Wednesday, January 20, 2016

yarn along with love
















 I finished my hat, With Love From Norway, and I love it.  It blocked out so nicely and although I was little worried before because it was so stiff, but of course once it blocked it softened up and smoothed out and fits so comfortably.  I picked my Hitofude back up and am making steady headway on it!  I am so torn between working on it or my cross-stitch project because I love them both but I just alternate and hope neither one of them gets hurt feelings when I choose the other. 

I finished books this week!  I finished the last of the Wingfeather Saga, The Warden and the Wolf King and I loved it.  Loved.  It is beautiful.  I actually realized a couple days later as I talked about with Jesse how much I loved it and how much I loved my new friends and how I miss them.  I also finished Teaching From Rest by Sarah Mackenzie and will definitely reread it several times over the next few years. 

Now I am on to reading Swallows and Amazons, a sweet story about four English siblings in the Lake District who sail and camp and more all summer.  It is so detailed but not boring so that you really feel like you can probably do what they do in the story if you had the chance.  I am also nearly finished with The Molehill, vol. 1, essays and short stories and poems and even a few illustrated recipes.  Slowly working my way through The Inspired Room. I am undecided about the last; so far there have been a few helpful exercises and I'm only on the second or third chapter, but it's pretty focused specifically on the author's own home so I can't always apply everything she's talking through to my old and rickety house.  But considering the many changes it's inspired me to keep making and thinking through the past few weeks, I can say I'm enjoying it and being challenged by it and I am excited to keep reading the rest of it.   

I am linking up with Ginny for her Yarn Along party as I always do.  What are you working on?  Leave me a comment so I know you stopped by!



12 comments:

  1. Love your hat - it turned out fantastic! I love Swallows and Amazons too - lucky there are quite a few books so you can make some new friends! I know what you mean about 'missing' the characters when you finish a great series - I have been known to bore people stupid discussing books after I finish them.

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  2. I remember reading Swallows and Amazons years ago. We originally come from that part of the world. Love the hat and the girls are as cute as buttons. I posted my starts today as well.

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  3. your hat turned out GREAT!!!! :) Just in time to really get some wear out of it before the cold leaves us!!! (My knitting schedule is so off kilter....haven't really even started winter knits for me this year; by the time that happens, it will be 90 degrees outside!!!)

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  4. I LOVE you hat!!! it looks beautiful and so do you. I have that pattern saved in my queue, I need to knit it up :)

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  5. That hat is super cute on you!

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  6. Your hat turned out beautifully! You need it right now!
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  7. Lovely hat, suits you :)

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  8. That hat is lovely and looks so nice on you!

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  9. Don't you just love the way a good rinse and blocking makes just about everything right with handknits? Love the beanie and your wee one's cute panda mitts. :)

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  10. Your hat is awesome!

    I love The Inspired Room. I also love The Nesting Place. Both books get me in the mood to rearrange or try new things in my home.

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  11. Your hat is awesome!

    I love The Inspired Room. I also love The Nesting Place. Both books get me in the mood to rearrange or try new things in my home.

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  12. Your hat came out gorgeous! Love the pic of all your little ones in their winter gear! Makes me miss the NE.

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