Hot on Knitting

It was a record day yesterday. I got my box from patternworks which is always an exciting day. I nicely posed this pic showing the grass green worsted yarn that is going to be my mom’t Christmas present (keep your fingers crossed) and the bamboo silk that I am going to use to make a Mobius scarf. I also happened to score the other day four skeins of Patton yarn, 25% cashmere. 4 skeins = 2 scarf presents. And very cool presents indeed. I also finished the 2^nd sleeve on my cotton sweater so I could start my Mobius scarf. I conquered the Mobius. I intelligently decided to use some yarn from my stash before using the bamboo silk or cashmere. It is not really difficult, but there are some ah ha moments when it falls into place. I will post the finished Mobius when the practice one is done. And I still have to sew together my cotton sweater. That is a good rainy day project.

Part II of yesterday’s excitement was that I canned my pickled green beans. They are one of the few things the groundhogs left me and I know why. They are rather tough and tasteless. Next year I order seeds from a catalog. Anyway, I helped my friend Carol can years ago but have not done it since, so I looked on this as a learning experience. I figured if I pickled them it would a) add some flavor and b) soften them a bit. It’s only 2 ½ jars so if they are not too tasty, no great loss. And yes I know you have to fill the jars for safe preservation, the ½ jar is in the fridge. Next, tomatoes!