So apparently my reaction to the pandemic is to craft – I feel like I’m in a run of small knitting items. And, because I’m apparently insane, I wanted to add to that. I’ve tried some straight embroidery lately, but I used to do cross stitch back in the day, and figured that would be […]
Princess Essie of Escarland and elf Prince Farrendel ended up married to prevent a war between their kingdoms. Essie was able to help thwart an assassination attempt on the elven royal family that the neighboring Troll kingdom had tried to pin back on Escarland. So she and Farrendel are off to Escarland to figure out
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Next in my series of small projects: Gordes Socks from Silk Road Socks by Hunter Hammersen. The yarn is Swans Island Ikat Collection Watercolor yarn in the Indigo Beetroot colorway. I think I’m going to make this Christmas knitting for my mother. It’s practically September, so it can be too soon for that,
Pattern: Everglade by Woolly WormheadYarn: Pasture Prime Farm Worsted WoolNeedles: Size 6 Circs and DPNs This is a nice hat pattern. For the 22″ size, you only do one full pattern repeat, with partials on either side, and it comes out looking way more complicated than that. I liked this yarn – had a nice
Aralorn is the illegitimate daughter of a lord and a shapeshifter. Not wanting to be caught up in the court, she ends up being a mercenary. Wolf is her companion that she’s met along the way – a man that usually spends his time in the shape of a wolf, who has secrets that he’s
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There’s to be a meeting between the US government and the fae Gray Lords – both sides recognizing that coming to terms with each other is in each others’ best interests. Adam’s pack has been tapped to provide security, and Mercy gets roped into more or less emceeing the event. Naturally, there are supernatural forces
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Kate and Curran have split from the pack, but know that’s going to be easier said than done. They’re supposed to be staying away, but their friend Eduardo is missing, and his fiancée George comes to them for help. Kate very quickly realizes that there’s some very old magic in play, which is apparently dangerous
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This is Everglade by Woolly Wormhead. My sister and niece might be visiting us for Thanksgiving, so I figured some warm head gear would be in order. I’m using the Pasture Prime Farm Worsted yarn I picked up in Martha’s Vineyard. It’s a nice, natural yarn – noticeable lanolin still. The pattern
Zanna and Deeba are best friends, and one day, they find themselves in an alternate version of London (UnLondon), where Zanna is supposed to save the Unlunduners from a terrible fate. Except Zanna is unable to help, and Deeba ends up being the one to save the day. This is definitely aimed at younger readers
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Pattern: Villa by Bristol Ivy (Quince Quarterly Spring 2020 Level 1)Yarn: Quince Sparrow in the Fundi colorwayNeedles: Size 6 circs My Villa cowl is done! This definitely broke my brain at the beginning, but once I got the hang of the squares, and how it would fit together, I really enjoyed this knit. This
