Yarn Along: Completed Projects!

Joining Ginny over at Small Things for the regular Wednesday Yarn Along!

Two of my favorite things are knitting and reading, and the evidence of this often shows up in my photographs. I love seeing what other people are knitting and reading as well. So, what are you knitting or crocheting right now? What are you reading? ~ Ginny Sheller from Small Things

Two little vests for two little boys have been completed! one set of pants is in the works, then another set will begin. Time crunch now... but modified bed rest allows some opportunity to squeeze a few rows in here and there. And the chance to get some reading done! I am STILL in the midst of McCullough's The Greater Journey - halfway through by now. I continue to enjoy it and am finding some inspiration for some classic boys' names. We'll see if I can convince PapaQ (he seems to prefer more athletic names).

In other news, Mayumi has been showing some interest in learning to knit. It isn't coming easy to her, but I remind her that it took me a long time to get the hang of it. The important thing is that we don't give up! Our little pep talk exchanges remind me of trying to instill a "growth mindset" as outlined in the book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck, which I picked up while on vacation. I only managed to get through a few chapters before we left, but I think it has some intriguing ideas for instilling the value of hard work and effort rather than praising intelligence. I'll have to check it out from the library to get some more helpful tips.