stash enhancement

wips

Swing Swing





Textured Shawl Recipe (#2)




Xo Vest (this has been at 95% for ages! I just need to finish up the collar and can't bring myself to do it!)

favorite reads this year

Celestial asked about my favorite reads for the year - so far I've enjoyed Disquiet by Julia Leigh and House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubas. I need to reread Disquiet; there's a lot packed into that small book. House of Sand and Fog is brilliant yet very sad - it's amazing how things quickly unfold in the book and how lives can change in an instant.

reading

I've been reading instead of knitting - do you think my knitting will forgive me?

I'm catching up on that initial book list I created in January that I have been sadly neglecting.

Here are the latest reads:

> House of Sand and Fog - Andre Dubas
> Testimony - Anita Shreve
> Tender is the Night - F. Scott Fitzgerald

knitting along...

Between unpacking and buying things for the new house, I've been able to do a little knitting here and there. I just finished up the Turn A Square hat from Jarod Flood. I made the hat out of some newly acquired stash from a place called Knitty City in NYC. I also started on a new sweater called Swing, Swing. I've frogged quite a bit so far, as the pattern is a little vague. The parts that are done look pretty :) I'll post photos for all of this in the coming week so check back! Sorry I've been a bad blogger lately, but more content will be coming soon. I promise! :)

i'm back

I have been moving, unpacking and settling into the new home! Oh, and also trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up! That's another story. In the meantime, I did manage to get a bit of knitting done. I went back to my old standby - the Child's Rainbow Scarf from Last Minute Knitted Gifts. I love this scarf and have made about 5 of them, but never one for myself. So, I went to Great Yarns in Raleigh, picked up some luxurious Malabrigo and knitted myself a scarf! It was fun and totally mindless knitting :)

Richmond

Since we moved to Richmond 5 1/2 years ago, I've had this love/hate relationship with the place. It is certainly full of history and gorgeous architecture, which has appealed to my art history background. However, there was something that didn't fit with my personality and I can't really pinpoint what it is...Nevertheless, I will miss some really great places and things that Richmond has to offer. So...here goes with 50 things I'll miss about you, Richmond, and many memories I had here (mostly food related!) :D

1. My house and my yard, where the hubby and I spend countless hours planting, digging and relaxing.
2. My friends.
3. Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, the place where I volunteer and spent numerous dinners at the tea house and countless walks through the garden. This place is truly a gem in Richmond and I will miss it terribly.
4. Kuba Kuba restaurant and their black coffee and Huevos rancheros with beans
5. Edo Squid restaurant
6. The sound of the Richmond speedway from my house (not!!)
7. Walking through the Fan
8. The holiday light festival (wow, is this amazing) at Lewis Ginter each year
9. Bryan Park
10. The Richmond vegetarian festival
11. VCU's wackiness
12. BBQ Tofu sandwiches at Harrison Street Coffee
13. Lunches at Little Mexico
14. Modlin Center, where we've seen some really amazing shows
15. The Yarn Lounge, the "Pottery Barn" of yarn in my opinion :)
16. Carytown
17. Almond lattes at Can Can Brasserie
18. Tree lined streets in my neighborhood
19. Monument Avenue
20. Karen's diner, who graciously served us free breakfast one Easter Sunday
21. Stir Crazy cafe, where the hubby and I walked to get coffee many mornings
22. Capital Ale House
23. Belmont Butchery
24. Comfort Restaurant
25. Being close to Charlottesville
26. Being close to Douthat State Park, another gem in Virginia
27. Philly cheesesteak samis at that hole in the wall, Mojos
28. The hubby's aikido parties
29. Dinner with Katherine & Jake and the boys
30. Sarah's dinner parties
31. Playing Rock Band with Jen, Jill, Mike and the hubby
32. Wine trips with crazy Bob from the wine shop
33. Wineries - Jefferson in particular with Brix sandwiches from across the street!
34. Fall in my neighborhood
35. Christmas in Richmond, which always seems rather magical
36. The Lewis Ginter plant sales
37. The Lewis Ginter winter greenery sale (where you can get some amazing greens for wreaths!)
38. The Maymont Herb Festival
39. Thai food (but not the Indian food here, which is not very good)
    
40. The Greek Festival
41. Libbie & Grove - such a cute area!
42. The stark contrast between University of Richmond and VCU, where I work
43. Snow!
44. Pope Avenue, which after Monument Avenue, just might be the most beautiful street in Richmond
45. Whole Foods at ShortPump, an amazing store
46. Malvern, another area that I love in Richmond
47. Sette pizza
48. Hermitage Grill
49. My vegetable garden
50. The renovated MovieLand theatre, with old movies and mimosas on Sunday!
    

start of a new chapter

Happy Friday!
In addition to the insanity of the hospital visit a few week's ago, we've also decided to move back to NC. Oh Richmond, there are things I will miss about you!

It's been a whirlwind of activity around here the past few weeks: selling our house here,buying a new house there, the hubby starting his new job - the list goes on. Needless to say not much knitting has been happening. I hope to get back to it this weekend and be able to show you the nifty little linen basket liner I'm making :)

baby soft cardigan

i messed up the sleeves so i just left them off - it's a little baby soft vest :)

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back in the game

The fall-like weather outside ( our high today is only 70! ) is making me long for knitting! I'm currently working on a baby sweater as an entree back into the craft. I also need to put the finishing touches on a sweater I completed before going into the hospital. Photos to come soon! In the meantime, happy Monday!