Today, I'm just rolling into balls the yarn I've been hand-dyeing, so I can start the cardigan today or tomorrow. The yarn came out pretty - sort of sunset colors, muted rose with some purple and some orange - but the three balls are enough different that I'm going to have to knit the sweater with alternating yarns, whatta pain. Just ordered some big buttons for it off eBay.
I'm also combining six or seven ends of worsted to make myself a quickie watchcap, which I'll finish up tonight. My ears are cold ;)
Did a good batch of bread this week - started with the Joy of Cooking sourdough recipe and riffed on it a bit, adding some wheat germ for flavor and some powdered buttermilk for tenderness. It was nice enough that I've written down the amendments in the cookbook for future use.
Fruitcakes are macerating in the garage and need to have more brandy added pronto. Just ordered materials to make this bracelet -- http://www.cocoknits.com/knit/garments/accessories/wirecuff.html . If it comes out well I might make another one; there's someone else on my list that would like it.
Can you tell that this is the handmade-Christmas-gifts season??
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Date: 2009-11-19 10:49 pm (UTC)Today, I'm just rolling into balls the yarn I've been hand-dyeing, so I can start the cardigan today or tomorrow. The yarn came out pretty - sort of sunset colors, muted rose with some purple and some orange - but the three balls are enough different that I'm going to have to knit the sweater with alternating yarns, whatta pain. Just ordered some big buttons for it off eBay.
I'm also combining six or seven ends of worsted to make myself a quickie watchcap, which I'll finish up tonight. My ears are cold ;)
Did a good batch of bread this week - started with the Joy of Cooking sourdough recipe and riffed on it a bit, adding some wheat germ for flavor and some powdered buttermilk for tenderness. It was nice enough that I've written down the amendments in the cookbook for future use.
I'm assembling two Morgan caps -- http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall08/PATTmorgan.html -- as Christmas gifts, and in the middle of blocking another pair of Malabrigo slippers -- http://www.cocoknits.com/knit/garments/accessories/loafers.html -- also for Christmas.
Fruitcakes are macerating in the garage and need to have more brandy added pronto. Just ordered materials to make this bracelet -- http://www.cocoknits.com/knit/garments/accessories/wirecuff.html . If it comes out well I might make another one; there's someone else on my list that would like it.
Can you tell that this is the handmade-Christmas-gifts season??