Yarn Along

Happy yarn along! Getting a late start to my morning today, but thought I would join in with Ginny over at Small Things for today's yarn along. Better late than never, right? Life has been a bit, OK, a lot, hectic these past couple of weeks, and I have so much I want to blog about, but I haven't been able to find the time. I am hoping this weekend will bring me a much needed reprieve, and a chance to sit down with my thoughts.
Anyways, over the past two weeks I haven't gotten much knitting done. I have actually done some knitting, but I ended up frogging 2 projects: a cowl that I was nearly done with but I had just made one too many mistakes on the complex pattern and was not happy with the results. The second was a wurm hat I had intended to make for myself, and all was going well until I had to fold over the brim to make a double edge, and I just couldn't seem to get it matched up right. It was bumpy and lumpy and I ripped it out. I had never ripped something out from circular needles before and it was surprisingly hard. Very unsatisfying, actually. Usually the act of frogging helps release my frustration, but this time I ended up having to pull out the scissors, and it took about 10 minutes to get the yarn off the needle.
So, what am I knitting, you ask? Well, a couple days ago I started another sweater for Phoebe... this time the Helena sweater. I had no intentions of starting another sweater anytime soon, especially since I just finished one, but it's the only thing that I already had the pattern and yarn picked out for and I haven't had time to come up with another project! I think I will end up working on this sweater very slowly, over the next few months, with many more projects in between (as soon as I have time to sit down and figure out what I want to knit!).
In term of reading, I am still slowly absorbing Paul Hawken's Blessed Unrest. I am liking it, but just haven't had the time to devote to it, so haven't made it very far. I also started The Urban Homestead, which is interesting and well-written, but also seems very similar to several other books I have already read. I am sure I will manage to glean some new information from it though. I have also been browsing through Gluten-Free Baking Classics. I have been thinking and reading a lot about how my body reacts to gluten (more on that later, if I ever find time!) and although I have not decided if I am going to stop eating gluten altogether, I have decided that I should reduce the amount I eat.... but I still need to be able to bake! I have yet to try any recipes, but am hoping to make some muffins this morning.
What are you reading? What are you knitting?