Fidgety Knitter

a blog about throwing stitches and flipping pages

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Wide shot of bookshelves in the Inkwell Bookstore

Independent Bookstore Day 2025

I’ve always been a voracious reader, but in the last few years I’ve started expanding what kinds of books I read and have become more engaged with the reading community (thanks TikTok and now Instagram and Threads). So Independent Bookstore Day is a new holiday for me. This year, I decided to head out to a couple shops.

close up of a shawl in process with four balls of yarn out of focus in the background

WIP: Lake Constance Shawl

I’d like to introduce you to the shawl that is going to take me a long time to finish.

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A collage of the book cover images used in the post

Finished in March

Not every book I read is worth a full review

Photo of the book "butcher & blackbird" on a table

Finished: Butcher & Blackbird

So, this is a book that I read.

Cowl in gray yarn on a torso mannequin cropped close

Finished: Spiral Rib Cowl

When your friend who is going through her second bout

A square ebook with a book cover on it's display standingup on a table next to a basket. Background is blurry

Finished: The House in the Cerulean Sea

I don’t remember who recommended this book to me. There

close up of the pattern on a sock.

Finished: Fidget Sock

They are finished and they are beautiful.

A row of books on their sides viewed from the side (so we see the bottom pages of the books only). Blurred backround.

Nonfiction runner-ups

Recently I reached out to my online friends asking for

An image of a hardcover book, ereader, iphone (both with books on the display), a gray knitting project and a multi-color pair of socks in process

Vacation planning

My husband and have started to plan trips now that

A row of books on their sides viewed from the side (so we see the bottom pages of the books only). Blurred backround.

Let’s add in a little nonfiction

When I set my 2025 reading goals in Storygraph, I