The other day I stumbled upon an awesome link-up that combines two of my favorite things: knitting and reading! It's called Yarn Along and is hosted by the blog Small Things. I'm sure this feature -- a photo of my current read alongside the knitting project I'm working on -- will be a weekly thing for me!
Reading: "The Dog Master" by W. Bruce Cameron. I'm on around page 100 of this novel about the first dog -- a domesticated wolf -- and enjoying it. This is the third W. Bruce Cameron dog-themed book I've read and I think he's become a must-read author for me.
Knitting: Almost done with my BlueSand Cardigan! I'm about halfway done with the second sleeve. After that's done, I'll have to finish the pockets and weave in the gazillion yarn ends. Then my first sweater will be complete! I can't believe I waited six years to knit a garment; it's been so much fun and so gratifying that I already bought yarn to make another sweater! (Malabrigo Rios in Teal Feather, which will be turned into a Recoleta cardigan.)
Baking today: Apple dumplings with my grandma's recipe and apples from a local orchard. Yummmm!
I LOVE the colors of that sweater. So pretty.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kate! I actually wanted gray to be the main color instead of beige, but when I ordered the yarn online there wasn't enough gray in stock! Overall I'm pretty happy with the way the beige came out... at least it'll match my brown boots! :)
DeleteWhat an interesting sounding book. I'll have to look that one up. Fun colours in your sweater. Good luck with all the ends.
ReplyDeleteIt was a pretty good read. Have you read anything else by W. Bruce Cameron? He's got several of dog-themed books: "A Dog's Purpose," "The Dogs of Christmas" (cute!) and "The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man" (fun, quirky mystery).
DeleteAll three make for a perfect fall day.
ReplyDeleteIndeed! It was a perfect day! :)
DeleteYour sweater looks great! And I love this meme/linkup - I think I will have to try it next week. Although I haven't been doing much knitting recently because of a wrist injury. I'm trying to ease back into it...
ReplyDeleteOh no, I hope your wrist is better soon! Sometimes it's nice to have a little break from hobbies, though -- it's so easy to get burned out!
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