I have been working on the new flyingdales cardigan from A Fine Fleece by Lisa Lloyd. By the way if you have not purchased this book yet it is very, very, very worth it’s cover price.
Listening to :: older episodes of This American Life podcasts
Reading :: Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky NYT Book Review here . It has really been a while since I devoured a book like this. Such beautiful and stunning prose.
I also finished these…
EZ’s Mitered Mittens :: Ravel it!
The only problem I had was with respect to grafting the mitten tip. The tip wanted to dip right where the miter was on each mitten, leaving me with funny little divets in the midst of each fingertip. Does anyone know how to fix this, extensive blocking maybe???
I recently read your post about Irène Némirovsky and wanted to let you know about an exciting new exhibition about her life, work, and legacy that will open on September 2, 2008 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage —A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City. Woman of Letters: Irène Némirovsky and Suite Française, which will run through the middle of March, will include powerful rare artifacts — the actual handwritten manuscript for Suite Française, the valise in which it was found, and many personal papers and family photos. The majority of these documents and artifacts have never been outside of France. For fans of her work, this exhibition is an opportunity to really “get to know” Irene. And for those who can’t visit, there will be a special website that will live on the Museum’s site http://www.mjhnyc.org.
The Museum will host several public programs over the course of the exhibition’s run that will put Némirovsky’s work and life into historical and literary context. Book clubs and groups are invited to the Museum for tours and discussions in the exhibition’s adjacent Salon (by appointment). It is the Museum’s hope that the exhibit will engage visitors and promote dialogue about this extraordinary writer and the complex time in which she lived and died. Please visit our website at http://www.mjhnyc.org for up-to-date information about upcoming public programs or to join our e-bulletin list.
Thanks for sharing this info with your readers. Let me know if you need any more.
I agree with you, this book is very nice and worth the while (english?
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I love your cardi.
I am thinking about getting busy with my Sitcom Cardi that has been in my queue for long before I ever joined Ravelry. It’s something I can use now, since it is so cold inside with the air conditioning everywhere. I will work my way to my Brooks Farm yarn and the sweater I want to make with it.
Cheers!
mk
Thanks so much for sharing that Elizabeth. The exhibition sounds like the perfect tribute to such a stunning author.
Your blog is wonderful. One of my favorites. Thanks so much for the creative inspiration.
A Fine Fleece is by far worth the price—-I love this book! Ah, I only wish I could spin well enough to make my own yarn for those fabulous projects!