Lady Julia

Pattern: Ringwood Gloves by Rebecca Blair

Yarn: Patons SWS Soy Wool Solids in Natural Indigo

Needle Size: 1 (Yes! I had to use that small of needles to get gauge with this pattern!)

Dates: November 26th - December 4th

My Project Name: I named these Lady Julia after Lady Julia Grey. She is a main character in a series of books I read last month by Deanna Raybourn.

Modifications: None.

New techniques learned: No new techniques, but I haven't used the Ringwood stitch before. It looks beautiful knitted up.

Notes: When I knit the first glove, I put the stitch markers in the wrong place so the thumb ended up being under the fingers. I thought it looked a little weird, but I didn't realize what I had done wrong until I finished the second glove. I ripped back the left glove and had to reknit it, so that's why it took me a little longer to finish these than I had anticipated.

The pictures look a little weird, one glove looks a lot longer, but that's because one has been blocked.

More Pictures:

Al is in town tonight

we pick him up at 9. What do you think my chances of getting him to go out dancing are?

This is beautiful.

And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it. - Ronald Dahl

(via creaturecomfortsblog)

I kind of want one of these

Chihuahua blue print
(via animalblueprintcompany.com)

Monthly Reading Roundup - November

Faithful Place - Tana French (Finished November 7th)


Silent in the Grave - Deanna Raybourn (Finished November 9th)


Innocent Traitor A Novel of Lady Jane Grey - Alison Weir (Finished November 11th)


Silent in the Sanctuary - Deanna Raybourn (Finished November 13th)


Silent on the Moor - Deanna Raybourn (Finished November 18th)


Bonk The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex - Mary Roach (Finished November 21th)


Dark Road to Darjeeling - Deanna Raybourn (Finished November 22nd)


The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson (Finished November 25th)


Nightstar - Alyson Noel (Finished November 28th)


Crank - Ellen Hopkins (Finished November 28th)

Books Finished: 10 (! Phew!)
2010 book total: 122! This year is going to set the bar HIGH for me!
Favorite This Month: The Gargoyle is one of my favorite books and as soon as I finished reading it I wanted to re-read it immediately, but if I had to pick a new read, I would pick Bonk. I've found every book I've read by Mary Roach to be very informative and hilarious at the same time.
Least Favorite This Month: Nightstar. I really liked the first book, but as the series progresses I keep asking myself why I'm still reading it. Ever drives me nuts and I'm so over her relationship with Damen. I was hoping something would happen with Roman, because he was one of my favorite characters but I was really let down. I'm not sure if I'll read the next book. Haven was a favorite of mine too, and I think if I read the next book it will make me angrier than this book.
Other: I stumbled on Deanna Raybourn's Lady Julia Grey series this month and as you can see I really dug into it. I read all 4 books in November. While I can't say the series will be on a list of my favorite books of all time, I can say that Lady Julia is a really fun character and the series is a nice blend of mystery and romance.