Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Yarn Along

Howdy! It's Wednesday...time to share what I'm knitting and reading this week.

~ Two of my favorite things are knitting and reading, and the evidence of this often shows up in my photographs.  I love seeing what other people are knitting and reading as well. So, what are you knitting or crocheting right now? What are you reading? Take a photo and share it either on your blog or on Flickr.  ~

 
 I went to the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival earlier this month and picked up these two fun colored skeins of yarn by MarigoldJen. Her booth is in her daughter's tent and I was attracted to the logo. It was at the end of the day that I found her and I was still looking for the perfect yarn that wanted to come home with me. These two skeins made me happy, reminded me of summer and after this long cold winter, it was just what I needed.

Without a plan in mind for a project, I scouted out Ravelry. I came across the Pendulum shawl by Amy Miller and knew I found a life for this yarn.
In colorways Wildflowers and Burning Embers, I'm calling this Strawberry Fields.

Ravelry Link: Strawberry Fields




Thank you for the book suggestions last week. But as it usually happens, I had already read them all.
That's what happens. ALL THE TIME. I'm always looking for the next great read.
I had bought The Owl & Moon Cafe at our library sale a few months ago so I picked this up.
I love a good book. A real book. A great story line, well written and smart.
This book? Is none of that but I LOVE IT!!!!!!!! It's silly, predictable, quirky, romantic, sad, happy, cute and totally cheesy. I think it's just what I needed. It's one of those books that you could read in one sitting at the beach. So I'll keep my eyes and ears out for the next "good read" but for now, the ladies of The Owl & Moon Cafe have my attention.


As some of you may know by now, I teach knitting lessons at my parent's alpaca farm in Wall, NJ.
It's a joy to teach and it brings such happiness to me to see people learning and enjoying themselves.

"Purple Debbie" took my most recent class and blogged about it.
I thought I would share her experience from a different point of view. Hop on over there if you have a minute to read what she wrote. And she also takes a ton of gorgeous photographs of our area!

Have a great week! Happy Knitting All :)
-Leanne


18 comments:

  1. I am constantly looking for new books to read. It seems like I find one that is supposed to be amazing, and I can't seem to get into it. I am turning to more non-fiction lately.

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    1. I should try non fiction. I have read a handful and I do enjoy them.

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  2. What beautiful yarn! That is going to be so pretty. I love how you have the table overlooking the alpacas. It looks so inviting. I'm off to read that blog article about your knitting lesson!

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    1. The sun was good to us and made knitting outside so nice.

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  3. The yarn is so pretty! It looks like everyone is having so much fun with their lessons!

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  4. two pretty skeins paired beautifully together :) happy knitting!

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  5. I love your yarn and the outdoor knitting!

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    1. We've lucked out with weather for the past few lessons. Somehow the sun was shining between raining days!

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  6. oh wow, what gorgeous yarn! It's going to be a beautiful shawl

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  7. Oh those are great skeins of yarn. Beautiful colors. I love the way they are coming together in your shawl.

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    1. Thanks! It is so nice to be working with happy colors.

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  8. The yarn is beautiful but about the books. I just read Chocolat. I know I'd seen the movie a long time ago, but couldn't remember it. Next up is Me Before You by JoJo Moyes. For book club. My knitting is only a mitten, but it's on my blog. Anyway. LOL

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    1. Hi Ann!!! I LOVED that book. I hope you do too. When I read it, no one was reading it and I had no idea what it was about or that it would become a huge best seller. I just liked the cover. So, I guess it was good I judged it by the cover! It was great.

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