Reading: Going Vintage, by Lindsey Leavitt. I loved the last two books that I read, but they were both sort of unusual experiences. (How Green Was My Valley was so good, but took me two and a half weeks to read. And I absolutely loved We Have Always Lived in the Castle, but it was dark and very bizarre.) So I'm definitely ready for something light and fluffy! This one is about a teenage girl who decides to quit technology and "go vintage" by completing a list of goals that her grandmother wrote in the 60s. It sounds like it'll be cute and a nice change from what I've been reading lately. :)
Knitting: I'm still knitting hats to sell. October is sneaking up on me, and my first craft fair of the fall is only a week and a half away! I got tired of knitting solid colored and striped hats, so lately I've been knitting ones with a bit of easy colorwork at the bottom, inspired by the Golden Pear pattern. My current one is going to be a children's version of this baby hat that I made last week. I want to knit some colorwork mittens this winter, so I'm hoping this basic colorwork will give me the confidence to attempt that.
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That does sound like a good book...somehow, it's not that hard for me to imagine trying to accomplish my grandma's teenage to-do list. I wonder how far I'd get? I like that pink and brown combo. I wish I was skilled enough to knit hats. Someday!
ReplyDeleteIt's a cute book so far. :) I'm not a fan of pink, but I like it better combined with brown. I'm sure you'll be knitting hats in no time...they're really pretty easy!
Deletecurious about this book, sounds like it could be cool. will be waiting for your review ;)
ReplyDeleteThis book should be included in my September "What I Read" post next week. :)
DeleteThe book sounds fun! I hope you're all ready for the craft fairs. You will be.
ReplyDeleteI hope I'm ready for them, too! :) Last year I only did one, and this year I'm doing three. So it's hard to judge how much I need to have made, because I don't know how much I'll sell...
DeleteThat book sounds lovely (I tried to order it from the library and they didn't have it, will try Amazon next!) Lovely hat colours - I'm making some to sell too, here's hoping we get rid of them! :)
ReplyDeleteIt was a pretty cute book, though a little forgettable, to be honest. Maybe my expectations were just too high? Yes, I hope we do get rid of them! :)
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