Devon Monk's Blog, page 27
August 28, 2012
Knitting: The Sweater Conundrum
You may know this guy:
Alan Tudyk who plays Wash on this terrific show:
You might know this guy too:
Martin Freeman, who plays Watson on this excellent show:
Watson wears a sweater in the show that I suddenly really, really wanted to knit! (Did I suddenly really, really want to knit it because I’m procrastinating on getting my word count done today? Um….I’ll get back to you on that later.)
Here’s Watson’s sweater:
I even found a pattern for it on Ravelry, and was all ready to start knitting when I...
August 27, 2012
You Too, Can Win a Book
This arrived on my doorstep last week:
The last book in the Allie Beckstrom series! (Well, there will be two spin-off books featuring Shame and Terric and other familiar characters, but this is the last book from Allie’s point of view.)
I’m going to be doing several giveaways of the advanced *uncorrected* copy of MAGIC FOR A PRICE, and the first giveaway is over on the Deadline Dames today! Just click here and you will be taken to the post, where I’m asking for your reading recommendations. Two...
August 18, 2012
Knitting, Baby Shower Edition
My friend is having a baby and said hand made gifts were welcome at her shower. So I did some knitting!
First, the front of the blanket:
And now the material for the back…
Together…
And a little something else for fun:
Pretty cunning, dontcha think?
Pattern Details:
Union Jack Pattern: Debbie Bliss
To make the cushion pattern a blanket, I used bulky yarn (Loops and Threads “Charisma”)
and #11 US (8.0 mm) needles. Blanket measured roughly 4o x 34 inches (101 x 86 cm)
Yarn: V...
August 16, 2012
Meanwhile at the Monk house…
…Things have been busy! Let’s get the important stuff out of the way:
Growing…
My herb garden is no more. For whatever reason *cough-lackofwatering-cough* all the herbs have shriveled up and died. I have decided I am not a very good grower nor harvester of herbs. Next year I will plant flowers in the same pots and see if they survive. If I want kitchen herbs, I’ll likely put them on my kitchen window sill, where I may remember to water them more than once a month.
The raised garden is giving us...
August 15, 2012
Hi There
Wow. Um…so apparently it’s been a long time since I blogged.
Ta-da! I am once again bloggy!
How’s it been going with you? Got anything you want me to talk about?
(Picture is my accidental ensemble from the other morning. Also proof of my usual state of mind on deadline.)
July 23, 2012
Some Goings On
The TIN SWIFT blog tour is done, although there are a couple giveaways still open if you’re hoping to score a copy of TIN SWIFT, a magnet, and the steampunk airship bookmark. Check the list here for those giveaways, and also for the free serialized story, HANG FIRE.
Last week was pretty busy. I was interviewed and photographed for a local magazine: Willamette Weekly. Both the photographer and reporter were terrifically nice, and hopefully, we’ll see that article in September.
I’m happy to say t...
July 14, 2012
Penny Craft
This is what a penny looks like:
This is what a penny looks like when it has been stuck in the drum of my clothes dryer for a couple years:
This is what a penny looks like when it has been stuck in the drum of my clothes dryer for a couple years, taken out by the dryer repairman, given to husband, who showed me why our dryer died, THEN given (by me) back to to husband with a request he make them into earrings because I LOVE the look of them:
Distressed, unique, a little steampunk-ish. Win!
July 13, 2012
Blog Tour Day 20 – The End!!
TIN SWIFT Blog TourToday, you can find the last chapter of HANG FIRE, the short story set between DEAD IRON and TIN SWIFT in my Age of Steam series ready to read at Bibliophilic Book Blog! Just click on the link below to read the final installment, and don’t forget, if you leave a comment there you’ll be in the running to win a copy of TIN SWIFT, a handmade (by me) steampunk airship bookmark, and a cool TIN SWIFT magnet. A winner will be chosen at each stop, so go ahead and leave a comment at...
July 12, 2012
Blog Tour Day 19
Chapter 19 of HANG FIRE, the prequel short story to TIN SWIFT is live over on Bookshelf Bombshells! You can click on the link below to get your reading on, and don’t forget, if you leave a comment there you’ll be in the running to win a copy of TIN SWIFT, a handmade (by me) steampunk airship bookmark, and a cool TIN SWIFT magnet. A winner will be chosen at each stop, so go ahead and leave a comment at each blog!
Chapter Nineteen: Bookshelf Bombshells – (also Rebecca Kovar’s...
July 11, 2012
Blog Tour Day 18
Chapter 18 of HANG FIRE is ready to read over on That’s What I’m Talking About. Click on the link below to get your reading on, and don’t forget, if you leave a comment there you’ll be in the running to win a copy of TIN SWIFT, a handmade (by me) steampunk airship bookmark, and a cool TIN SWIFT magnet. A winner will be chosen at each stop, so go ahead and leave a comment at each blog!
Chapter Eighteen: That’s What I’m Talking About – (also: B’s review of Tin Swift here)
