by StephCat | Jun 22, 2010 | Knitting
Well, I had to frog my Pippin. Somehow I’d ended up with unequal amounts of ribbing on either side. Duh. I don’t know how I managed that: whether it was too much car knitting, too much dropping stitches & reknitting back up as I made on the fly...
by StephCat | Jun 21, 2010 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
Sock Innovation by Cookie A. Interweave Press LLC, 2009. 144 pp. I love Cookie A’s sock patterns — no surprise given that many of her patterns incorporate twisted stitches and I so adore that technique! Her patterns are clever, well-written, and fun to...
by StephCat | Jun 21, 2010 | Food & Wine
…but it’s sort of tasty. I think my rennet tablets aren’t working. I have made mozzarella in the past (successfully) but this time the curds just wouldn’t form. I finally ended up cooking the milk mixture like my ricotta recipe says, trying...
by StephCat | Jun 19, 2010 | Knitting
I’m hoping to get a fair amount of work done on Pippin; I also need to work on a 2nd fingerless beaded mitten (the pattern was just accepted, but I’d only knit the one). I also need to work up patterns & spreadsheets for a skirt and a sweater. ...
by StephCat | Jun 17, 2010 | Knitting
Of course last night, while watching the first episode of the new season of Top Chef (already love Kenny & Angelo & their interactions!) I found I couldn’t NOT have knitting in my hands, so I went back to work on the Pippin vest. It’s very...
