So I finally sat down at my wheel again.
How long has it been? long enough for the treadle to be covered in a cobweb with a candywrapper stuck in it. oh the shame!
cobwebs and .... ??
Hershey Kiss Flag!
between last night and this morning, I managed to spin and ply this:
130 yards!
so I finally learned how to make scrambled eggs.
yum!
Really delicious, eggy scrambled eggs! Until this revelation, anytime I made scrambled eggs they would be somewhat watery – try less milk, maybe half and half? – no matter what I tried watery eggs on the plate. Well, it turns out I was over cooking them. There is an entire science behind that all having to do with protein strands and heat, which I now partially understand thanks to the efforts of America’s Test Kitchen & Christopher Kimball.
I suppose I should give fairwarning – 2012 could be full of these riveting details. The girls got me a subscription to Cook’s Illustrated for Christmas and I have DVR’ed America’s Test Kitchen. Brace yourselves!
grand-dog
I was telling Cara that I started a blog post yesterday and suddenly got all tongue tied with nothing to say. She, in her infinite wisdom and with no trace of sarcasm suggested I talk about knitting. It’s nice having brilliant friends!
55 Christmas Balls
I have been doing lots of knitting for the shop but also managed to churn out a few of these adorable ornaments in time for Christmas. They are from the book 55 Christmas Balls to Knit and I can’t recommend it highly enough. As a matter of fact, the book has an accompanying video series – even though I don’t understand a word, it makes me laugh every time!
I tinkered with the pattern a bit, experimented with various increasing methods none of which seem to make a big difference. The one change I made that I am sticking with is casting on using Judy Becker’s Magic Cast On. The pig ornament was the first one I knit, so if you look closely at the bottom you can see that I hadn’t come up with that idea yet.
purlingswine 