A Finish, a Start and Yarn Along

 

First, the finish. Here are my daughter's hands modeling the hand-warmers I finished this week.

I have now made this pattern twice and feel ready to tackle either another hand-warmer pattern, a cowl or maybe a sweater? I know hand-warmers, cowls and scarves will come in handy for my daughter who will be living in New England this winter. I may try a sweater for me though, just to say I have made one. I have a pattern chosen. I just have to buy the yarn. I find all the various parts that need to be knitted quite daunting. I also ordered a vest pattern from my local yarn shop, but it hasn't come in yet. I need to ponder on this a little before I choose my next knitting project.

 

I am joining Ginny's Yarn Along. Feel free to check out her site and peek in on what others are knitting/crocheting and reading.

As for my reading, I finished The Red Garden  by Alice Hoffman and I have to admit that I found it quite interesting as it progressed. I am not sure whether or not I will try another of this author's books but I will definitely keep her in my list.
Do you keep a list of what you have read? I do, otherwise I find myself coming home from the library with repeats. Sometimes that is okay but usually I want something new. I keep a small notebook with one or two authors per page (for those that are favorites and have written many books) and then other pages with just lists of books and authors. I make a note of books and authors that I particularly liked or disliked. There are very few in the latter category.

Currently, I am deciding between the two books above: Sophie's Choice or The Sandcastle Girls as my next read.

 

Finally for the start, I have begun stitching my Halloween hand towel. I modified my Scary Cat pattern (that you can see here) for hand towel size and this is what I came up with. I am pretty pleased with the results. I will put the pattern on this site as soon as I am done stitching it and ensuring all is well.

 

Thanks for stopping by!