knittens

she knitted her pie crust … she wins !

“This Thanksgiving I decided to top all pies by knitting the lattice crust of my homemade spiced apple pie. It was kind of like being a kid playing with playdo all night in the kitchen… for 3 hours!

I used Trader Joe’s Pie Crust, with trips in and out of the freezer when it got too sticky. Chop sticks and straws helped keep my warm hands off and work in the small spaces.

I struggled to brush the egg white on, then inspiration struck: why not put egg whites in the misto? Voila! Fancy sugar sprinkles and some foil to prevent browning, and it came out perfectly, even holding up over night without collapsing, as apple pies are wont to do.”

~…..Ravelry: KnitsForLife’s Knit apple pie

well aren’t you clever

ombre cowl

Free Knitting Pattern L20389 Modular Cable Afghan : Lion Brand Yarn Company

Originating from Reykjavik, iceland, the lopapeysa (lopi is the name of the yarn traditionally used, and peysa means sweater). The first Icelandic sweater dates back to the 1950s. The story is that Auður Laxness, the wife of Nobel prize winner, Halldór Laxness, brought a version of the sweater back from Greenland and replicated it in the 1940s. The designs for the sweater are thought to originate from Greenlandic women’s costume. In the 60s and 70s, the sweater gained widespread popularity and became synonymous with Iceland.

The yarn from the Icelandic sheep is unique because the breed has been isolated from other breeds for centuries. All those years of exposure to the sub-arctic climate produces two distinctive fibers. There’s warm, soft insulating fibers close to the body called ‘pel' and long water repellent fibers on the surface called 'tog’. Lopi yarn is is not spun, so contains more air than spun yarn, giving it better insulation properties.