Baby Sweater

I've just finished this sweater for my grand-daughter, Isabella Rose, who'll be celebrating her first birthday next month.  It took me a week of knitting. The yarn is from Sweet Georgia Yarns in DK, colorway Cherry. The pattern is Caleb from Berreco Knits.

Books Read - February, 2015

1. Hiss and Hers by M.C. Beaton
2. Dead Man's Folly by Agatha Christie
3. A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
4. The Blood of an Englishman by M.C. Beaton
5. A Pleasure and a Calling by Phil Hogan
6. The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories by Agatha Christie
7.The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
8. Shake Hands Forever by Ruth Rendell
9.An Unkindness of Ravens by Ruth Rendell
10. A Pocketful of Rye by Agatha Christie
11. Great Catherine, the Life of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia by Carolly Erickson (NF)
12. Death of a Liar by M.C. Beaton
13. Crash and Burn by Lisa Gardner
14. The Terrorist Next Door by Sheldon Siegele
15. The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew by Alan Lightman (NF)
16. The Cleveland Local by Les Robers
17. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
18. Breaking Creed by Alex Kava

Books Read -- January, 2015

1. You Know Who Killed Me by Loren Estleman
2.  Close to the Bone by Lisa Black
3. A Christmas Blizzard by Garrison Keillor
4. The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie
5. Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie
6. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie
7. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
8. Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie
9. The Tuesday Club Murders by Agatha Christie
10. You are Now Less Dumb by David McRaney (NF)
11. The Price of Innocence by Lisa Black
12. Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie
13. The Big Four by Agatha Christie
14. Murder in the Manor by Agatha Christie
15. On Account of Conspicuous Women by Dawn Shamp
16. Survival Lessons by Alice Hoffman (NF)
17. As the Pig Turns by M.C. Beaton
18. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
19. Loves, Lies,and Liquor by M.C. Beaton
20. My Favorite Things by Maira Kalman (NF)

Books Read -- December, 2014

1. The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
2.  Mad River by John Sanford
3.  The Elements of Murder by John Emsley  (NF)
4. Betrayed by Lisa Scottoline
5. The Murder of Harriet Krohn by Karin Fossum
6. The Deader the Better by G.M. Ford
7. Blood of the South by Alys Clare
8. A Christmas Dream by Louisa May Alcott
9. The Box of Delights by John Masefield
10. Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
11. The Affair at the Victory Ball by Agatha Christie
12. The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge by Agatha Christie
13. An Idiot Girl's Christmas by Laurie Notaro (NF)
14. The Sock Knitter's Handbook by Charlene Schurch (NF)
15. Knitting the Threads of Time by Nora Murphy (NF)
16. Your Flying Car Awaits by Paul Milo (NF)
17. The Tuesday Club Murders by Agatha Christie
18. The Escape by David Baldacci

Books Read -- November, 2014

1. Deadline by John Sandford
2. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
3. Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey
4. The Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke
5. The Laws of Murder by Charles Finch
6. The Burning Room by Michael Connelly
7.  Little Quilts by Sarah Fielke (NF)
8. New York Christmas by Anne Perry
9. To Dwell in Darkness by Deborah Crombie
10. Thicker than Water by G.M. Ford
11. Chump Change by G.M. Ford

Books Read -October, 2014

1.  Neptune Avenue by Gabriel Cohen
2.  The Marco Effect by Jussi Adler-Olsen
3. Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs 
4. The Lost Key by Catherine Coulter
5. Rose Gold by Walter Mosley
6. The Mysterious World of Agatha Christie by Jeffrey Feinman (NF) 
7. The Hollow by Agatha Christie
8. Black Coffee by Agatha Christie 
9. Five Dead Canaries by Edward Marston
10. Proof Positive by Archer Mayor

Books Read - September, 2014

1. Designated Daughters by Margaret Maron
2. The Miracles of Santo Fico by D.L. Smith
3. The Star Garden by Nancy Turner
4.  At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (NF)
5.  Strange Shores by Arnaldur Indriðason
6.  Where the Shadows Lie by Michael Ridpath
7. Deceptions by Rebecca Frayn
8. The Reckoning by Rennie Airth 
9. The Hidden Child by Camilla Läckberg 
10. Robert B. Parker's Blind Spot by Reed Farrel Coleman
11. The Ninth Step by Gabriel Cohen 

Books Read - August, 2014

1. The Strangler's  Honeymoon by Håkan Nesser
2. When the Devil Holds the Candle by Karin Fossum
3.  He Who Fears the Wolf by Karin Fossum
4. The Indian Bride by Karin Fossum 
5. Among the Missing by Morag Joss
6. Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indridason
7. The Late Scholar by Jill Paton Walsh
8. Black Skies by Arnaldur Indridason
9. Outrage by Arnaldur Indridason
10. Voices by Arnaldur Indridason
11. By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman
12. I Can See in the Dark by Karin Fossum 
13. The Graving Dock by Gabriel Cohen 

Books Read - July, 2014

1. A Conspiracy of Vengeance by Jussi Adler-Olsen
2. A Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths
3. A Roomful of Bones by Elly Griffiths
4.  The Outcast Dead by Elly Griffiths
5. The Fire Witness by Lars Kepner
6. The Purity of Vengeance by Jussi Adler-Olsen
7. The Unlucky Lottery by Håkan Nesser
8. Disgrace by Jussi Adler-Olsen
9. The Blackhouse by Peter May
10.  A Sleeping Life by Ruth Rendell
11. Proof of Guilt by Charles Todd
12.  The Other Side of the Door by Lillian O'Donnell.
13.  The Draining Lake by Arnaldur Indriðason
14. Arctic Chill by Arnaldur Indriðason
15.  Black Seconds by Karin Fossum

Books Read - June, 2014

1. Woman with Birthmark by Håkan Nesser
2.  The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q) by Jussi- Adler-Olsen
3. Cop Without a Shield by Lillian O'Donnell
4. The Inspector and Silence by Håkan Nesser
5. Ladykiller by Lillian O'Donnell
6. Mind's Eye by Håkan Nesser
7. Field of Prey by John Sandford
8. The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
9.The House at Sea's End by Elly Griffiths
10. The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen
11.  The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler
12. Don't Look Back by Karin Fossum
13. The Devil May Care by David Housewright
14. Top Secret Twenty One by Janet Evanovich
15.  The Weeping Girl by Håkan Nesser
16. A Dark and Twisted Tide by Sharon Bolton 
17. Hour of  the Wolf by Håkan Nesser
18. Bad Intentions by Karin Fossum
19. The Nightmare by Lars Kepler

Books Read - May, 2014

1. Cheap Shot by Robert Parker
2. Everyday Knitting: Treasures from a Ragpile  by Annemor  Sundbo (NF)
3. Münster's Case : An Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery  by Håkan Nesser
4.  Fox and Geese and Fences: A Collection of Traditional Maine Mittens by Robin Hansen (NF)

5. Flying Geese & Partridge Feet : More Mittens from Up North & Down East  by Robin Hansen (NF)

6. Favorite Mittens by Robin Hansen (NF)
7. Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson
8. Death at the Door by Carolyn Hart
9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
10.Village of the Ghost Bears by Stan Jones 
11. The Hollow Girl by Reed Farrel Coleman       
12. The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
13. The Return by Håkan Nesser
14. Unlucky 13 by James Patterson
15. Borkman's Point by  Håkan Nesser

Books Read - April, 2014

1. Red Bones by Ann Cleeves
2. The Dead Shall Not Rest by Tessa Harris
3. The Devil's Breath by Tessa Harris
4. Don't Look for Me by Loren Estleman
5. Children of the Revolution by Peter Robinson
6. Cold Storage, Alaska by Loren Estleman
7. Blue Lightning by Ann Cleeves
8. City of Darkness and Light by Rhys Bowen
9. Sacrifice by S.J. Bolton
10. One Good Story, That One by Thomas King
11. Blackstone and the Endgame by Sally Spencer
12. White Sky, Black Ice by Stan Jones
13. Dead Water by Ann Cleeves
14. Shaman Pass by Stan Jones

My Top Ten Favorite Novels by Canadian Authors

1. The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence 2. Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood 3. Forty Words for Sorrow by Giles Blunt 4. Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan 5. Crow Lake by Mary Lawson 6. The Tin Flute by Gabrielle Roy 7. In the Shadow Of the Wind by Anne Hébert 8. Roughing it in the Bush by Susanna Moodie 9. Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King 10. Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards

Books Read - March, 2014

1. Death of a Policeman by M.C. Beaton
2. After I'm Gone by Laura Lippman
3. The Winter King by Alys Clare
4. Moving Target by J.A. Jance
5. Knitting by the Fireside and on the Hillside: A History of the Shetland Hand Knitting Industry C. 1600-1950 by Linda G. Fryer (NF)
6. The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman
7. Empty Ever After by Reed Farrel Coleman
8. Killer by Jonathan Kellerman
9.  I Hate to Leave this Beautiful Place by Howard Norman
10. One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson
11.Black Raven by Ann Cleeves
12. White Nights by Ann Cleeves
13. The James Deans by Reed Farrel Coleman
14. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
15. The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante

Books Read - February, 2014

1. The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog by Dave Barry
2. Valentino Pier by Reed Farrel Coleman
3. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson.
4. Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin
5. Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
6. Hunting Shadows by Charles Todd
7. Dirty Work by Reed Farrel Coleman
8. Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
9. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg
10. When Will There Be Good News? By Kate Atkinson
11. Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman
12. The Cemetery Yew by Cynthia Riggs
13. Forever Ever After by Reed Farrel Coleman
14. Innocent Monster by Reed Farrel Coleman
15. Redemption Street by Reed Farrel Coleman