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July 17, 2006
Weekend Teaser
This weekend was like all the other weekends - crazy busy. I got a couple of things done, so I'll be able to tell you about them over the course of the week. Maybe that'll keep ya coming back. The short version is that I went fabric shopping and got fabric for this dress and for the lining for the Noni bag, I spun, I cleaned, I felted, I baked, I started Trellis, and I worked on Butterfly - pictures to come on everything. Don't look at me like that, I promise.
Because it's Monday morning, I thought a little sugar rush might get your day started off right. But, because I love you all, you have to decide if you want to see the baking pictures by clicking on the links - I'm not forcing carbs down anyone's throat. No sirreee bob. Not me. Yesterday I baked even though the temperature outside was 95 (which for Laramie is extremely hot). I don't know why, it just seemed like a good idea at the time. I made bread, strawberry/raspberry cobbler (which I sort of made up from an existing recipe), and apple turnovers (I still need to work on my pastry dough, but they taste good). All of the recipes are from my new cookbook, except I modified the peach/raspberry cobbler recipe to use up the strawberries I had. Travis thought the bread was the "best bread you've ever made." WooHoo. I wanted to jump up and down and do a happy dance, but I just calmly thanked him (and pumped my fist in my mind).
Now for a little knitting (I know, I know, that's why you come). I worked on Butterfly for a couple of hours yesterday after almost a week without touching her. She's coming along nicely - slowly, but nicely.
Thank you all for your support on the felting. You'll be happy to know that it all seems to have turned out nicely. I'll have pictures for you tomorrow. I also started Trellis. I went down from the recommended size 5 needles to a 3 and I'm contemplating going down to a 2. I'm off to reread Eunny's lace tutorials and see what I can figure out. Try to have a great day even though it's Monday.
Comments
Promises, promises. I want pictures of the felted bag!
Posted by: Carole at July 17, 2006 9:31 AM
Ooooh, your baking looks so yummy!!! You're getting lots out of that cookbook. And you've made quite a bit of progress on Butterfly - yay! It certainly sounds like you had a very productive weekend.
Posted by: caitlyn at July 17, 2006 9:34 AM
I have, and will send you, THE best French bread recipe ever. I entered this bread in a local "country fair" (run by the Garden Club) and not only won first place in the baked goods category, I won BEST IN SHOW. Hmm. Makes me feel like a poodle. But, it's fabulous French bread! That's the only link I allowed myself to click on. Want. Felted. Bag.
Posted by: Marcia at July 17, 2006 9:51 AM
Butterfly is looking brilliant.
Posted by: abi at July 17, 2006 9:52 AM
Yum, yum, YUM! Sheesh, you sure do know how to make us all hungry. I can't wait to see the Noni bag!
Posted by: Angela at July 17, 2006 10:08 AM
Not fair! You got more than your share of talent ;-) Butterfly is looking gorgeous and I bet everything was scrumtious.
Posted by: Marina at July 17, 2006 10:30 AM
Yeah, it's Monday and it's freaking hot! Butterfly looks great and is growing nicely, too. I'll be waiting with baited breath for the rest of your news.
Posted by: margene at July 17, 2006 10:56 AM
yum apple turnovers! you can send a few of those over here
Posted by: yahaira at July 17, 2006 11:02 AM
That fair isle work is incredible!
Posted by: jillian at July 17, 2006 11:46 AM
Damn woman! You were busy!
Posted by: Purly Whites at July 17, 2006 11:49 AM
Wow, Butterfly looks absolutely spectacular! I'm glad to hear you had such a fun and productive weekend. : )
Posted by: Carolyn at July 17, 2006 12:28 PM
I'm playing catch up, Friday was so insane at the office I didn't have tim eto read anything. I love the bag's flowers, so cute. I have to knit and felt a flower now for my mother-in-laws purse, I really like yours, maybe I'll mimick it.
Butterfly is looking wonderful.
Can't wait to hear more.
Posted by: Rebekah at July 17, 2006 1:15 PM
Some weekend, please come over my house and bake. Mmmmm.
Posted by: claudia at July 17, 2006 2:37 PM
Lurvely fairisle :-)
Posted by: Becky at July 17, 2006 3:08 PM
Butterfly is looking stunning.
Your 'best bread ever' comment from Travis reminded me of a funny story from years and years ago. Before I had kids I tried bread receipes out on my then husband from a cookbook I had titled 'The Complete Book of Breads'. I would ask his opinion after trying each recipe. One weekend I was doing other things and needed to get a meal together so I thawed out some Rhodes Frozen Bread dough and proceeded to make dinner and bake the bread. I didn't ask him his opinion but he offered it anyway. He was trying to be helpful and complimentary -- he said: 'Oh, this is the best bread you have made so far'. That was the end of the 'from scratch bread-making' era of my life. Years later I still make Rhodes Frozen Bread when I want a good fresh bread with dinner.
Posted by: sue at July 17, 2006 4:19 PM
Butterfly is awesome, so what the heck if it takes awhile, you will have a good time together. I want to see the fabric you plan to make that swanky vintage dress from. I do have to admit that baking gets saved for when the weather drops below triple digits around here.
Posted by: Birdsong at July 17, 2006 8:26 PM
That bread looks so good. Nothing beats homemade bread in my opinion!!! Looking forward to seeing the bag!
Posted by: Stacey at July 18, 2006 5:54 AM
Gorgeous pattern - the colors are melding together so nicely. Can't wait to see how the felting turns out!
Posted by: Nicole at July 18, 2006 8:26 AM
Butterfly is amazing!
Posted by: Kathy at July 18, 2006 12:15 PM
Hi, I'm reporting in on the Amazing Lace pitstop. Buttefly is amazing! And you made me hungry with all of that great looking food! Now, where is your partner Trellis? You have a stubborn team mate, too, eh? Mine is sort of like a blind date that promises to be gorgeous but yet I haven't seen and what with this being my first blind date and all...
Well, anyway, here's to a Great Race!
Posted by: StarzAbove at July 19, 2006 11:09 AM
