I have been a super busy bee, with my knitting needles flying. All gift dishcloths are done, and 2 pairs of gift socks. I still have 2 pairs of socks to go, but the news has been broken to those recipients that while their socks will not be ready for Christmas day, they will be a priority in January. In fact, they'll be ready for Candlemas, so I'm still all liturgically correct. ;-)
One will be a pair similar to these that I made for myself earlier in the fall:
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I did also finish the 2nd sock. ;-) Pattern is Petty Harbor (free!) |
Right now though, I'm working on a colorwork hat that someone asked me to knit on their behalf. Colorwork is always magical to knit, and I love how it's turning out:
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Pattern is Sanpo (also free!) |
After that, Anne has asked for a black cat. In the absence of a real feline, she likes this one. That should be quick to crochet up. So I'm getting there!
Speaking of not having enough time...
*insert chagrined face*
There is *no way* that I am getting the book club book read this month. Eek! Sorry about that. I just haven't been able to read much this month, and when I do, all I want is to sink into some escapist Christmas romance. Non-fiction just hasn't been appealing right now. So, what to do? I could just push the two books that I have listed back to January and February, but I'm wondering if should structure the book club entirely differently. Thoughts? Maybe a non-fiction title every 3-4 months, with fiction posts sprinkled in between? What do you think? Maybe we could add in non-religious titles too? Obviously, I still want to include spiritual reading, but the fact of the matter is that my taste in reading is quite varied. I enjoy Catholic non-fiction titles, but I also read secular non-fiction and lots of different types of fiction. Sometimes too my enthusiasm for a title is quite immediate and doesn't lend itself to being scheduled 3 months ahead of time. For example, right now I am totally jonesing to read this book that I discovered recently:
I mean, I REALLY want to read this book and would download it right now if I was finished with my current fiction title. Anybody want to read it over the Christmas/New Year break with me? We could have a dialogue post about it the first week of January. I am eagerly awaiting your responses. :)
Let me know what you think. I enjoy the Catholic Book Club posts, but I think it's time to re-examine how I approach those. I would absolutely TREASURE your input on this!
hahahaha the black things are called Soot Sprites aka Dust Bunnies. I bet Anne would love the movie My Neighbor Totoro. You should watch it! Annamarie loves it, Disney reproduced it a few years ago so it shouldn't be that hard to find. It's about two sisters who find a magical creature in the woods by their house, a totoro. And the soot sprites live in the old house they just moved into.
ReplyDeleteAllison, :0 That sounds cute!
DeleteI mostly use the Catholic Book Club posts as inspiration for books to be added to my to read list. I too read a variety of fiction and nonfiction, secular and religious. I think branching out some to include other titles would be interesting.
ReplyDeleteHi Melanie! OK, good to know. I'm going to make a decision over the weekend and update the list on Monday. :)
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