Books + Knitting + Friends = Yum

First, I have to thank everyone for their comments about Socks That Rock yarn and my Kai-Mei socks. I'll report on my decision tomorrow.

Today, though, was all about book club. I feel I can blog about because some of our members are knitters, like Tsela:

Tsela's sweater was three years in the making. She an artist, and even though this was only her second sweater, she designed it! The color bands are mosaic knitting -- and very pretty.

Marsha was wearing one of her handmade sweaters. I have to say that this picture is not accurate. Marsha is very petite and knits this same pattern in Cascade 220 over and over because it doesn't overwhelm her tiny frame:
Today I was working on a wash cloth from this:
I can't remember who steered me toward these adorable cloths. If you're interested, go to www.KrisKnits.com. You can buy the set of eight cloths for $3.25. A sweet deal if you ask me!

The host has the job of selecting a handful of books for the next month. We do our best to choose books that everyone is interested in reading. These were my nominees:
And the winner? Actually there are two. We're going to read The Space Between Us by Thrity Umriger for April and The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery for May. Today we discussed The Glass Castle.

And, last but not least, here was today's treat: the Coconut-Date Bars from the Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts. They are excellent -- and could easily be made vegan.
As always, the discussion and other conversation was great. For once, everyone liked the book. I usually hate the books we read, so everyone was amazed. It's no wonder that there are so many books based around book or knitting groups. Our group has been meeting for four or five years, and I treasure the friendships I've made.