Monday 18 November 2013

She cooks, she knits...

I seem to have been knitting this baby jumper for some time - and the baby has already been born, so last week I thought I'd really better get a move on. It's a lovely pattern which I've blogged about before, from Joelle Hoverson's book, More Last Minute Knitted Gifts. It's knitted in Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran on a circular needle, so (if you just crack on with it) it knits up quickly and there are very few seams to join up! The only reservation I have with the pattern is that there are no buttonholes, so I've added one. Now I can finally go and see the new arrival!

This has been a rather productive weekend, all things considered! It's not often I have even one thing to blog about on #HandmadeMonday! I've been meaning to make these mug-hunger samples for a lovely local cafe for ages, as something I might sell with them. So now I have these to show them later today:

And, finally - I made these gorgeous cookies from a recipe in the Guardian magazine a couple of weeks ago. You can find the recipe here: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/nov/01/nut-recipes-almonds-pecans-hazelnuts. The cookies are luscious, really chocolately, and the pecan praline tastes lovely in them. Having said that, the praline took just *ages* to make - probably because I was very nervous about burning the sugar, so I didn't turn it up high enough to melt it. Because you have to make the praline first, these biscuits take slightly longer than other cookies, but we are just loving them.

 

5 comments:

  1. wow you have been busy! well done on finishing the jumper :)

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  2. The baby sweater turned out so cute! The cookies you made look delicious!

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  3. What a cute little jumper, I'm sure the parents will love it.

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  4. Oooo I saw these this morning! Was having coffee with a couple of friends and saw the mug cosies and thought 'they're handknitted'. Funny to see them here now and realise they were yours :-) You know what, I think we've probably been in the same place at the same time a few times, not realising who the other was ;-)

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    1. Oh, how funny! Yes, we're going to - I think - sell some through the cafe and make a donation each time to the hospice. Yes, we probably have! Secret knitters!

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