So very pleased with how this bag came out. If I was ever to make it again, I would have matched the brown leather top stitching thread. I thought I'd like the contrast look, and I don't hate it, but matching hides a multitude of sins.
Still, this piece is a beautiful bag that is going to last me a long time.
Harris Tweed (did you know it's a protected fabric, like champagne?) and leather. With a fun canvas lining.
Tomorrow I start work! I'm excited and oh so very nervous.
I want to, mostly, take today as a rest day...
But, at the ripe old age of 40, I'm realizing that I actually DO derive dopamine and endorphins from just like... ¿?¿Adulting™¿?¿
Who IS she?!
It's true. Idk when it happened, I don't hate it? Spending all day in burrito mode with video games doesn't hit the same as it used to when there are Things™ to do.
So today's task is cleaning out the upstairs freezer.
I really want to love this more than I am as it works up.
I'm really hoping like, more progress and blocking works miracles.
It's the same yarn as the pattern, but idk, it looks SO messy and blaaaah to me. Maybe I'm just too close to it. And maybe the yarn will really look great after blocking.
I'm just unhappy with this yarn. Maybe steaming will help, but I didn't realize it was single ply (my fault) and I'm worried about the longevity of the garment. I'm careful with clothes, but also I have a super affectionate dog.
Spending hours knitting a fingering weight cable garment for my fat-self only for it to pill and not look good shortly after finishing seems... like a waste of time?
Had some spoons this morning to sit down and look at different grocery store options, finally.
The one I'd been using isn't Loblaws, but it's a bit chain that isn't great either. And where I used to love their customer service and quality, the last little while it has steeply tanked. I'm talking multiple occasions of meat being ONE MONTH expired.
Found there's a coop grocery store 5 min away from the new place. So trying that this week!
I had some leftover beer yesterday, and a really active sourdough starter...
So y'all know where this is going.
I really love Emilie Raffa's basic loaf. I chuck everything in my kitchen aid, give it a whirl. Rest 30 min. Another lil whirl. Then into a container to proof overnight.
Quick shape in the morning and into a banneton. Give it like an hour or two, slice the top and bung it into the dutch oven for 50 min with the lid on. Perfection
Tomorrow I WFH and I'm going to make enchiladas, with sauce from scratch.
I'm so excited. Never done it before, but I have a few recipes to riff off, and my friend who is Mexican has given me several tips (but no recipe cuz they learned how to do it via vibes, which is valid AF, lol).
🍌 bake banana bread
👖 locate pants that need hemming
🧵 hem said pants
🧺 check laundry schedule and maybe do laundry?
🎮 play some Tears of the Kingdom
🎲 decide what Dimension 20 season to rewatch next (Maybe USC?)
Also probably work a little bit. I need to at least send out the schedule for tomorrow and do a social media post.