Knitting Notes
I’ve started a test knit. It’s a shawl. It’s in yarn that hasn’t been released yet, so I can’t say much about that. All I can really confirm is that it’s so far, so good.
Emerald Blaze – Ilona Andrews
This was a fun book. Catalina Baylor has been called in to investigate a murder – several houses have gone in together to try and reclaim an area of Houston nicknamed the Pit, and when one of the Primes dies, all the others must be investigated. And what Catalina uncovers could be catastrophic for the
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The Sisters of the Winter Wood – Rena Rossner
In an Eastern forest (it reads Russian, but if you read the notes, you’ll see it’s based on things the author brings in from her Ukrainian roots), live two sisters. Liba and Laya are Jewish, in a mixed village. When their father is summoned to his dying father’s side, they’re given surprising news – Liba
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Knitting Notes
The Swan Islands Ikat Indigo Beetroot is gone – hexipuffed away. I’ve actually gotten in on a test knit, but I’m waiting on the yarn for that, so in the meantime, I’m doing some Icy Seas ornaments out of Knit Picks Palette leftovers, to see if I can get rid of some of that. I’m
Angel Mage – Garth Nix
In an alternate Europe, magic is based on the ability to summon angels. In Ystara, something terrible happened, and their archangel has abandoned them. If any magic is used on the Ystarans, they either die of a plague, or turn into monsters. A century or so after this happened, in the neighboring kingdom of Sarance,
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Knitting Notes
Pattern: Bearly Bonnet by Pure StitchesYarn: Swan Island Ikat Collection Watercolors in the Indigo Beetroot colorwayNeedles: Size 2 and 3 circs and Size 3 DPNs Finally, a project done! It did feel really good to get this done and dusted. I’m hexi-puffing the rest of the yarn right now – I decided I
Garden Notes
Here’s this year’s batch of seeds. I was really very good – I wanted to buy like three times that many, but I resisted. We’ll see how well that goes next year, once I get a better handle on what I’m dealing with with the new yard…
Embroidery Notes
The second to last panel is done! Granted, it’s the smallest panel, but it’s still done!
We Hunt the Flame – Hafsah Faizal
Zafira is the Hunter – the only person capable of hunting in the enchanted Arz Forest. Nasir is the son of the sultan, and has been turned by his father into an assassin. When they are both sent after a mythical book that may be able to restore magic to the people of their kingdom,
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Garden Notes
So we had around 18 inches of snow the week before Christmas that managed to evaporate overnight on Christmas Eve. Since I had some time off around the holidays, once things dried out a bit, I spent some time in the backyard. I wanted to get some measurements of where things stand. I’m planning on