A Winter Day

Keeping warm on such a cold day



with the Clapotis and a book to snuggle into.

And tulips to remind me that each day brings us closer to Spring.

31 Days

IF I want to wear the Summer Lake Shawl at the summer lake,


I have 31 days to finish it.

I know you're thinking, "Piece of cake. What's the problem?"

The problem is


Since the Kindle entered my life, all I want to do is read, read, read. There's so many wonderful books out there and all it takes is a click.

I get obsessed when I read. I can't just read a few pages and set the book aside--or in this case, flick the switch off. And since I'm unable to walk and talk at the same time, I certainly can't read and knit at the same time.

The solution--


I'm back to audiobooks. Light reading for the next month. (Is listening to audiobooks considered reading?)

This is the only way I can stay focused when I knit. Even TV watching causes too many distractions for me. Listening to music makes me sleepy. And sitting in the quiet and knitting? You've got to be kidding! Knitters Review, Ravelry and blog-reading beckon and I should vacuum, the cat needs brushing and just look at my raggedy nails!

31 days. As soon as I finish that skein seen in the photo, I'll be at the half-way point. Next up will be the scary Math of Finishing.

Always on my Mind

I'm feverish and achy and coughing. It's just a cold---WebMD assures me that this isn't swine flu.

Knitting? Nope. It takes too much energy to move the needles.

However, that doesn't mean that knitting isn't on my mind. Downloaded a new knitting mystery.



I've only read 7% of the book (I love, love, love how Kindle tells us how much of the book we've read.)--but, so far, it's perfect for this feverish knitter.