off the needles
Hemlock Ring, in need of a thorough blocking. That fancy bind-off took freakin' forever, so it had better look awesome when it's blocked. Knitting this actually went pretty quickly, thanks to a cache of Masterpiece Mystery episodes on the DVR. Plus it helped immensely to know that
Barefoot Rooster was out there knitting a gorgeous brown Hemlock Ring at the same time. ;-) Knitting camaradarie is the best.
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in the kitchen
Pasta with fresh corn pesto,
recipe courtesy of Lottie + Doof (adapted from
Bon Appetit August 2010). This was amazingly delicious. I did some tweaking of my own, as we had no bacon in the house. Instead I just sauteed the corn in a bit of olive oil. I subbed egg papardelle for the tagliatelle, added extra red chile flakes, and cut back a little bit on the oil. Yum! Sorry for the crummy photography -- neither food styling nor using the flash bulb is my strong suit.
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Craigslist bounty
Major score off Craigslist today! Paul's picking up one of these Restoration Hardware vintage-style chairs for me as we speak. I'll post pics in situ very soon.
11 comments:
Wow, you had a great day! The chair is fabulous, the pasta sounds good, and the shawl is quite an accomplishment! Thanks for sharing.
ooooh, i love it. and man, it is enormous! (where/how are you going to block it?!)
that corn pesto looks super yummy, and hooray for sweet craigslist chairs.
That chair is COOL.
I am really jealous over that chair! I need two of them for my front porch!
Photographing food is the most challenging thing I've tried and unless it's the time of day where I have great sunlight, I can forget it. But it sure sounds good!
Fun Chair, fun food, fun knitting! I like the idea of knitting while watching mysteries, good idea.
Success, all around! What a day! Can't wait to see it blocked (I know, I'm a greedy task master).
Can't wait to see it blocked. And tinkering with a recipe is normal, isn't it? I mean I always tinker with recipes.
The hemlock ring already looks pretty awesome, so I bet blocking will only improve it ... congrats on finishing! And that is one pretty sweet chair.
Your hemlock looks wonderful! Ah and that chair...I am in love! Have a great weekend.
Will make that pesto!! I'm not sure if this will work or not but another blogger made a shawl that has your name all over it. http://beadlizard.typepad.com/beadlizard/page/2/ I hope this directs you to this awesome pattern. If not - let me know and I can email it.
You are so lucky to find such a great chair! I hope the blocking goes well on your shawl. It's hard blocking something so big.
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