I had to increase the needle size a couple times so the bind off would lay flat. I really like the look of this bind off.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Mystery KAL - Clue 5
This clue was super short and it entailed doing an i-cord bind off on the top of the connected trapezoids.
I had to increase the needle size a couple times so the bind off would lay flat. I really like the look of this bind off.
All that is left is both sides and the bottom. The last clue will be out on the 28th and will include the other bead color. I still have no clue what the finished item will be.
I had to increase the needle size a couple times so the bind off would lay flat. I really like the look of this bind off.
Monday, September 24, 2012
A New Bag
It has been a lucky month for me as I have won a couple more prizes. The first that I received is a box bag from the Lazy Sock Monkey from the donation that I made for the Make A Wish charity that I blogged about here.
It is a cute bag with special fabric designating the Denver Oyster 2012 and the Cupcake Mafia.
Lisa also added in some stitch markers.
My other prize will not be here for quite a while but I'm so excited about it. I'll post about it when it gets here.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Another Pair of Socks
I finished another pair of plain jane socks for me. The yarn is from Knit Picks that I got from a sock kit from a time before when I didn't knit socks. I like the confetti look and I used Cat Bordhi's Sweet Tomato Heel.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Mystery KAL - Clue 4
Clue 4 arrived a little early and I was able to finish it before the weekend was done. It is the second connector for the last trapezoid so all the pieces are connected now.
The beading was a bit fiddly but worked out pretty well.
Awaiting the next to the last clue.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Prize Winner!
I posted here about my fractal spun Ruby Slippers Shawlette and I was please to hear on the Knit 1 Heart Too podcast that I won a prize!
Woo Hoo! Here is the prize that I won -
One skein of Ella Rae yarn and a cute little notions holder.
Woo Hoo! Here is the prize that I won -
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Infinite Knitters
Lovely time with the Infinite Knitters who meet on Monday evenings at the Panera Bread on Balboa Avenue.
We welcomed a new member, Katherine and said goodbye to Heather who will be relocating to the Pacific Northwest. She will be missed.
It was the first time that we had a full table since moving from the Starbucks.
It was the first time that we had a full table since moving from the Starbucks.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Moon Cake
The Moon festival (also called the Mooncake or Mid-Autumn festival) falls on September 30th in 2012.
Every year on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, when the moon is at its maximum brightness for the entire year, the Chinese celebrate "zhong qiu jie." Children are told the story of the moon fairy living in a crystal palace, who comes out to dance on the moon's shadowed surface. The legend surrounding the "lady living in the moon" dates back to ancient times, to a day when ten suns appeared at once in the sky. The Emperor ordered a famous archer to shoot down the nine extra suns. Once the task was accomplished, Goddess of Western Heaven rewarded the archer with a pill that would make him immortal. However, his wife found the pill, took it, and was banished to the moon as a result. Legend says that her beauty is greatest on the day of the Moon festival.
Of course, the most famous legend surrounding the Moon festival concerns its possible role in Chinese history. Overrun by the Mongols in the thirteenth century, the Chinese threw off their oppressors in 1368 AD. It is said that mooncakes - which the Mongols did not eat - were the perfect vehicle for hiding and passing along plans for the rebellion. Families were instructed not to eat the mooncakes until the day of the moon festival, which is when the rebellion took place. (In another version plans were passed along in mooncakes over several years of Mid-Autumn festivals, but the basic idea is the same).
There are many types of moon cake which are usually sold in boxes with 4 cakes per box. These cakes are only available for sale close to the moon festival and while at the local vietnamese market, there was an entire display of all kinds of moon cake.
My mom thinks that I have peasant tastes as I always gravitate toward the plain cakes. There are the ones with the egg yolk center and many different beans and nuts.
This is the kind I usually buy when I remember to hit the asian markets during the moon festival.
Every year on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, when the moon is at its maximum brightness for the entire year, the Chinese celebrate "zhong qiu jie." Children are told the story of the moon fairy living in a crystal palace, who comes out to dance on the moon's shadowed surface. The legend surrounding the "lady living in the moon" dates back to ancient times, to a day when ten suns appeared at once in the sky. The Emperor ordered a famous archer to shoot down the nine extra suns. Once the task was accomplished, Goddess of Western Heaven rewarded the archer with a pill that would make him immortal. However, his wife found the pill, took it, and was banished to the moon as a result. Legend says that her beauty is greatest on the day of the Moon festival.
Of course, the most famous legend surrounding the Moon festival concerns its possible role in Chinese history. Overrun by the Mongols in the thirteenth century, the Chinese threw off their oppressors in 1368 AD. It is said that mooncakes - which the Mongols did not eat - were the perfect vehicle for hiding and passing along plans for the rebellion. Families were instructed not to eat the mooncakes until the day of the moon festival, which is when the rebellion took place. (In another version plans were passed along in mooncakes over several years of Mid-Autumn festivals, but the basic idea is the same).
There are many types of moon cake which are usually sold in boxes with 4 cakes per box. These cakes are only available for sale close to the moon festival and while at the local vietnamese market, there was an entire display of all kinds of moon cake.
My mom thinks that I have peasant tastes as I always gravitate toward the plain cakes. There are the ones with the egg yolk center and many different beans and nuts.
This is the kind I usually buy when I remember to hit the asian markets during the moon festival.
The interior consists only of mung bean which is not too sweet.
I cut the cake into 8 pieces and usually eat a quarter of the cake at a time. This year, I purchased this brand which is locally made and the cake was very tasty.
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