October 16 2021

ALL KNITTING LINKS GO TO RAVELRY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.  Please visit our Instagram page @craftcookreadrepeat for non-Rav photos and info  

All Work, Gnome Play by Sarah Schira,  Farmer’s Daughter for Starlight KNitting Society Mayhem in Bad Rock (grey), Dirty Little Dandelion (yellow), One Stab (pink)-- DONE!!

Increase Your Score by Knitters Brewing Co.,    Lily Sugar n’ Cream in Psychedelic--DONE!!

Newspaper Pullover by Joji Locatelli, Biches & Buches Le Petit Lambswool in Light Grey, Isager Yarn Spinni in Charcoal

Hide & Peak by Maxim Cyr, SugarPlum Circus Merino Sport in Charcoal, Elphaba, Starling and Merlin’s Beard

Swing Left socks by Megan Williams, Three Irish Girls Adorn sock in Bridget (2010!)

Sharpie Sketches from Draw it with your eyes closed: the art of the assignment

New calendar art!

Butternut squash soup with apple chutney 

napa/tofu/mushroom/noodle miso soup from How to Cook Everything Vegetarian

Vegan bacon

Rancho Gordo huge assortment at Church Street Produce.

Dipping sauce, ala glorified Thousand Island dressing.

Anniversary Lobster from Maine (Thanks Mom!)

We are now a Bookshop.org affiliate!  You can visit our shop to find books we’ve talked about or click on the links below.  The books are supplied by local independent bookstores and a percentage goes to us at no cost to you!

Women and Other Monsters: building a new mythology by Jess Zimmerman

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

Velvet was the Night by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia

Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nhgi Vo 

Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy 

The Missing Treasures of Amy Ashton by Eleanor Ray

The Astonishing Life of August March by Aaron Jackson

The Principles of Uncertainty by Maira Kalman

Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Middlemarch by George Eliot (I especially recommend the audio version narrated by Juliet Stevenson).

On the Needles:

So many sweaters!

One for sister fav

Loved the yarn from the Winding Trail baby sweater

Sock Madness Semi-finalist!!

“Rickrack” sweater—ultimate fave.

On the Easel:

Podcast art-- jellyfish april 

Artichoke plate from January 13th.

2021 Calendar

On the Table:

Seasonal pilaus

Tofu croutons

beans!

Snacking cakes by yossey arafi

My family loved everything from 100 Cookies and Simply Julia, and anything in a pita pocket.

On the Nightstand:

177 books for Monica

Inspector gamache shout out

Invisible life of addie larure by V.E. Schwab

In the past year, I’ve read 103 books! It’s impossible for me to choose one favorite, so here are 7.

Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane

Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

This is Happiness by Niall Williams

Snow Falling on Cedars by David Gutterson

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

Middlemarch by George Eliot