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Needles: pair of size 5 straight needles (Julie used size 5 dpns)

Notions: a small amount on toy filling to stuff the heart

tapestry needle

stitch holder (not needed if using dpns)

Yarn: 12 yards

Make 1. Using long tail cast on, cast on 6 stitches

Row 1: p (6 sts, WS)

Row 2: [k1, m1] x 2, ks, [m1, k1] x2, (10 sts)

Watch video on m1 (make one left):

Row 3: p (10 sts)

Row 4: k2, [m1, k1] x 2, k3, [m1, k1] x 2, k1 (14 sts)

row 5: p (14 sts)

Row 6: k3, [m1, k1] x 2, k5, [m1, k1] x 2, k2 (18 sts)

Row 7: p (18 sts)

Row 8: k4, [m1, k1] x 2, k7, [m1, k1} x 2, k3 (22 sts)

Row 9: p (22 sts)

Row 10: k5, [m1, k1] x 2, k9, [m1, k1] x 2, k4 (26 sts)

Row 11: p (26 sts)

Row 12: k6, [m1, k1] x 2, k11, [m1, k1] x 2, k5 (30 sts)

Row 13: p (30 sts)

Row 14: k7, [m1, k1] x 2, k13, [m1, k1] x 2, k6 (34 sts)

Row 15: p (34 sts)

Row 16: k (34 sts)

Row 17: p 17, place the last 17 sts on a stitch holder (Julie just left these on a dpn and picked up a spare dpn to continue the project)

For rows 18-22 work the 17 sts on your knitting needle for the first top piece

Row 18: k (17 sts, RS)

Row 19: p (17 sts, WS)

Row 20: k1, k2tog, k3, ssk, k1, k2tog, k3, ssk, k1 (13 sts)

Watch video for k2tog:

Watch video for ssk:

Row 21: p (13 sts)

Row 22: k1, k2tog, k1, ssk, k1, k2tog, k1, ssk, k1 (9sts)

Pull through to cast off.

Now place the held 17 sts on your knitting needle with the WS facing you ready to purl

Row 1: p (17 sts)

Row 2 to 6: follow the heart pattern rows 18 to 22 (9 sts)

Pull through to cast off.

Making up: first sew the side edges of the heart top together (from the cast of sts down to row 17). Then sew the side edges together for the seam that runs down the centre back of the heart, adding stuffing as you sew. Finish by gathering the cast on sts together at the bottom of the heart.

 

Here’s how it worked this round: Everyone who submitted a review this winter had a name placed in a hat (except for Julie because she works here and that is winning enough). Michelle (staff) was asked to blindly select one piece of paper from the hat. She selected Madisyn! Now Madisyn gets to pick a paperback that the library will purchase for her. Great job, everyone!

While it was a fantastic plot, the ending left me really disappointed. It was, in fact, underwhelming.

If I were in charge of casting Maddy, I’d go with Halle Bailey.

If I could pick a theme song that fits the tone of this book it  might be:

Favorite part: Maddy and Olly are planning to snorkel.  Maddy is excited because she’s never been before and she can’t wait to see the humuhumunukunukuapua’a (the state fish for Hawaii). This whole scene just reminds  me of Sharpay in High School Musical.

Favorite quote: “Every ocean deserves to be seen by you.”

There was laughing and there was crying/laughing. Plenty of both.

If I could pick an actor to portray the main character, it would be:

This music is a good fit for the mood of this book:

My favorite part: In the beginning Apollo was shot down to earth in a TRASH CAN! My very favorite part is right after when Meg saved him from two crooks using the full garbage bags. You gotta read this!

Summary: I love this book!  Apollo gets stripped of all of his godly powers and relies on everyone around him for help.  It is very fun watching him transition from being the strongest to the weakest in the room.

This book had a theme that could go on repeat, but in a neat way that make you think about the possibilities.

I would set this story to sci-fi music for best effect:

There were 2 main characters in this book and I picture Farida as being portrayed by Rihanna

Favorite quote: “Besides, I needed time to deal with my own feeling before having to listen to your cluelessness.”

Summary: Stella’s vet brother has finally come home and he has come back different.  He has suffered mental breakdowns and as a result doesn’t leave the house.  When Stella finally gets him out she makes a shocking discovery about the full extent of his mental issues.  Once he gets help and finds someone who cares for him, he can go back to being the brother that Stella remembers.

My mind was blown away!

If I could cast the perfect actor to be Percy, it would be:

favorite quote:

“How did you die?”
“We er….drowned in a bathtub.”
“All three of you?”
“It was a big bathtub.”

Favorite part: In St. Louis at the Arch when Percy is in an elevator with a large woman and a chihuahua, who turn into the mother of monsters and a chimera.

This book makes me wanna dance like this:

If I could imagine the main character as a child star it might be:

This music (30 seconds in) seems like it would make a great movie trailer theme track in case it ever makes it to the big screen:

My Favorite quote for this book is:

“There are many worlds – as many worlds as there are thoughts. My father is playing golf in his world while in my world he is dead and gone. The question is, once one world becomes two, can the two worlds ever be brought back together?”

Summary:

I liked the writing of this book because I could really identify with the main character, which is saying a lot for this author, because I actually have nothing in common with the main character. The author exposed all the thoughts and feelings of this 8 year-old boy in a way that everyone can relate to. Moreover, the plot was one that makes you certain that there is NO WAY the author can wrap it up. Not only does he wrap it up, but in a way that made me read 200 pages as fast as I possibly could. And it was CRAZY COOL!  I hope you like it, too!

This is how I feel about this book:

If I could cast a celebrity as the blacksmith in this book it would be:

My favorite scene is the part where the enemies realize that as friends, life is SO MUCH BETTER!!!

What I think about Brian as a main character:

If I could pick a celebrity to play the part of Brian it would be:

If I had to choose a theme song for this book it would be:

Favorite part: Brian has to learn to make fire.  It’s absolutely imperative.  He throws the hatchet in frustration and watches it spark as it hits. Lightbulb moment.

Favorite quote: “I have a friend, he thought—I have a friend now. A hungry friend, but a good one. I have a friend named fire.”