Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Yarn Along

Joining Ginny for Yarn Along again this week.  I'm working on a few easy mindless things since completing the scarf I was working on.  I whipped out a few dishcloths in a sunny yellow and orange since our old ones are getting pretty dingy.  Now I'm making a few to give away.


On the reading list lately is the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving.  It may not seem very exciting, but I can't stop scheming and planning all of the foods I want to preserve this year.  From the ordinary strawberry jam to the unusual blood orange marmalade (yum!) I see a shelf full of yumminess by the end of this summer!  (And don't my new dishcloths match my book wonderfully!)




13 comments:

  1. Ahhh Home preserving... I am happy to be just finished with the bottling season, gosh it had me running about, Go well with it and nice colours on the dishies.

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  2. I love those colors--what a great spring project-so cheerful. AHH home preserving--I would love to try that! I can not wait to hear your results!

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  3. Cute clothes. I also love the last food post. I want to make sourdough bread! Looks so good.
    Lisa

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  4. I love dishcloths. I also use mine as hot mats. They work great either way. My goal this year is to make strawberry jam. I've never done it but have a few great resources that make it seem so easy!

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  5. I have been canning for many years and each year I try to preserve something new and different so your book just went on my list! Blood orange marmalade? Oh yes! :)

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  6. Scheming - now that is a fun word for canning ideas! The blood orange sounds good. We've just made the basic strawberry jam and last year made a cherry jam. That was good. I still need to conquer my 'fear' of home canning.

    Dishcloths look good - must really try making some of these again.

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  7. Bright dish cloths are so cheerful! I am going to try and preserve some food this year too. I am waiting patiently for strawberry season to arrive....

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  8. Fun! Dishcloths are great and so fast. I made a few that are sitting around not being used because I still need to weave in the ends( silly huh?). They are fantastic gifts too :)

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  9. You can never have too many dishcothes, I tell ya!

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  10. Your're the second person I've clicked on today making dishcloths, which is what I am making now, having finished one sweater and waiting for yarn to arrive for another. Great mindless knitting for the van...

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  11. Those dishcloths are really pretty!
    My hubby wants to get started in canning this year so I may have to look into that book for myself!

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  12. I need to make a few dishcloths around here.....Love the bright colors. But then I always like your yarn color choices :)

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  13. I love that you coordinate your knitting with your books. Which came first? Looks like a good book. I make loads of home preserves, but each year I like to try something new. Some past experiments are still skulking in the back of the cupboard, but most work. That's what keeps me trying!

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