More sponge candy!
The Airy-name-is-too-long is complete! It’s still unblocked, and I can’t bear to post another photo of that lumpy mess. I’m also sure that everyone is sick of cats-in-felted-bed photos (joe and blackie were both lying in it at the same time, CUTE), so no photos for you.
I have other exciting news – remember me mentioning the deliciousness that is sponge candy, and not really explaining what it is? Well, Oiyi made some, and she posted some awesome photos of the little morsels of YUM. How cool is that? The recipe that she found is pretty darn close to what my mom uses. The process is two-fold: there’s the dangerous make-sure-it-doesn’t-burn phase, then the tedious dip-each-individual-chunk-in-chocolate phase. The end product is completely worth it, though, and it looks like Oiyi totally nailed it. I may need to cook myself up a batch sometime soon…
Other photoless excitement:
- Rob and I had our first crawfish experience last weekend. We went to a genuine crawfish boil (118 pounds of crawfish!) which was both fun and delicious. I went in thinking that crawfish were like shrimp, but they’re really like miniature, spicy lobsters.
- The international crimefighter was in town this weekend, keeping Houston a bit safer for a short while. I also met Everwhelming Liz, and am eagerly anticipating seeing her almost-finished Venezia.
- It’s Sockpalooza time! The planning will begin soon – I just bought a couple of Japanese stitch pattern books, and I’m thinking about cobbling together a sock pattern from them.
I’m leaving on Thursday for our mini-vacation to DC and MD, and will be swinging by the Maryland Sheep and Wool festival. I’ve set some ground rules (no variegated sock yarn, no 400 yard/scarf amounts of wool, no spinning materials), and I’m ready to hit the Koigu! You see, I now need to go to the Koigu booth, because I agreed to pay Amy in Koigu for catsitting. After this weekend, I vow to not buy any yarn for the rest of the year, except for gift knitting. Really!
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I had fun meeting up with you guys! I, too, am eagerly anticipating the Venezia. Hehe.
Does Lisa have a blog?
ohhhh, you have sooo much restraint. impressive…and i can’t wait to see if it holds up once you hit the festival! i’ll keep my knitting needles crossed just in case. ; )
Awwww, I’m never sick of cat-sleeping-in-felted-bed photos. Never!
And yeah, I can’t wait to see if your resolve holds up, either. And can’t wait to meet up with you in Maryland! WOOT!
aw, have fun at MDSW!! (*jealous*)
And feel free to keep posting kitty-in-bed pictures. We can’t get enough.
I had never heard of a crawfish boil before, and then my old college roomate from Texas called up and said she had just been engaged to at one… seems like a happening, Texas type thing, lol. I’m up in New England, Boston to be exact, and the closest to that type of thing is a clam boil. Not quite the same I suppose. But this sponge candy, may have to attempt that one :)
I went to my first crawfish boil last year here in Houston. (They don’t do those much in Seattle, so I was a newbie.) The biggest drawback to standing around a table and eating tiny lobsters has to be BOOBS. I ended up with so much crawfish on the front of my shirt, just because my boobs were there to catch it all. :)
I’m jealous that you’re going to MD! Have a little fun for me while you’re there!
What a great way to pay for cat sitting :)
I’ll be there Saturday first thing at the Koigu booth! I hope to get a good batch of mill ends like I did last year…..that sponge candy looks really neat…
I love crawfish! Had a great time hanging out with you guys in H-town. Wish it could’ve been longer. Have fun in MD!
I love sponge candy!
Did you suck their heads? You’re s’posed to suck their heads, y’know. (Not that I would. They live in MUD. I’ll totally eat the rest of ‘em, though.)
Throw in some crawfish with that Koigu and I’ll watch yer cats. Have fun.
Thanks for all the info about Sponge Candy – both the original post about it, and then the links to the finished candy you inspired! I find this quite interesting… wonder if I have a candy thermometer???
Travel safely and have a lovely weekend!
I hope you were able to get some koigu. Often that booth gets overwhelmed. By the time I got to The Fold they only had 4 skeins of Socks that Rock left out of 1000!
Hi Kelp! This is actually a question about your basalt tank, which I love. If you sized down the side hexagons, how did you make them fit, edge-to edge, with the larger central hexagons? Thanks so much, Heather
It was great catching up with you at MSWF! Did you stick to your resolve? What did you get? I remember that you did finally get yourself some Koigu, but not the mill ends.
I went in with no resolve or limits, except money, and simply enjoyed myself!