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Yarn Related Adventures

Posted on April 13, 2011April 13, 2011 by ghotiindustries

I did it! I have finished the Kai Mei socks by Cookie A in Flambe by Needle Food!

I love the way the increases and decreases make the lace panel swoop up from the gusset of the heel!

I love the way the colour remind me of tropical flowers and large fruit juice cocktails!

And they have Edgar’s seal of approval!

(True colour depends on what light you’re sitting in!)

Now for those of you following along on the Twitter feed over on the right of the page, you will know that I am now completing my Fichu. This may take some substantial time!

Lamb and Barley

Posted on April 11, 2011 by ghotiindustries

This weekend I washed the curtains, sheets, mattress protector, towels, and all clothes that were waiting for a load of sufficient size to go through.

I have dusted, vacuumed, aired, bleached and scrubbed the interior of the house.

Saturday evening we went out to dinner at a friend’s house. *waves at the subscriber* We were fed Gumbo of Deliciousness, and may have shared the last of the snickerdoodles from last weeks baking whilst sipping down Black Russians.

I also found time to make this Lamb and Barley Stew on Saturday, for Sunday night’s dinner in the slow cooker.

I was a little worried that it wasn’t actually cold on Saturday, but I may have affected the weather by making this one, as Sunday was chill and raining! Perfect weather for this recipe!

The first step is a little fiddly, so make sure you have a sharp knife.

Then it’s all smooth sailing!

It may not look like much …

But it’s SO TASTY!

(Yes I could have ironed the placemats, but if I had you wouldn’t believe it was me)

I think the results speak for themselves!

Autumn

Posted on April 6, 2011 by ghotiindustries

You know it’s finally here when Daylight Savings ends. What didn’t occur to me (for some bizarre reason) is that this means I now walk home in the dark. For the last 2 nights, this also included rain.

It hasn’t been too bad. It just means that I get home and melt into a warm shower. Though, as I said to Himself, that only stops me being cold. I’m still wet! 😛

Over the weekend we celebrated my Dad’s birthday (*waves at Dad*). Our meagre contribution to the feast was to provide Snickerdoodles. For those that have been hanging around this wee blog for a while, you’ll know that I’ve made these before to great success, and therefore the recipe I’m following is indeed foolproof!

Here are the beautifully cooked, golden biscuits as they cooled from the oven!

So much fun! I do love making a mess in the kitchen!

On the knitting front, I’m at the toe of both my retina searing socks, so once I’ve finished them I’ll model a few shots for you to wonder at their magnificence. You may wish to have some form of eye bandage handy at the time 😉

Until next time!

Progress

Posted on March 29, 2011 by ghotiindustries

In order to achieve more I have decided to get up earlier. This worked well yesterday morning. Today was not as successful, but I didn’t need to run this morning for my daily exercise, as I shall be walking home tonight.

I feel like my exercise regime has fallen off the rails a little what with the enforced rest from shin splints, but I’m looking into getting a bicycle so I’ll have a no impact workout when/if I need it in future.

I’ve been knitting up a storm for the past 2 weekends, making myself a fichu from this pattern to use as a scarf for this winter.

I’m using Lorna’s Laces Helen’s Lace in the Humboldt colourway.