books and knitting

san had mentioned that she was trying to knit a pair of socks each month, and i was inspired to try and keep up with her. so far, i have succeeded! here i've casted on for my april socks in purl soho twist yarn. i love the color and, when finished, plan to tuck them away for a lucky someone for christmas. (i am so excited that i have actually started a christmas gift in april!)

 

 here are my january and february socks. the pair on the right i am currently wearing myself . . 

 and this pair i have given to chanda. it's a mix of knitpicks' felici and lorna's laces shepherd sock (leftover from a pair i made for my sister over a year ago).

 these are made with la bien aimée's merino singles in the happy sock colorway.

 they feel a little large on me and i think i need to start knitting socks for myself a size smaller. i like them to feel snug in my boots.

 these are my march socks, also made with purl soho twist yarn. i made a mistake in the ribbing and, thus, i'm not sure if i'll use them as a christmas gift. i may choose another color for the person i have in mind, and will maybe save these for myself.

so . . what is the book recommendation that goes with this post? it's the companion book to the movie lion that came out in november. i've seen the trailer several times and it looked very interesting and exciting. my sister found it in her library and read it in one night. i almost did the same, but fell asleep and had to finish it the next day. i couldn't put it down, and it was a quick read. i've watched a few interviews with the author, and the tv hosts all mentioned about how they just cried through the book . . well, i did the same. it's just so touching and life affirming and inspiring. as a five year old, saroo brierley became separated from his brother and got locked into an empty train in western india. the train traveled all the way to calcutta where he lived on the streets for several weeks before being placed in an orphanage. he was adopted by a lovely australian couple, but never stopped looking for his birth mom and his siblings. twenty five years later, with the help of google earth, he was able to locate his home village, to which he then traveled to try and reunite with his family. his birth mom never gave up hope of seeing him again. i highly recommend reading it.