Sewing Notes
Had the day off today, so finally has some time to make a gift bag for Roger bear. And since I had the machine out, I did a couple more gift bags for the knitwear stash.
Moon Over Soho – Ben Aaronovitch
We’re back with London police constable Peter Grant – the junior partner (really, the junior section of the department, since there’s only two of them) in the supernatural division of the Metropolitan police. We open to jazz musicians seemingly dying of natural causes after gigs – not enough for most people to notice, but Peter
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Knitting Notes
This is the Siksak hat, by Marja Suomela. It’s actually super simple, but the pattern looks pretty complex. Kinda cool. It’s simple enough I would probably normally find it boring, but I like what it’s making so much I haven’t had that issue. The yarn is Reynolds Sea Wool and Pattern
To Hold the Bridge – Garth Nix
This is a collection of short stories, including one from the Old Kingdom. They claim it’s a novella on the front cover, but it’s definitely shorter than the Lirael story that was included in his other short story collection. Still, it’s worth getting – “To Hold the Bridge” is an interesting
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Garden Notes
We have crocus. A full month earlier than last year. The contrast of this winter to last winter continues to crack me up. In other news, the grow light is going, as of yesterday. To the left, all of my kale planting has sprouted. To the right, a solitary Swiss chard.
Knitting Notes
After so many small projects, I needed something more substantial. This is the Starshower Cowl by Hilary Smith Calis, done in Tess’ Designer yarns Peruvian sock. I’m loving it. It’s nice to have something bigger to make, and the construction of this is interesting – it starts flat, and is
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making – Cathrynne M. Valente
This is a delightful, incredibly quirky book. September is invited to Fairyland by the Green Wind and his Leopard, and longing for adventure, accepts the offer. The Wind can’t actually enter Fairyland, as the Marquess, the new ruler has barred him. So it’s up to September to find her own way.
Duty and Desire – Pamela Aidan
Way back in 2011, I read the first and third books of the Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman trilogy. This was mainly because I couldn’t get my hands on the middle book at the time, but also because I had read that the middle book was skip-able. I did keep it on my
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Knitting Notes
Pattern: Lucca by Wally OneYarn: Reynolds Soft Sea Wool and some natural wool yarn from a local to my brother fairNeedles: Size 2 and 4 DPNs This pattern was ok. The shaping portion got a little weird. I’ve been doing this long enough I was able to fake my way through it, but
Garden Notes
It’s begun! I’m totally pirating multiple seed starting systems this year. I wanted little pots, but still needed some larger trays, so I’m reusing the tray for the pods from last year. Filling those with soil and getting it wet through took forever! Here’s the germination set up, on