over the finish line

and the flowers opened up during the week

So there has been quite a bit of activity in this house over the past week - my other work has been put on hold for the powers that be to decide what they actually want so my time has been mine again.



I made some baked rice pudding for S.V. last week out of Beyond Nose to Tail borrowed from the local library. A great way to see if a book is worth purcashing or not - and this one definitely is worth its weight in butter and sugar. I also made some thins - very buttery yummy old school bikkies which I had to take to work so I didn't end up unable to push myself up in a back bend.

first you caramalise the butter and the sugar - add full cream milk and double cream and bake for a very long time. It was deadly!!!!



Last weekend I pulled out the whisper cardigan after quite a few months languishing after I didn't cast on enough stitches for the neck. I am quite happy with the result in the end. I think it is more of a Autumn, Spring or Summer top so I am going to have to wait to wear it.





I also finished my latest socks in my personal sock club.

Primavera has long been on my wish list of socks to knit. The yarn is a German one - I am not sure of the name - and it comes with its own small bobbin of matching nylon for the heels and toes - I always forget to put it in the toe. They are by far the longest sock I have ever made


As promised here is the Malgrigo sock yarn that was stuffed in the birthday boots.

Yum yum yum


a stack of cats for your viewing pleasure, and me in my pj's


I also finished my garter stitch cardie too. I just have to find some cool buttons to complete it. It was out of Knit 1 and the pattern is also available by itself. I had been lusting after it before it was published and I don't think the photo in the magazine does it any justice at all. It works so well on many different shapes. It was a really fast knit and I went up a needle size - to a 5mm to get the gauge - and it was my first knit in Cascade 220. Now I understand why it is the most popular yarn on Ravelry!

I have now cast on my socks for the sock swap over on Ravelry - phew deciding which pattern to knit was really hard. I had the choice between two colourways of Needlefood sock yarn - I chose and started at last. I think that knitting them up will be faster than me trying to decide what to knit.

Last but not least here is the very start of Sage Remedy Top I am making in some more Cascade 220 Heathers. This yarn is addictive. I am knitting in the round so fingers crossed.