What I am Knitting and More Updates

Hello Friends,

I hope you are all doing well. It is a cold and wintry day here in Toronto. It has been snowing most of the day now and it probably won't stop for quite awhile we are expecting a lot of snow! (25 cm). I thought it was almost spring, but I guess we still have to put up with a bit more winter. I hope my plants and flowers aren't too cold!

Two of my african violets, hopefully not freezing by the window with a view of the winter wonderland outside 

My bamboo plant and aloe plant in the kitchen 

Last week I started knitting a swatch out of Bernat Sox yarn to get ready to knit a sock. It took quite awhile to knit up the swatch but it was the correct gauge and I got the all clear to start knitting my sock The color is "Sangria" and I love these colors together it has been making an interesting pattern so far as I knit the sock cuff. I have to knit another inch of the cuff.  I am knitting the socks on double pointed needles and before this I have only knitted socks on circular needles so it might be a learning curve for me.

Photo from last week when I was knitting a swatch to measure the gauge 

Knitting up the sock with 2.75 mm needles and the Bernat Sox super fine yarn in Sangria color 

The front piece of the sweater is getting longer I have been knitting it up when watching the Bachelor (final episode tonight!) or This is Us (another show I love). It is a nice repetitive pattern and I have been enjoying knitting it while being somewhat distracted. We all need projects on the go like this right? ones we can just pick up and knit without too much concentration. The infinity scarf is almost finished, and I just have a little bit more to knit.

I got dinner cooking in the slow cooker today, I am making Honey-garlic chicken thighs in the slow cooker. It has been cooking for 2 1/2 hours so far and the whole apartment smells so good! I have tried making them one other time, and they were so delicious. The chicken thighs come out so moist and so flavored. It is a recipe my boyfriend's mother gave us and has quickly become a favorite of ours.  The recipe is pretty simple, you just have to make the sauce with most ingredients that people have in their kitchen already and then add the chicken thighs. Cook for 6 hours then voila you have dinner! I want to share this tasty recipe with you, it is posted below.

Dinner is cooking away in the slow cooker, it smells delicious

Honey-Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken (recipe from allrecipes.com)

4 Skinless, boneless chicken thighs
1/2 cup of soy sauce
1/2 cup of ketchup
1/3 cup of honey
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon of dried basil

Directions:
1. Lay chicken thighs into the bottom of a 4-quart slow cooker
2. Whisk soy sauce, ketchup, honey, garlic, and basil together in a bowl; pour over the chicken
3. Cook on Low for 6 hours

Enjoy!

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Stitchy Saturday: Herringbone Stitch

Hello friends,


This week I was busy catching up on the infinity scarf that I had started in February, I bought some more yarn at Michael's to complete the scarf and got back to work on it on Tuesday afternoon. On Friday I knitted this swatch of the Herringbone stitch and I really enjoyed its two row repeat. Here is information on this week's stitch the Herringbone.

What stitch:

This week I tried the Herringbone Stitch

My knitted swatch in Herringbone stitch

Pattern:

pattern worked in 2 

Row 1: K1, Sl1, K1, Insert left needles into the slipped stitch, lift it over the knitted stitch but don't drop it off the needle, insert needle into the slipped stitch right to left, wrap the yarn, pull it through and complete stitch as a regular stitch. Repeat for the rest of the row. 
Row 2: Purl two stitches together, keep them on the needle, purl into the first stitch on the left needle once again, slip stitches off needle, Repeat for the rest of the row. 
Continute repeating these two rows in order to create the Herringbone stitch. The right side is zig- zagged and the wrong side is bumpy.

If the written pattern is confusing, I followed the Wool and the Gang video they posted and their pattern from their website .

What I thought: 

I really enjoyed working on this stitch pattern. Once I had the pattern in memorized, it was fun to knit the pattern without thinking about it. I loved watching Youtube videos as I knit this repetitive pattern. I love how the herringbone stitch looks with its V's going horizontally and that is what first drew me to the stitch pattern. I think this stitch pattern would be great for a blanket using larger needles and yarn or as detail on hats and scarves. 

Knitter level: 

I would put this knitting pattern at intermediate, it does get a bit fiddly and if you aren't familiar with slip stitches and just learning knits and purls this one might be a challenge. Once you have a grasp of knitting and purling and want to try something a little more challenging then this is the pattern for you.  

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, it is always nice to read your comments and get your feedback. Have you knitting this stitch pattern before? if so, what did you knit with the pattern? If you would like to see other Stitchy Saturday posts you can click here.
Thank you and have a great day!

Yarn Along: Adventures in [Knit]landia

Hello Friends,


I hope you are doing well. Happy International Women's Day! I am participating in Ginny's Yarn Along today where I post what I am knitting and reading this week.

Reading: I am reading Knitlandia by Clara Parkes and I am enjoying reading this book about all of the author's travels and adventures in learning more about the knitting community around the world, I love reading books by knitters I always learn so much more about the world of knitting and crochet.

Knitting: I bought more Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick yarn today to finish up the infinity scarf I have been working on for awhile now. I am also continuing to knit the front piece of the sweater and will keep you updated on that project.

Reading Knitlandia and knitting an infinity scarf 

I went to Michael's today and I bought this Bernat Sox sock yarn  and I will be knitting up a swatch today for the gauge I can't wait to get started! What are you reading and knitting this week?

Bernat Sox sock yarn 

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