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After all of the Halloween costume crafting (Rey and BB8 from Star Wars) and coordinating shirt sewing, I am enjoying a very simple knitting project. It's a straightforward, rolled-brim, no fuss, super basic beanie. I'll share the pattern with you when I'm finished.
I also finally published my free Peacock Hood Crochet Pattern! I really love the way that this hood turned out. I used the incredibly popular Caron Cakes, and I think the color changes really work for this project, but of course you could use any similar weight yarn.
Don't forget to link up your own yarn-y projects at the weekly Yarn Fanatic Party! This week's can be found here.
Don't forget to link up your own yarn-y projects at the weekly Yarn Fanatic Party! This week's can be found here.
The library shelf in our personal library is bursting at the seams. As of today I have 54 books checked out on my card. I asked Catherine, age 6, to select three of her current favorites for me to highlight on the blog. She brought me the following:
Gazpacho for Nacho: It's a cute little story about a boy who only likes to eat one food, you guessed it, gazpacho. The story is filled with Spanish words, which is such a great way to introduce another language. (The glossary in the back is fantastic for non-Spanish speaking parents like myself.) Despite it's message that there are a plethora of awesome foods out there it hasn't encouraged my picky eater to branch out. (Shout out to Sweeping Up Joy for this recommendation!)
A Place for Zero: Catherine loved Fractions in Disguise so much that I immediately checked the library to see how many of the Math Adventure books they had. Sadly, there aren't many, but I put holds on all that I could, of course. Personally, I'd say A Place for Zero is rather weak compared to the fractions book, but it was still a good book.
Cranberry Thanksgiving: Now that it's November I have a giant stack of Thanksgiving themed books. There is just something about this sweet story of a Grandmother, a Granddaughter, a bad guy, a scruffy hero, and delicious cranberry bread that exudes "Thanksgiving" to me. Catherine says that she just loves this story.
Freight Train: There really is no question which book is Dominic's current favorite. We've read this book roughly 9,999 times since it's been checked out. I think the entire family has it memorized -- not that it's very hard to do. Despite the fact that I might have had enough of this book it really is awesome. The illustrations are stylized simplicity in bright bold colors. The words are carefully chosen. This isn't a story book per se, since there's no actual story, but it's great for what it is. It keeps my two year old engaged so I love it. (Shout out to Rosie, she mentioned this book last month and I immediately added it to my library list.)
I finished The Mysterious Benedict Society. I'd say it was just shy of being a great book. I am now reading Hearts in Atlantis. (My first King! It feels like a milestone.) I also have been reading a few fluffy books not worth mentioning, because sometimes we all need a little fluff. Ok, I'll mention one of them: First Love. Spoiler alert. It's basically another Walk to Remember, but with way more grand theft auto and way less character development. I'd give it a D+ and yet it still brought me to tears.
