correction: it MAY fit someone in her 30's

it will certainly be more tight, and i'm not sure how it will wear, but it sure is CUTE!

no one in my house can wear it

after my successful first attempt at a capelet, i decided to make another smaller one which may turn out to fit a 7 year old. the yarn i used is from spain, and i keep scheming about the color i'll have to add if it runs out. when i bought the yarn, the man at the store stold me i'd need 5 balls to make what was roughly translated by maria, and hand-spanished by me, as a capelet. there were only 2 in stock, and something about his mannerisms told me he's just trying to get the american to buy more of his loot. hence, i may have under-bought, but i'm thinking the collar might look smashing in a chocolate brown.

stitch, no, FOOD night

(cross posted on http://feedingswash.wordpress.com)

sf style stitch night has been dominated by food and it's all my fault, i admit it.

i can't help it--it's fun to plan menus and share with my friends. since we haven't been meeting regularly, it's been more about catching up, about enjoying each other's company, and it just happens that food is the elixir that inspires our evening.

at least for me.

oh, that doesn't mean that my friends don't appreciate my cooking, it just means that they don't share my enthusiasm for preparing sometimes exuberant meals, and demoting the crafting to a lesser participant in the night's festivities. to be sure, my crafting creativity has suffered, but i admit with glee that my culinary creativity is taking off, and it's lots of fun.

this sunday, david decided he'd participate in stitch night with a craft of his own: tapas. he spent a couple days recently in santa cruz, and returned bearing gifts of lavender lotions, a selection of wines from our favorite winery, and an excellent cookbook with spanish tapas as its subject. i was delighted. this boy knows the pathway to my heart... scenty treats, tasty drinks, and delicious inspiration.

david opted for spanish meatballs in garlic sauce--no small feat! here it is, simmering:



and here's the wine surprise, complete with its own jumbo-sized cigar box:

other bits of goodness making an appearance in our meal included steamed california artichokes--deliciously in season--salami, a special fresh mozzarella with cream and truffle bits inside, crusty bread, and steaming bowls of pasta e fagiole (without the pasta!).

i was SO stuffed.

a dash o' creativity on a saturday morn

due to scheduling conflicts, stitch hasn't met in a spell, and i just haven't kept the juices flowin' without a weekly meeting.

until yesterday morning, when the need and desire struck. i made these:

finally, the capelet

here it is. lovely. thanks, ame!