bright green number 4

I hope Mr. G likes this hat.  I know his Momma will.  It is a bright green cotton.  A friend at work is due ten days after the Tall Short Person and I will probably make her baby boy a hat too.  They are just so easy and restful.  I drink a pot of tea and I have a hat done.

Hats have a tendency to be in Christmas stockings around here too.  I keep thinking I want a pair of mitts and working with all this yarn means it probably will happen soon.  I love the details on this one.  I really like how it turned out.

hat number 3

After I finished the hat from yesterday, I rolled up more yarn to make more hats.  This purply one I thought would be a top choice for the tall short person but she actually chose others to come first. 

I think it turned out very nice.  Especially against white linen.  The crocheting is just very restful. 

Tasty failure tonight in the cooking department.  I am working on a gluten free crisp but so far I do not have proportions right.  I think I had too much fruit so the crisp topping did not have a chance to crisp.  Either more crisp or less fruit.  But it was really yummy!  More experimentation is needed.  My Beloved likes this idea.

newborn hat number 2

Out came more yarns this weekend.  Actually, they are still out.  The tall short person picked which yarns to use for the next hat.  They are a cotton yarn from Cascade in sutble blues and greens.  In the right light, they just look neutral.

My Beloved and I were doing a Battlestar Galactica marathon while I was coughy and my hook was out.  I would rest and hold hands with him when I needed.

But in the end, the hat is done.  I think it is beautiful and even though you could say boy colors, it is not really.  It is the same size as the alpaca/wool one I posted earlier in the week but I think it has more stretch.  Mr G should be able to wear it longer.  That makes the tall short person happy.

whole grain gluten free pancakes

This weekend, I decided we needed a warm comforting breakfast.  I gave my Beloved the choice of waffles or pancakes.  He chose pancakes.  Which means that I needed to write down my gluten free pancake recipe.  That way he or the Tall Short Person can make them if I am not around.  I actually modified the waffle recipe we like so much to make these.  I make pancakes on the thin side so if you like thicker you might wish to decrease the liquid measure.

Gluten Free Waffles

1/4 cup teff flour

1/4 cup almond flour

1/4 cup sorghum flour

1/4 cup arrowroot starch

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons sugar

1/4 cup soured hempmilk (1 tablespoons apple cider vinegar and 3 tablespoons hempmilk)

1/4 cup melted butter or olive oil

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

Start heating the griddle or skillet you will be using.

Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl.  Add the egg and mix.  Add the milk and vanilla and mix.  Mix in the oil.  Pour on a oiled heated griddle and back until bubbles on the top pop and the top dries.

Turn.  Cook until the other side is brown.  Serve plain, with butter, maple syrup, roasted apples, ....

Watch them disappear.  They really do not taste whole grain.

Pixie hat number 1

While I was coughy this weekend, I started working on woolie goods for Mr. G.  As a first time Grandmother, I feel that is part of my role.  By the end of the weekend, I must have rolled a half a dozen skeins to get ready for knitting and crocheting.  I even went to a yarn store looking for new knitting needle sizes.  I did end up with new needles and new yarn but my old trusty hook came out.  Needing three different sets of needles (and sizes) for a project does not seem to make sense in my head.  Maybe it will when I am a better knitter.

The kettle was put on.  Tea was made and poured and I worked with my hook.

In no time, there was a hat for Mr G.  It is a alpaca and wool blend that will take him through the winter.  I will need to put more woolies in his stocking next year.

Not a bad way to spend a few hours on a coughy day.