Spring Fling

I knitted up this oh so cute little cowl today. My little spring fling, the cowl that wont be enjoyed for very long in hopes that our weather smartens up and I can tuck it away till next year.

I used a basic worsted weight acrylic grey yarn and some fancy accent yarn I found on clearance a long long time ago. I knitted them both together on size 15US needles(in the round) with a CO 52 and K5, P5 pattern until it was as wide as I wanted it.

Gluten free Surprises!

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Doughnuts with Chocolate Glaze (and sprinkles!)

Yes, believe it or not these yummy treats are gluten free and oh so good.
I Bought the book Cooking for Isaiah a gluten and dairy free cook book.
When I saw the doughnuts I knew I had to try them and after I hunted down a doughnut pan the project was on. In Winnipeg there is a little Gluten free store called Lorenzo's, it is located on St. Mary's Avenue and they sell some premixed gluten free flour blends for baking.
The only thing I can say is my kids and husband were all fooled and had no idea that these were made with gluten free flours.

I encourage everyone to try something different, you just may very well be surprised at the results.

Oatmeal Date Bars

These are so yummy, and very simple, great for school snacks.

Enjoy!

• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 egg white

1. In a small saucepan, combine the dates, water and sugar. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until mixture is thickened, stirring constantly.
   


2. In a large bowl, combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Stir in the butter and egg white until blended. Pat half of the mixture into an 8-in. square baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray. Carefully spread with date mixture. Gently pat remaining oat mixture over date mixture. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Rainbow Mittens

I finally did it! I made a matching pair of mittens and both are the same size!

I have attempted to make mittens a few times now and with perseverance I finally got two mittens that I am happy with.

I used this basic beginners Lion Brand pattern, but instead of using worsted weight yarn which I was suppose to use, my daughter really wanted this yarn but it was a light weight. I doubled up the yarn and it worked out great, the mittens are cozy and warm.

Knitted Marker Bag

I am a bit of a knitting freak these days and I can't seem to get enough of it.

My kids have a little art area set up in our kitchen, with an art wall to display all their "fine art". I picked up this really cute easel from Ikea(of course) and one side has a dry eraser marker board on it but no place to put the markers. I was thinking what could I do with these markers, when it came to me! why not knit a bag! and so I did. I just knitted a simple rectangle and there you have it, a really cute bag to hold the markers.

The Man Scarf

My Little man modeling his Dad's scarf

This Christmas season I ended up knitting a whole load of scarfs. Sadly my memory was horrible and I forgot to take pictures of most of them before I gave them away as gifts.

But I did manage to take a picture of this one. I made it for my husband using this Meandering Rib Scarf pattern from Lion brand. I used about one ball of inexpensive black acrylic yarn. The original pattern is for a very long (130inch) scarf. But I made mine a lot shorter, about 30inch.

SCARF

Cast on 34 sts.

Knit 3 rows.

Rows 1 and 2: K2, *k3, p3; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 3: K2, p1, *k3, p3; rep from * to last 7 sts, k3, p2, k2.

Row 4: K4, *p3, k3; rep from * to last 6 sts, p3, k3.

Row 5: K2, p2, *k3, p3; rep from * to last 6 sts, k3, p1, k2.

Row 6: K3, *p3, k3; rep from * to last 7 sts, p3, k4.

Rows 7 and 8: K2, *p3, k3; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 9: Rep Row 6.

Row 10: Rep Row 5.

Row 11: Rep Row 4.

Row 12: Rep Row 3.

Rows 13 and 14: Rep Row 1.

Rows 15 and 16: Rep Rows 11 and 12.

Rows 17 and 18: Rep Rows 9 and 10.

Rows 19 and 20: Rep Rows 7 and 8.

Rows 21 and 22: Rep Rows 5 and 6.

Rows 23 and 24: Rep Rows 3 and 4.

Rep Rows 1-24 until piece measures about 130 in. (330 cm) from beginning, end with Row 2.

Knit 2 rows.

Bind off.

Knitted Bookmark

Here is a little project I quickly made last night.

I ordered some very nice lace weight yarn(still no project for it yet) and I got a sample of this yarn, wool/bamboo blend. It was easy to knit with and gave me some practice knitting with lace weight. I used 2.5US size needles and did a K1,P1, K 5, P1,K1. till it was as long as I wanted it to be. Then I added a little fringe to one end.

Super cute and very practical!