I have not knit a stitch in weeks. Volt lays mouldering in my knitting basket, i-cord edging almost half finished. Deadlines of 2/15, 3/15 and now 4/15 are dead. I'll finish when I finish. Spouse's health status has taken such a turn even knitting doesn't work as my go-to therapy. In fact the i-cord was starting to show my stress. I'm not liking the i-cord along the side. It's not nearly as neat and nice as the top edge. There is a loopy stitch along the right side of the edge.
I'm not even sure my stress is the culprit. It might be just a rogue occurrence. The wrong side of the edge looks fine.
What's up with that? I'm thinking of crocheting a chain stitch into that loopy i-cord stitch, or maybe ripping the whole side out and redoing the i-cord from the wrong side of the shawl so that the good edge winds up on the right side. Are you totally confused by it all and wish I'd move on? Okay!
What's up with that? I'm thinking of crocheting a chain stitch into that loopy i-cord stitch, or maybe ripping the whole side out and redoing the i-cord from the wrong side of the shawl so that the good edge winds up on the right side. Are you totally confused by it all and wish I'd move on? Okay! When the going gets too tough, the too tough gets baking. I've made Ina Garten's apple cranberry cake from How Easy Is That. It was the next choice of the cook-along I'm stalking. I've made the cake twice now. That is just a small indication of how good I think it is. The recipe calls for cranberries and a Granny Smith apple. The tartness of those two comes through and the slight sweetness of the brown sugar that has been tossed with the fruit and the white sugar in the cake are perfect foils for a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on a warm piece of the cake.
Hmmm, hmmm, good!
Ready for the oven . . .
Hot from the oven . . .
First piece cut . . .
Ready for the first taste . . .
I'm going off on my own for the next recipe. I'm doing Red Velvet Cupcakes today. I feel a cupcake phobia coming on. I've been watching too much Food Network's Cupcake Wars. I have two new cookbooks devoted to cupcakes only. Look out world!
Bona Fide Knitter
5 comments:
I'm sorry your DH is unwell. It's the pits when they're sick! The cake looks delish, I'll have to try it.
I have been hopeful you'd post, it's so good to have an update. I'm sorry you've been having such a trying time, good thoughts and prayers are always winging your way! That baking of yours, yum-yum!!!
OMG does that look good!
I hope that you are able to get back to Volt soon, I love wearing mine, and you will too. So sorry that you are having a tough time, if you can't knit through it that makes it even worse. Your baking always looks amazing!
I love the close-up of your Volt i-cord, even the side you call messed up. The color, the photography...it's all good. Not as edible as your yummy cake looks, but still...the Volt shawl will be the icing on the cake of any outfit.
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