I started out with a Chocolate and Zucchini cake recommended by Tinkingbell. I made it in my lovely bundt tin which I just adore.
Doesn't it look impressive? Sadly, I think I overcooked it as it turned quite dry. I possibly think that when I was sticking the cake tester in, I should have taken into account that it's most likely meant to be quite moist and shouldn't have kept putting it back in. I ended up overcooking it by about 15 minutes. Too long. The flavour is heavenly. The texture is less so. I shall try again. With all that chocolate, a hefty dose of cinnamon and heaps of zucchini and walnuts, it's a winner.
I started some new socks on the weekend when I was feeling most frustrated with the Steeked Jacket (see below). These are Pomatomus and I've been wanting to do them for ever so long. God Bless Cookie. She's a genius. I chose to use some of Donyale's Burnt Butter, which I think was just made for a pattern like this! Donni is a genius, too.
I had to do something positive, knitting wise. The Steeked Jacket was seriously pissing me off on the weekend. I really don't have far to go at all, but what's left is Not Fun. I'm only working on about 40 stitches, across the back of the neck, but I have to purl and when I purl, I have to do the pattern backwards. Needless to say I get confuzzled sometimes and that doesn't make for great knitting. So I'm taking it slowly. No rush, right? No point in screwing it up at this late stage.
Oh and I have a new avatar. Sean showed me how to take a photo of myself with his new computer and then jazz it up with effects so I look like somebody else. I think I might have found a new way to lose an hour of my life whenever the mood strikes.
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