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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Here’s my first project of the year, and it’s a year long project: the Sky Scarf, by Lea Redmond. It’s really more of a method than a true pattern (it was originally a kit, but I’m doing my own). Basically, I bought a whole bunch of Knitpicks Palette yarn in sky tones (blues, grays and
Here’s the list for this year. I managed to hit 80, by the skin of my teeth. There were only two books this year I started and couldn’t find. They can be found here.
Here’s the final project wrap up for the year. Not too shabby, and I paired down a fair amount of my stash. I’m not sure yet what next year brings. I do like having something to do with my hands, but I don’t always have a reason to give away knitwear, so I’m thinking of
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1. The Windup Girl – Paolo BacigalupiThis is one of those scifi books that throws you straight into an advanced world with a lot of new tech, with weird names. In this case, apparently all of the food sources in the world have been overrun with disease, so you can make a ton of money
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Final cast on for the year: the Turbine hat by Wooly Wormhead, in the rest of the Malabrigo Rios Glazed Carrots yarn. I’m making the largest size – here’s hoping I have enough yarn leftover.
This book is a collection of translations from all the Celtic languages, meant to give a flavor for Celtic literature. It’s most heavy on Irish, Scottish and Welsh, but does bring in a bit of Manx, Cornish and Breton. The stories are loosely grouped by subjects – some are general, like Nature, but there are
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Here’s the obligatory year end hexipuff post. Someday, I’ll have enough for a baby blanket. At least this year, I got in some different colors to break up the mostly blue and green monotony.
