Trying to keep New Year Resolutitions

Wee,I am going to try and do another post to keep up with my New Year resolutions.  Tomorrow school starts.  I am going to continue with the second half of Art History (Middle Ages to Contemporary Art). I am looking forward to it but I am going to have to be more organized than I have been the past month.  I have made some progress on all my knitted things-but they are all big projects and if I want to finish 15 objects in 2015 I am going to have to move along.

1. Anneke Gansey pullover by Pam Allen done in Quince&Co. yarn Tern Silk and wool I have started the sleeves

2.Churchmouse Classics Modern Wrapper Fine Done in Alpaca With a /twist Lace  As I said before this is done with stash yarn I bought several years ago so I don't know much about it.  The pattern has miles of stockinette stitch. It doesn't look like I've done much but I have.

3.may have to start another quick pattern just so I have something finished

4. some progress on my hooked rug

BOOKS

1"The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins Kinda like "Gone Girl" This book I am almost finished with.Not bad.

2."Lillian on Life" By Allison Jean Lester A woman in her 50's looks back on her life.Jumps around a lot.okay a quick read finished it in less than 24 hours.

I have started many books this month but could not get into them. I went from classics,non-fiction, to contemporary fiction,some books I was more than 100 pages into and I just stopped. It happens from time to time.
any suggestions??
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Mostly Knitting

Hi
I talked about books in my last blog so today I am going to try to stick to mostly knitting.
First off I am trying for 15 projects in 2015. To get me off to a good start I finished the Cameo Scarf in 2015even though I started it this summer.  This scarf is done in Swans Island yarn which I love.  I am not sure I love the scarf.  It still needs to be washed and blocked.  This happens to me a lot. I finish a project and I 'm not sure I like it then 6 months later I see it in my closet and I think "Why didn't I like that? It came out pretty good" and it is resurrected.

I started the "anneke" sweater designed by Pam Allen and done in Quince&Co. tern.  I really like this sweater.  But with the cables and short rows I have to concentrate and have quiet while I work on it.I need to have a mindless project too.For that I have started the "Modern Wrapper Fine " from Churchmouse.  This is knit with lace weight yarn on larger than normal needles.  I am using size 6 needles so it is making a very light fabric.The yarn is "Alpaca With a Twist".  It has alpaca and silk.  I bought it years ago so it from deep stash.

I finished by first rug hooking which I stared over the summer when I took a class at Camp Wool in Kennebunk,Maine. My sister and daughter took the class with me and it was a fun weekend. I want to make it into a annual event.  Anyway I started another rug hooking that I got in a place in Searsport ,Maine. I can't remember the name of the place. I do remember it was in a yurt.  I will look it up for next time.  I'm sure you can Google it and find it.  It might be Verona,Maine.  I think it has started out pretty cute.

Finally,I recently bought some books with patterns by Carrie Bostick Hoge and others. They are beautiful.www.maddermade.com/  Most of the yarn is Quince&Co.(my favorite) I see Carrie has another book coming out on Monday.  One of the books "Home" is by Pam Allen-an idol of mine.  I am thinking that I want to make everything in these books a kinda "Julie Julia " thing as a direction and focus to my knitting and a challenge.There are so many things to knit and read and not enough time!

With all that is happening in the world-Peace

PS  Would love to hear your comments-

the New Year

I am going to try doing this blog again. I was very discouraged about it this year but my family really liked it and thought it was a nice record of our family life.  Then for a holiday  present this year my husband had all my blog postings bound and made into a book.  This kinda inspired me to try again,so this can be my first resolution.
1. make my blog short and do it more often

2.again try reading more, last year I said I would try and read 100 books, well I read 65, so this year I will go for a more modest 75 books

3. Following the lead of the Knitmoregirls (a podcast I listen to) try for 15 finished knitting projects in 2015

4.Keep taking one course a semester at local college

5.Learn to use my sewing machine

6.dare I say it-lose 10 pounds

It is cold in Arizona today.  Great for knitting.The McDowell Mountains which we see from our back yard have snow on them this morning.

I am going to mention some of the books I read recently.
     "Florence Gordon" by Brian Morton If you haven't read any of his books you should. Its amazing a man wrote these books.  This is about a women of a certain age looking back over her life.
     "Some Luck" Jane Smiley A big book.  I think around 400 pages. Its part of a trilogy with this book as part one.  It was hard to get into but then I didn't want it to end.
     "All the Light We Cannot See"  by Anthony Doer This has been a surprise best seller which doesn't always mean it is good.  But this lives up to its hype.
     "Not that kind of  girl" by Lena Dunham This is the person who writes and stars in the HBO series "Girls". Big disappointment. Even my daughter didn't like it. Skip this one.D

Did My Paperwhites again this year.
Enjoy!!!!
Peace to all.