I really wanted to get my Pincha done yesterday, but a friend called and I was encouraged to take a Yarn Shop Detour. We wanted to visit Natural Stitches before they close in September and since it is not far from Yarns by Design, we stopped there too! There was lots of good conversation and a fantastic lunch, but not much knitting got done! There was some minor stash enhancement, including some fun yarn to knit a hat for a certain special little girl! It was a fun detour for the day, however, today I am back on track with just one last feather to finish on my Pincha.

I got the loveliest surprise in the mail yesterday, an incredibly thoughtful gift from a Twitter friend – Thank you so much, Jean!

On the reading front, I will finish with To Kill a Mockingbird this week, and my last book for a Bingo Cover All is Knitlandia, which I think will be the perfect way to finish my summer reading.
I am listening to The Secrets of Mary Bowser by Lois Leveen and I am enjoying it tremendously!
Linking up with Ginny and the Yarn Along today.
How is your summer knitting and reading going?
Tell me about the hat for that special someone…”Top This”? Who is it by?
I know another special someone who might need one of those…
Nice stash enhancements! And that little pink hat looks too adorable.
looks like you have a couple great things in the queue!!! off to check on Mary Browser!!
A detour well worth taking! I think I spot some interesting speckled Hedgehog Fibres and a special little girl is really going to love her special hat. I would have given almost anything for a hat with a pink unicorn on top when I was a kid!
I thought I’d work on my TTLM last night, but ended up talking to a young man and his girlfriend for 2 hours. You never know what will happen and serendipity is always a trip!
Hi Kat! It’s been too long since I last stopped by your fabulous space…and you are always kind enough to stop by mine! First, I am so jealous that you have friends that drag you to yarn shops. I need more friends like that. And second, your Pincha is OFF THE HOOK! I love that yarn…and the colors! Hopefully there’s more knitting time in your day today. xoxo
Sounds like a really fun day! My reading continues great guns. My knitting is back a little bit, too.
A spur of a moment yarn shop visit with a good friend is a winner any day! Knitlandia is on my list too! Enjoy all your goodies.
Cheers~
There are few things as pleasant as hitting a couple yarn stores with a friend. Sounds like a perfect day!
Your yarn purchases are very pretty.
natural stitches is closing??? that is one of the yarn stores my sister has taken me to but it’s quite a drive from where she lives.
I hope to go to a yarn store next week 🙂
Reading and knitting are progressing, although never quite as much or as fast as I would like. Gee, someday I should blog some progress, don’t you think?