Sunday, March 08, 2009

revisiting

0309famvar_  054You'd think I'd be talking about the next Francis Revisited I'm knitting. And I would be....except I knit to the split for the sleeves (top down, we're talking 8 " or so) when I realized I was short a raglan increase.I don't mean a stitch- I mean I skipped a whole seam's worth without noticing. Which is fine if I had only one shoulder. Francis is well on the way of being revisited again, happily and with two shoulders. Coming soon to this space.
0309famvar_  051>Instead let's revisit my ongoing love affair with Artisan Breads in 5 Minutes- the book that continues to amaze me (need to scroll down on that one).
This week's I-can't believe-I-made-that-with-no effort-at-all is a loaf of sundried tomato & parmesan peasant bread. It didn't even last 24 hours 'round here. 0309famvar_  062
A revisit my intention for Vestuary.
I signed up late, took till the middle of the month to fixate see the pattern online , didn't bump into the yarn till late February. I was good to go except..no copy of the pattern.
Oh Blue Sky Alpacas, why no downloads? I couldn't track down a hard copy locally, I couldn't find any other vest suiting my mood, it was going to cost me $5. shipping for a $5. pattern in the mail, which seems. so. wrong. To my rescue, a local knitter who I knew only by Ravatar , she nabbed the pattern for me at Webs last weekend and made the drop, spy style, in the lobby of a hospital yesterday. (mwah!). I guess I'll call it Mest. or Varch.

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One more thing I intend to revisit as soon as I get to Traders Joe's again. I decreed these my Official Snack for the Duration.

9 Comments:

Blogger Ellen Bloom said...

Yummmm...I'll have a pinch of Cascade Eco/Red on my Artisan slice please...olive oil and balsamic on the side.

6:57 PM  
Blogger Carole Knits said...

That bread looks fantastic. Have fun with the vest.

7:46 PM  
Blogger Angie said...

Your bread looks so delicious!

I'm glad you were able to find a way around the $5 shipping for the pattern. Gosh.

And I am so glad TJ's is pain to get to for me. :D Those almonds escaped my notice the last time.

6:06 AM  
OpenID cinderola said...

Ok, I am buying that book this weekend...you've twisted my arm!! That loaf looks soooo good! I am sitting here at work at 7:55am drooling on my keyboard.

6:56 AM  
Blogger Turtle said...

yum on the bread..and i have had those almonds...so dangerous! Good luck on the revisiting!

8:34 AM  
Blogger Vicki Knitorious said...

I saw that bread float through on my Flickr stream yesterday -- that looks AWESOME!! I need to get back on that bread bandwagon!

8:59 AM  
Blogger Cookie said...

Love that yarn color.

Have you tried making pitas yet? I tried over the weekend and I failed. /sigh

xo

2:40 PM  
Blogger kt said...

Oooh, how can you possibly choose between Varch and Mest? They're both terrific words!

Great yarns, both the pinky-glovey one and the RED one.

The bread looks delish from here, and I agree, J does do some things exceptionally well; things with nuts in them generally fall into their SUCCEED category.

10:35 PM  
Anonymous scottlaw said...

The photo of the bread did me in! I imediately went over to the Amazon link and ordered the book. I'll look forward to the vest.

6:13 PM  

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