Hello, I'm knitting

Hey! How about a blog post?

I've been almost exclusively knitting in the time I have to make things. It is relaxing & cathartic in a light sense. It is not demanding, unless I let it be. Knitting is my first craft-love.

I joined a group called Vest-uary on Ravelry; members coming together to knit vests in Feb-ruary. This has given me the motivation needed to finish a long-dormant Alieta's Shell. I haven't photographed it yet. I've also made a Vormorgun Létt-Lopavesti which is as Nordic as it sounds. I do have some photos of the yoke to share.

Fire in the wood stove nearby. Cozy!

Mid-Century Monday: California Pottery

Russell & Lillian Hoban

Russell & Lillian Hoban wrote & illustrated The Little Brute Family. I love this simple story, which tells of the impact a 'little wandering lost good feeling' has on this family of brutes. I have what would be called 'a reading copy' !

The companion story The Stone Doll of Sister Brute is not in my collection - pity! These two books are few & far between, & I cannot find a hardback copy online for less than $49.99.

Russell & Lillian Hoban are best known for their Frances series, written about a tempermental badger child. Inspiration for this character was drawn from the couple's own four children.

The Hobans also wrote & illustrated Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas, which later became a Jim Henson television special.

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