Meanderings of a Peripatetic Knitter

It's a glorious September day, cool and breezy. The leaves have just begun to change against a deep blue sky. I should be out walking or biking but I'm recovering from a cold, so when I got home from work, I decided I needed some more rest.

Perhaps the demands at work have prompted me to do a few small (read "instant gratification") projects: bracelets with beads. I haven't made these for a while. I was so pleased with the way they came out that I decided to attach some tags and see if I could sell them.

I headed to the new Knitcircus store here in Madison and left a box of them for owner Jaala and her staff to consider. I have my fingers crossed!

These are fun to wear and pretty dramatic, as well. I like making things like this where each item is one-of-a-kind. So much of our world is mass-produced that it feels good to make and wear unique items.

While I was at Knitcircus, I couldn't resist a couple skins of Green Bay Packers-colored sock yarn. I don't do spectator sports, but I know a number of Packers fans who would appreciate these -- though I haven't yet decided who to gift them to.

It doesn't count as stash if you cast it on right away, right?

These days I qualify as a peripatetic reader, too. I keep starting novels and putting them down after 20 or 30 pages. I'm sure there is nothing wrong with the books; I'm just having trouble settling in. I couldn't even get into the groove with Whistling Past the Graveyard, which so many bloggers have loved. The next two on top of the stack next to my bed are:

I'll Give You the Sun comes highly recommended by one of the 8th-graders at my school, while my friend Marsha recommends Cover of Snow. I hope one of them takes! I hate being bookless.

I'm joining up with Nicole to Keep Calm Craft On and Ginny at Yarn Along.