I spent a quiet weekend just being. I tidied on Saturday morning, showered then settled down to watch a DVD. Gus was gone for the day so the day was mine! I had bought a ball of crochet cotton with the intention of making a dishcloth. Ahem, it was from the $2 shop and yes, that is a knot you can see in they yarn!
First, I had to teach myself some crochet stitches again. I think I was 10 the last time I crocheted. I can remember making granny square cushion covers and was very proud when I presented my Grandpa with one, in his favourite football team colours. He took that little cushion with him to the footy for many years.
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The internet has great tutorials for crochet and knitting - I am one of those people who can pick things up quite quickly if I am shown once, twice or three times. I found one for double crochet and watched a few times then started off myself. It all came back to me. Then I watched a single crochet tute.
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Now I just need more time to sit and actually do it!
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Sunday was knitting day! I am very proud of this 'finish'. I started knitting this basket weave dishcloth probably 2 years ago and had done about 2 inches of it. I dragged it out and thought, right!, I am going to finish this today!
So I did! Then I proceeded to single crochet around the edge of it - I am on a roll! The shape is a bit dodgy but overall, it will do the job.
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My second attempt at knitting was a great learning experience. This is a waffle weave dishcloth from Rhonda's Down to Earth book.
I hadn't cast on for such a long time so I looked up a YouTube video to help me.
Then I started off following the pattern -
First couple of rows were easy... then Row 3: K3 (P2, K1) 10 times, P2, K3
I set off knitting but when I got to the end of the row I could see that something was terribly wrong! I had sort of extra stitches and cross overs - Uh oh!
Back to the computer for another lesson - "how to change from knit to purl" - you have to swap your wool over the needle when you change stitches! Who knew!
I unpicked it all and started again - and after completing a set of the pattern rows, I could see the pattern emerging - success! This is pretty cool for a girl who has never knitted anything but purl/plain/purl/plain!
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Anyway, this variegated cotton was really just a test piece - I need to buy some nice colours now to get a stash of dishcloths going. Knitting is a great excuse for sitting quietly!
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Later in the afternoon I made a batch of Cherry Shortbreads but for some reason they spread more than usual and I nearly overcooked them. They still taste fine but not my best!
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Sunday night, Angus cooked a chicken in his Cobb cooker. It took a while but it is a learning process that we need to get right before we go camping with it.
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The finished roast - the veggies were cooked but not really crisp so we need to work on that. The chicken had a nice flavour, though.
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We watched My Kitchen Rules which we are really enjoying then after dinner, tidied up and hit the hay.
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Hope your weekend was nice and peaceful,
Cheers - Joolz
