Yarn Along

Linking up with Ginny at Small Things for an April Yarn Along.

I actually got some reading done while in Mexico and of the 3 books I brought, I finished 2 and read about 100 pages of the 3rd, Moby Duck. I'm still working on Moby Duck. It is information-intensive and so pretty slow reading. The author of the book writes about his quest to search out some plastic bath toys that were lost at sea. The book gets into ocean currents, problems with plastics, and the issue of pollution, all topics that I teach in my environmental science classes. I am enjoying it, but also finding that for me, there are just way too many details that don't quite pertain to the storyline. Over the weekend, the kids were sick and I was feeling sort of blah myself, and decided I needed a good ol' novel to read. Something quick and easy, and funny as well. I chose This is Where I Leave You, a book that was passed along by mom mother a while back. So far it is funny, albeit in a very dark humor sort of way.

Before Mexico, I managed to finish up this knit whale for Phoebe's Easter basket (photo below). It was quick and easy. I left off the eyes because I used a wool-acrylic mix from my stash, and the patterned called for needle felting the eyes on. I decided to just leave them off for now, mostly out of laziness. I brought my In-Threes cardigan that I am knitting for Phoebe along to Mexico. I knit 2 rows while I was on the plane there and haven't touched it (or any other knitting) since! Ahh! I lost my groove. I think the warm weather that we had and Mexico, and since our return to Portland, has pushed knitting back into the farthest recesses of my brain and I can't seem to get inspired to pick up my needles. But, I now have 3 WIPs, and I know once I decide to pick up those needles this week, I will be back on track. Or at least I hope so.

What are you reading? What are you knitting?