Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Yarn along - a hatrick

Linking up with Ginny for the second time in a week!


These are the 2nd and 3rd hats i've made using an Easy pattern, and they caused me to deviate slightly from my stash bustin, by purchasing some yarn.  Katie, a friends daughter, asked me to make her a ski hat in pink but I had no pink stash.  However, I made up for straying from the stash path by using the rest of the yarn to make a newborn hat for my friends eagerly awaited baby girl.
This is a time of mini projects for me; a knitted bookmark for Richards' valentine prezzie, helping Rémi with his knitting dolly heart - also for Richi and making another washcloth and some cotton face scrubbies for me.

I'm 'reading', if a cookbook counts, 'River Cottage Veg everyday', that Katie's mother bought me for christmas.  We've tried out lots of the recipes already and the kids especially went for my slightly milder version of the pinto bean chilli.  Most of the recipes lend themselves well to seasonal veg modifications.
The pumpkin teabread is my favorite so far and the beetroot/walnut hummus isn't bad either!!!

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15 comments:

  1. saraFebruary 15, 2012 at 1:37 PM

    Those hats are pretty Emma.......sometimes it's nice to fill your knitting needles/crochet hooks with mini projects.

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  2. JacquiFebruary 15, 2012 at 1:59 PM

    Hello Emma - I love all your projects. The hats are so sweet and I love the idea of knitted face scrubs.
    Big RC fans here too :)
    cc

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  3. KylieFebruary 15, 2012 at 2:23 PM

    I love the hats! Such lovely shades of pink.

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  4. NatalieFebruary 15, 2012 at 5:27 PM

    those hats are beautiful...great job.

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  5. www.OhThePlacesWellRoll.comFebruary 15, 2012 at 6:43 PM

    hmmm...i am a sucker for veg/vegan cookbooks! those recipes sound delicious! the hats are so lovely too! but i can't eat them...nom, nom, nom

    :)
    jen

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  6. EllenFebruary 15, 2012 at 11:16 PM

    Love the little projects - I always like small things because it gives a sense of accomplishment in a short time. Didn't know about River Cottage's veg book - will have to check that one out. Thanks.

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  7. AndiFebruary 15, 2012 at 11:43 PM

    Ooh indeed the pumpkin teabread sounds delish! I am going to have to check that cookbook out. Thank you for the recommendation.
    And just look at all your lovelies. Those hats are adorable.

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  8. AnnieFebruary 16, 2012 at 1:47 AM

    Pumpkin tea-bread sounds delicious :D Gorgeous hats!

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  9. GreerFebruary 16, 2012 at 3:17 AM

    Cookbook reading ALWAYS counts ;) I have that one on my list.

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  10. Lori annFebruary 16, 2012 at 4:32 AM

    love all your knitting emma! the hats are super cute and i think supplimenting the stash in this way is perfectly reasonable ;)
    cookbook sounds great!

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  11. cpcableFebruary 16, 2012 at 5:07 AM

    Beautiful hats! Once you knit one, you just can't stop. ;)

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  12. Crooked Moon MamaFebruary 16, 2012 at 5:32 PM

    Cookbooks totally count!!!!
    Lovely hats...

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  13. GratefulPrayerThankfulHeartFebruary 17, 2012 at 1:34 AM

    Hello Emma! So nice stopping by to meet you and peruse your lovely blog here! I have had a great time scrolling through your posts and getting to know you a bit :)

    Kindly, Lorraine

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  14. Mama Gone GreenFebruary 17, 2012 at 3:46 PM

    cute matching hats!

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  15. Heather's Blog-o-ramaFebruary 18, 2012 at 9:11 PM

    HI Emma,
    I'm visiting from Linda STubb's blog "Prairie Flower Farm" She mentioned the lovely box that you sent her :) :) So I had to come over here and pay a visit :) :) Oh projects are so CUTE!!! I love to knit and I also crochet a little bit, too :) :) Have a great weekend. Love and hugs from the ocean shores of California, Heather :)

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