Monthly archives: October 2007

Things to finish before Christmas:

Russell’s turquoise socks

Ariann Sweater for my mom

This was started back in March and looks pretty much the same.

2 Christmas stockings for Russell and I

pattern from Handknit Holidays, knit out of wool ease chunky from my stash

Hats or Socks for my bosses Ann and Diane

For socks I’d have to find out their shoe sizes secretly, and hats would be easy, but I prefer socks. I haven’t decided which I’d like to do.

EDIT: Ha! I forgot that Diane brings gym shoes to work out in, shes a size 8!

Finish at least one of the sweaters for myself

Elizabeth, The Central Park Hoodie, or Juno

I am now the proud owner of 2 kittens. They were both lost several times over the course of the day and are both hiding in very ingenious places.

Behind the water heater:

Inside the drawer of the coffee table:

She climbed in from underneath, and is SLEEPING IN THERE. Crazy.

Pattern: Textured Tunic from Fitted Knits

Yarn: Patons SWS in Natural Berry, 7 skeins

Started: September 8th

Finished: September 19th

Modifications: I didn’t do the split neckline, and I modified the split hem to not have any side decreases. Initially I knitted the bottom as written, and it turned out kind of wonky, and puckered at the corners.

So I frogged the last few rows and reknit, and am much happier with it. The sweater fits me really well and I love the color, the only problem I have with it is its a bit hot and scratchy to wear. I wore it to school a couple of weeks ago and I think I should have waited for colder weather when I can comfortably wear a tshirt underneath.

Pattern: Brea Bag

Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in River, 5 skeins

Started: September 29th

Finished: October 2nd

I made this purse for my mom and it was alot of fun. The worsted yarn is held double, and the cables are simple enough to go quickly, but still interesting to knit.

I don’t normally eat a big breakfast (or at all normally.) For some reason I wake up really early on Sunday mornings and feel the need to be productive. Last Sunday I made brioche while Russell slept in, the brioche turned out ok, last time I made it I used a 6″ cake pan and just put a mound of dough in with a smaller dough ball on top (which is kind of how brioche is supposed to look) this time I used a muffin pan to make individual portions.

I also made some fried potatoes, and I think I finally got them right. I boiled 3 small potatoes, and ran cold water over them to stop from cooking and put them in the fridge. Then when I was ready to use them I cut them into a large dice with some onions and fried them in a little oil. They turned out really great (normally I brown the onions before the potatoes have a chance to cook.)

My breakfast

Fried potatoes, grapes, and brioche.

Russell’s

Fried potatoes, a cheese omelet, and brioche.