Showing posts with label Beans the Cat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beans the Cat. Show all posts

Monday, October 2, 2017

Episode 28 - What Do You Recommend?



Knitting

FO Watch

Ginny’s Cardigan – Mari Chiba out of Malabrigo Arroyo in the “Escorias” or scum colorway! - Still needs the ribbon and buttons…
Finished the 5 embroidery machine pieces!

FO

Vanilla Socks – Sweet Geprgoa “Ginger” body with speckled toes, heels, cuffs dyed by my swap partner!
Vanilla Socks – Sweet Georgia “Ginger” toes and cuffs, Gnome Acres “Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans”
Button Inspecting the Bertie Bott's Socks


On the Needles

Hopper Cardigan by Amy Christoffers from New American Knits. Knit Picks Hawthorne Ketle dyed Fingering “Conifer”

With this Crochet Hook

Final Finished Washcloth! In punto alto (I think that’s a double crochet)

Spin Me Right Round

Hearthside Fibers “Midnight” 85% Polworth 15% Tussah Silk

Hazy has started sitting on bookshelves. I have started hiding the ribbons bookmarks that were sticking out. He may stop sitting on bookshelves now...

On Again Off Again

Gin and Tonic Hat – KnittedBlissJC with Bamboo yarn from France. Not a good mix of pattern and yarn… What hat should I make with this Bamboo yarn?

Acquisitions

No Purchases, I brought back some handspun. I could use some pattern suggestions!

Cook Pot / Sewing Circle

None

Christmas Knits!

I need ideas for the brother and the father! Please send suggestions!

On the Road

Illinois trip went well, no real sightseeing
I want to visit the new babies in the family! TWO born last week!

Little Raincloud

Grad school is stressful

Drop of Sunshine


Pocket the kitten was adopted! Now I’m taking care of his brother, Button.
Button has to be in the middle of things! He thinks he's way cuter than some dumb old socks.

Friday, December 2, 2016

Episode 10



Knitting

FO

Beans the Cat Knitting Pattern by Linda Dawkins
Knit out of Three Bear Yarn Affection 100% DK Cotton “Silver Grey”

On the Needles

HO

West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply 75% wool 25% Nylon “844 Kingfisher”
56 stitches on US 0’s

Spin Me Right Round

Hearthside Fibers “Midnight” 85% Polworth 15% Tussah Silk

Sewing Circle/Cook Pot

A big sewing pile to mend and cookpot next time..


Acquisitions

Yarn from my stash across the pond came!! So not a real acquisition! May the stash down commence!

HamilKnit Hat

HamilKnit Hat by Emily Straw of the Knitting Butterflies Podcast. If you’re a fan of the Musical Hamilton make sure you check it out and if you haven't listened to her podcast you absolutely need to!

Ask Me Anything

Tips for studying a language!
1   1. Apps such a DuoLingo as a supplement
2   2. Community groups. Check with your community and local library and see if there are any groups that meet to practice speaking the language
     3. Watch movies in the new language with subtitles IN THAT LANGUAGE. That way you can’t cheat and block out the new language and just read the subtitles in English.

On the Road

Valencia

  •     Cathedral

o   Holy Grail
o   Goya

     

  • Parks
 
 

  •    LaLonja / Silk Exchange Building

Madrid


  •     Vertical Garden, Caixa Forum
  •        Retiro Park
 

Blabla Car
Airbnb


Music by Zani more info at Zanimcpherson.com

Sunday, November 13, 2016

Episode 9

Knitting

FO


Water Bomb Slouch Hat by Elise Campbell
Knit out of Three Bear Yarn Affection 100% DK Cotton “Silver Grey”

Battersea by Valérie Miller
Cascade Ultra Pima – Forest Green
I knit the size 34, added waist shaping and extra increases for the hips. I did include the curved hem in the back


Previous FOs... It's hard to get cute sock pictures when you are the photographer and model!

On the Needles

Beans the Cat Knitting Pattern by Linda Dawkins
Knit out of Three Bear Yarn Affection 100% DK Cotton “Silver Grey”
I’m knitting two of these as Christmas presents!


Spin Me Right Round/Sewing Circle/Acquisitions

Nothing. I didn’t touch my spinning this past week. I was knitting rather obsessively on my sweater!



Cook Pot

Parmesan Cauliflower
Ingredients: Cauliflower, Olive Oil, Grated Parmesan Cheese
Preheat oven to 350
Toss the florets in olive oil, and lightly coat a glass baking dish with olive oil
Cover floret head in Parmesan cheese. Spread out on the baking dish and bake for 30-45 minutes until a fork goes in easily. Then turn on the broiler and bake for 5 minutes until the Cauliflower is crispy

On the Road

Monteagudo! So much fun! Visit the archaeological center if you get a chance and you’re in Murcia!


Little Rain Cloud

Shoulder and knee pain :( I’m too young to be falling apart like this and I blame being a college athlete! Haha!

Drop of Sunshine


My mom comes in less than a week!