Just a quick post to keep you updated on the Icelandic Sweater project, or "My Stab @ Steeking"
I do enjoy this process; the whole thing. From carding and spinning the yarn, to learning about chart reading, and knitting the sweater itself. I particularly like knitting in the round, rather than back and forth on straight needles.
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| Knitting in the round 1410 |
The feel of this sweater is soft, and adding angora in the carding process makes it more lofty and less stiff. So, here's my progress, which doesn't look like much!
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| Back of sweater with short rows added |
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| Front of sweater with steek row |
These little stars are a great diversion, especially as a take-along type of knitting. It makes me excited as we turn the corner toward fall, and the thought of Christmas knitting is inspiring me. Woo hoo!!
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| Christmas ornaments from scrap yarn |
PERSONAL
With the thought in mind that Fall is near, I've taken back my lax cooking habits, and am replacing them with a decided plan for meals in the coming weeks. I love the Stephen Covey philosophy about being proactive with your life. This is one of those areas that, for me, need attention: cooking.
Pinterest has tons of recipes scattered among the flat-abs pictures that make me suck in my tummy every time I look at one. So I'm ignoring the exercise pictures and taking a cue from my maternal ancestors to cook and soothe my soul with some good old fashioned cooking.
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| My old day timer and Grandma's cookbook |
Proof of this method working - last night we had Shrimp Creole for dinner (my father in law's birthday) and the old fashioned recipe was a hit. And it totally reminded me of my mom's Shrimp Creole. Growing up on the Gulf Coast, we ate this dish as much as most people eat Spaghetti!