{"id":1845,"date":"2012-07-25T11:22:34","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T11:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/?p=1845"},"modified":"2012-07-25T11:22:34","modified_gmt":"2012-07-25T11:22:34","slug":"yarn-along-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/?p=1845","title":{"rendered":"Yarn Along"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joining in with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsheller.com\/2012\/07\/yarn-along-87.html\">Ginny<\/a> from Small Things this week.<\/p>\n<p>I am happy to say I have finished my Puerperium. \u00c2\u00a0I love how it has knitted up, even if it is still a little bigger than intended, but then it will fit longer won&#8217;t it! \u00c2\u00a0I found the perfect buttons while out for a friends birthday earlier this week. \u00c2\u00a0The yarn is made by Bendigo Woollen Mills, Luxury 8ply in Lake. \u00c2\u00a0It&#8217;s so soft and buttery, very hard to believe it is 100% pure wool. \u00c2\u00a0It&#8217;s perfect for babies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/yarnalng25july.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1846\" title=\"yarnalng25july\" src=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/yarnalng25july.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/yarnalng25july.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/yarnalng25july-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1847\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/yarnalng25july2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1847\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1847\" title=\"yarnalng25july2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/yarnalng25july2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/yarnalng25july2.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/yarnalng25july2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Close up of the buttons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As for my Tea Leaves cardi, I now have both sleeves knitted, just the button bands and I&#8217;m done. \u00c2\u00a0Hopefully I&#8217;ll have pictures next week. \u00c2\u00a0I have started a new project for a friend&#8217;s birthday gift. \u00c2\u00a0It will be based on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/a-grey-loop\">this<\/a> pattern. \u00c2\u00a0The yarn is lovely and soft. \u00c2\u00a0I&#8217;m already 4 rows in, after casting it on this\u00c2\u00a0afternoon. \u00c2\u00a0So I should have it knitted up pretty quick.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1848\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/yarnalong25july3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1848\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1848\" title=\"yarnalong25july3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/yarnalong25july3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/yarnalong25july3.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/yarnalong25july3-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/yarnalong25july3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The yarn I&#8217;m using for my friend&#8217;s birthday present<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I finished, The Year The Horses Came, by Mary Mackey. \u00c2\u00a0While it was an ok read, it was pretty full on in places, not for those who don&#8217;t like gruesome scenes. \u00c2\u00a0Of course, it has ended on a bit of a cliff hanger, so I will have to read the next book to find out what happens next and being a trilogy, probably all three books! \u00c2\u00a0I think I need a change for the time being though, I have been searching for something else to read, but haven&#8217;t found anything that grabs me so far. \u00c2\u00a0Will be seeing what you are all recommending.<\/p>\n<p>Jacinta x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joining in with Ginny from Small Things this week. I am happy to say I have finished my Puerperium. \u00c2\u00a0I love how it has knitted up, even if it is still a little bigger than intended, but then it will &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/?p=1845\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,24,17],"tags":[715,763,762,769,758],"class_list":["post-1845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-craft","category-knitting","tag-bendigo-woollen-mills","tag-bendigo-woollen-mills-luxury-8-ply","tag-beyond-puerperium","tag-lake-colour-way","tag-puerperium"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1845\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}