Bosco our beautiful blue-eyed flame-point Himalayan cat died this afternoon while we were out. We got him 13 years ago when he was just a kitten. The vets sent him home to die with us in January so we feel fortunate we got a few more months with him, spoiling him and taking very good care of him. He was the gentlest animal - he would never hurt another animal and he adored rabbits of course. I don't think he suffered although he lost so much weight it was heartbreaking to pick him up. I did make sure to hand feed him canned cat food with a spoon several times a day and I took him outside on the back patio every afternoon to get some sun and fresh air.
I still haven't decided on my next knitting project but I need to choose something soon. The first Red Sox/Yankees series starts Monday so I need something that is not too complicated.
I'm currently leaning toward the scarf in the Japanese book. With any luck I'll have the colors in my stash to coordinate it with the Dale of Norway Sirdal cardigan I made a few years ago.
Not much else is going on here. I have some purple cotton fabric I'm going to use to start sewing some summer pjs today.
I'm currently leaning toward the scarf in the Japanese book. With any luck I'll have the colors in my stash to coordinate it with the Dale of Norway Sirdal cardigan I made a few years ago.
Not much else is going on here. I have some purple cotton fabric I'm going to use to start sewing some summer pjs today.
I've been meaning to show you my three favorite pairs of gloves modeled instead of squished in the scanner.
Landra's Gloves from Folk Knitting in Estonia in Stahl baby merino with her fancy-schmantzy cast on.
One of the Holy Grails of knitting - the Sanquhar gloves done with size 00 dpns in Shetland laceweight. The pattern is from a Japanese web site which you'll find if you google "Sanquhar." I love wearing these outside at night because they kind of glow in the dark.
Probably my favorite gloves - the photo doesn't do them justice. These are the Vanalinn gloves from A Gathering of Lace done in some old stash Nylamb. The pattern is easy and I plan to also make these in black with a longer cuff.
Landra's Gloves from Folk Knitting in Estonia in Stahl baby merino with her fancy-schmantzy cast on.
One of the Holy Grails of knitting - the Sanquhar gloves done with size 00 dpns in Shetland laceweight. The pattern is from a Japanese web site which you'll find if you google "Sanquhar." I love wearing these outside at night because they kind of glow in the dark.
Probably my favorite gloves - the photo doesn't do them justice. These are the Vanalinn gloves from A Gathering of Lace done in some old stash Nylamb. The pattern is easy and I plan to also make these in black with a longer cuff.
I just checked out a new knitting book from the library - The Knitting Answer Book by Margaret Radcliffe. So far I've just read the section on stranded knitting but I was happy to see that she specifies that Fair Isle knitting is only one type of stranded color knitting. If I could just stop sewing and cooking I'd actually finish my gloves to show you.
To celebrate Earth Day we decided it was wise to use up all our organic produce from Los Poblanos Farm before the next box arrives. Together we made Rick Bayless' Spicy Mushroom Tamales along with some stuffed zucchini and a salad.
BEFORE
AFTER
The tomatoes and poblano chiles aren't organic but I believe everything else is. I rarely see tamales served with sauce here but DH likes them with his red chile sauce. Today is the first time I used frozen masa dough (the only time it is available fresh in abundance is near the holidays) and it turned out really well. Too bad the smallest size is 5 lbs. The recipe was more labor-intensive as usual but they were the tenderest tamales I've ever had.
To celebrate Earth Day we decided it was wise to use up all our organic produce from Los Poblanos Farm before the next box arrives. Together we made Rick Bayless' Spicy Mushroom Tamales along with some stuffed zucchini and a salad.
BEFORE
AFTER
The tomatoes and poblano chiles aren't organic but I believe everything else is. I rarely see tamales served with sauce here but DH likes them with his red chile sauce. Today is the first time I used frozen masa dough (the only time it is available fresh in abundance is near the holidays) and it turned out really well. Too bad the smallest size is 5 lbs. The recipe was more labor-intensive as usual but they were the tenderest tamales I've ever had.
I still have to do the fingers on the second Japanese/Scandinavian glove. Part of the reason I'm such a slowpoke is because I stupidly started the second glove the same as the first, thus making two right hand gloves. DUH I then just worked the chart backwards which worked just fine. I should get some good knitting done tonight while watching the Red Sox with DH.
The second reason I'm so slow on the gloves (which really are a fast glove project I promise!) is that I've been making pajamas. Last weekend I made DH a plain boring navy pair and here is the pair I'm working on now. You can't really see from the pattern but the sleeve cuffs and bottom hem have a ruffle which I'm going to do this afternoon. I love the flannel I chose but after prewashing it shrunk in width several inches making laying out the pattern challenging. Fortunately I bought extra fabric. I need to find different buttons.
The second reason I'm so slow on the gloves (which really are a fast glove project I promise!) is that I've been making pajamas. Last weekend I made DH a plain boring navy pair and here is the pair I'm working on now. You can't really see from the pattern but the sleeve cuffs and bottom hem have a ruffle which I'm going to do this afternoon. I love the flannel I chose but after prewashing it shrunk in width several inches making laying out the pattern challenging. Fortunately I bought extra fabric. I need to find different buttons.
Anne sent me this photo of a beautiful child's hat and mitten set she's making out of Cascade 220 and 3.75 needles. She's unsure of the source of the mitten pattern but she used Charlene Schurch's Norwegian braid for the cuffs. Aren't they lovely?
Anne says the mitten pattern came from a book now lost after a move that I mentioned on my blog. Anyone have any ideas? I looked in two Nordic books and Folk Mittens to no avail.
Lisa is now also doing the Japanese/Scandinavian glove-along. She's doing them in a lovely variegated yarn.
Anne says the mitten pattern came from a book now lost after a move that I mentioned on my blog. Anyone have any ideas? I looked in two Nordic books and Folk Mittens to no avail.
Lisa is now also doing the Japanese/Scandinavian glove-along. She's doing them in a lovely variegated yarn.
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