Wednesday, March 21, 2012

yarn along

There hasn't been a whole lot of knitting over the last few days. With temperatures in the high 70s and abundant sunshine, we've been taking major advantage and spending most of our time outdoors. Such odd weather for March, but I can't complain. The only problem is my skin - I am extremely fair and there is no shade yet, so it's tough to find a place to sit outside and enjoy the warmth without cooking myself in direct sunlight. Oh well, that's not such a terrible problem to have.

I did do some knitting over the weekend. And I started a new book, so I have a yarn along post.


I'm reading A Thousand Years over a Hot Stove, by Laura Schenone. I had no idea this book existed until it caught my eye on the library shelf while I searched for another title. I grabbed it on a whim and so far it is an interesting history of the role of women in food production and preparation.

The knitting is Daughter's red cotton cardigan. The body is almost finished. I got some adorable buttons for it and I'm looking forward to getting it finished up so she can wear it to school in the mornings when it is still cool.

3 comments:

Jessica Snell said...

That book sounds interesting. I have a book I love called "Behind the Scenes: Domestic Arrangements in Historic Houses" and a lot of it's to do with how food was prepared and preserved long ago. Fascinating stuff!

karen said...

Thanks for the book recommendation! I have slowed down on my knitting because of the weather as well.

Catherine said...

My daughter would love that bright red!