FO: Elemental Boatneck

Elemental Boatneck



Needle
US 3 / 3.25 mm
US 4 / 3.5 mm

Yarn
Elsebeth Lavold Hempathy
6.15 skeins = 941.0 yards (860.4m)
034 Pale Silver

Ravelry Page



I really, really, REALLY wished I would have listened to that little voice inside my head that I ignore all too often and added a few more inches of length to the body.

That being said, I do like this pattern.

Dinner at Chez Persimmon

I had an urge to make dinner a little extra gourmet last night. I picked up some saffron CHEAP at Trader Joes a couple months ago, and was looking for a non-Paella recipe to use it in. Enter Mussels in Saffron and White Wine Broth. Wine? Saffron? Mussels? YES PLEASE


Making the broth. The house smelled sooooo yummy

I also splurged for the Heirloom Tomatoes & fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano and made a simple salad with olive oil, basil, and chives.



Bought some flowers and set the table outside


Nevermind that it was still 92 degrees at 7pm....

Couldn't wait to dive in!


Fuzzy photos due to iPhone+low light, but don't let that fool you. This was A+ good

And, I now get to look at the flowers every day. I love white roses!

The Schuyler Blanket Project

I am so ridiculously behind on this blog, and for no good reason. It seems I always get the 'blogging blahs' in September - it's probably my busiest time at work, but other than that I have no explanation.

But what motivated me here today was to talk about a wonderful group I've gotten involved with over on Ravelry called the The Schuyler Blanket Project. I've long been a much better blog READER than a blog COMMENTER, and I read a lot of people's blogs that don't know I read them. However, when I read about the ordeal that Tammany at Opera Yarns went through, it left a very dull, empty feeling inside of me. Matt and I are really hoping to start a family soon and I couldn't even imagine going through what she and her husband have dealt with over the last couple months.

She's now spearheading the efforts over at The Schuyler Blanket Project, which "creates blankets for other bereaved families and to provide them with comfort and love". I've been lagging in my knitting motivation, but I've found great joy in working on squares for this wonderful project.

If you are on Ravelry, check it out.

Alice is that you?

CAN'T. WAIT!

How To Write a Catch-up Post in 5 Minutes

So. Busy. This. Week.

I've had so many interesting things going on the last couple weeks to blog about, but I haven't found the brainpower and/or time to do it.

For example, I could have told you about how AWESOME the bread turned out, and how DELICIOUS it was slathered with the roasted-tomato puree and fresh Parmesan.



I could also talk about how my trip over to knitpicks.com for some Bare Sock Yarn ended up yielding me some new stash.





Or maybe about my experience of finally learning how to shoot 2 of the 4 guns that currently reside in our house.



Of course there is also my completed Elemental Boatneck, and how I'm not digging the way it fits me but is perfect for my sister.



There was also the incident where I nearly died laughing upon picking up Viva from her first trip to the groomer in 2 years. Bows on a cat? Really?



Finally there was the newest installment of the Shi-Bui Sock Project that Lisa and I have had in progress since July [See Ravelry for previous installments]



But again, I don't have the time or the brainpower. Maybe next week.

What I Did On My Furlough Day

These humble tomatoes...



became...



which will be consumed once this...



has been baked in the morning.

(OK, I also did laundry, folded an EXISTING pile of laundry that was 3 times bigger than me, grocery shopped, & knit)

An FO to share tomorrow.