Pink Sweater

I've made a bunch of socks, so far, including a baby pair! Now, I'm moving on to a full blown sweater. OK, it's not a full blown sweater, it's a sweater vest cardigan. So, no sleeves and one button. I'm making it for my grandma and I started making it in a large size. Now that I've knit the back, though, it's looking a bit small. This may end up being for my cousin or my mom or something... we'll see.

Also, I've been making muffins nearly every week. It makes for a very convenient breakfast. Here are my corn-pine nut muffins with currants.


These remind me of the multi grain pancakes because I used three grains.


Ingredients:
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup AP flour
1 cup stone ground cornmeal
1.5 tsp baking powder
0.5 tsp salt

2 large eggs
3/4 cups sugar
1 stick butter, melted and cooled (or consider using half canola oil instead to keep muffins moist)
3/4 cup yogurt
1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
1/2 cup dried currants

Making muffins is so easy. Combine dry ingredients, then combine wet ingredients. Then add the mix-ins and wet ingredients to the dry, and gently fold until combined. Scoop dough into greased muffin pan (I use an ice cream scooper) and bake at 350F for 15-20 minutes.

Knitting Sox

I've been busy. Really busy. Writing, grading, and teaching have kind of taken over. But I have also found room for a new hobby. I learned to knit! I took a class over at River Knits.

We learned to make socks, and I am currently working on my third pair! I made some for myself.

And I made some for my husband.

And I'm working on a third pair for myself again. It's a wonderful thing to do while waiting like in dentists' and doctors' offices, or in the airport and airplane. I also always knit in front of the tube - it's relaxing while still making me feel productive. Socks feel like a great project because they're small enough to bring everywhere, so useful when completed, and easy to try new things with. My current pair are getting a spiral textural pattern and I'm planning on trying cables next and color work after that! Just watch, in July, I'll be sitting outside, in the sun, knitting wool socks. Heaven help me I've caught the knitting bug.