I've almost finished 'section one' of the Whipporwil Shawl. It doesn't look like much yet, but I am really enjoying the knitting process. The shawl began with just five stitches and now has three hundred nineteen. I can't wait to start 'section two", which will begin the wavy eyelet rows of contrasting color.
I've been reading The Return of Captain John Emmett for a long time (about a month) now. It's a well-written mystery set in post WWI England. I love the setting, and would like to read more novels set in this time period, however, the story is uneventful and not very engaging. After reading more than 300 pages, the main character is still an enigma to me. I kept thinking that as the story progressed I would get to know more about him and his life before the war. That never happened, and so I don't feel a strong reader-connection to him. He has a love interest, and that subplot was handled very awkwardly by the author, who is a historian. I wish that I could recommend this book, because it is well-written from a mechanical and stylistic perspective, and it is very well researched. However, the story itself has a very dry, forensic feel to it, and the mystery is just not all that interesting.
Joining Ginny at Small Things for her weekly Yarn Along.
