The Lumberjack socks I’m making for my brother are coming along quite nicely but I don’t think I’ll be finishing them for this weekend like I had hoped. I lost a big chunk of knitting time because I had to undo the heel.
Here’s the heel flap as I had originally knit it. I started to think that there wasn’t enough grey relative to the white portions so I ripped it out and added about 1.5″ more of the grey tweed.
Evergreen book number three is done. I can now cross Duana Taha’s The Name Therapist off my list. This book is all about names, specifically ‘unusual’ names, and the ways they shape who we are as people.
A quick update today to show you the progress on my Happily Every After sampler. I finished the banner in the middle so am now officially done with the top half. I love the way the ladies over at Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery use colours, the floral border has this wonderfully nostalgic feel to it thanks to those peach flowers. I really like that central bit and think it might actually look quite nice on its own as a framed piece – perhaps I’ll make it as a gift for someone someday – it was a relatively quick stitch and the colours can be changed around to suit almost any taste.
Top half is DONE!
This month’s block is Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, another classic that I never actually read (these samplers really make me realize that I’m not as well read as I thought!), I picked up the first three in the series and will regale you with my thoughts when I finish this working on the block.
I’m so excited to show you the most recent addition to my vintage magazine/pattern collection – two Canadian Red Cross Knitting Instructions for War Work volumes, one with knits for soldiers and one titled Knitted Comforts for Women.
They’re in amazing condition
It’s no secret that I love knitting socks. They’re the perfect mindless project, small enough that I can take them anywhere, as simple or as complex as I want them to be, and they’re something everyone can use. It was wanting to make my own socks that led me to the world of knitting.
Can you guess where this is going?
I was pleasantly surprised by the second book in my Evergreen reading challenge, Diane Bracuk’s Middle-Aged Boys & Girls. I will admit that I approached this particular collection of short stories with some trepidation.
Will you come with me, sweet Reader? I thank you. Give me your hand.
Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
The May block for my Happily Ever After stitch-a-long was Robin Hood and I noticed something, I’ve never actually read it. I’m sure I watched the Disney version as a kid, and I know the basics of the storyline, but when I actually try and think about Robin Hood the first thing that comes to mind is the Dr. Who episode from a few years back. Obviously I had to pick up an audiobook copy of Howard Pyle’s version. My overall impression was that it was pleasant enough but kind of forgettable. To be fair that might have more to do with the narrator, maybe I’ll try reading again someday.
Anyhow, enough about that. On to the cross stitch!
