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Alison Hawke

Alison Hawke

Recipe: Honey-roasted Swede (or rutabaga)

This recipe isn't mine, we found it several places on the web. It works, and the result is delicious! * 1 swede (rutabaga) peeled and cut into ¾ inch cubes * 3 tbsp of honey * 3 tbsp margarine or butter, melted Heat the oven to 400F. Mix the honey and melted

Cashmere tangles

Another day, another horribly tangled skein of yarn, this one much worse than the Malabrigo sock. My Jade Sapphire silk/cashmere 2 ply from the Loopy Ewe was the worst tangled mess I've ever encountered. It took about two hours to untangle it by hand. I put it

Tweets for July 1st to July 15th

* There should be a phrase for accidentally casting on 381 stitches instead of the 331 you need, and I think it's "absent-minded dork". * Graduated Redneck 101: bought fireworks & shot beer cans with a .22 handgun. Awesome 4th of July! * "I went and shot the

Camelot's Round Table found

Telegraph News: Historians locate King Arthur's Round Table. Researchers exploring the legend of Britain’s most famous Knight believe his stronghold of Camelot was built on the site of a recently discovered Roman amphitheatre in Chester. Legend has it that his Knights would gather before battle at a

Sparkly Leaves

Working on Little Leaves, a beaded crescent-shaped shawl (Ravelry link). One point has a slight glitch at the centred double decrease, but it's not bad enough to rip out. The silver-lined root beer beads are perfect with the Roasted Pumpkin colour yarn: Worked on this sat on the

FO: Timey-Wimey shawl

Finished the Medusa Cascade, a little shoulder-shawl for days when the AC is too enthusiastic in its cooling duties. This is my first knitting with beads in, I used a 1.3mm crochet hook and some Earthfaire 6/0 seed beads. I tried to put them in randomly, which is

Tweets for June 16th to June 30th

* How much acrylic fun fur yarn would it take to knit a cozy for a nuclear reactor? * Looking for t-shirts to wear to physical therapy that will confuse the therapist. Where's my "No, I will not fix your computer" one? * Co-worker's house struck by

Google is rewiring your brain

Wired Magazine: Author Nicholas Carr: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains. Read the whole article. We know that the human brain is highly plastic; neurons and synapses change as circumstances change. When we adapt to a new cultural phenomenon, including the use of a new medium, we end up with

Morris Minor

Nice article in the Telegraph: Classic Morris Minor. Here's a good test of your personality: do you have a weakness for the Morris Minor? Because it's mighty hard to warm to anybody who doesn't harbour a sneaking affection for this darling of a car.

Sports injury

I never thought I'd have a "sports injury." At primary school, they made me take my glasses off for Physical Education lessons, so I could never see what I was doing. Didn't much like team sports in high school, except field hockey. I sprained

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