I think it’s safe to say I will not be completing anymore knitting project this year. The year was definitely about using up yarn. Even the biggest project I completed (the In Dream Shawl) was one I started in 2021, and had to put aside for some time because it initially wasn’t working for me. […]
I recently managed to a get a good deal on the Kindle version of this book, and after finishing off two books that I had to struggle through, I decided to treat myself to something I knew I’d enjoy. Here’s my original review. I don’t usually do re-reviews on this blog, but I had a
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Here’s another book that took me being on an airplane to finish. And I’m very much not sure what I read. It’s insane. A group of kids get adopted by a man that is actually a powerful being with a cosmic library he’s written. Each kid learns a particular branch of the knowledge, and they’re
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It took being on an airplane for me to finish this book. I kept going because the world is interesting, and I wanted to see when the story would start. I think it’s started by the end of the book, but I’m not really sure. There are a ton of POVs, though some of those
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This is an interesting take on Sherlock Holmes – in this case, he’s an angel, which explains why he’s not the best at personal interactions with regular people. The angels bring some magic in the world, which is a nice extra touch – it’s not overdone, just there, and just enough to make the story
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This is the follow up to The Left-Handed Booksellers of London. Susan, Merlin and Vivien are all back. Susan’s well aware of her heritage as the daughter of one of the Ancient Sovereigns, but she’s trying to live as normal a life as possible. Unfortunately, while Vivien and some of the other right handed booksellers
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Pattern: Cellarium by Rachel Illsley (Unwind Knits) Yarn: The Alpaca Yarn Co. Paca-Peds in the Stardust Colorway Needles: Size 2 circs and Size 3 DPNs Here’s Cellarium hat #2. I waffled over using this yarn – I was a little afraid of how busy it might look over the pattern. But I’m pretty happy with
I had full intentions of getting seaweed and spreading it over the garden with compost and then covering that with straw. But it continues to be wet at the times I would actually be able to go out and do anything. We may or may not be getting our first measurable snow tonight (the latest
Lanie’s family has served as the right hands of the ruling family of Liriat since its founding, and have always had a relationship with Doedanna, the goddess of death. They were usually necromancers, but Lanie is the first necromancer born in a century – her parents were the chief assassin, and chief executioner. Where this
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Pattern: Norway Pine Hat by Sarah Rhody Yarn: Studio Donegal Donegal Wool Spinning Company worsted yarn Needles: Size 6 and 8 circs and Size 8 DPNs I really liked the color of this yarn. And I really liked the looks of this pattern. It used up the entire skein of yarn. And it is way