As it turns out, September was a two-pie month. This month’s 2nd pie was Canadian Maple Syrup pie. We recently got quite a bit of very tasty local maple syrup, and I was clicking around the internet looking for recipes to use it in. There are quite a few recipes for Canadian Maple Syrup pie… Continue reading Baking Experiment: Canadian Maple Syrup Pie
I finished the first of what will likely become several little witches along with her cat: The pattern is the Little Witch Charm Set by Susan B. Anderson. The yarn is random yarn scraps from the scrap bin. I may try to replace the knitted broom with a stick with yarn bristles or similar. It’s… Continue reading FO Friday – Little Witch!
I’ve wanted to try making hand pies (aka mini pies) for a while now, so decided to make them this month’s pie experiment. I’ve also been playing around with a caramel apple pie recipe for years, and thought it might make a good filling for my hand pies. I didn’t use one specific recipe, but… Continue reading Baking Experiment: Caramel Apple Hand Pies
Wow – did this week get away from me! It was busier than I thought it would be, but hopefully things are settling down now. I’m also behind in reading everyone’s blogs, but plan to catch up this weekend. Anyway, this week I have 4 projects going, which may be part of my general busyness… Continue reading Thursday ThWIPs
I finished crocheting my Worn This Way sunhat yesterday, and was very dubious about how it turned out – all bunched up and kind of ridiculous. Then I did some blocking magic on it overnight, and Hey Presto! Mostly uncrumpled and slightly less ridiculous. It doesn’t fit perfectly, and I would prefer the brim wasn’t… Continue reading FO Friday – Sunhat!
Traditional Knitting in North Russia is a kind of tough book to review. It is interesting and informative, on the one hand. But kind of frustrating on the other hand. It is self-published by the author, Catherine Maslova, and was pretty clearly written and published on a shoestring. The author is clearly very knowledgeable. She… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Traditional Knitting in North Russia
This month I am doing two cakes, because August just sort of away from me. So this month – two cakes and a pie. Today’s experiment was chiffon cake. This type of cake kind of builds on the last cake experiment, which was angel food. For angel food, you separate your eggs and use only… Continue reading Baking Experiment: Chiffon Cake
All my projects continue to move along. Starting with the newest one, my Worn This Way sunhat I am working on the brim now, and it seems to be working out OK. The top of the crown is a little pointy, but I am pretty sure I can block that out. On my Homage to… Continue reading Thursday ThWIPs
One of the many cool things about Wisconsin is that is has a big long trail (1,000 miles!) that generally follow the outline of the last glaciers in Wisconsin. It does diverge in sections to include some other interesting geological features, but the main idea of it is to give hikers a chance to follow… Continue reading Ice Age Trail
Quite A Yarn 