Category Archives: Yarn Along

I knit so much this weekend that I got a knitting headache. Do other people get these? I get in the habit of thinking my body operates on a different set of rules than anyone else’s, but maybe knitting headaches … Continue reading →

Books about the Middle Ages always go so well with my sangria sweater. I wonder why that is. I’m making great progress on the sweater. I’ve just started decreasing for the sleeves on the front panel. The back panel is … Continue reading →

My book and my knitting project are not color-coordinated. I didn’t realize just how bright and glaring that book cover is until I saw it right next to my sangria sweater. The book is good – a contemporary quest narrative … Continue reading →

My name for this project – the sangria sweater – has stuck, and since “sangria” comes from the Spanish word for blood, this sweater is a perfect match for one of the many books I’m reading right now. Blood Work … Continue reading →

I went to the yarn store on Monday. I needed two more skeins of the orange yarn (Malabrigo Worsted #96 – Sunset) for my scarf, and I was putting off the trip because I more or less knew that the … Continue reading →

I’ve been reading Elizabeth Kolbert’s The Sixth Extinction bit by bit for the last few weeks, but I realized today as I sat down to read the last couple of chapters that I’ve never included it in a Yarn Along … Continue reading →

I’m meandering my way through several books at once, as usual, but my top priority right now is to finish The Merchant of Venice. It’s such a tight, efficient play. I remembered Act II as really long, mainly because it … Continue reading →

Somehow or other, I’ve squeezed in two chapters of David Denby’s Lit Up this week. I’m pretty sure it was at one in the morning. It’s fantastic. I read the first page and wanted to run downstairs (again, at one … Continue reading →

Thanks to my political addiction and to the fact that I am finally catching up with Downton  Abbey, I am almost finished with my orange child-sized rollneck sweater. (Is it bad that I am calling it my “Orange Sunshine” sweater? … Continue reading →