I’ve found that I like my Yarn Along photos best when they are a bit “busy.” I’m not sure if this is an aesthetic preference or if it’s because busy photos feel more authentic to me, since my book and yarn storage systems start at “busy” and are often downright chaotic. This photo includes my Kindle, on which I am reading Dave Eggers’ The Circle; my current knitting project (still the orange scarf); a random ball of yarn that my cat sometimes likes to play with; my copy of Claudio Saunt’s West of the Revolution, which I am not reading but hope to read soon; the case for my Surface; assorted magazines; a coaster in a place where no one in his right mind would ever put a beverage; a crescent-shaped sliver of lamp; and a ceramic otter that my mom bought at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in 1986. Ladies and gentlemen, my  life.

Yarn Along is hosted by Ginny on her blog, Small Things.