Book recommendations and reviews August

Here are my book recommendations and reviews for August. I love to read and I've started keeping a list every month along with a reading journal, here are m reviews and recommendations.  There's a range of different novels. My Goodreads goal is to read 152 books, currently (as at end of August) I've read about 117. I set a goal to read 2 fiction books every week so 8 books this month but I read 10 instead. My other goal is to read 2 non-fiction books in a month but like last month I didn't finish reading any non-fiction books. 

Tutorial on how to do a knitted cast on

The knitted cast on was the first one I learn how to do when I first started knitting.  It is quite a good cast on as it doesn't unravel like a long tail cast on can if you drop a stitch on the first row, perfect for learning how to knit.  Though it can be slower than a long tail cast on. In this tutorial, you will learn how to do a slip knot and how to do a knitted cast on step by step.   

What's that stitch - beaded rib

Welcome to what's that stitch series! This is a pretty rib that adds a different texture to the rib. Learn what beaded rib is, how to do beaded rib and a few project ideas for using this stitch along with our handy stitch cards. 

Cozy Woodland Cottage Welcomes Spring

Welcome to the new section on our website where I’ll share snippets of our life at the cottage.  It's September here which means spring is here. The weather has been warmer though the mornings and evenings are still quite cool, in a few weeks time day light savings will start.

Mysterious trek through the unknown: the road to diagnosis

Some of you have asked why there were not many posts in 2019 and where I disappeared to. The short answer is I’d been in and out of hospital wondering what the heck was going on with my health, scared, anxious and so many other emotions as well. I’d spent more time there than at home with my family where I’d rather be of course.