Undead and Unwelcome by MaryJanice Davidson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I love Queen Betsy. I think she’s my favorite vampire, though I admit, I don’t have a shoe obsession like she does. The jokes are a little lacking in this book, but it’s a very fast read, it has a great tempo, and leads up to a great ending (though it’s definitely a little rushed).
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What is your all time favourite yarn to knit with?
Anything with alpaca.
Your favourite needles?
Knit Picks options & Addi turbos (I only have 1, all I can afford). I also have a pair of plain, size 11, wooden needles that I think someone handmade 50 years ago, that I love for simple, bulky, garter stitch scarves.
The worst thing you’ve ever knit?
Oh, oh so many things! How about this:
top down sweater, knit with 2 strands of fingering weight, vintage acrylic yarn. That doesn’t fit.
Or how about a fake fur scarf:
Or this monster:
(Elizabeth Zimmermann garter stitch afghan)
Your most favourite knit pattern? (maybe you don’t like wearing it…but it was the most fun to knit)
Frozen Leaves shawl pattern
Best knit book or magazine?
Anything by Barbara Walker or Elizabeth Zimmermann.
Your favourite knit-a-long?
whatever my current one is! Probably the Beginning Lace Kal monthly on Ravelry
Your favourite knitblogs?
Probably Mason Dixon Knitting – love the combo of quilt talk & knitting.
Your favourite knitwear designer?
Elizabeth Zimmermann
The knit item you wear the most? (how about a picture of it!)
I don’t really wear this the most, but this is my current favorite knit. Mara is what I wear the most:
Back in the days when he was healthy, young, and strong.
Howard Hughes: The Untold Story by Peter Harry Brown
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I’ve been obsessed with Howard Hughes since I was little – yeah, I was a weird kid. I just couldn’t imagine anyone living the way he did in later years. This is a big book, and goes into depth about Hughes personal & professional lives. Most of the time, you got enough detail, and the book moved along well, but a few times I would have liked to have known more (though the lack may have been due to the fact that so little is known about some details of Hughes life). It’s such a sad story about an interesting character – I can’t help but wish he was alive now, when medical knowledge could have helped him & improved his life dramatically & who knows what else he could have accomplished.
