Licensed2Knit

I found this great pattern on Ravelry, it’s a knit shamrock to make into a pin.  I had some leftover wool and sari silk and I knit this up very quickly…next time I am making it with a lighter weight yarn and four leaves.

Shamrock Pin

I also made this cute card for a co-worker.  I can’t believe it takes me sooooo long to figure out what to do.  The stamp part is usually easy but it’s the colors and placement  and design details that snag me….still I love making them so I’ll keep at it.

Bra-Vo! Card

Lastly….I have tried and tried to somehow get a Children’s knitting program going at the library.  I can’t believe just how resistant people are to try something like that.  Along comes a wonderful opportunity to do an off-site, no restrictions program and VOILA!  I will be teaching finger knitting to 20 lucky 3rd-5th graders as a special program that their school holds each spring.  I can’t wait.  In preparation for this… I’ve used some stash yarn and finger knit this scarf with pompoms…it’s so cute I will totally wear it!

Finger Knit Scarf with Pom Poms

Some girls get to have all the fun…and I think I am one of them

Blessings!

My Cuisinart and I are not properly acquainted.  We are definitely not on a first name basis.  I don’t really use it for much…I’ve pureed cottage cheese for cheesecake and I’ve made bread crumbs.  We have been together for years but I have never really understood all that it can do for me.  I mainly use it to pulverize stuff.  I love that it puts safety first but it pretty much renders the machine useless to me as I can rarely get the stupid thing aligned properly to use it.   The base must be perfect…the lid must be perfect…the chute thing must be perfect….only then can you actually pulse your whatever into submission.  I thought about my Cuisinart after seeing the movie Julie and Julia.   I am not a newb in the kitchen…Actually I am quite far from that.  I’d like to think of myself as the Top Chef in the hobbist category.  I am not afraid of trying out any recipe I choose.  I’ve actually made some pretty sophisticated dishes…but yet I am still not on a first name basis with my Cuisinart.   In an effort to get to first base, I will begin with some hand holding and then some cuddling and in the months to come I will go all the way with my Cuisinart.  Whatever that means.

I was able to pulverize some whole wheat bread to make crumbs for this lovely plate of Sliders.

Sliders

I was inspired when I saw some cute little mini buns from Pepperidge Farm…the grocery store had a recipe for Sliders posted next to them.  Some quick pulverization expertise from the Cuisinart and a short time later we had a plate full of sliders for lunch.  The meat mixture is very much like meatloaf.  My guys immediately slapped some cheese on them and some condiments and promptly gobbled them up.  I’ll probably make these again but not in the near future.  They were good but not that good.  Bon Appetit mes amis!

I also made these nifty cards.

Sympathy Card

New Home Card