Streets Ahead: or, A Day in the Life

My very first blog post!  I’ve had false starts before, but this is my first real real post.  I first want to introduce myself by telling you what I’m working on.  I always have tons of projects on the go, which is sometimes a good thing and sometimes a bad thing.

A knitting project that I just finished…

Miles and miles of stockinette, which I love.  This is Citron from Knitty and it’s for my sister, as a present.  She made me a bolero for my wedding, and I had this gorgeous laceweight yarn just waiting for the perfect project. 

A knitting project that I am almost finished…

Still tons of stockinette!  I chose this project to try and use up stash yarn.  Do you ever buy yarn for a project, and three (or six, or eight) years later, the yarn is still sitting there and you’re not interested in that project anymore?  I do this all the time.  I have enough of this Knitpicks Palette in Twig (I think the colour is discontinued) to make a sweater, if I’m careful, or a big shawl, and when I gauge-swatched I got the right gauge for the Bayside Pullover from Coastal Knits.  So it’s off to the races!

Some baking to eat...

What do you get when you put together a bunch of crumbs

and a bowlful of rosy peaches from BC?

Brown-butter peach squares (and a curious little owl mug, apparently)!

 

We are currently enjoying these.  I did find out that they don't freeze all that well (they get soggy when they're defrosted) but they're still golden and delicious.  You can find the recipe in Home-Baked Comfort.

A baking project to try…

My friend bought me this book for my birthday, and I’m so excited to try macarons.  I looked at a few books in Chapters, including this one and this one, but I chose Mercotte because it was the most comprehensive and creative:  lots of troubleshooting tips (which I know I’m going to need!) and interesting flavour combinations.

This is just a taste of what I'm up to.  I love knitting, crochet, embroidery, baking (and eating!), and making jewellery, and I'm getting ready to open up an Etsy shop soon.

Thanks for reading, and I hope you come back soon!

Valerie