knitting and reading: 01/27/15

it only took a little over a year, 

but my blue blanket is finished.

it is currently covering 

my favourite spot on the couch

in my favourite corner of the living room..

talk about marking your territory !!!

the blanket was made from odds and ends of yarn i picked up from thrift shop bins

 and thrifted old scarves that i unravelled in order to repurpose their yarn.

it was such a fun project to do because i wanted to experiment 

with as many variations of yarn (in colour and weight) to see what i would end up.

this is the 5th or 6th blanket that i've knitted...

and each time i casted on more, to see how much larger i could make the end product.

it is amazing how large a blanket one can knit on two straight needles.

i'm still reading miller's
the drama of the gifted child

due to the subject matter, it is a very difficult read.
miller deals with abuse and the importance of finding authenticity 
in order to break the cycle of abuse.
the 'gifted child' that she refers to are those children that were strong enough 
to withstand abuse and live through it.

in between chapters of alice miller's book, 

i'm rereading on of my favourites,  cutting for stone by abraham verghese

lucky me, i found a used copy in a neighbourhood free library.

if you haven't read this one- it is a must !!

a beautiful story about two brothers set in ethiopia and then new york.
verghese does a wonderful job building up all the characters in the story.

what are you knitting and reading lately?

erica

xoxo

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