yarn along: may 2019

Christ is Risen!

I finished the Terra shawl I was working on last month, as well as the pair of socks in my post.  The weather has been delightfully chilly and unpredictable, so both have seen quite a bit of wear.  As soon as the Terra was blocking, I cast on for the Cowboys and Angels shawl.  The pattern is clearly written clearly--such a joy to knit up.  I've reached the garter section of the pattern, so I can do some reading while I work on it.  I started the first few Betsy-Tacy books in preparation for reading them to my boys next year. I love them so far, but I imagine my boys won't like them nearly as much as I do.  We're reading this for school, and we're all enjoying it.  Are there any Betsy-Tacy like books for boys?  I'll have to do some digging, and maybe invest in some better copies of The Great Brain. Ours are falling apart.

I've also started paging through According to Season.  I bought a copy of a wildflower guide by the same author, and have found immense pleasure in looking at both.  How to Know the Wildflowers features charming and accurate black and white drawings of the flowers that are more helpful than some of the color guides we own.

The socks are a gift for someone who loves bright colors and cozy feet.  I'm using the pattern as a rough guide, and just adding the texture to a sock pattern I already use and love.  New to me, though, is the magic loop method.  I'm a convert, I must say.  I just need to get a longer needle so I can go back to my beloved two-at-a-time construction!

And finally, those stitch markers!  I found the adorable little glass amanita muscaria (I had to look up the name!) beads at a Joann nearby and had such fun putting together the markers.  I prefer the twisted loop ones to the dangly jump ring ones, and wonder if these would be something people would like to purchase?