Flagel Knitting Files

So even though I was otherwise distracted there were two projects I was able to complete recently.  Both were relatively simple and small, which seems to have suited my distracted mind. First, the waffles are done.  As you know, I simply converted the waffle stitch into the "real" knitted thing.  But I thought they looked a bit sad on the plate all by themselves so I made two small breakfast sausage and three strawberries to go along with them.  (Yes, I know there's only two in the photo.  I made the third and packaged the entire meal up for shipping without taking a new photo.  I am like that sometimes.)  The sausage and strawberry patterns come from Susie Johns' 20  Knitted Fast Food , and her  20 Knitted Fruit respectively.  The sausage yarn came from Zellers just as they were closing down.  For my non-Canadian readers, Zellers will soon be replaced with Target stores from the U.S.  Sock yarn that is very slightly variega...

Yesterday was just another drop-dead beautiful Lower Mainland day.  The sun beats down pretty directly here in the North making even a mere 70 degrees F or 18 degree C day seem almost scorching (or is it because the sun has been such a long time coming.)  Yesterday also marked an Open House Carnival at my university so I got an opportunity to be outside talking to people about my work for most of the day. On top of our mountain the air is good and the sunshine even more intense.  It was a great day (Good planning Organizing Committee!) Then there is today.  The sun is not out, there's the threat of sprinkles and I have a house that should be tidied up and laundry to do but before then an update about my knitting (I know I said I'm generally a work first and play second type of person; this isn't by any means a strict rule as you can tell.) I've mentioned this before but it bears repeating, I love to take quick looks at the $l/Loonie shops' yarn  selection wh...