This one's a little accessory present for all of you!
Sweet Vermouth, available for free on Ravelry or the sidebar here (scroll down). It's quick and cozy and if you cast on today, you may even be done by Sunday.
This slipped stitch and lace motif had me hooked a few weeks back.
You may remember that I was playing with it out of my leftover Cascade 128. But as soon as I came up with the scarf pattern, I knew the old leftover yarn wasn't going to cut it. The pattern really wanted to be made out of something special, and this Blue Sky Hand Dyed Worsted IS. It was absolutely perfect for it. This color is Midnight ;-)
The dye is ever so subtly vareigated, and the alpaca gives it a gorgeous heavy drape, and the yarn is the perfect worsted-aran weight, so it's not too bulky but it makes a nice substantial scarf around your neck. Which is especially nice when all your hair is gone and it's the middle of winter. Ahem.
SO, before I move on, I want to say thanks to all of you for the crazy and overwhelming response to Mulled Cider and Irish Coffee! I can't believe that so many knitters are liking my designs and chatting in my BabyCocktails group (as of this week, there were over 600 members!!) and making my patterns. It's very humbling and also totally exciting for me!
BTW: I do appreciate all the wonderful comments here, but Blogger doesn't let me link back to many of your email addressess, so if I don't reply, know that I'm still so happy to hear from you, and I didn't write back because your link wasn't there!)
So, anyways, I'll try to keep you in the style you're becoming accustomed to - Here's the recipe for my favorite cocktail with Sweet Vermouth: (I was NOT going to try for anything dark blue)
A Manhattan
So, anyways, I'll try to keep you in the style you're becoming accustomed to - Here's the recipe for my favorite cocktail with Sweet Vermouth: (I was NOT going to try for anything dark blue)
A Manhattan
3/4 oz sweet vermouth
2.5 oz burbon
1 dash of orange bitters
1 maraschino cherry
bit of orange peel
You take the sweet vermouth, burbon and bitters and combine them with 2-3 ice cubes in a glass. Stir very gently. Place a cherry in a different, cooled cocktail glass and pour the ice and booze over the cherry. Rub the orange peel around the rim and pop it in the drink. It's a good sipping treat for a cold night.
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Also in the spirit of keeping things up, here's my next Blue Sky project on the needles.
This time, it's Skinny Dyed Cotton, and it's something for SPRING.
2.5 oz burbon
1 dash of orange bitters
1 maraschino cherry
bit of orange peel
You take the sweet vermouth, burbon and bitters and combine them with 2-3 ice cubes in a glass. Stir very gently. Place a cherry in a different, cooled cocktail glass and pour the ice and booze over the cherry. Rub the orange peel around the rim and pop it in the drink. It's a good sipping treat for a cold night.
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Also in the spirit of keeping things up, here's my next Blue Sky project on the needles.
This time, it's Skinny Dyed Cotton, and it's something for SPRING.
Because it's coming eventually, right??
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