Crafts

Where have the past few weeks gone?  I can't believe it's already the middle of November!  These past few weeks have been really busy, but seem to finally be calming down.

I know I mentioned this last time, but I am totally obsessed with Pinterest.  I keep finding awesome recipes to try (that are super easy too!).  And lots and lots and lots and lots of craft ideas.

My super amazing best friend is having a baby next month!  So I decided I would attempt to make something for her new little guy.  I did three "practice" coasters, and then I decided to make a baby blanket.  Once the blanket was done I was feeling adventurous, so I made two pairs of mittens and a hat too.  I think they turned out awesome.  Here are some pictures:

I used single crochet for everything.  I used this tutorial for the mittens, though when I made the first pair they seemed a little small (but I didn't have any baby hands to test them on), so I made a second pair with an extra 5 stitches around.  I used this tutorial for the hat, but obviously mine was solid colored.  To make the "magic circle" to start the hat I used this website.

Closer view of the blanket.

Top view of the hat.

My "baby" to test the sizes on.

 

Charlie was enjoying the sun that day!

Officially a New Hampster!

Pictures are working today!  Check the previous posts for pictures of my latest baking adventures.

Mark is officially a New Hamspter as of today!  He went to get his new license.  We had to drive about an hour to get to Claremont and then wound up in the wrong building because Google leaves you in the middle of an intersection, how kind.  But in the end it all worked out, and we had pizza for lunch!  Which is always a bonus.

I made some black bean hummus yesterday, courtesy of Andi.  Easiest recipe ever!  I absolutely love my food processor.  It is amazing and makes things super easy.

Black Bean Hummus
Ingredients (these are all approximations, adjust to taste):

• 1 can of black beans
• 1 red pepper (seeded)
• 1, 2, or 3 cloves of garlic (whatever your preference)
• 1 TB olive oil
• 1 TB tahini (sesame oil)
• 1/2 a lime of juice
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp garlic salt

How to:

• Mix all in food processor!  No chopping necessary! 

Yesterday was rainy, again, so this is how Charlie and I spent a majority of the afternoon.