Crafty Little Rat

Normally by knitting nature I’m pretty monogamous; this month I seem to be anything but. Currently on the needles, 2 pairs of Socks for Rhys. I’m knitting 2 at a time (2AAT) and toe up. One of the two is Superba Bamboo and the second is made of Regia. This great plan means I didn’t have to divide my ball into two, but instead of second sock syndrome I have second half of each pair syndrome. I’m not even up to turning the heel yet. Luckily for me my week has between 4 and 6 hours of Knit N Natter each week, so I’m chugging along steadily and I know I will get there in the end. Second project that’s on the needles is a baby cardigan for a little boy. I know of no one who is having a little boy, or even of anyone who is due to give birth within the next 6 months but I’ve been suckered in by very tiny, very wee baby things that are awfully sweet. This is a pattern of my own improvising using the Sheep Yoke cardigan to get my increases right for the Yoke and then using the Owl cable patt...

On our local archery circuit my parents have become practically famous for their Raspberry whiskey. Now I live on my own, I do miss the occasional hot toddy when I’m sick or during the long winter nights when it’s too miserable to do anything else. So last year I took up the gauntlet and started making my own. From 4 bottles of starting Whiskey I got 5.5 bottles, and over a year later we still have not managed to finish a whole bottle. This year I’ve decided to go different. This year it’s Schnapps time. One lot of Watermelon and Blueberry One lot of Strawberry and Kiwi. It’s pretty simple actually when you get into it. Fruit, hooch and sugar. This is the schnapps my 2 Rumtofts and a mixing bowl, good for weighing out fruit all ready for take off!   I used 1/2 the watermelon and still ended up with over 2lbs of fruit! That’s NOT including the massive slice that Tiff and Rommie got. That’s Tiffany there experiencing her first ever watermelon. After a boat load of fruit, a...