MG: backlog

socks to blog & ends to weave

MG: unknitting

about to be frogged & frogged

it's finally properly chilly around here, and i'm thinking hats and mittens and scarves and haramakis. hubby needs a close-fitting, under-helmet hat for his bicycle commutes in the ohio winter, so i swatched for a zeebee--happily anticipating the instant-gratification knitting. the little rectangular garter swatch was met with resounding enthusiasm, and i measured and calculated and casted on.

one leaf of the beanie-style hat in, the color pattern emerging in the shortrows was rejected. the petal-shaped portion of a hat you see will have to return to ball form, and i'll be trying another yarn as i still want to knit it (the construction is extremely clever), and hubby still wants to wear a zeebee. maybe handspun; there are a lot of nice handspun zeebees out there.

the little froth of curly blue yarn in the photos is the leg of hogarth #1. i have a history of tighter second socks. somehow, the second one is always slightly smaller in gauge, usually not enough to see but enough to feel a difference while pulling them on. with hogarth #2, i made a conscious attempt to relax a bit and apparently overshot. the second sock is looser and visibly taller, so i've frogged some of #1 for reknitting.

these are events that would have remained behind knitbuddies scenes before, but since i'm blogging daily for the month, they appear here. i think i like the recording and showing of them. thanks for hanging out with us.

zeebee's last pose in the wintery light

MG: it's a lovely drizzly day

you've seen the twisted ribbing and garter bands on hogarth, here is the front-panel vertical lace pattern. blue doesn't usually appeal to me, especially navy blue, but somehow this one is just right.


i'm knitting Zimmermann's february baby sweater--for a non-baby, i.e. me. i've recalculated for my gauge and measurements, casting on double the number of the specified stitches. the number of rows between yoke increases was simply doubled by extension, but i'm doubting that decision. it makes sense, since i'm much taller than a baby than i am wider (confusing syntax, eh?). i'm hoping the proportions will still work in the vein of a diminutive cardigan.


i like making granola in small batches with the ingredients i'm craving at the moment. on the stovetop and just enough for a meal. yesterday, i wanted almonds, golden raisins, vanilla, and bananas. vanilla banana granola.


on low-medium heat, put nuts and rolled oats into a dry well-seasoned cast-iron pan. sprinkle with a tiny pinch of salt. toast a few minutes or until warm and fragrant. add dried fruit(s) of choice and a pat of butter. stir until coated. drizzle with honey and a few optional drops of vanilla extract. stir until desired coloring and consistency. the mixture gets extremely hot! so let cool before eating. i like to add fresh fruit and milk while things are still warm and start in with the cereal still chewy. as i eat, the granola gets crunchier, and i get the benefit of both textures.

MG: new sock

nature's palette in navy.