Wanna join in?

There is a KAL going on. Would you like to add a bit more craziness to December? If you do then check this out!

1/4 done

There is one Northman Mitten finished. I'm 1/4 of the way there! The linings should go fast...no pattern or charts for them!

It hasn't been blocked yet and I'm hoping that a nice soak and blocking will straighten things out a bit.

There are flaws. The dark line on the left side of the picture is where 2 of the dpns joined. I'm not sure what to do to eliminate that problem on the next mitten.

And since I think the inside of a stranded project is probably the most interesting, here are pictures of that too...

Palm.

Back.

Close up of back.

And here is the start of the next mitten. :)

Happy Thanksgiving to you!

The first pan in the oven today is the holupture. And what is that you say?? Why it is a family tradition in DH's family. One that I've learned to appreciate and love also. It is supposed to be cooked in a old fashioned Red Wing crock for hours and hours on low heat but I'm trying to bring the dish into our fast paced world. And so a 9X13 pan on slightly higher heat for a shorter time. I really hope it turns out.

The recipe comes from the same Gramma that knit these slippers. She was a strong force in our family and we miss her and all the other grammas in our lives, especially on days like this.

Ok. Now for the recipe.

You start out with a nice sized head of cabbage. Core it and then wilt the leaves in a big pot of hot water. Cut off the heavy stem that runs down the back of the cabbage leaf so they are easier to roll.

Mix together 1 cup uncooked rice, 1/2 cup finely diced ham or bacon, 3 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper. Put a spoonful of this in each cabbage leaf and fold over the edges on all sides to form a roll that the rice can't escape from.

Place cabbage leaves on the bottom of the pan. Arrange the cabbage rolls on top. Add another layer of cabbage leaves and top everything with 2 large jars of sauerkraut. Add enough water to cover the rolls and bake for several hours at 325 degrees.

The first holiday that a newcomer to the family was at, was the test to see how well they would fit in... They were given the holupture test. First to see if they would taste it at all and then to see if they would like it. I think I passed the test all those many years ago. I both tasted and liked the holupture! And now I'm cooking it for my family.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Addicting!

The Northman Mittens are totally addicting.

The braided cuff.

The design on the wrist.

The back.

The palm and gusset increases.

Addicting, I tell you, like M & Ms or potato chips... Oh...umm...ok. Maybe I'll do just one more row.

Something done and the next project up

Finished the socks to be worn as slippers since they are worsted weight and probably won't fit in any of my shoes! Pretty happy with them but sure wish I'd made the legs longer. Had lots of yarn left. Not in the mood to change them though...

What I am in the mood for is the next project. It might be slow moving since I've never done stranded mittens before but am excited to learn something new and if I can do a nice job I'll have some really special mittens!

The purple and off white (Berroco Ultra Alpaca) are the mittens and the red (blue sky alpaca Melange) is the lining. I washed the yarn with Cookie's helpful suggestions, (Thanks!) and it's a good thing I did. That red bled like crazy. I think I got it stopped now though!

Wish me luck on the knitting. :D

I can say it in 3 words.

It. Is. Snowing!

Edited to add:

About 1 pm. Now it is storming. Winter arrived with a bang!

Sweet baby set

A great niece is having a baby boy in December. Perfect reason to knit another Iceling set!

The info on all the pieces are on Ravelry. Just click the linkies. This is the hat.

The mittens aren't included in the Iceling set but are Basic Baby Mittens by Kari Salvatore. They are just right and I did a single crochet chain with a size 7 hook to connect them to each other. Just trying to cut down on the chance of mitten lossage!

I was hoping to get the whole set out of 2 skeins of yarn and so when I had one mitten knit there was the decision of taking a chance on the bit of scrap of yarn left or breaking into that extra 3rd skein. I weighed the finished mitten and then weighed the yarn scrap. The both weighed the same.... Well I decided to live dangerously and go for it.

And this is the amount of yarn left after I finished the second mitten. Phew!!

The cardigan just tickles me. I think it looks like a little teeny tiny blue blazer. So grownup for a brand new baby...

I even found the silver crest buttons for it.

It looks so cozy and warm...perfect for a winter time baby.