Category: Accessories

  • Cuppa Tea Cowl

    I’m rather obsessed with knitting cowls right now – so here’s another pattern for you! I’m loving this light yet warm cowl with my summery tops, since it hasn’t actually been cool enough for full on sweaters yet.

    Cuppa Tea Cowl

    CUPPA TEA COWL

    This soft, drapey cowl is worked in the perfect blend of baby alpaca, silk, camel and cashmere – what could be better? Knit in the round with four different easy and pretty stitch patterns as well as four different colours, which keeps the knitting interesting and fun. This cowl is great for using up the smaller amounts of pretty yarns lurking in your stash!

    Technical Editing by Alexandra Virgiel

    SIZE
    One size; 25” / 64cm in circumference, 12.5” / 32cm deep

    MATERIALS
    YARN
    Sport weight yarn, approximately 385 yds / 352m total.
    Shown in The Fibre Company Road to China Light (65% baby alpaca, 10% cashmere, 10% camel, 15% silk; 159 yds / 145m per 1.75 oz / 50g skein)

    1 skein each of (from bottom to top) Smoky Quartz (A), Riverstone (B), Hematite (C), and Aquamarine (D), approximately 30g / 96 yds / 88m of each colour.

    NEEDLES AND NOTIONS
    US 5 / 3.75mm circular needles, 24” / 60cm long
    stitch markers in two colours or styles
    tapestry needle

    GAUGE
    22 sts and 32 rnds = 4″ / 10cm in Seed Stitch

    Cuppa Tea Cowl

    MORE INFO
    The Ravelry page is here, and there’s more photos there too!

    3-page PDF includes photos and abbreviations. Available through Ravelry, payment through Paypal (no accounts required).

    $5.00 CAD

    Cuppa Tea Cowl

    Cuppa Tea Cowl

  • Soliton Cowl

    I finally have a new pattern for you! This is just the start of my fall pattern blitz – I’m so excited for fall this year.

    Soliton Cowl

    SOLITON COWL
    This cozy oversized cowl is quick to knit up in an unusual, fun stitch pattern that’s reversible, too! Knit seamlessly in the round, this is the perfect project to show off handpainted, handspun and extra-special yarns. I love the sunny yellow colour of this Malabrigo merino, and it’s super soft – perfect for wrapping around your neck on those chilly days.

    The Double Garter Stitch pattern will work with any number of stitches, so play around with the size to get exactly what you want.

    Technical Editing by Alexandra Virgiel

    Soliton Cowl

    SIZE
    One size; 32” / 80cm in circumference, 11” / 28cm deep

    MATERIALS
    300 yds / 274m worsted or aran weight yarn. Shown in Malabrigo Twist (100% merino wool; 150 yds / 137m per 3.5 oz / 100g skein), 2 skeins in colour Sunset
    US 10 / 6mm circular needles, 32” / 80cm long
    stitch marker
    tapestry needle

    GAUGE
    15 sts and 12 rnds = 4″ / 10cm square in Double Garter Stitch

    MORE INFO
    The Ravelry page is here, and there’s more photos there too!

    2-page PDF includes photos and abbreviations. Available through Ravelry, payment through Paypal (no accounts required).

    $5.00 CAD

    Soliton Cowl

  • textures, and a recipe

    I’m obsessed with making various neck thingies this week – cowls, scarves and shawls.

    texturey

    Mmmmmm.

    But, since I don’t really have anything much more to show you, I thought I’d pop by with a recipe I’ve been making a bunch lately! It’s a great breakfast, and I’ve lightened it up considerably from its original recipe, so I thought I’d post it.

    dutch baby

    (I took this photo ages ago at my old apartment – sniff, there are lots of things I miss about that place.)

    Dutch Baby Pancake

    Ingredients
    – 1-2 tbsp butter
    – 4 eggs
    – 1/2 cup flour
    – 1/2 cup milk (I use lactose-free, 1%)
    – cinnamon, nutmeg, a few drops of vanilla extract

    Directions
    Turn oven on to 400F. Put the butter in a cast iron skillet or glass pie pan and place it in the heating oven while you mix the rest of the ingredients.

    Mix the eggs, flour, milk and seasonings together – I use a large glass measuring cup, and I find that the immersion blender (stick/hand blender) does a great job of incorporating the flour quickly and adding some air. Otherwise, use a standard blender, or just a bowl and a good whisk.

    Once the butter has melted and foamed in the pan, pull the pan out of the oven, pour the batter in, then stick it back in the oven for about 20-25 minutes, or until it has puffed up around the edges and is nice and brown.
    Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve with whatever you want – I use maple syrup and homemade strawberry jam!

    A few notes: I think the batter puffs up the best with room temperature batter, but the reality is that sometimes I just don’t have time for that! Instead, I measure out out the eggs and milk the night before and put them in the fridge, and measure the flour and seasonings out into a bowl. That way in the morning I just have to turn on the oven, mix it all up and dump it in the pan.

    And don’t worry if you get to about the 15 minute mark and it looks like it’s not puffed – it comes up really quickly at the end!

    Nom. Perfect with a big cup of tea.