Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Yarn and Books



I'm joining Ginny's yarn along today over on Small Things.  This week I finished my tweed V-Neck sweater (Ravelry link), which was my first finished object for myself in quite a lot of time... since at least before the holidays.  And I haven't taken it off since, because it's so warm and comfortable.  Love it.  (it's hard to take a picture of yourself wearing a sweater)


Then, I needed to move on right away to an easy, light-and-airy type Spring knit.  So now I've wound my lovely Manos Silk into a ball, and I've cast on for a Branching Out lace scarf in this warm orange shade.  Not a particularly Spring color - but pretty.  I may not finish it until Fall anyway :)


And as for reading, the kids and I have been reading these small poems by Robert Louis Stevenson,  A Child's Garden of Verses, and looking at the beautiful illustrations by Gyo Fujikawa.  Wish we owned this book, but I'm glad our library does, because it's a favorite!  And I haven't been reading anything much myself this week, except for leafing through my More-with-Less cookbook almost everyday.   Specifically, this week, I'm especially reading recipes for homemade granola mixes, and for soups that are heavy on vegetable on light on meat.   We made another Garden Veggie soup this week that I loved loved loved.  It is so easy to make a huge pot of soup, I can't believe I didn't start making my own soup years and years ago.  Plus it feeds us for the rest of the week.  Awesome.

What are you reading, and/or crafting this week?




12 comments:

  1. What an awesome sweater!! I just put it in my queue!! Though I don't know if I am ready for it :). And the recipes sound quite yummy! hope you post what you make!!

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  2. @MJ
    Thank you! As far as sweaters go, it wasn't difficult, and it has no seams to sew which is always a big bonus :)

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  3. Your sweater is beautiful, it looks so warm & cozy.

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  4. The sweater is lovely and looks like a perfect fit! I will check out your Ravelry link.....

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  5. Just stopping in to say "Hi" as part of Yarn Along.

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  6. You sweater is beautiful! Great job - and delicious wool!

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  7. I love your sweater! Like you, I finished a sweater for myself recently and wore it about 5 times in one week. My husband finally asked me if I had anything else to wear, so I've given it a little break since. :)

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  8. I love your scarf with its lacy pattern, and I love the poetry book. I treasure my own copy of it, read to me by my father when I was a child, and read lovingly to my own children!

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  9. The sweater is wonderful! My mom's copy of More with Less is in tatters. I still think fondly of the meals I have made with her from it!

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  10. Oh! A sweater! I long to make an adult person sweater. I am trying to make some pants for my teen... I am hoping I have the endurance to finish them! lol

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  11. Two books that are on my bookshelf and a sweater I wish I had made. I like you!

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