
It is all about the grain
Cookies for COVID
It’s bizzarre this pandemic. My usual routine is completely upset! I am unable to swim. The only yoga classes and exercise classes I can take online.
But I can bake!
Test knitting an anklet on Ravelry
So lately I have been obsessed with knitting. And for the past 10 days I have been obsessively stitching And ripping out a wonderful Dana Gervais anklet pattern called tailgate.
I volunteered to make it in a large size and my husband volunteered to try it on. He is very ticklish so he asked me to put it on over his sock.
In October I finished the second sock. 
I dont have a picture of the pair complete!
Cleaning the garden for winter
This is the remains of a wondrous gardening season .
Adventures In Sock Making
I have gone down a rabbit hole of sock making. Since January I have made seven socks!
This was the second sock that I have made since 1980 , It’s fraternal twin came out a bit wonky but it still fits which is what socks are designed to do. As you can tell I am not much for ripping out because as stated They are only socks.
This was either the fourth or fifth sock I produced. It is the pattern tailgate by the amazing sock designer Dana Gervais. I produced one sock for testing in a much finer weight of yarn and then I decided that I needed bed socks So I made these in the same pattern
These socks were made from yarn that I fell in love with! It was self striping and it directed you when it was time to make the heel. I did the cat bhordi “sweet tomato heel ” and then finished the toes by dividing the stitches and creating a big toe so that I can wear them with flip flops .
These socks have come in handy in many ways. I find a great comfort in knitting !
slouch bag pdf
This is another link to the slouch bag pdf . I think I omitted the stitch reduction before the handle.
Pamela’s Dishrag
This is a pattern I developed in honor of my fourth friend in my life who happened to be named Pamela.
All of these Pamela’s have enhanced my life at different stages.
I am the worst in the knitter world but I got graded for enthusiasm, I would be at the head of the class!
I developed this pattern because I wanted a thicker more absorbent dishrag . the slight curl due to the alternating rows of purling and knitting on both sides of the stockinette based stitch in the center. It resembles a Christmas ornament.
This is a variation on a typical granny square, where you knit alternating rows at the on the underneath of the previous purl stitch. This makes gives the dishrag back of the stitch more absorbent powers!
I will follow up with the pattern when I get a chance.
so for the pattern
cast on three stitches with an overhand knot leaving a 12 inch tail.
row 1 k1 kfb k
turn work over and do the same
row 2 k 1 kfb k until end of row.
k1 kfb p p p Move marker *k1 k1pickupstitchbelow * repeat until you get to the mar
repeat this 8 times so that you have and place markers in between first four stiches and a last four stiches. a space for the pattern in the center of the work
then you will continue knitting alternating rows of the following 2 rows until your work increases to 44 stitches across.
k1 kfb p p p Move marker *k1 k1pickupstitchbelow * repeat until you get to the mar
THESE DIRECTIONS ARE NOT COMPLETE
Attempting Cocoa Tahini Sesame Crunch DC Tuesday Baking
These were a wonderful chocolate chocolate chip cookie with a sesame brittle mixed in to the cookie dough. The cookie had a great texture and flavor.
I wanted to serve it to my friends who do not like to eat gluten, one of my amazing yoga teachers and one of my swimming buddies. I used the gluten free measure for measure product in this recipe. I was happy to report it adapted well to being gluten free.
My sister and I are immersed in eldercare so baking cookies was a nice break.
Attempting Golden Buttermilk Bread
I bake bread. The reasons are part knead, part want, part therapy and part routine. The loaves I make vary depending on what leftovers I need to use up.
Last month I found myself with some extra buttermilk to use up, so I went to the internet and ended up at the King Arthur Flour Website.
The bread does not have any pictures and has very few reviews, but it is worth making.. I have also made it substituting yoghurt for the buttermilk.
Here is the link.
https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/golden-buttermilk-loaf-recipe
Attempting Twice Baked Petit Beurre Cookies – BCM -Tuesday Baking
Spring really is here! Cars are coated with green oak pollen, dogwoods are out and guess what is in the local supermarket? RHUBARB!
What a decadent , delectable cookie! I formed them in unusual way more like the Corked Breton Cookies except with out the imprint in the baked cookie. My yield was 18 cookies that I formed in muffin tins. I also added about 30 grams of golden syrup to the final dough so they would be a wee bit tougher. They were still tender and really crumbly. I justified these hacks because I was not in the mood to deal with a labor intensive cookie.
Perhaps these dont look smooth but they tasted great. What an exquisite texture.
The rhubarb turned out delicious-Not the way I usually make rhubarb , But I was willing to try it and I liked it! So much that I’ve repeated it again since the initial recipe. So if the oven on anyway you might as will be baking some rhubarb!
Well here it is the the third Tuesday in May, and I am getting my guerilla garden in. I come from a family of gardeners. hope to get some tomatoes, lemon verbena, basil, thyme and dill. I found some expired lettuce seed at my dads house and I threw them in the ground.
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