Anyway, on to the knitting. Since the last post I have finished a couple of things. My boyfriend's mother loved her scarf as did my sister. I have finished my boyfriend's brother's cigar gloves.
This is a pic of my boyfriend wearing them. He now wants a pair as well. So I will be knitting a pair in artyarns supermerino in colours of black, brown, grey and I think white. The brother loves the gloves and thinks they will be good for photography and stuff.
This is the hat that I knit myself from the Knitting Little Luxuries book my sister got me. I knit the hat in Mission Falls Wool. I love this hat it is cute and cozy and keeps me very warm when wandering the city.
I have also started the exchequered scarf from knitty for my boyfriend's other brother. I am knitting it in knitpicks merino style yarn. I really love this scarf it is soft and the pattern is really cool. I now know how to double knit and I think I will try to knit two socks at once now.
I am also working on another pair of the thuja socks from knitty for my dad since he will likely wear out the first pair I made him in a month or two.
I have also gotten an etsy shop where I sell handknits and handspun and hand dyed yarn. You can visit here.
This is a pic of some of my yarn that I am selling in my store. It is all handspun, hand dyed and plied by me using plant dyes. Some of this stuff is lace weight in lovely solid colours and the rest is about a Dk weight in different colour combinations. This stuff is fantastic for felting because of the two colours in each skein of yarn, so when you felt it you get a beautiful marbled effect on the fabric.
I am also selling all kinds of handknits. Right now I have some baby sweaters up for sale.
I think that is it on the knitting front although I am probably forgetting something since I always am.
On to the books.
Eragon by Christopher Paolini. I had read this book when it first came out a couple of years ago but I decided to reread it so I am read the rest of the series. This book is about a boy who finds a dragon and becomes a dragon rider but this ensures that he will be hunted by his king who wants to control all the remaining dragons. This causes him to have to run away and seek rebels to protect himself and his dragon. I enjoyed this book and I know everyone else who has read it (including my mum) has loved it. The second and probably third are out at this point. I recommend this book for people who are looking for a good book and I think many of the young adult crowd would like this book as well.
The Dawn Stag by Jules Watson. This is the second book to the White Mare. I liked this book as much as the first although it did not end as I expected. In this book Rhiann and Eremon both work to stop the Romans from taking over Alba (Scotland) I really can't say much more about the book or I will spoil it. But this is a very, very good book and a good and possibly accurate look at the picts and their side of the conflict with the Romans. Read it.
The Dark Mirror by Juliet Marillier. This woman is one of my favorite authors. I have loved every book she has written so far. This book is about a boy who is being trained to become the next king. This book is also about the Picts. The boy is being trained by druids and takes in a child of the fair folk. This book is about his life and road to becoming the next king. This is a very good book and a very enjoyable read.
The Blade of Fortru by Juliet Marillier. This is the second book to the Dark Mirror. In this book Bridei is now king and is preparing to fight the Gaelic invaders from his land. To this end he sends a girl who lives at court to marry a chief to help secure his borders. She finds out that the chief is working with the enemy and escapes to help Bridei. This is also a very good book which I also recommend to anyone who enjoys a good book or a historical fiction.
Garden of the Purple Dragon by Carole Wilkinson. This is the sequel to the Dragon Keeper. This book is about the girl Ping and the baby dragon Kai. The Emperor finds Ping and the dragon and Ping goes back to live with the Emperor. But she does not realize that there is still danger there for her and the dragon. This is also a good book which I think young adults would like but I think fewer adults would like this book but give it a try anyway.
That is all for book. This past weekend was my birthday and much fun was had. A bunch of my friends had a party and we hung out and chatted and listened to much and had much fun. There was much fun. Also loot was gotten.
My aunt got me Runway Knits. There are many cute patterns in this book. The only problem is that the designer is from Karabella yarns so all the patterns use Karabella but that's fine. The patterns are still cute and there is a substitution guide in the back of the book.
And this is my new beloved PSP. My boyfriend got my friends together to get me one and I loves it so much.
I have several games as well. I have Daxter which is a good game but challenging at times. This game is the next in the Jak and Daxter series. In this game Jak is in jail and Daxter has to pose a bug exterminator in order to save him. This is an enjoyable game though hard at times. One if the best parts is there are dream sequences which are based on movies like Braveheart or the Matrix.
I have Harvest Moon: Boy and Girl. This is a remake of the For Boy for the Playstation 1 but with a girl version of the game. This is also a good game but like the other harvest moon games.
There is Gurumin which is a lot like the dark cloud series of games. You play as a girl who has to help the monster village which is under the town she lives in. There is tones of stuff to do in this game and lots of secrets. You have to go through dungeons to find all the lost stuff for the monsters and stop the Phantom Prince. I think this game is a remake of a Japanese computer game. I recommend this game for anyone cause it is fun but it is a good game for younger kids (its rated for kids over 10) .
I have another game that I have not played yet but when I have some info on that one I will put it up.
I guess that is all for now. I must get back to my knitting
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