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I’m working on just 2 projects right now, and neither of them are projects I was working on last time I posted about knitting. I’m not up to 5 (!) WIPs that will need to be finished next year. However, I will worry about that another day. My two current projects are a gift sweater for my Mom, and a very fun little project for myself. Meet – the Disco Babushka! The pattern is actually Dotty Disco by Olga Buraya-Kefelian. The yarn is a laceweight silk/mohair blend that is fabulously soft and light and warm. The big pink dots are huge iridescent pink sequins! You can wear it as a shawl or a head scarf, and it will almost certainly be a head scarf for me. It is almost entirely out of character for me, and I cannot wait to wear it! How about you – what are you working on these days?

I’m back! I didn’t actually go anywhere, life just kind of got crazy over the last two weeks. I will post later this week with knitting stuff and catch up on everyone’s blogs as well. But in other news… Our town got a bookstore! Knuth Book Cellar opened last Friday, and we went in to check them out The book selection was a little sparse, but it was their first day, so I’m guessing it will fill out over time. They have both new and used books and plan to continue with that as their business model. I bought the Wednesday cookbook, mainly to support them and also because it looked like fun. No knitting books yet, but I am hoping some appear! We shall see. It is a nice space with a bar – so kind of a bookshop/lounge situation. I can definitely see hanging out there once in a while. They are affiliated with a brewery/restaurant situated across the street, which I think is probably the reason the bar is included That is not what’s been keeping me busy – that would be school and work a...