Just Another.....Knit!

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Temptation.....

Jackie is having a fabulous yarn sale....and I just couldn't resist....



The green yarn is Schaefer sock yarn....earmarked for Gregg....The remaining yarn is Louet Gems fingering weight...which will either become this.....



or this....depending on Joan's choice.

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Trapped in a Purple Haze....



I love everything about these socks....the yarn (Schaefer)...the color...the pattern....



Two different patterns are used which makes for an interesting and fun knit.....




"Folk Knitting in Estonia" by Nancy Bush...Ellen's Stockings

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Sunday, November 25, 2007




Your Passion is Pink!



You're the type of woman that would never get described as passionate...

Oh but you can be passionate at times - you just don't let it show.

Your passion most shows through in your sweet and optimistic attitude.

And chances are, most people are very passionate about you!

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Saturday, November 24, 2007

The Mistake....



Jackie's niece recently gave birth to a teeny, tiny baby girl (3 lbs)....I immediately cast on another Baby Surprise Jacket using sock weight yarn. Unfortunately, when I was weaving in the ends of the pick up stitches, I must have pulled the yarn really, really hard and the surrounding stitches are funky. I. Am. Not. Happy.

I seamed the one shoulder and am conflicted about sewing the other.

If you blow up the picture, you might be able to see the funky part...lower, middle, right side....

I could weigh the remaining yarn and see if I have enough yarn to knit it over. Sigh...and that's the way I'm leaning.....So. Not. Happy.

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Friday, November 23, 2007

A Day of Thanksgiving....



Jodi and Bruce, we wish you were here too!



Fun in the kitchen.....



Hard at work....



It was wonderful having everyone in the kitchen cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Joanie's first cheesecake saga will now forever be replaced with the parsleyed potato story! It is good to know that whether you put a handful of parsley or 2 bunches, potato pie cannot be ruined ; )



Father and son....and turkey....



Mother and son....

We laughed a lot, drank a little (too much maybe?), and ate too much!

And...we get to do it all over again today....with a whole lot less work!

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Welcome Home

Monday, November 19, 2007

Lovely and Amazing....



Immediately after knitting.....



Shaped.....I may not use any of the buttons in the photo....but it's a start.

The yarn is Baabajoes Woolpak...and while the colors are not really baby colors...Brogan, the recipient, will look fabulous I am sure. If I get a picture of him wearing it, I will post it.

What a fun knit! I am now addicted to the Baby Surprise Jacket. I think I will start stockpiling them in every weight yarn. Just too fun!

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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

It Isn't Done.....



....but I'm one step closer. Phew! Just need to block it!

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Monday, November 12, 2007

Day of the Cabbage....

Publix finally had a HUGE head of cabbage (~5 lbs) so I made Joanie stuffed cabbage yesterday. (She's only been asking for them for at least 3 years.) Since I knew I had to be out of practice, I wrote down my seasonings, etc.

Ingredients

Stuffing

2 lbs ground sirloin
1 egg
parsley
1 diced onion, sauteed
2 cups cooked brown rice
1 tsp of garlic salt (1.5 would probably be fine)
dash of salt
pepper to taste

Sauce

I make marinara...using 2 large cans of Hunts Whole Tomatoes....and pre-cook it for 15 minutes. I then added 1/4 cup of the sauce (sans tomato chunks) to the meat mixture.

Cabbage

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Pre-carve around the stem/core of the cabbage and discard the first outer layer of leaves. After 5 minutes, using tongs, start pulling off the cabbage leaves one by one. (You will have to continually cut around the core.) When the cabbage head is no longer large enough to make a bundle, remove from the pot and let cool. These leaves are layered on the bottom of a large baking dish to prevent the bundles from sticking and burning on the bottom.

Preparing the Bundles

I do cut the heavy core out of each cabbage leaf...place ~1/4 cup of meat, fold in what once was the V-section, then fold in the sides and then the top and secure with a toothpick.

Layer your baking dish with a little sauce, the extra cabbage leaves and the bundles. Pour the marinara sauce over them. Cover loosely with foil and bake at 350 for 75 minutes. I do believe I cooked mine for 90 minutes....




This recipe made 17....Joanie took some home for lunch today : )

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Thursday, November 08, 2007

The November Plan.....

The baby blanket needs to be completed by November 15th, the day my mother-in-law arrives.



It currently measures 32"X 20" and the planned finished measurement is 32" X 32" - definitely doable.



I'm happy with the pattern after all!

Gregg's sock may/should/will be completed on Saturday at knitting.....

Progress is slowly being made on Cobblestone.....

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