Cast Off, Cast On

Well!  It's Done.  My sweater!  It's the Eyelet Yoke Sweater by Pink Brutus Knits.  And it's lovely.

No sewing, knit in the round.  I love it so much, I think I'll do another one.

And I, in fine form, now have several projects on the go:  mitts for my little lady, from the latest Taproot Magazine; and I want to do a mobius.  Nothing like spending a dark cozy evening snuggled up to the fireplace with my knitting.

It must be winter.

Weekend Reading

I love knitting.  LOVE it.  Have I said that before?  Hmmm.  Maybe. Once or twice.  I also love reading about knitting, whether in a magazine that tells about a certain kind of fibre, or where it comes from, or how a certain designer gets his/her ideas, or reading patterns, or whatever.  But novels about knitting.  Love them too.  Especially when I want something light that I totally get.

So I found this:

"A Life in Stitches" by Rachael Herron.  What a sweet read!  Herron is very candid about events in her life and how it related to how or what she was knitting at the time.  I can relate to this!  I almost always have something on the go, and until recently, it was 2 or 3 things.  Right now, I'm focussed on finishing this sweater for me, in a lovely warm brown baby alpaca/bamboo yarn from marisol yarns.  It's dreamy.  I'll share more when I'm done.

Anyway, again, I digress.  If you knit, you will enjoy this book.

Happy Knitting! Happy Reading!  Happy Weekend :)

Weekend Reading

OK, so it's not a book, it's another magazine.  A favorite in our house.  Mother Earth News is a wonderful read for anyone wanting to know anything about getting back to basics.  Whether it's gardening, preserving foods, keeping livestock, building stuff, eco-homes and all kinds of tips and ideas, Mother Earth News is the place to get it.  Yes, it's an American publication, but the advice is sound and the subscriptions are inexpensive.

Wherever you are, wherever you go, Have a wonderful weekend!