October 30th. Out to taste wines from Northern Italy and nibble some complimenting foods. It was a nice chance to drink wines we would normally never buy because of price and to sample food made by the chef at a restaurant we have been meaning to try.
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| Prosciutto wrapped figs with gorgonzola to go with our Tedeschi Amarone 2007 that sells here for $39.93 a bottle. |
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| Getting the history of the region and the families that made the wines we were tasting, and explaining what we should be tasting in the wine. I can never make out the individual flavours, either I like a wine or I don't. |
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November 5. Done! Finally! My first project with the
knitting needles is complete. I thought it would never finish. I have always had trouble knitting so I am rather pleased with myself- but- I have learned that I will not be making large projects or items where proper gauge matters. Like with my crocheting I will be leaning towards the short and easy.
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| Antique white, Bernat Softee Baby 100% acrylic yarn using 5.5 mm needles. Measure 66 X 3.5 " in a K 2P2 (twice) K2 (twice) pattern. |
Finished
crochet projects....
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| Bookmarks using the crescent braid motif. Sage green one 6'' plus tail, using size 3 cotton thread and an old crochet hook of my mother's that said old size 3. The other is in a linen colour # 10 cotton, 4" long plus tail and I used another old hook size 2. I need to work more with the cotton to really get the finished look I want. |
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| Double crochet scarf in a heather green/brown mix measuring 80 X 4 ". I used a ball of acrylic yarn I found on sale for .99 and it worked up quickly on a #10 hook. |
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| Water bottle holders both using a 5.5 hook but different patterns and different materials. The stripped one is cotton ( same as you would use for making dish cloths ) and the other a. unknown craft material I had left over from a project I made almost 35 years ago. I used up the last of the beige I had, mixing it in with the yellow. | | | | | |
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