Sunday Sewing

Yesterday I thought I would have a go at making a 60s (?) style garden apron pattern that I bought.

Here it is. I will not be showing a close up as they would not pass inspection as I still have a long way to go on the learning to sew path. However I'm reasonably pleased that it turned out OK for round the house, and I learned a few things along the way. It was quite a good project for an afternoon - took me 4-5 hours all up but if you were a good sewer it would be a lot faster. The thing I really like about this pattern is that the apron sits on the shoulders rather than hanging off the neck. Much more comfortable.

I made socks!

And here they are...

Glossing over their (many!)  imperfections I'm quite pleased as they are my first ever attempt at socks. I did cheat and use a 2 needle pattern as I still can't get my head (or hands!) around DPNs. They will certainly be good enough to wear around the house with slippers or as bed socks. They are in a 4ply cotton that I bought from the outlet store at Bendigo Woollen Mills.

Now for my next project....I wanted to try and make a cardi but I only have 15 balls of the wool I want to use and its not quite enough. So I think I might make another shrug either this one or maybe this one. Decisions, decisions............

Cucumberitis

I remember not so long ago (as the lovely Jerry reminds me) complaining about the lack of cucumbers and what a dismal season it was for them.

Clearly nature has a sense of humour and wants to teach me a lesson. Today I picked 3kg, Yep, thats 3 KILOgrams of the b*ggers. Now I like cucumbers as much as the next woman, but come on...3kg ! This is all from the one plant mind you. What's more, there looks to be another 2-3 kg hanging on the vine ripening away.

Needless to say I spent some time in the kitchen peeling and slicing and salting in preparation for ANOTHER batch of cucumber pickles. On the bright sideat least they are my favourite variety (apple cucumbers), although not the best for pickling in slices, so I cut them into wedges

Anyone have a favourite pickle vinegar recipe they would like to share?

Oh and Jerry dear - cucumber will be on the menu for the foreseeable future!

I'm growing my hair and making noodles - aint multi-tasking grand!

Of course, this will only look impressive to those of you who knew how short my hair was before  :*)

And on a culinary note I made parsley egg noodles 2 nights ago.....using a recipe from Lacy's excellent blog - although be aware that a US cup is only 240ml not 250 if you're going to try this at home. Mine was very dry and I had to add extra milk as I didn't work this out until AFTER I'd started.....  :*)

Indoor clothes lines have a multitude of uses!