Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Yarn Along


I'm joining Ginny again this week, but I don't have a photo of the books I am reading. Sorry, it's late and there's very little light.
The Elder and I have been reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone the past week or so, but that was supplanted today by Because of Winn-Dixie. That's the selection for this month's Mother/Daughter book club and it came in the mail today.
The Younger and I are still reading How to Train Your Dragon, we only have a couple of chapters left, and then I don't know what we'll read next. Maybe we'll get going on Farmer Boy, that's been on my list for months.
I found my copy of To Kill a Mockingbird this week as well, so I was able to squeeze in a page or two for myself. Such a beautiful book. Harper Lee just pulls you in and makes you know these people.

As for the knitting, I am clicking along on Peasy.
Quite a satisfying knit.
I am always a little wary of knitting a sport weight sweater for myself, even though I know it will be a joy to wear, because I feel like it's going to take forever.
That feeling makes me bring the knitting with me everywhere, and I end up making tremendous progress.
The yarn I am using (Thirteen Mile Sport Weight) has some variation across the dyelot, so I am ending up with less yarn than I thought that matches well. At this point the sweater looks a little short, but I am going to finish the sleeves before I add any more length.
We'll see how the finished product ends up. I think I'll still love wearing it, and the color is really one of my favorites.
It's a lot brighter than in the photo, I have yet to take an accurate photo of the color.
Anyway, what are you knitting and reading lately?

10 comments:

  1. This is fabulous. I love everything about it, the style, the color!!

    Blessings, Debbie

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  2. Your sweater looks great and I love all the read alouds you are enjoying right now!

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  3. Great read-alouds! My son read Because of Winn Dixie and How to Train Your Dragon this past year and really enjoyed them.

    Your sweater is looking great!

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  4. I watched "How to Train Your Dragon" on the free HBO we had this weekend. I absolutely loved the movie, so it would seem that the books would be just as great.

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  5. The sweater is looking great!

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  6. We so enjoyed Farmer Boy! I might read it again this summer just for the fun of it! (And maybe for some big family meal cooking inspiration!) Love your Peasy!

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  7. I like every single book on your list! The sweater is looking so nice, you are whipping through it, to me.

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  8. The sweater looks great you coming along from last week. Thanks for coming by my blog. To Kill A Mockingbird is my favorite book can't wait to read it again.

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  9. This sweater looks great! I love that the simple stlye with just the little bit of detail on the front. I hope you have enough yarn to make it as long as you'd like!

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  10. Love your knitting and the reads you have posted! I am not fond of large projects either because i feel like i will never get them done so i also take them everywhere.

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