First off... knitting! My newest finished object is this pretty drop stitch tank. I like how it came out and it seems to fit nicely. Overall it was a fun knit, but all of those yarn overs did get a little tiring there at the end. Very happy to have it off the needles so that I can wear it and show it off here on the blog.
Pattern: Sleeveless Top from Knit Simple magazine Spring/Summer 2006
Yarn: Incredible (ribbon yarn) from Lion Brand
Color: Blue Shades
Here is a picture of the back:
and the stitches up close (the yarn really sparkles and shines in the sunlight, I love that about it):
Now, that I am finished with my tank top I am eager to cast-on for a new project. I have my sights set on two projects: this knitted corset from the book Naughty Needles by Nikol Lohr (I already ordered the yarn for this in a different colorway than is shown here).
and a nice hat pattern called Sunflower Tam from my newest knitting book Knitting Nature by Norah Gaughan (thank you so much EB) :)
I love ebay and I love the yarn deals you can get there! Here is some of the treasure trove I received this week. Lopi love, that there is my first wool all the way from Iceland to me! I haven't decided which color I am going to do my hat in, but the price was so good I had to get both burgandy and charcoal gray along with some other yarn to make something for Lorelai with.
Ok, now onto some non-knitting related stuff:
Last weekend we took the kids to their first ever movie theatre show, a matinee showing of Ratatouille. We were a little worried about how they would do and had a contingency plan in place in case things went south, but I am happy to say that everything went great. There was only one other mom in the theatre with, I believe, a three year old as well. The kids got a little antsy during parts later on, but were mullified with sitting on mama and dada's laps, popcorn, and a few handfuls of nerds candies. All in all a great time was had by all and we loved the movie. I am a food network junkie so an animated movie by Pixar all about cooking... c'est magnifique!
In other cooking/movie news... on Monday we had date night (this is where we usually watch a movie, plan some sort of dinner (often take-out) that ties in to what we will be seeing, and then snuggle up in bed and hope that the mama can stay awake throughout the whole thing). This week we saw The Mistress of Spices a movie from the novel of the same name by one of my favorite authors Chitra Divakaruni and, of course, ordered Indian food from a nearby restaurant. The movie was sweet and romantic and the food was soooo good, but kind of expensive. We did have some left overs that I was able to enjoy for lunch the next day but still eesh. So, the next day I hopped onto Amazon and bought myself a cookbook so I can learn how to cook Indian cuisine; now I have no grand thoughts that it will be anywhere near as good as the food we got, but it should be fun to experiment and at the very least I can blog about my mis-adventures with learning how to do it.
Speaking of food and cooking, Thursday the kids and I made our first ever homemade preserves using the raspberries and blackberries we picked at Riley's Farm. Mmmmm so good on a toasted english muffin. I will definitely experiment with some more jam making in the future.
Finally, I end this epic post with this serene picture of Lorelai and her unicorn.
