Maybe because of the unbearably hot and humid weather, or my yardsale radar is
down, but I am in a complete slump here with no place to pick cookware. As a result, my cooking has completely gone
into the yips, and my waistline expanding from the uninspiring take out food and BLTs (after all, what is summer without a couple of BLTs with Jersey tomatoes). As a substitution, and perhaps as
therapy to get myself back into some kind of creative groove, I have begun the
process of re-teaching myself to knit and crochet. As a young girl, I have many fond memories of
crocheting, knitting and embroidering pillows, afghans, scarves – I even remember that I used to take my
knitting to Red Sox games (in retrospective, I suppose that was a pretty geeky
thing to do but like then, I cannot put the work down! I am obsessed.) In the course of one week, I have knit one
afghan, started another, crocheted a potholder (yes, I am starting with the
basics but I am practicing changing colors), started another, and my personal favorite – knit a pincushion, then
felted it (my first!). I love it. Very Dr. Seuss-esque.
My goal is to get decent enough to 'yarn bomb' cookware.