No Knit, Knitting.....

Well I think spring might actually be here as the trees are blooming and I'm sneezing and working my way through tissues like I work through wool, but I think it's having a hard time deciding whether or not to stay. It was 90 on Saturday, 70 on Sunday and 35 this morning. If it would stick to that nice 70 range, I'd be ever so thankful!

We've had the windows open for the last few days and this morning it was so difficult to get out of bed. When DH left at 6:30am I went and made tea and grabbed a book and slid down under all the lovely comforters and blankets on the bed. It was one of those dreamy mornings when you feel so content under the covers that you can't decide whether to go back to sleep or get your lazy behind out of bed. The "out of bed" part won out, but not until 7:45am. The self debate was almost to great to overcome.

Part of the difficulty was actually the book that I am currently reading or should I say finished reading, The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club, by Gil McNeil. It's not a pattern book or an instructional book, but it's based on a little knitting shop in England and is full of funny and eccentric characters. So, I thought it a great time to do a little blog about a great knitting book that can be put on your list of beach reads for this spring and summer.

The main character is Jo, she is a widow with a twist (I shan't say just what that is as you may not be someone that reads the last page of a book first or someone that wants to know the details before you've read them for yourself.) I'll just say that Jo needs a new beginning with her two little boys and they find it when she goes to take over the running of her Gran's yarn shop. I think you'll find a character that you relate to and if you're at all like me, you find that you wish you had two extra pairs of arms as the book makes you want to knit several items at once.

The book is fairly quick read, which in my opinion makes it perfect for taking in my bag wherever I go. If for some reason I can't knit, I have to read and why not read something about knitting be it fiction or non. I have now moved on to the sequel, Needles and Pearls and I can say that it's well worth the time as well. New adventures abound for all the major and minor players. Just like a good sequel should, Needles and Pearls keeps you wanting more.

What's in your spring/summer (hand knit of course) book bag????

Knit on, Read on......
The Knitty Scribe