All posts by Sherry

Scarves

Knit & Crochet
Drop Stitch Scarf

I bought the yarn this summer when we made a trip to Nanaimo and I was lucky enough to spend over an hour wandering the aisles at Michaels. The pattern that came with the yarn looked complicated and, since I was travelling, I wanted something simple. This is a Drop Stitch Scarf that I’ve knit many times before.

Feather & Fan Scarf

This is the same yarn as the knitted scarf – the photos were taken at different times so the colours are a bit off (in both photos). This one is crocheted and I followed the pattern given for the yarn. The pattern was for the US and when I adapted the stitches for Canadian ones the yarn ran out before I was able to get a border on it. I’ll try the pattern again with a larger ball of yarn.

Another Shawl

Knit & Crochet

I also made this shawl in navy. I really like the pattern and it was quite simple to follow. I have other yarns that might work well with this pattern.

I’ll offer it for sale and if it doesn’t sell I’ll donate it to the Salvation Army for their Christmas hampers.

Making a list

Journal

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

I need to make a list and it isn’t all about Christmas. I have so many things to do that I decided this morning to list all the things that need to be done between now and the middle of December. Here goes:

  • Minutes from the Hall meeting last night (we have another one on December 16)
  • Price and pack up items for the sale on the weekend
  • Revise the Guild membership list (that I brought home today)
  • Finish a couple of projects for the sale on the weekend
  • Finish one more “thing” for the 12 Days of Christmas
  • Finish three Christmas gifts and make some cards
  • Purchase some Christmas and birthday gifts, and make cards to go with them
  • Try to get the mess in my sewing room sorted out
  • Send out cards and packages

That was pretty easy. It will be harder to prioritize the list and even harder to get it all done.

A Charmed Life

Books

Author: Mary McCarthy

When I downloaded this book for my Kindle I was thinking of another author that I’ve read and enjoyed – Mary McGarry Morris. You can see how I might have made that mistake right?

Well this book is not by the same author and I didn’t enjoy it. The story more or less follows the lives of a group of friends in a small town in New England (although the stodginess of the characters puts me more in mind of a small town in England). Things get complicated when an ex-wife and ex-husband reunite for a one-night-stand and then some of the characters have to deal with the consequences. The ending was sudden and surprising – if the ending I imagined was the ending the author was aiming for.

Any book that makes me look up the definition of three words before I’m even done the first chapter is not for me.

Goodreads Rating: * *