Two blankets, a sock, scarf, hat for this year's Bright Week Yarn Along

Making progress on the baby square blanket.

This blanket lives in this wonderful 

drawstring bag that Wanda makes!

 

Did a little work on my baby hat but

will need some guidance...

finished the little doll blanket

that was a practice run for me late last Spring...

My sock for Mr. Husband.

I forgot how/to join in the round and did a few 

rows all on one needle, as you can see above.

But I am feeling more like I can do this,

in time... but most likely I will just 

frog and have my instructor begin it for me again

and walk me through it all...

I don't think I can do this until after I move as I will have

to devote some real time and concentration

so that I don't forget what I am doing! :)

Excited to keep trying though! :)

The Lovie blanket is over half way now!

Am on the decrease! 

Ravelry here. 

Books I read before bed...

Orthodox Study Bible,

the Bible and Fathers for Orthodox 

which has the readings for the day,

and I just last night finished my very beloved

With Elder Porphyrios: A spiritual child remembers

which was such a life-giving book

that I am sure to revisit and that

I can't say enough about:

one of my top reads for this year, without doubt.

Written with such sensitivity and 

with a way that brings us in and gives us great hope

for ourselves in Christ.

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We've been having a beautiful Bright Week!

Perhaps this week is known in the 

West as Easter Week or Eastertide...

here's our Bright Monday table:

Easter (we use word Pascha, which is where

the term Paschal season comes from)...  

Christ is Risen!!!

Truly He is Risen!

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Our table is spread!

The Feasting has begun!

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What has your week been like?

What are you reading and making?

Do yarn along with us!

Knitting while traveling to and fro

Still working on my 

baby squares blanket!

As I have written before, I knit

while driving to church...

so thought I would show two pictures I took

this weekend of the evening vigil service

on Saturday.

We are all going towards the Cross right now

but I listened to a homily yesterday that 

was so encouraging,

that Christ's glory is streaming from the Cross,

that we can be strengthened in our difficulties... 

I love this spot with St. Nicholas' icon...

and it is wonderful to have such a beautiful church 

to drive to while knitting...

So here's more pictures of how this blanket is going:

I did various blue squares...

still have to weave in the ends...

  Wanted to show you a snapshot of the wonderful

bag I am now using to keep this project in!

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I won this wonderful bag 

from Wanda's Reinventing Mother's new endeavour: 

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These bags are gorgeous, durable, lightweight and seriously

a cinch to use!

I was not surprised in the least that Wanda is selling these bags,

called drawstrings, 

at her newly opened Etsy store,

CinchIt and through her blog...

I am so excited for her!

She is offering the knitting world (and beyond) a wonderful

set of bags that are not only beautiful but work really well!

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The bags I used before for knitting did not close at all and 

I was always worried about losing things.

Now I just put my beloved 

blanket squares in the bag, 

and Cinch it!

Perfect for knitting, quick stowing, a real

grab and go!

Cinch it closed and I am off... :)

Keeping it simple is one of my knitting goals and 

having my yarn, the squares and scissors in 

this bag is a real delight!

And since it is a cloth bag,

I just put it in my much used red purse and I am good to go!

And, as you can see from the pile above,

I am slowly accruing more knitted squares for this blanket!

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So reading...

I am on a real Madeline L'Engle re-reading kick right now.

I think my favourite book of her's, at least of her YA fiction,

is her book, the Young Unicorns.

NYC, mystery, beauty, music and 

really good writing.

I am loving it all over again.

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So tell me,

what are you reading and creating?

Yarn Along with us!

Yarn Along: Squares and Dragons in the Waters

Lots going on

and so my baby squares blanket is 

inching away more slowly than I would like...

Still, I have done more than 4 new squares

since last week...

just have a long way to go!

Patience is the key!

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I am re-reading Madeleine L' Engle's

Dragons in the Waters.

It's proving to be exactly what I need right now.

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What are you reading and creating?

Yarn Along with us!!