My Juliet scarf project is in time-out for now, as my yarn cake somehow turned into this disaster:
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Instead of turning to my long list of WIPs, I (quite naturally) cast on for something else entirely last night:
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An "Unoriginal Hat," as devised by the Yarn Harlot herself. This was incredibly fun and quick to knit. Marvelous yarn, very clear chart, lots of cable-y goodness...
Pattern: An Unoriginal Hat, by Stephanie Pearl-McPheeYarn: Zen String, Bliss Bulky, in "Naiad," less than 1 skeinNeedles: Clover US 10.5 bamboo DPNs Would I knit it again? Most definitely! The yarn is very soft and squooshy BFL. It doesn't hurt that "
naiad" is Greek for "fresh-water nymph." Yep, I'm a sucker for anything classical.
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In a similarly unoriginal vein, I'm copying Leslie from
A Friend to Knit with today. I cast on for her latest pattern, a pair of Toasty fingerless mitts.
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Armed with Frog Tree merino and a mug of Darjeeling, what else could a girl want on a cool, crisp autumn afternoon?
Oh yes, pumpkin cookies, fresh from the oven.
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I used the
Pumpkin Drop Cookie recipe (also from A Friend to Knit with). Despite having oodles of butter, they're light and fluffy, almost cake-like. I added chopped pecans, as well as a sprinkling of cardamom (that's my Nordic blood coming through) and nutmeg (the German side, this time). I can never add just cinnamon to a recipe! The last pan also has chocolate chips.
OK, time to get back to doing actual work...