I've got this great set-up at our conference hotel....borrowed a couple bowls that are working out nicely for yarn bowls keeping the balls from tangling on my Catkin. I LOVE this pattern!!! I LOVE this yarn!!! (I'll have to look up what it is, but I got it at Squam---my heart is still in the mountains of New Hampshire!)
I've had next to no time to knit, but in a couple days I'll have that 10 hour return car trip....guess what I'll be doing??? There is quite a bit of simple stockinette in this shawl, so right now, my computer props up my book nicely. I have a swell mega-clip from the Presbyterian Historical Society booth giveaway to keep it open, so I can do a little multi-tasking-- reading and knitting at the same time.
The book is American Artisanal: finding the country's best real food, from cheese to chocolate by Rebecca Gray, and while I'm not very far (not much reading time, either), I'm really enjoying it. From the book jacket: "The book celebrates 18 of America's leading food artisans--from Wood Prairie Farm potatoes in Maine to L. L. Lanier Honey in Florida, from Reed's Ginger Brew in California to Earthy Delights mushrooms in Michigan. These are folks who are returning to the basics of sustainable, small-scale, or just plain high quality production." So far, I've read about Allen Bros meats and Blueberry Hill Farm---each chapter has a recipe at the end. (Chocolate is the last chapter....maybe to keep you reading through the whole book?? No, I haven't skipped to the end...but there is a YUM-looking recipe for Caribbean Rum Truffles back there. (well, OK, I sort of skipped to the end just to see what the chocolate recipe was--that's all, honest!)
Also available from the same publisher....Slow Food Nation by Carlo Petrini and Real American Food by Burt Wolf. (Have I been exposed to too much conference food this week???????)
Looking lovely, great colour combination!
Posted by: Paula | 07/04/2012 at 06:47 AM
Love the color combination! You are quite good and pairing colors, I always anguish over what looks good, or doesn't look nice together. Have a safe trip home :)
Posted by: swanski | 07/04/2012 at 07:27 AM
I almost envy you the 10-hour car ride just to get in some solid knitting time! Enjoy it. And thanks for the artisanal book rec -- I've got to read that!
Posted by: evelyn | 07/04/2012 at 09:16 AM
What a great read. I will need to look for that. I first heard about Catkin from the Yarn Harlot. Seems to be quite a good pattern. Love the yarn too.
Posted by: Heather | 07/04/2012 at 09:29 AM
i love the colors in your catkin, steph! can't wait to see it in all it's blocked glory :)
Posted by: amanda {the habit of being} | 07/04/2012 at 12:08 PM
Nice colours for Catkin. Although it's lots of good knitting time, the idea of a ten hour drive makes me feel like going for a walk :)
Posted by: Minding My Own Stitches | 07/04/2012 at 02:49 PM
Oooh! Pretty colors! Those colors remind me of Audrey.
Posted by: Amber | 07/04/2012 at 03:55 PM
Well Stephanie once again you have given my knitting/yarn envy. Oh my goodness, that is so pretty. And your book, we really do have the same reading taste and I will be reading that soon. Be safe going home. Much love.
Posted by: Tracey | 07/04/2012 at 05:57 PM
Those colors are wonderful for Catkin. I hope that the conference is going well and that you are enjoying your time back in Pittsburgh. That book is making me hungry :)
Posted by: autumngeisha | 07/04/2012 at 07:06 PM
The Catkin looks lovely already. What great colors! A 10 hour trip sounds like the perfect time for knitting (assuming you aren't driving as well, lol).
Posted by: Marie/Underground Crafter | 07/04/2012 at 07:07 PM
Beautiful!
Posted by: Erin @ Wild Whispers | 07/04/2012 at 10:14 PM
I am loving the yarn and the look of the pattern. Totally looking forward to see it grow!
Posted by: Kim Sonksen | 07/05/2012 at 03:46 AM
Oh, I've admired the Catkin pattern!! And, I love your choice of colors. Really looking forward to seeing this one. I envy your 10 hours of knitting... not the trip! ;) blessings ~ tanna
ps that book sounds very interesting.
Posted by: tanna | 07/05/2012 at 06:12 AM
Oh goodness! I can't wait to see your finished Catkin...it is going to be so GORGEOUS! Those colors are fab!
Posted by: Melissa | 07/05/2012 at 10:01 AM
well the knitting looks beautiful, but the food descriptions caught my attention. I guess I am just a foodie at heart ;)
Hope your long trip gives you loads of knitting done ;)
Posted by: Rachel | 07/05/2012 at 04:46 PM
I love the colours you chose for this project, can't wait to see it done :D
Posted by: Annie @ knitsofacto | 07/06/2012 at 09:27 AM