My goodness it was windy today!
And also surprisingly sunny. At gone 7pm!
I love that change to BST, suddenly life feels better and more productive. It’s light for longer, it’s warmer now. I’ve applied for multiple jobs this week and managed to free some time for more creative pursuits.
Enter, exhibit A: I TOTALLY MADE PANTS!
Look at those almost matching stripes!
I used the free Rosy Ladyshorts pattern from Cloth Habit. It’s great! Really easy to follow and they’re just as comfortable as bought underwear. I got the fabric from an old top. It was badly made and twisted so I didn’t wear it much. It proved perfect for this! I finally managed to find a fabric shop near me with stretch lace and bought several bundles so there will definitely be more pants in the future :)
I also got some more spinning done.
Clockwise from top left: Yellow/blue gradient singles. Yellow/blue gradient plied. Blue/pink singles. Finished balls of plied yarn.
I’m so pleased with how the gradients have turned out! I’m not sure what to make with this yarn though. The colours are beautiful but the fibre is very coarse in laces so it definitely cant be worn near the skin. I’m thinking maybe a bag? The idea is to be able to knit something with a continuous gradient, from yellow to blue to pink to brown. I still have quite a bit of wool left to spin!
Finally, today I’ll leave you with the meal that our family called dinner on Sunday night. It was a bit of a mixed up day and we ended up having a cooked lunch at about 3pm and decided to have pudding for dinner instead of another meal in the evening. I made a plum cobbler with some fresh plums from the market. One of the best things about working on the market is that I get to know which products are at their absolute best. I’ve been loving these plums for weeks and snagged a box of ‘pig food’ plums for myself last week.
Fresh plum cobbler, mmmm :)
I was really reminded of my time in Germany where pudding for a main meal seemed to be a fairly common thing. Well, certainly in the canteen at work anyway where one of the meal options was frequently apple strudel, sweet dumplings or Kaiserschmarrn. What a country!
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