joining up with ginnie at small things for this week's yarn along:
reading: after taking a short iain m. banks break i'm back on the banks' train of awesomeness reading feersum endjinn. the book is, of course, fabulous. each chapter is broken up into 4 sections, following each of 4 main characters. the 4th of which writes completely phonetically. it's not the easiest thing to read, especially when one's been staying up until after midnight everynight watching olympic curling, so i'm moving pretty slowly through this one.
and kate, the yarn matches the lettering on the cover... that counts, right?!?
knitting: aside from my olympic grannies i'm also working on a pair of fingerless mitts for a friend. it's the hedgerow mitts pattern(rav link) which i tried to knit for myself last year, but the pattern and yarn were not playing well together. this time the results are much more pleasing! this gorgeous orange yarn was a gift from rachel at the time we are living, she dyed it herself and it's the perfect match with this lovely pattern.
so as per usual, now i want to know what you're reading/making!!
-melissa
Knitting blanket squares and socks...reading Adventures in Yarn Farming by Barbara Parry. DO NOT READ if you've ever wanted to have your own sheep. Such gorgeous pictures, you will want to run away to your own sheep farm halfwy through the book!
Posted by: Pamela | February 13, 2014 at 07:22 AM
I am knitting another Puerperium cardigan (amongst other things!), trying also to get back to some regular spinning, and reading The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty. Trouble is, I seem to be going to bed later and later, and only manage a page or so before nodding off!
Posted by: josiekitten | February 13, 2014 at 08:32 AM
I have 3 Olympic projects. Two are WIPs and a new hat. Sometimes I think I'll make it in the time allotted and sometimes I don't!
Am reading a book called Dissident Gardens by Jonathan Lethem. A bit slow to start but the characters are intriguing and the multi-generation story hums along.
None of my knitting matches the book, though!
Posted by: Mary deB | February 13, 2014 at 09:08 PM
I'm knitting a cardigan for one of my friends, she has eleven children and two of them have birthdays in March, so one nearly down and another one to go!
Posted by: Bridget | February 14, 2014 at 12:34 PM
Those mittens are really lovely.
I'm afraid I've lost some knitting steam. Right now, I'm trying to finish up the last clue of the Follow Your Arrow Mystery KAL. Maybe since I know there isn't another clue coming on Monday, I'm not managing my time as well...
Posted by: Liesl | February 15, 2014 at 11:49 AM