July 2011 – Cheeky Attitude

Knit work in progress – Knitting with recycled jeans

I’m working on a cowl from my good friend and fabulous designer Carrie from Irish Girlie Knits. “My kind of Saturday” is a casual and Summery little thing knit with a yarn made from recycled jeans by Kollage Yarns.

While I loved the concept of upcycling old jeans, I didn’t expect to love knitting with it. I’m much more of a wool kind of gal, and rarely knit with cotton. This yarn has completely won me over.

And the pattern is simple and only needs one skein so it is a perfect way to test the yarn for yourself.

But you’ll probably be like me and start imagining all kinds of items that would be perfect for it. Like a toddler’s top or a little girl’s dress.

Pattern: My kind of Saturday Cowl
Yarn: Kollage Yarns Riviting

Disclaimer: I took the photos for Irish Girlie Knits and Kollage Yarns and I was given the skien I’m knitting.

Lemon Cucumbers – Another CSA find

These lemon cucumbers arrived in my CSA box this week. I only figured out what they were by process of elimination on the inventory list. I thought they were a stone fruit at first glance.

Almost identical in taste and texture to our large American green cucumbers and I’ve just been eating them plain or tossing them in a salad.

Bit of a new project : Podcast on Neat Stuff on the Net

The people who frequent this space (all 2 of you – Hi Mom! and Little Bro!) know about my day job as a Research Librarian. I decided to jump in and put my research skills to use in a podcast. Since the most recent “episode” is entertainment oriented I thought I’d share it here.

Resource Brief No. 4 | National Academy Database, Art from British Museums, Harry Potterâ€™s World