Lifetime supply of acrylic

First off, I finally managed to bring myself to finish my green scarf. I couldn't get a good shot of the whole scarf, but here's a close-up of the lace.


Th yarn is Stroud Wool Socrates Supermerino-Bamboo-Silk from Violetgreen. I used two very similar colours of green, as I originally only ordered 100g for a pair of socks but decided to use it for a scarf instead and by then they did not have the original colourway. But I changed colours every few rows and it is barely noticeable. My husband didn't like the colour, but I think it's quite nice for the spring. The pattern is from Victorian Lace Today and I worked the main part of the scarf in slip-stitch pattern, which, needless to say, mad it very boring. Still, it's done now. It is not a favourite, but it turned out ok.

This weekend I decided to start turning what I call my 'lifetime supply of acrylics' from this:



Into this:
I think I originally bought the acrylic to knit golf club covers as a gift for a friend who took up golf. I never knit them and she hasn't played golf in over a year, so no loss there... The yarn is Sirdar Wash'nWear DK in black and baby blue and despite being acrylic it is not bad to knit with. I knit a couple of simple scrubbie-type things. I started using one in the kitchen and I hope it won't fall apart too quickly. My husband is making fun of me knitting a sponge, but it looks cuter than the store-bought ones and is super-quick to make.

I also read the Diving-Bell and the Butterfly this weekend for my book club. It was really short, but I didn't find it very engaging. Obviously, I feel sorry for the main character, but that doesn't make the book a literary success for me.