I'm late, I'm late.
For a very important date.
No time to say "Hello."
Goodbye.
The grant is in.
The socks aren't done.
My feet are bare...
a chill is in the air.
I must run...cuz'
I'm late, I'm late, I'm late.
(with immense apologies to Lewis Carroll!!)
What do you think? Falcon's eye for knitting the Shur'tagal socks for the next STR KAL on Ravelry?
I'm not sure whether the color change is too decisive and will obscure the pattern. Mossay (better to match the veggies) has been taken...Decisions, decisions.
Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.
~Charles Lamb
As in Hoarfrost.
What better way to introduce Rimefrost then along side a frosty bowl of cool vanilla ice cream!
I'm honored and delighted beyond all reason to be test knitting this pattern for the lovely and talented Knitspot Anne! I have her blessing to post my progress...so be forewarned...it's going to be a frosty spring here at Chez NK!
The yarn is a lovely offering from Deb of Fearless Fibers in the colorway Hoarfrost. I've never knit with Deb's yarns before, but I'm thinking I could easily become a convert!
Yum!!
AI speak: Poor Alexis. I liked her. Sadly, the judges probably made the right call not to save her. However, I can't believe that Michael was safe over her...another robbery. I was quaking in my socks that Adam would be in the bottom three...phew. I only saw snippets of his performance (recording issues...big pet peeve when equipment doesn't work as advertised). Mr. NK really liked it (he saw it live)...I thought the snippets were too edgy.
Happy Friday-eve!!!
There have been so many awesome cookbook sightings in blogland. These are three recent acquisitions. I first came across Super Natural Cooking by Heidi Swanson here. (Do check out Kristi's site...she is an outrageously talented designer and a lovely photographer). Back to Heidi...Wowza! This book rocks! The photography is lovely and the recipes look delicioso! I like how the book is organized, including a section by color!
I hooked up with Sammy on Saturday for a lovely afternoon spent at Powell's, followed by gelato and coffee and some knitting fun! She is a fellow foody and we've been sharing blogsites and cookbook stuff. We were on a mission to find A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg, which I first came across here. Let me tell you, you need to run, not walk, to Molly's blog Orangette. SweetbabyGibson! What an amazing site. I'm so bummed that I missed her book signing at Powell's, but will be looking for an encore visit from her. Her book would fall into the category of gastronomic literature, I think...not a cookbook per se.
Finally, Apples for Jam by Tessa Kiros. A stunning book. I saw it first at Carrie's, and again at Peaknit. Mercy. Another winner. And did I mention the photography?!
I've not made a thing from any of these books yet...And I'm in no way a book reviewer. Visually, they are drool worthy enough for me, and Molly's seems like it will be a good read. From what I've read around blogland, I don't think you can go wrong with any of these offerings if taste is important to you, too! Me, I'm a collector...I have boxes and boxes (and more boxes) of cookbooks that I had gathered over many years...It's been awhile since I've systematically added to the collection, but I'm thinking now is the time to start.
And yes...knitting was accomplished, too. One sock is finished and the second is coming right along! Mr. NK found these old binoculars in some boxes his mom sent to him...I thought they were really cool.
Happy Tuesday! Happy St. Paddy's day!!
Ahhhh...pink.
Don't you just feel all the stress go away? I do.
It has been a terribly busy two weeks. I think I hit the ground running after returning from Stitches. I'm ready to stop and catch my breath!
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!
"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade."
~Charles Dickens
Not basketball.
The weather.
Snow on Monday.
Frost this morning, with chilly wind this afternoon.
A perfect opportunity for some hot cocoa and knitting!
And what about those Idols?
My faves: Danny, Lil, Adam, Jorge, and the teen rocker.
I'm ok with Jasmine going home.
Jorge was robbed. Bad voters. Very bad.
Look at Mr. NK! Doesn't he look happy! He is a CASA.
A Court Appointed Special Advocate...for kids at risk.
To be a CASA you have to go through quite a few weeks of training and observing court cases.
It culminates in a swearing in by a judge (note the signature!!) and a graduation party.
CASAs are very special men and women, and I'm so proud of Mr. NK!!
We celebrated with special treats (I didn't bake these).
The kids helped us!
One more than the other!
I squeezed in a little knitting since last I wrote, too...
Squoosh 'Honeycrisp' 2009
Lisa Souza 'Aww-tum' 2008
Union Center Knits 'Fall' 2007
Let not my love be call'd idolatry,
Nor my beloved as an idol show,
Since all alike my songs and praises be
To one, of one, still such, and ever so.
Kind is my love to-day, to-morrow kind,
Still constant in a wondrous excellence;
Therefore my verse to constancy confined,
One thing expressing, leaves out difference.
'Fair, kind and true' is all my argument,
'Fair, kind, and true' varying to other words;
And in this change is my invention spent,
Three themes in one, which wondrous scope affords.
'Fair, kind, and true,' have often lived alone,
Which three till now never kept seat in one.
~William Shakespeare
Sonnet 105
Jen's first Woolgirl sock club kit of the year arrived! Mercy! I'm still on a ventilator from the excitement of it all!
Check out what was encased inside this cool pyramidal box...chocolate!! Not just any chocolate...Cleopatra embossed chocolates...in gold and silver!
The yarn is a beautiful skein of Zen Yarn Garden in 'Gold Dynasty'. Needless to say there were other goodies (can you say engraved pen, magnetic calendar, body mousse, a coordinating stitchmarker and a lovely card?). Oh, did I mention the patterns...glorious cabled socks and a second pattern for a lovely scarf.
All the unique goodies, the beautiful packaging, the yarn and patterns...exquisite!!!
AI speak: Yay oh yay for Jorge! Holy sour notes...Tatiana is in the running for a wild card position. Oy.
We all know what comes in these pretty little blue boxes, right?
Well....I'm thinking this little pink box has it all over the competition!!!
Yep. It's a Woolgirl package. The Glinda kit to be exact.
Complete with wand soaps (and a glittery one for twice the magic), cookie cutters for Good Witch frosted sugar cookies (crown and star shapes), a darling bag, Glinda post-it notes and bookmarker,
and a darling Glinda stitch marker.
Look at that yarn from Madelinetosh. The centerpiece of the kit.
Yum.
Yep. I'm thinking I would take a pink box over the blue box anyday.
No. Question.
Hands. Down.
Thank you, Jen!!!
AI speak: I'm all about Jorge (is he adorable or what?) and Lil Rounds. For the record, Nathaniel butchered my man Meatloaf. IMHO. Who was your fave?
I am plumb tuckered out! Boy did we have a blast. We met new friends and caught up with old friends.
We knit and drank.
Some of us spun and drank.
We ate. We folded*. Some of us unfolded*. We laughed and laughed and hugged and were so sad to leave. It was so awesome to meet everyone and hang out for a bit!
I have no pictures of the show itself...But check out Carrie's blog. And those yummy treats she brought...YUM-my!!!
* What happens at Stitches, stays at Stitches! ROTFLOL!!
