March 13, 2025

Themed merchandise is the way to my heart

Full Circle

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

Bay Area Yarn Crawl (not Rav link)

Sock Madness season 

Mystery gnome (not Rav link)

Would you rather kal (not Rav link)

Succulents 2025 Blanket CAL by Mallory Krall, Hue Loco DK in Terrarium– DONE!!

Llama llama duck by Adrienne Fong, C W D: Handcrafted Products for the Mind, Body & Soul BFL Alpaca Nylon Sock in Sutro Baths

Metropolitan Pullover by Tori Yu, Three Irish Girls Adorn Sock in Rosemary, Shibui Knits Silk Cloud in Ink

Cortney tours the Smithsonian Museums! National Gallery of Art, Natural History Museum, Sackler Gallery, Freer Gallery, Hirshhorn, National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of American Art, and back to the National Gallery of Art + East wing.

Wedding bouquet gift for Ellen.

Upcoming: Daffodil Week!

Crispy Potato Tacos Recipe

Yuzu Miso Soba Noodle Soup

Flour + Water (San Francisco) pasta tasting menu

Sushi Taro (Dupont Circle. Washington D.C.) tasting menu

Preserve (Annapolis) 

Zesty Artichoke Sauce from Everyday Vegetarian

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!

The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker

Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton

Battle Royal and Codename Charming by Lucy Parker

The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang (audio)

Nobody Walks by Mick Herron (audio) 

Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie (audio)

The Collaborators by Michael Idov 

Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar 

The River has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

The Story of the Forest by Linda Grant

Eco-Lit, selections from National Museum of Natural History plus a few of my own! This list will likely grow…