BrambleStitches

No doubt about it, this weekend ushered in the chilly weather here. Gavin has been outgrowing his clothing at an alarming rate, so the only sweater that fits him now is the one I made for him when he was a baby. The sleeves are starting to get a little short, but the body is quite stretchy, so it will fit for the rest of the winter, I think. The yarn is wool that I hand spun, and the pattern is based on Elizabeth Zimmerman’s  sweater formulas in Knitting Without Tears. I modified it by adding a split neck with buttons (like a Henley). I made the hat (and a matching one for the Man) this spring.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner, joined by a couple of Marines Erik works with. It was my most successful dinner party by far. All of the dishes looked pretty and tasted delicious. I don’t have the best track record, so I’m wonderfully proud of myself for pulling this off. At the last minute I threw together an experiment. I took two jars of carrots that I canned up a few weeks ago, threw them in a skillet with a few peeled purple pearl onions (I first boiled the onions for three minutes, then peeled them), and sauteed them together for a few minutes in olive oil. Then I added a tablespoon of butter and a couple tablespoons of brown sugar, and kept shuffling them around on low until everything was dissolved and the veggies were nice and shiny. That was it! It took about six minutes total, and it was delicious! If you start with fresh carrots it probably would take a few more minutes.

Homemaking, Knitting