Baby Hanten

One of my LYS (The Knitters Edge) has a class on using sock yarn for other things besides socks.  One of the projects the class is working on is the Baby Hanten from Sock Yarn One-Skein Wonders by Cherle Oberle.  Its a cute little komono style jacket.  My neighbors daughter in law is having triplets so  am going to make three.....

So far, so good.  Have the front panels done and am working on the back panel.  Both are pictured below.  One caveat:  the front panels are made like the multi-directional scarf you find on the web.  However here is a link to the scarf pattern with an alternate ending.  I used the alternate ending on my panels and still got the 10.5 inches necessary...

Better Au Gratin Potatos

Before Baking

Fairly Standard Au Gratin potatoes made better with...what else BACON!! (and cooper sharp cheese mmmmm)  If you are unfortunate enough to be unable to get cooper then make different potatoes cuz these will suck without it...And if your thinking bacos or baykin bitz you have been warned....

5 Medium sized Potatoes, washed and cut into 3/8" Slices (not peeled) (soak in water with a little lemon juice)
1 Medium onion peeled and chopped (slightly over a cup?)
1 1/2 C shredded Cheddar (I used sharp) (reserve a few tablespoons separate)
2 oz (3 slices) Copper Sharp..do not make this optional!!!!!
3 tbsp. butter
3 tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 Cups milk
2 tbsp REAL bacon bits (do not blaspheme this dish by using fucking bacos!!!)

Lightly butter a casserole dish (i used 9 x 9 x 2) layer half the potatoes in the bottom, put the chopped onion on top, cover the onion with the rest of the potatoes, sprinkle with the REAL Bacon (you get diahrrea if you use fake bacon, the food gods will punish..)



melt butter over medium heat add flour and salt, wisk for one minute, add 2 cups milk slowly whisking all the while, bring to just about boiling (sauce will thicken) adde cheese all at once stir until smooth and melted (another minute) pour over potatos and stuff int he casserole.


Bake in a preheated 400°F Oven for about an hour and a half.  During last 10 minutes sprinkle with leftover cheese, serve....

Washcloth Madness

Attended a simple 2 hour dishcloth class at The Knitters Edge in Bethlehem.  For $6 you show up (usually ) with a pair of pointy sticks, they supply yarn and instruction in a variety of dishcloth patterns.  It is amazing.  And, they offer discounts as a class member on their entire stock including special deals on the yarn being used in the class!  Any way have not been able to stop my self.

My favorite is the fishy tawashi.  This pattern is available all over on the web and is a great, cute idea for kids.  While Tawashi is japanese for wash cloth I like to explain it to my friends as Fishy Tawashi's.  They are Fishies TO WASHY (tawashi).

Fireside Footsies

I saw these on Ravelry and had to cast them on as quickly as possible:

• I love felting
• I love wool slippers for winter and they make great gifts!!

This pattern has given me fits as the instructions are a little loose around the edges.  Thankfully others have posted hints, tips and suggestions on their websites and blogs to make these doable.  I think I will finish the pair and maybe re-work the pattern and then upload it to ravelry.

The yarn is Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky -- hand dyed with Durkee NEON food colors.  They work wonders.  May have to  do a second skein though to finish the pair......

Feather & Fan Scarf

I have fallen in love with Noro Kureyon.  Then to realize it is not actually dyed in those gorgeous color progressions but spun that way slowly adding one color to another.. Gorgeous.  i bought two balls of color 255 If I had to pick a colorway I might call it autumn.

This is the scarf in the Noro.  i want to see how long it gets with one skein, since they seem to say it will get longer once washed and blocked.

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Still on Frame

Still on Frame
Originally uploaded by jdkcubed

Here is the project with its burlap backing still stretched over the frame. Notice the little bumps of the loops of wool cloth pulled through the background to the top to create the image. I like doing this craft

I have taken up hooking!!

I Stumbleupon an article on primitive rug hooking.  I was instantly taken by the craft.  So a few hours later and some succesful bids later I had a frame, a good hook, and a kit for trying this craft out.  Pictures below.  It seems to be an expensive hobby unless you want to comb thrift shops for old woolen clothes to slice and dye for your projects.  The tools are expensive as are the materials.  Anyway below are some pics of the sunflower.  I have to finish the backing yet (twill binding and some yarn wrapping).  PIcs Below in separate posts

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