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Socks and Shops

October 1, 2009 by sunrisesister

Blogtoberfest continues!

Well I finally finished sock #1, and am onto the second without the usual delay! woo! They JUST fit, so I will have to see how they wear in.
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I love this yarn more and more as I knit it..

Yesterday I did a little blog housekeeping; I tidied some code, updated some ancient plugins, and added a cart! Yep, some lovely hand dyed yarny goodness up there, so check it out :) More will be added today, in thicker weights.

Available at the moment:

Variegated Pink - Cashmere Merino Citrus Splash
Gothic - 100gm Cashmerino Sock Yarn Flower Garden 50gm
Summer Fruit 50gm 4ply 2 x 100gm Cashmerino Colourgasm 4ply
2 x 100gm Cashmerino Colourgasm 4ply Neil’s Choc Raspberry

Yesterday was also a day for baking. My youngest loves cupcakes (who doesn’t?) so she whipped up these berry and white chocolate cupcakes with a little help.

Delicious, and very fruity! This is how it’s done:

1 packet of vanilla/butter cake mix, made to instructions. Yes, I cheated. But heck.
some white chocolate drops
and some frozen mixed berries (we usually have a bag of boyseberries/blueberries/raspberries in the freezer for topping yogurt)

Bake. TADAAAA! Cool for as long as you can bear it, and eat with a cup of GOOD tea. Bliss.

I am seriously considering buying a cheap ice cream/gelati machine this summer. We have an abundance of home grown lemons, figs, and local fruit that would make for some delicious cooling treats. We have a deep freezer running, so why not? We spend a small fortune on icey poles every year, which sadly tend to be full of nasty colours etc. Hmm… some thinking to be done..

Today I am going to catch up on some yarn photos.. see you then!


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