Last week I finished the cables. I decided to stop after five repeats. As it seemed to pull in so as to be narrower I cast off loosely but had to undo the cast off and redo it as it was then too wide at the top as maybe you can see.
I thought that I would crochet round it if I needed more width or length but when I pinned it to the piece I intended for the other side
It seemed to fit reasonably well.I tried fitting the cushion inside.
And it was about right. I am thinking of buying a new cushion pad so I will wait until I know what will be inside before finishing off and sewing the two sides together.
I have also started the second sock.
As I want to use every bit of the wool, I didn’t even think of trying to make the socks match but just started at the end of the yarn.
And I made a brioche.
I am rather fond on brioche though I don’t buy it very often and have long wanted to make some but the recipe in my bread book uses 13oz of flour and five! eggs and this always seemed a bit extravagant. However I now have a food processor and in that it has a recipe that uses 250g (about 8oz) of flour and two eggs. You also have the advantage that the processor does all the mixing/kneading. So this last Friday I mixed up the dough and made this. I think next time I may cook it a little less but it is very tasty!
It doesn’t shine because I left off the egg glaze. I had meant to save a bit of egg for this purpose but forgot and getting a whole egg just for a bit of glaze always seems wasteful unless you have plans for omelettes later.
Not boring – More hygge!
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Had to look up what hygge meant. I think I see what you mean.
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I do like the celticness (if that’s even a word) of the cables x
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Celtic has rather been my obsession recently!!
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Not boring at all. I like to keep up with your progress! Plus you always bake something interesting – it’s unlikely I will ever be so brave as to attempt it myself but it’s good to know that other people can crack it 🙂 Also, all this making means you are feeling stronger.
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Yes, I suppose I am feeling stronger, mentally and probably physically too!
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EXCELLENT NEWS 🙂
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Beautiful ‘cablework’ + celtic designs in crochet and knitting + rainbow socks will never get boring! I could stare at the photos for hours. Reading about brioche made me want to get back to my brioche stitch knit-block wip 🙂
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Ah yes, Brioche knitting! I would like to try it sometime but must do some crochet next!
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Those socks are fantastic. I do love that cable pattern but after a pair of socks and a giant blanket with it on I might give it a break before doing it again. It looks great on that pillow though.
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It was seeing your blanket that helped inspire me to give the cable pattern a go. I am glad I did!
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Yes it looks great. Glad to have been a catalyst
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