Yarn Along and a little gardening

" 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?"


Another wonderful opportunity to connect with Ginny at Small Things for letting us share with each other.

Last week the  Kudzu Shawl was blocking.  Here it is off the table.

I really love the way it drapes across the shoulders, but I think I will need a shawl pin for this one.  It has a tendency to blow off in a slight breeze.  All in all, I am very happy with it and think it will be great on our trips.

I am half way though adding a picot edge to the Babar Blanket for my new grandson due in September!  I experimented with several edgings but this fit best.

The pattern doesn't call for an additional embellishment, but I wanted to add a little color to the gray  since these are the nursery colors.  I knit 7 tows of stockinet, increasing with a Kfb twice around each corner every other row.  The 7th row was yo, k2tog all the way around.  Now I am decreasing with a K2tog twice at each corner on every other row to get back to the original stich count befor I knit the edging into the reverse side of the blanket.  Does that make sense?

As far as reading goes.... there was a blogger who posted a book last week titled The Summer of the Great Grandmother by Madeleine L'Engle.  After reading a review it sounded very enticing.  I found it on Amazon for $0.1!  I ordered it immediately and it arrived today!

I am through the first chapter and just loving it!  I think it reminds me much of my journey with my own mother in her last years.  Words that I could never express are conveyed here.  Thank you whomever you are for giving me this gift!
I also have picked back up the first volume of Call the Midwife.  I just Iove this BBC series.  I spent years as a Labor and Delivery nurse before having my children.  The series is well done.  I recommend it!

The early Spring blooms are withering down.

And the late Spring blooms are ramping up!

The Oak Leaf Hydrangea is budding.

The Easter Lilies are a little late.

Sunflowers growing tall.

What are reading and knitting this week?  I just love sharing!