The wrist warmer fit Dad just fine and progress has been made on the second of the pair on the drive to and from the Farm. He liked the warmth of the wool and the size. I'm making the medium with 44 cast-on stitches. I'm happy to say I was able to remember TECHknitter's circular cast-on method in the car. I should have the second warmer finished this week and have both blocked by the weekend. 
We traveled up primarily to belatedly celebrate my mother's birthday (& DH's birthday as well). So, I made a bundt cake using a mix from William-Sonoma. Easy to mix up and bake. Incredibly chocolate with big chocolate chunks. Great reviews from my guinea pigs family. DH made garlic-cheesy mashed pototes, fried shrimp with panko bread crumbs and I made fresh asparagus with sharp cheddar (and the bundt).
I used TECHknitter's cast-on for my second Latvian mitten and love how it turned out. I'd done something similar in the past, but never with those stitches at either end on just on the one needle -- that makes a big difference, I think.
That cake looks DIVINE. The whole menu sounds wonderful (as I eat my frozen entree for lunch...).
Posted by: Vicki | Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 12:01 PM