Fiber Dreams

I have a (so far) successful re-start to my knitting bag. This time I cast on 30 stitches—instead of 29—worked a 1 x 1 rib for six rows, purled a row, then knit an increase row, where I knit into the front and back of every other stitch. Inelegant, I know, but with this thick, fuzzy yarn who’ll be able to tell? At least there are no holes. And it was quick. All that got me to 44 of the 60 stitches that I want. From here I’ve resumed the original increase scheme, one stitch either side, every fourth row. We’ll see where this gets me. Keep your fingers crossed.

P.S. Because of a very nice comment that Miriam left for me about lemon cucumbers on my last post, we got into a fun day-long email conversation that morphed into a discussion about canning preserves. Yum. Some of the stuff she puts up makes my mouth water big time.

I told her about this marvelous old Sunset book that I have about making jams. I found it on Amazon, Miriam, same ISBN, but slightly different title than mine: Canning, Freezing, and Drying. Cheap, cheap, cheap! Mine’s a newer revision than what’s shown there, 1987 as opposed to 1981, and my title is simply Canning and Preserving, and my cover photo is different. I’m glad they changed it. Mine has a bunch of strawberries, a jar of strawberry jam, and a toasted English muffin smeared with said strawberry jam. Mouth watering. I’m quite certain it’s the same book. I shared the link here, in case someone else is interested in it. Talks about preserving foods from one end of the spectrum to the other. I don’t know about the rest of the advise in it, but the stuff about canning fruits, jams, and jellies is top notch, and the recipes I’ve used in it are superb. Did I mention that the photography is mouth watering?

Name (required)

Mail (will not be published) (required)

Website