an orange hat for the BF. I’m doing him another Jacques Costeau hat, which I’m hoping to make a little longer than the last one so he has a little extra length to turn up. I’d forgotten how much tighter the fabric is on this one, due to the size 4
Pattern: Honey Cowl by Antonia ShanklandYarn: Sundara sock yarn in the Winter Twilight ColorwayNeedles: Size 6 circs Last year’s goof off cowl went much slower than this one did, I think because it was just stockinette. All I did was the four row pattern repeat most nights, and it seemed to eat through yarn.
I don’t often review craft books, because I don’t often read them cover to cover – what I buy are mostly technique or pattern books, and while parts of those are readable, reading the whole thing is usually only something a sadist would do. I do occasionally make exceptions. One area of knitting I haven’t
The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques – Margaret Radcliffe Read More »
This is technically a reread – I was cleaning out my stored books, and came across the omnibus this was a part of. I’d read it so long ago I figured it was time to revisit and figure out if I still wanted to keep it around. Holy product of the 70s, batman! The book
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I got all the way to the end of the Turbine hat, and had BF try it on before I actually finished it and cut any yarn, and it was way too small. So that’s frogged, and awaiting a new plan. Coincidentally, he realized that while he doesn’t always love the stretchiness of the knit
This is a Lonely Planet book, so it’s all about food and travel. There are a wide variety of writers: chefs, food critics, and regular people. And there are a wide variety of stories, usually about a particularly memorable meal while traveling, but that could range from a simple meal shared with a family in
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I think I’ve hit on why I like the Alexia Tarbotti books, even though they often cross over the line of my absurdity meter: they’re just fun. I can count on them to be a palette cleanser if I feel like I’ve been reading too much of any one thing for too long. In this
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