This past week I got to do more with the current projects, and added one more! I’m about halfway done with this square type for the Homage to the Granny Square afghan, then on to the next! I’m pretty happy with how they are turning out. My Open Weave shawl is moving right along –… Continue reading Thursday ThWIPs
Yesterday DH and I participated in the Wandering Ewe Southeast Wisconsin Yarn Crawl! He is not a knitter, but was my designated driver. Everyone he said that to nodded and said “Yarn fumes”. There are 7 shops involved in the crawl – we went to 3 of them, which is fine for one day 🙂… Continue reading Yarn Crawl!
Still working on the same two projects, so they look kind of the same, but there’s more of them. The Open Weave shawl is coming along, growing wider and deeper. I have a bit more to do on this, but it’s a pretty fun knit, so I don’t mind it at all 🙂 Guest appearance… Continue reading Thursday ThWIPs
Even though the garden feels like it is starting to wind down, it is still burying us in cucumbers and tomatoes. This is just from today. These things are as big as my forearm. Fortunately, we like tomatoes and cukes, though we have started pushing them on neighbors and on my brother and SIL. We… Continue reading Agriculture Report
Wow – where has this last week gone? Looking back, I was crazy busy, but not with anything interesting enough to post about. But I have made some progress on my projects! My Open Weave wrap is moving along – I think I am around halfway through. I’m about halfway done with the yarn I… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
I had a few questions about the Open Weave wrap (Ravelry link) I’ve been working on, so thought I would post some closer pictures to show what is going on with it. Here is a closeup of the front. The stripes are not connected to each other except at the intersection points. And here is… Continue reading Open Weave Wrap
Nothing new to report in WIPs, but both active projects are moving along! For the Homage to the Granny Square, I finished my six medium popcorn v1 blocks (lower 6) and 1 of the 9 needed v2 medium popcorns. My open weave shawl is progressing quickly too! The rows are getting longer, but it is… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
Yesterday I gave myself a redo on two baking experiments from last month that were not successful. First, the tart. Last month I made a plum tart that did not turn out great. It was too wet, and the filling was an uneven mix. This month I was not able to find any fresh plums… Continue reading Baking Experiments: Tomato Pie and Peach Tarte Tatin
On Thursday, DH and I took off work and went to the Wisconsin State Fair! It was much bigger than the AK State Fair, and had a lot going on. We did not ride any of the rides, but walked around the whole fair, ate delicious but terrible food, and generally had fun. The fair… Continue reading Adventures in Dairyland: Wisconsin State Fair!
Quite A Yarn 