Sunday, 15 November 2009
Knit Camp - I'm In!
Come August I'm off to Knit Camp!!!! Accomodation is booked, just need to decide on which workshops.......
Monday, 9 November 2009
Friday, 6 November 2009
UFO's Out-Number FO's
Okay, so yet again I've not posted for a bit. Been a bit busy, you see! It's that four letter word, the necessary evil - work!!
However the needles have still been whirring, although at a slower pace lately as I've been too pooped to knit at every opportunity........
Finished objects include - no photos yet..... - a skull hat for HobbitKeeper, done in time for Halloween, a green and black scarf (my first foray with Katia yarns), a neck thingy, not quite a warmer, just a decorative thing, hhmm what else.... I know! The very first Peaches and Creme project!!
How could I forget that! It is a bath mat, I used double thickness of Winterberry with either mauve or williamsberg blue. It's a good size, it was probably the size that put me off completing it. However, I've put it in the bedroom for now as it just doesn't go with the other bath mats....... I am tempted to do some more, but am also considering crocheting. Reasons being that crochet is soooo much quicker, I should use less yarn, and using a single yarn it may be thicker than knitting. It's not on the top of my list at the moment......
Unfinished objects, always plenty..... another skull hat, must be finished today to give to a friend at work. Nereides wrap, stolen moments wrap (although I have done another 8 inches or so), batty is knitted but not sewn together, and the Ysolda Teague shawl is still in the bottom of the bag........ OH and another Katia scarf, this time in pink/purple and black and another neck thingy in pink. I think that's it. Well what I confess to that is in my knitting bag, I don't want to even contemplate what is in my knitting room!
I'm also trying to get back into letter writing, I forgot how much I like writing and recieving letters!
However the needles have still been whirring, although at a slower pace lately as I've been too pooped to knit at every opportunity........
Finished objects include - no photos yet..... - a skull hat for HobbitKeeper, done in time for Halloween, a green and black scarf (my first foray with Katia yarns), a neck thingy, not quite a warmer, just a decorative thing, hhmm what else.... I know! The very first Peaches and Creme project!!
How could I forget that! It is a bath mat, I used double thickness of Winterberry with either mauve or williamsberg blue. It's a good size, it was probably the size that put me off completing it. However, I've put it in the bedroom for now as it just doesn't go with the other bath mats....... I am tempted to do some more, but am also considering crocheting. Reasons being that crochet is soooo much quicker, I should use less yarn, and using a single yarn it may be thicker than knitting. It's not on the top of my list at the moment......
Unfinished objects, always plenty..... another skull hat, must be finished today to give to a friend at work. Nereides wrap, stolen moments wrap (although I have done another 8 inches or so), batty is knitted but not sewn together, and the Ysolda Teague shawl is still in the bottom of the bag........ OH and another Katia scarf, this time in pink/purple and black and another neck thingy in pink. I think that's it. Well what I confess to that is in my knitting bag, I don't want to even contemplate what is in my knitting room!
I'm also trying to get back into letter writing, I forgot how much I like writing and recieving letters!
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Work/Knitting Balance
So far this week the work/knitting balance has been tipped in favour of work, little knitting has been done! I'm off this weekend, so once I pick myself up from the floor, have a massive lie in - in fact I shall be having a giraffe rather than a lion because giraffes are bigger.... get it.... lie-in/lion..... I shall be doing some knitting then.
I've cast on a poncho that was a freebie pattern with LK, I might have already mentioned it? Using Big Softie. I've got seven balls and will need 11 (ish) in total. So although I am using from my stash I will still need to buy some more. However on the upside, I do already have a matching slouchy beret and neck warmer!!
I've made some more Fudgy Banana Muffins - shall post the recipe later - they are recommendable. I was toying with the idea of doing some more baking this morning, but..... I'm not exactly full of beans to be doing too much. Then I thought about doing biscuits, the jury is out on that one.
I've cast on a poncho that was a freebie pattern with LK, I might have already mentioned it? Using Big Softie. I've got seven balls and will need 11 (ish) in total. So although I am using from my stash I will still need to buy some more. However on the upside, I do already have a matching slouchy beret and neck warmer!!
I've made some more Fudgy Banana Muffins - shall post the recipe later - they are recommendable. I was toying with the idea of doing some more baking this morning, but..... I'm not exactly full of beans to be doing too much. Then I thought about doing biscuits, the jury is out on that one.
Sunday, 4 October 2009
Rhubarb and Ginger Cake
I made this Rhubarb and Ginger Cake yesterday and it is absolutely gorgeous!! Much nicer than the Spicy Rhubarb Cake - even though that is good in it's own right! This one comes highly recommended!! Go on, give it a go!!
Ingredients
5oz butter
5oz golden syrup
4oz black treacle
5oz unrefined light brown sugar
2fl oz milk
2 oz crystallised ginger, finely chopped
12oz rhubarb
12oz self raising flour, mixed with
1tsp bicarbonate of soda
1tbs ground ginger
Heat the oven to gm 3.
Grease and line a 2lb baking tin
Melt the butter in a pan with the golden syrup, black treacle and sugar, stir regularly
So it will look a bit like this! Remove from heat
Put all the rest of the ingredients (including the sugar/butter mix) and mix it all together!
Pour mixture into the prepared tin
Cook for an hour and 15 minutes, but check after an hour. This one cooked for 65 minutes. Let the cake cool for a bit before turning out onto a wire rack to cool
Then eat!!!
Ingredients
5oz butter
5oz golden syrup
4oz black treacle
5oz unrefined light brown sugar
2fl oz milk
2 oz crystallised ginger, finely chopped
12oz rhubarb
12oz self raising flour, mixed with
1tsp bicarbonate of soda
1tbs ground ginger
Heat the oven to gm 3. Grease and line a 2lb baking tin
Melt the butter in a pan with the golden syrup, black treacle and sugar, stir regularly
So it will look a bit like this! Remove from heat
Put all the rest of the ingredients (including the sugar/butter mix) and mix it all together!
Pour mixture into the prepared tin
Cook for an hour and 15 minutes, but check after an hour. This one cooked for 65 minutes. Let the cake cool for a bit before turning out onto a wire rack to cool
Then eat!!! Saturday, 3 October 2009
Waking The Dead Slouchy Beret
I finished the beret yesterday! I added an extra repeat of the cable pattern to give it the slouchiness. I think if the yarn was not as bulky, I would have added another repeat, but I think it wouldn't have worked?
So this is me modelling the beret and neck warmer, with hair tucked in. Can't wait for the cold weather now!
So this is me modelling the beret and neck warmer, with hair tucked in. Can't wait for the cold weather now!
View from the back. I like the way the crown decreasing is done.
Rear view again, with hair tucked in to show the neck warmer. It is a lovely pattern to do and best of all, doesn't take long to do at all - ideal for a present that is needed in a rush, or if you don't have too much time.....
Rear view again, with hair tucked in to show the neck warmer. It is a lovely pattern to do and best of all, doesn't take long to do at all - ideal for a present that is needed in a rush, or if you don't have too much time.....
Minted Pea Soup
MINTED PEA SOUP
Makes 4 portionsIngredients
All ingredients are approx
2 pints of water
2 Oxo stock cubes
2 small onions - or one med/large one!
500g peas
Mint - to taste - I used mint sauce as I didn't have any proper mint, worked just as well
Seasoning to taste
Method
Crumble the oxo cubes into a big pan
Chop and add the onions to the pan
Add the water
Add the peas
Cook until cooked, as such, perhaps bring to the boil, then simmer, for however you usually cook your peas for
Turn off heat and allow to cool a little
Blend until smooth, reheat till warm.
Serve, season to taste
May be even more scrummy with some of your favourite bread!!
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