Yarn Along

Joining with Ginny at Small Thing's for this week's Yarn Along .

I am still working on Phoebe's Phoebe's sweater.... and I am almost done! I only have about 6 inches of the hood left. Well, and then I have to sew on the buttons and weave in the loose ends (but, sometimes I like to pretend that part doesn't exist). I love the sweater and hope to have a finished photo for you next week. The only wee problem is that it is SUPER heavy. Like really, really heavy. She will get a workout wearing it, but at least it will keep her warm.

And now I have started the Phoebe mouse, to go along with the Phoebe sweater (shown in the above photo). Every girl needs a mouse, right?

Also, I whipped up a quick baby hat for my physical therapist who is about to become a dad any day now. It is made from some alpaca wool I got a couple of year ago and it is so very soft. And so very tiny (see below). I hope it fits the soon-to-be arrival.

I am currently reading several books, which is a terrible habit of mine that I try to tame, yet I always seem to revert back to my old ways. I am finishing up Childhood and Nature by David Sobel. I have been picking my way through this book for several months and it has a lot of great ideas packed in.  I think it will come in handy if I am able to teach ecology at Peace Village again this summer. I would recommend it to any elementary school teachers who want to incorporate more nature into their curriculum design (boy, I wish Finn's school was more like this book!). Unfortunately, it wouldn't be super helpful for homeschool families as many of the ideas are designed for larger groups of kids.

I am also reading Cure Tooth Decay by Ramiel Nagel. I have had teeth problems since I was a young child, and had heard good things about this book. It is really interesting. The basic premise of the book is that our society's rampant teeth problems are not necessarily from all the sugars that we eat, but are more likely from a lack of vital nutrients. The book talks about ways to incorporate these nutrients into our diets and talks about very many foods that should be avoided or limited in our diets. Many of the suggestions are pretty hard core and won't work for me for various reasons, but I have already started to incorporate some smaller changes... like buying butter from cows raised on a pasture instead of grain fed, eating raw cheese, taking cod liver oil pills, and eating more bone broths. Here's to stronger teeth!

Lastly, I am still reading Wildwood by Colin Meloy. It's young adult and an easy read, but I have been busy reading other things, and am only about 1/3 of the way through. I am enjoying it!

What are you reading? What are you knitting?

Also-- last week I talked about how I was in love with the Serial podcast. I finished it, and am now listening to Invisibilia. Do you listen to podcasts? If so, which ones are your favorite?