This is just because I can’t bring myself to post without including a picture.
I picked up a copy of Stephanie‘s new book last Friday, and I also spent a pleasant twenty minutes looking at other books I’ve been thinking of buying. Victorian Lace Today has moved up on my list, as has No Sheep For You. I’m wondering, though–would it be awful in some way for me to buy No Sheep For You and knit some of the designs in wool? Is there a compelling reason not to do so? (I really like Morrigan, Jenna Wilson’s fine-ish gauge aran-style sweater.)
I also want to share two of my recent music discoveries:
1. The Rosebuds: my Crafty Lab-Neighbor handed me their album Birds Make Good Neighbors and told me to listen to it. As she predicted, I really like it. It’s on the poppy side of my taste in indie rock (but definitely within the range of stuff that I like), possibly comparable to Death Cab for Cutie or recent Magnetic Fields.
2. Let’s Go Sailing: Phillyist.com posted about their then-upcoming show, included a link to an mp3, and advertised a shirt/totebag/cd/ticket giveaway. I listened to the mp3, entered the giveaway, and won. I was, alas, unable to attend the concert (last-minute work stuff plus exhaustion), but the cd, The Chaos in Order, is quite good. It will soon find its way into my indie playlists.
an ent knits 
April 17, 2007 at 21:26
Ooh, I really like the Rosebuds. I’ve been putting that song “Blue Bird” on a lot of my mix CDs over the last year or so. They are a bit poppy, but somehow, I still like it. They remind me of The Church a little bit.
And thanks for the picture of the beautiful flowers!