Fibermania

New Stuff

My pal Colleen Kay has a new blog showcasing her mixed media art quilts. She combines quilting and found objects to create whimsical sculptures which I think are so very clever. I met Colleen years ago when we both lived in IL. She now lives in Huntsville AL and is considering moving up 'north' to my new neck of the woods. I have a link on the sidebar to her site.

Knitting Content:

Old dog, moi, learns new trick. It's the Magic Loop Technique which I learned here.

The directions and pictures are so clear I was able to do it easily. If you would rather watch a video demo, see this site.

Now I have knitted a tube, of only 24 stitches, which are uniform and smooth all around. To learn I used a 32" size 8 Addi turbo needle, and now that I know how to do this I am ordering a smaller size 3 needle (same length) and will attempt to knit sox from one circular needle.

This blister on my right thumb is not from overdoing the knitting, but a burn blister from not using the right pot holder. Win some, lose some.

New Recipe

I almost forgot! Yesterday was our 29th wedding anniversary, and while making our special dinner, I had a stroke of genius. I peeled and sliced several carrots in the food processor and just for fun, peeled, cored and sliced an apple. I simmered them together in water and butter until they were tender, which didn't take long due to the thin slicing. Then I tossed in sauteed slivered almonds. This was so simple, colorful and super yummy delicious. O and I added the remaining tablespoon or so of Canadian Mist bourbon that was sitting on my counter to the veg and that did the trick. Yum.

Update on Magic Loop Socks

I have constructed the heel and started the foot part of the sock. It was a snap! I am thrilled to have figured this out. However, I didn't count and keep track of how to do this, as in repeating it for your benefit...but you don't want to make a teeny sock anyway. It is just a learning device.
Here is the finished teeny sock. The toe is pointed because I worked it down to 8 stitches in the round, totally, before doing the kitchener stitch to finish.
The heel looks like it should, no gaps or holes. I am ready to do this for real, as soon as the new needles show up at my mailbox.