I wish I’d read this book some other time. I thought I was starting something else when I first picked it up, and it wasn’t what I was expecting. But, I’m enough of a completest, I couldn’t put it back, and had to finish it. I think I’d have liked it better if I’d started […]
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Pattern: Small-Peanuts Elephant by Rebecca DangerYarn: Red from a Frabjous Fibers March Hare Mini Skein Pack and Tess’ Designer Yarns Superwash Merino Worsted in the Steel Grey Blue colorwayNeedles: Size 6 DPNs I’d had Rebecca Danger’s 50 Yards of Fun book on my wishlist for a while, and saw it the library. It’s a
This book’s another point of view from Klasky’s Girl’s Guide to Witchcraft, the Warder -David Montrose, instead of the witch, Jane Madison. It’s nice to see the male point of view of one of these stories, but this book was much busier than I remember Jane’s version being. David’s gotten himself into a little bit
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(Shawl) (Edging) Project: Celestarium by Audry Nicklin with the Stellar Wave Edging by Kimberlee JohnsonYarn: Tess’ Designer Yarns Superwash Merino Lace in the Maine Woods and Waters colorwayNeedles: Size 5 circs I finally got around to blocking my Celestarium this weekend. I really enjoyed this pattern – the actual knitting wasn’t difficult at all, but
Pattern: Baby Berry hat by Michele SabatierYarn: Patternworks Breton Heathers and Knit Picks Capra in PestoNeedles: Size 7 and 8 DPNs There are more baby cousins on the way, so I turned to this trusty hat pattern, which has the bonus of using up yarn (though it’s still not totally gone in either case. Baby
The snow’s melting, and the crocus are up! (They’ve probably been up for a week, but we’ve had two snow storms (yes, it is April) over the past week, so pictures weren’t easy to get. So I knew I was growing way more seedlings than I did before, so I bought another grow light.
The Gale family works charms that can have a remarkable effect on the world around them. The Aunts rule the family, and have a pretty iron hand in how the younger members of the family will end up living their lives. So when Alysha’s grandmother (who herself defied the other Aunts by moving away) passes
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I am so behind with certain authors – Tamora Pierce being high on that list. This book was published in 2011, and has a collections of stories spanning all of Pierce’s various series, as well as one that’s in the real world. I definitely liked some stories better than others, but I will say, I
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In the third book of this series, Dina gets a message from her sister Maud. Last anyone knew, Maud was with her vampire husband out somewhere in the wider universe, and Dina’s shocked to get a request for rescue from her. She calls in some favors from her sometime ally Arland, Marshall of one of
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Pattern: Coffee and Tea DK Potholders by Elizabeth EvansYarn: Briggs and Little Heritage, Natural White and Blue HeatherNeedles: Size 8 circs Found this pattern and thought it would be a great way to use up some yarn – it made a lovely sized trivet, perfect for resting a tea pot on. There’s a coffee
