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.