Knitting Notes
Here’s a bit more stash busting – a couple of baby hats in the Reversible Cable baby hat pattern I’ve made before. I’ve also cast on some Fallberry mitts to bust some more yarn, and my Christmas knitting planning continues…
Fall in the Garden
I did go outside this weekend – I couldn’t just craft away the whole time. So yesterday, I put the veggies to bed, as well as whatever of the perennial pots had gone by (which wasn’t much – we’ve not yet had a hard frost here on the coast). I also did an initial sweep
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Sewing Notes
I took Friday off, because I really needed a day off, and I wanted to actually get some sewing done. The day turned out dreary as hell, so I think I made the right choice there. (I also downloaded a paper piecing class from Craftsy so I could take a break and still
Shiver – Maggie Stiefvater
When Grace was young, she was attacked by wolves in her back yard. She thought she was dead, but somehow, ended up back in her house, safe. From then on, she would often catch a glimpse of one member of the pack watching her – she always knew it was the same wolf because of
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RIP VIII Challenge – 9/1/13 to 10/31/13
Well, October is past, which means the RIP VIII Reading Challenge is done. Considering I was gone for a good chunk of September, and had to rely on my iPad, I’m pretty happy with what I read: I was pretty mystery-centric this year – what I found for the Kindle started the trend, and I
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Knitting Notes
Pattern: Quest hat for a Man by Laura NelkinYarn: natural wool from somewhere in Michigan’s UPNeedles: Size 6 circs and DPNs Second time’s the charm! I had enough yarn for the Quest hat, so Christmas knitting project number two is done! Now, I just need to find a cute pattern to make for
Dead and Gone – Charlaine Harris
I think the Sookie books are getting a little long in the tooth. (Though not as bad as the tv show, which I stopped watching a couple of seasons ago.) In this book, Sookie’s great-grandfather, the fairy prince, comes to warn her that there’s war in the fairy realms, between his faction, which likes humans,
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Knitting Notes
Pattern: The Proverbial Cap by Meg SwansenYarn: Naturally dyed wool from somewhere in the Michigan UPNeedles: Size 6 circs and DPNs So, if you first don’t succeed in making a hat for your brother, you make a hat for his partner instead! This is for S, and fortunately, this time around, I had plenty
One Corpse Too Many – Ellis Peters
Read for the RIP VIII Reading Challenge. Having recently read the two Gareth and Gwen books, which were pretty much modern procedurals put into a medieval Welsh setting, reading this Brother Cadfael book was an interesting contrast, and a good reminder of what a great writer Ellis Peters is. This book is set within the
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Blood Bound – Patricia Briggs
Read for the RIP VIII Reading Challenge. Mercy Thompson owes a few people some favors. Since she can turn into a coyote whenever she likes, her vampire friend Stefan asks her to go along when he needs to deliver a message to another one of his kind. Unfortunately, it turns out that this vampire has
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