Yarn-along: learning and listening … and a bit of designing
~ Two of my favorite things are knitting and reading, and the evidence of this often shows up in my photographs. I love seeing what other people are knitting and reading as well. So, what are you knitting or crocheting right now? What are you reading? Take a photo and share it either on your blog or on Flickr. Leave a link below to share your photo with the rest of us! ~Ginny at small things
Yarn-along – March 26, 2014
On the knitting front, I’ve got my publication designs blocking and had a blast last weekend down at Spring Gate teaching the ladies not only how to knit but also how to do simple lace and add beads to their knitting. What a wonderful time — I’ll post later this week with pictures of the farm and more details (as well as a free pattern) about the weekend. I’m now working on a colorwork design for next fall and enjoying the process of playing with the colors and charting and playing some more. I’m having so much fun, I see colorwork in my future knitting projects for at least the next few months.
On the reading table, we’ve got some great learning: National Geographic’s wonderful Science of Everything: How Things Work in Our World is one of those books I love to leave out (“strewing” Leonie would call it) for the kids to pick up and read snippets of. This one is very well done with amazing photography and easy-to-understand explanations of all kinds of things from soap bubbles to vaccines … from submarines to cell phones. I highly recommend this one for your reference shelf.
Aside from my Lenten reading, I have picked up a fabulous new book by Catholic professor of English (at Providence), Anthony Esolen. Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child is a treatise on how modern society is crippling our children by being over-protective, over-sexed, over-PC, over-anti-religious and just generally ruining what should be the best years of our children’s lives. Esolen, who writes with humor and honesty, marks scary trends in our modern culture … trends that will have serious consequences for our children who are expected to go into the world with creative minds and the ability to think and survive. This book is a wonderful, if somewhat sobering, read.
So what are you reading and knitting? Wanna come play ….
That’s wonderful that you got to teach them about knitting with beads. I find that challenging at times. The “Science of Everything” books sounds pretty cool!
very good book and topic… blessings to you!
Sorry about the snow. We are so glad it missed us here on Long Island. We woke to just a dusting today.
the chart looks very interesting! i hope your spring comes soon!
Oh, both of those books sound so lovely! I’m going to have to find them. My boys would love the science book too.
I need to practise colour work. Your chart looks like fun.
Have a beautiful week.