Crochet blanket and some baking

Hey, girly girls,

I did make my 'famous' Sour Cream cake from this cookbook

 Although it is technically a chocolate cake, I always omit the cocoa. It is very moist and it has a large crumb. 
For example:  When using a boxed cake mix, the resulting cake has a fine crumb. But, this cake is moist, very moist. Which we like.

Ignore the top part of the picture, it is the description of the previous recipe.

I have used both lard and butter; but, by far, the better flavour comes from the butter.  It seems that the lard adds its own flavour which takes away from the sweetness and softness from the rest of the ingredients.

A few days ago I make an apple cake, here is a picture.  It was so yummy.

Also made Mr.PeasantHouse's favourite baked butter squash.  Very tender.  Always add water to the bottom of the pan and the rind/peel will peel off like paper. ta-dah!

 

Crochet

A friend is expecting a baby boy in March and I made this ripple blanket for her baby boy.
It is a mixture of Attic24's ripple which I love and have made several, and others.

So comforting, in this frozen-sheet of ice over the 2 inches of snow-weather.  Albeit, the sun is shining after several days of being cocooned in clouds.  We could have some sublimation of the ice crust. 
No use shoveling, giant ice picks would be necessary to get through the diamond hardness.  Ok, I exaggerate.  But, the car did not leave any visible tracks, and the mailman must have floated over, since there are no signs of footprints...

Better go,

I'll leave you with this:

"Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread." Isaiah 8:13 

In His hands,  ^__^

While we are iced over with crunchy water...

Good morning girly girls:

Most of you have crunchy water.  Ice or snow, or sleet or freezing rain; we have some of the above.  Not too much, but enough to make everything look picturesque. It will be a good day for making my most famous Sour Cream Cake.

Plough just went by and sprinkled a generous amount of sand and salt on the road.

Knitted a blanket for a baby boy, 3h.  Medium gray, with a fluid drape and soft and cuddly.

 Sorry about the blur...

Knitted a triangular shawl for a pastor's wife we know.

I modified the Stonington Shawl--Elizabeth Zimmerman's--to make the triangle instead of the square.  The border is the same one as the full shawl.

Used the picot bind off at the top (long) side of the shawl so it would be more supple and easier to wear.  This is iknitwithcatfur youtube channel.  She is very good in her demonstrations.

 the point of the shawl came out more rounded than angular.  Next time I make a shawl with a lacy border, I will start with many more than the typical 3 sts.  It seems that 6 or 8 sts for the first row will make an easier 'corner to turn' when knitting the edge on.  I really like the rounded effect much better than the sharp 90 degree angle.

OK, I'm off to bake and other less fun stuff--laundry.

I'll leave you with this:

"He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap." Psalms 78:13 

In His hands,  ^__^

 

Some knitting and some crochet

Some days ago I finished knitting DH's aran cardigan.  Now, the buttons and we're done.

Then I made a pair of 'wristlets' because it has been so cold.  Today 9F

By the way, I had not shown you the EZ pie shawl...

 

 

It is very warm, all 100% wool of unknown provenance...a garage sale find.  I have a suspicion that it may have been a warp yarn.  It is rough.  I washed it and air dried it--on the carpet.  It got a little bit softer...since it's worn over clothes it is not bad. 

More to come...

I'll leave you with this:

  "Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord." 2Peter 1:2

In His hands,

^__^

Crochet Blanket for Little Cousin's Baby

Well, finally this Catherine's Wheel blanket is done.  Must send it soon, before the child goes to school.

I so enjoyed crocheting this blanket. The stitch is so rhythmical, and it went very fast, relatively speaking.

 

 My hope is that she enjoys it as much as I did crocheting it!

I have lots more to show you; I have not been idle.

I'll leave you with this,

"Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth." John 17:17 
  In His hands,

^__^

WINTER DOODLES

 

Hello Girlie Girls:

 

I know that 'ev-e-ry-one' is posting about temps...the extremes...the arctic blast...unprecedented lows...blah...blah...blah...

 

Here are some of the doodles that God did on one of our window panes...

 

 

And the actual extremes...last summer 108F...(don't miss that!)

 Last week's temp -4F at noon...

That's all...

I'll leave you with this,

"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19 

In His hands,

^__^
 

A gorgeous sunset



I just enjoy the beauty of the skies at sunset!

 





May your 2014 be as glorious as this sunset.
As awe inspiring as this sunset.
As bright and cheerful as this sunset.
As evident of God's glory as this sunset.
As you fill your heart with His Word, every day.

I'll leave you with this,

"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
   Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
   There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard." Psalm 19: 1-3

In His hands,

^__^

New Computer Tower, yay!

Would you believe it?  A new computer, yes, new...not refurbished, not a re-assembled, not a hand-me-down, but NEW...thank you Lord!...thank you DH...thank you geeky child!

It may be that I'll be here more often, Lord willing, to share knitting, sewing, cooking, Bible verses, and assorted opinions. 


This post is a sort of test post.  Since I've not posted [you know how happy I am under my rock] you could have wondered what happened to me--did anyone? 

I am posting for a minute to say hello to all my Girly Girls. So, HI! EVERYONE.

 

 

Made these yesterday.  Pretty yummy.  Also made Attic24's Lemon Drizzle cake http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/baking/Drizzle Cake



This cake is so yummy, it only needs a scoop of lemon sorbet, or a little bit of my generic cake topping...some Sour cream with a tiny amount of sugar, my preference being cane sugar only.  But this is so delicious that it does not need anything else.  Thank you Lucy!

 

Ok. Have to stop here, and untangle my thinking...

 

Good to see all of you again,

 

I'll leave you with this:

 

"Finally, my bretheren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might."  Philippians 6:10

 

In His hands,

 

^__^