I haven’t done a word of the year before, mainly because I couldn’t think of a word that really grabbed me as a guide for a year. However, I’m giving it a try this year, and my word is Finish. I left a lot of things undone over the last few years – WIPs, online… Continue reading Word of the Year
I’ve got two projects going right now, and making decent progress on both! This is a hat I’m making for my Mom – the pattern is Rooftop Landing (Ravelry link). I bought this kit from my LYS. The pattern came with the yarn from Polka Dot Sheep – it is Ski Town Sport, and the… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
I had a little FO this week, my Cetraria Islandica cowl! The pattern and kit are by Helene Magnusson, aka The Icelandic Knitter. The main yarn (the brown) is unspun plotulopi, which is interesting to knit with. I had to be a lot more delicate with it than I generally am with yarn. The resulting… Continue reading Friday FO: Cetraria Islandica
This has been a busy week in crafting! I started a new pullover, Melville (Ravelry link). I like a lot about this pattern. First of all, I love Moby Dick, which it is referencing a lot. I love the colorwork pattern of the waves and the whale (though the pattern shows a baleen whale and… Continue reading Thursday ThWIPs
OMG – Powdermill is finally done! I started this cardigan 1/1/2023 as a KAL with Alissa of Alissa Makes, so it’s been in the works for a little over 2 years now. It spent part of that time in time-out while I worked on other stuff, but still. That’s a long time to work on… Continue reading Friday FO – Powdermill!
One of the fun things I did late in 2024 was take an online class with Felix Ford on journaling your year. It involves doing a journal wrap up of your year, which could be just a simple listing of all the things you did each month to something a lot more elaborate. I’ve been… Continue reading 2024 Wrap Up
One last pie and a wrap-up I got one last pie baked this year – a sort of tropical take on a mincemeat pie (no meat involved at all). For the dried fruit I used a mix of raisins, cherries, apricots, mango, and pineapple. I soaked all that in brandy and spices for around a… Continue reading Better Baking 2024
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah and Happy Kwanzaa to all that celebrate!
Today is my Mom’s birthday! She requested chocolate cake, but not just any chocolate cake. There was an old family favorite recipe that has a cup of hot coffee as an ingredient. The problem was, neither of us had a copy of that recipe somehow. However, the internet yielded this recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction.… Continue reading Baking Experiment: Chocolate Cake with PB Frosting
Quite A Yarn 