Scattered.. or random.
Yesterday morning I dove to Burlington to (a) drop off a friend at a bakery on the other side of the state, The Red Hen Bakery, where he will begin the next leg of his journey after buying, sharing and eating an entire tray of the BEST sticky buns. (b) going to the airport to pick up my sister and my niece, (c) spending the remainder of a beautiful afternoon on the outdoor mall in Burlington eating spinach pie and window shopping (okay, not ALL window shopping), (d) driving back across to the Kingdom and starting this:
I have no idea what possessed me. The bright colors? maybe. For me, it’s a face cloth. I don’t do dish cloths. A friend gave me two of them a couple years ago for Christmas and I really love the feel. The pattern is free, online. Google free dishcloth patterns.
My sister arrived with this in her knitting bag. It’s the first one I’ve seen. If she ever wakes up this morning I’ll ask her it’s name. I think she called it the Lacey Wrap. Beautiful, and soft, and probably very warm.
She’ll need it, frost is predicted for the next two nights.
As to the question on what I do to the broccoli… I like to steam blanch it for 4 minutes, then it is immediately dropped into very cold water, (use ice cubes or if you have a well you’re probably all set), cool fast, shake off the water and package for the freezer. I sort of roll the bags before I seal them to get the air out. That was a good suggestion about the vacuum sealer, I’ve just never gotten one.
Now, about the frost. I have to cover the tomatoes, and pick as many berries as I can. We’ll see.
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16 responses to “random, what day?”
I find a great deal of satisfaction in the occasional face or dish cloth — colorful, quick. The shawl is absolutely lovely — I wonder what yarn that is. Finally, I envy your frost — early, I fear though? Our weather has broken as well, only 67 at present which is a far cry from the 84 early in the morning last week. Fall is creeping this way I think.
Beautiful, fun cloth! I’ll have to try and find that one.
Re: vacuum seal your put-up veggies by inserting a straw and nearly closing the zipper on the bag, suck out all the air you can, remove the straw and quickly zip the bag shut!
You have a knitting sister? Looks like she’s talented, too! And that yarn she’s using is so pretty and tweedy.
The pie-wedge construction of that cloth is awfully cool–I’ve never tried to knit a circle that way.
That scarf/stole/whatever that your sister is knitting is lovely. I love both the pattern and the color. Good luck with the produce – hope the frost doesn’t materialize.
Hi Judy. That looks like one of Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer’s beaded lace patterns. It’s pretty. Please send some fall down here – summer has sure worn out her welcome.
Please go and stomp loudly oustide the room where your sister is sleeping. Preferably while banging pots and pans together. I need to know what that wrap is and where I can find the pattern.
And No, need is not too strong a word.
We have just a hint of fall in the air today and a tinge of color starting to blush the peaks. Your sister knits beautifully and the pattern is very striking! Do tell.
I can’t believe you said the f word in passing like that! Next thing you know, you will use that 4 letter word that begins with s.
Another tip for getting the air out of bags ‘o broccoli, try lowering them into a sink of water (bottoms first) then sealing the zip carefully as they submerge…works like a charm!
Please let us know what the pattern is for the lovely wrap.
Frost. Not yet. Too early. Please.
Cute washcloth! What a beautiful wrap your sister’s making.
oh, wow; i didn’t know red hen had a place in burlinton too. go red hen! i live just up from them on route 100 (well, we are off of route 100, but you know, practically neigbors, lol.)
here is hoping to NO FROST!
That dishcolor is a wondrous use of color.
Frost? Already? But a month ago it was steaming hot!
Love the yarn for the facecloth, and the cloth itself… we don’t get good bright cottons here, not dihcloth stuff, only solids.
Nice cloth, I haven’t knitted any of these but I hear they can be addictive. Frost Yikes! Hope you don’t get hit. BTW, as a way to “squeeze” air out of ziplock bags for harvesting, I submerge the bag up to the top of the bag into a big pot of water or sink full of water. It can be kinda fun.
hope you give us the name of the stole and the yarn, it’s beautiful!
I keep TRYING to get my sister to knit, but no luck so far. What a beautiful wrap, too!