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Reading: I'm still reading All Roads Lead to Austen, by Amy Elizabeth Smith, and enjoying it very much! It's making me want to reread Austen. :)Knitting: I feel like I'm in between "real" projects...
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Reading list: the English countryside.
Ever since I finished reading this book last month, I've been obsessed with the idea of the English countryside (again). I just want to rewatch Cranford and Lark Rise to Candleford and Poldark and...
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Knitting: Elder Tree shawl.
So...here's my first lace shawl! I've knitted projects with a bit of lace in them (like my Nurmilintu shawl last summer), but never an entirely lace shawl. And even now it might be cheating for me to...
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Yarn giveaway! {Closed}
Recently when sorting through my yarn stash, I realized that these yarns don't really appeal to me much anymore. So I decided to pass them along to someone who'd be more likely to knit them into...
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What I Read: June
June was a good reading month! I really liked most of what I read, and I finally got around to a few books that have been sitting unread on my shelves for years, so that's good. :) As always, click on...
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Knitting: peacock socks.
Just like the rest of the socks I've knitted so far this year, there's not a lot to say about these! They're just plain vanilla socks. That's mostly what I stick with, especially when using variegated...
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Reading: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie. This is supposed to be one of her best novels, and though I'm only a few chapters in, I'm really enjoying it. I'm a big Miss Marple fan, but...
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Mid-year bookish thoughts.
I always do a post at the end of December about the books I read that year. Recently I've seen some bookish YouTube videos that are doing a mid-year recap, answering the questions below. I thought it...
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Spinning: alpaca blend singles.
After many weeks of not spinning anything, I finished some yarn a few days ago! I bought the fiber at the festival this past spring: it's a 60/20/20 blend of alpaca, merino, and BFL. The vendors were...
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Classic Penguin: Cover to Cover.
If you've been around here for a while, you probably know that I have a thing for pretty book covers. I won't lie...I'll go out of my way to purchase a nicer edition if at all possible (sometimes cost...
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Let's talk about audiobooks.
I love the idea of audiobooks. I like the thought of being able to squeeze in extra books, to have a book read to me at a time when I couldn't otherwise be reading. (Example: audiobooks are basically...
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What I Read: July
July was a very decent reading month. None of the books absolutely blew me away, but I enjoyed everything I read. I feel like I'm finally making a little bit of progress with getting my number of...
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Reading: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. I'm not far enough in to have an opinion on this yet. But I'm hoping it'll be good and I'm very excited to be back in the world of Harry Potter. :)Knitting:...
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Sweaters to knit.
{Photo credits, clockwise from top left corner: Jane Heller, Grasflecken, Andi Satterlund, Ysolda Teague, Andi Satterlund, Ysolda Teague}Around this time of year, I really start getting the itch to...
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Knitting: Mom's Multnomah shawl.
Today is my mom's birthday! She's one of those people who I always make gifts for, because she appreciates them and therefore she deserves handmade. :) Socks are my go-to knitted gift for her, because...
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Reading: A Room with a View, by E.M. Forster. I've heard such good things about this book, and I've been meaning to read it for a while. So far it's very enjoyable, though I haven't yet reached a point...
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Reading: Martha's Vineyard: Isle of Dreams, by Susan Branch. Despite the cheesiness of these books at times, I've really been enjoying them (after getting past the fact that they don't feel like...
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A bookish tag.
I saw this tag online recently and liked the questions, so I decided to answer them here. I would love to hear your answers in the comments! 1. What book is currently on your nightstand? My desk is...
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Knitting: fall tweed socks.
Another pair of socks finished! I planned on knitting this yarn into socks last fall but never got around to it. This color, plus the tweed, reminds me so much of autumn! It looks all over the place in...
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Reading: A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman. This book was an impulse buy. I was drawn to it because 1) I love the cover, 2) It was originally published in Swedish, and 3) It's supposed to be a...
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