My my my I am really slacking at the blog thing. School kinda put my dyeing on hold and plus I didn't really have the space to do it. However, I got the itch and started an Indigo dye vat. In my kitchen. The results have been great!
The only problem is that whenever I open the lid it fills my kitchen with a stinky rotten fish smell and I have to open all the windows and burn a candle...yuck. I need to set up the garage for this outfit and then buy a little heater to keep the vat warm.
Other than that I have been working on EZ's mitered mittens:
They are super easy and fun! I'm using
Malabrigo Worsted in
Azul Profundo and I'm going to create the thumbs using the tutorial
here. I'm really excited to do it especially since I'm obsessed with
steeks. I haven't attempted this yet but there is something frightening yet extremely thrilling when CUTTING an (almost) finished garment.
Which brings us to bread?
I love bread. This thanksgiving we'll be staying with our friends here in Los Angeles and I can't wait. I'm going to make bread/rolls from this
recipe. My
friend just picked me up some
spring form pans from
Sur la Table. I'll let you know how that goes.
Which brings us to apples?
Whenever I'm purchasing apples I find myself buying the same kind every time: pink lady apples. Being from Michigan I take my apples seriously and so I decided to take a break from my habit and see if I like any other kind better. So far I've only tried the Gala (which I usually don't prefer red apples anyway) and I'm not that impressed.
But I still have a Granny Smith, Fuji, and yet another Pink Lady (maybe to confirm my suspicions) to go. This may take me a while....
And lastly, I leave you with a picture of me and my musical gang at our first show last Monday at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood:
(that's me on the left).
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
