I’ve joined the Tour de Fleece (and on Rav, on Flickr).
I’ve joined the Rookie & Stashbusting teams.
The Tour starts today. First things - to finish spinning the stuff in progress (previously seen here and here). After that, I haven’t decided yet. Possibly the bunny blend from Shepherd’s Harvest.
the knitting’s taken a bit of a break since May. I’ve been sort of working on the Country Kiddie tank top for a friend’s little one, and really should get it finished before she outgrows it. This is the yarn I’m using:
in WIP other news, I’ve started the Positive Energy Shawl (from Patons, though it’s no longer available on their site). I’m not sure why I’m making it (other than 4 of the 6 yarns being in my stash already), but I’m actually enjoying it (despite it taking two hours to work 4 rows). Started June 28, here’s the progress through today:
I got a bread machine from Goodwill last weekend. it’s pretty old (the booklet is copyright 1996!), but I couldn’t pass it up - only $10! and it seems to work.
here’s my first attempt. I was going to attempt the basic white bread, until I actually read the recipe and realized I didn’t have dry milk. so I went for the next ‘fool proof recipe’ that I had all the ingredients for: Garlic Herb Bread. (garlic, basil, rosemary & thyme. yeah, doesn’t quite match the song, but it’s still in my head.) It’s quite yummy, and seems to have turned out pretty good even though my yeast is a bit old.
so, Kashka & I moved into our new apartment yesterday. and Kashka is obsessed with climbing into the lower kitchen cabinets, closing the door, and then hopping into the next one through a small gap at the top of the cabinet wall. she’s driving me absolutely nutty with this (and it’s been less than 24 hours).
anything I can get to put on the (old beat up wood) cupboard doors to get her to ignore them? especially considering that I had been planning on putting cleaning products in the center ones (under the sink). I don’t want it to keep her out of the kitchen entirely though, since that’s where her food & water are (on the opposite wall).
