One of the stumbling blocks to working on the cable down raglan has been using a cable needle. This is my first cable project and I dutifully bought a cable needle to cable with. I didn’t know if you had to have a particular size (turns out it’s easier to use the same size [...]
Entries from September 2007
September 30, 2007
meatballs of fury
i made this up using the meat leftover from my mom’s stuffed cabbage recipe:
1/2 lb ground beef
1 egg
1/4c rice
1/4c onion
raisins
pistachios
1can tomatoes
2 leaves chopped kale
cinnamon
coriander
red pepper flakes
salt
pepper
cook rice for 10 minutes, until mostly done.
in a bowl, combine beef, egg, rice, onion, cinnamon, coriander, red
pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. form into small meatballs.
in a pot, combine can [...]
September 29, 2007
garlique
Mark and I went to the farmer’s market today. We’re trying to do that regularly, so we always have fresh vegetables in the house (you know the type, sits on a fridge shelf, throwing glowering looks at you as it molders away, turns into rotten pulp just when you’ve remembered to use it). We’re [...]
September 26, 2007
mark needs some tiny hats
for his nose, so he can stop giving me his blasted cold. Damn men. The good news is that all I want to do is cuddle up to some wool, so I brought my ribbed hat in to work today and I plan to sit out in the sunshine (it promises to be a [...]
September 25, 2007
Saintly Knits
Innocent drinks are urging knitters to create tiny hats for their bottles in an effort to raise money for Age Concern, an organization devoted to providing support for older people in winter. Valiant effort, truly adorable, and perfect for those knitters who are mildly ADD (and who among us isn’t?) but isn’t it antithetical [...]
September 24, 2007
tedious sweater
Awhile back I subscribed to Interweave Knits. I fell in love with the cable-down raglan sweater in the Spring 07 issue. So what if I had never done a sweater before? So what if the only cables I knew were on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge? It was beautiful, and I was going to make it. I [...]
September 23, 2007
Long Awaited FO’s
You’ve been patiently, doggedly, reading my blog since January. You’ve been following along as I determinedly start projects. You laugh with me as I flub, cry with me as I flub so badly I have to frog, held your breath as I neared completion. No? Hrm, I wonder why that could be? Could [...]
