October 11, 2006
Cuisine Art and Turtle Farts
The answer to the question about how we TMK made the star-shaped pancakes (or “panqueques,” as it said in Spanish on the side of box and which we proceeded to chant in sucked-on-a-helium-balloon voices for the next 20 minutes) is she made round ones and then took a sharp knife, a paper template, a ruler and…no, I lie. The answer is, a star-shaped mold, part of a pancake-making kit TMK received from the mother unit. A pat of butter between each layer, enough syrup to dribble liberally down the sides, a saccharinely pretty plate, and Bob’s yer uncle!
This weekend, while I was busy churning out the interminable vests, TMK was busy spinning the interminable red roving, all while we watched two mind-blowingly different movies, “The Wild,” a cutesy, fluffy Disney animation (with one priceless scene in which some turtles are being used as curling stones and one of the turtles farts its way onto the bull’s-eye), and “V for Vendetta," a dark and faintly surreal futuristic movie about a world-gone-wrong in which a man (Hero? Lunatic? You decide.) is determined to blow up the British Parliament. (See? As Chandler Bing would say, “Could these movies be any more different?”) TMK is 3 oz. in to the roving, I think, with 2 more to go before she has to make some design decisions. This stuff is lervly!
On the "Dulaan 10,00 or Bust!" front, sign-ups have slowed down dramatically but...bugle fanfare!...we have a button!
Feel free to steal it but the usual rules apply: Copy it to your server, don’t link to mine, and if you want to make the button link to something, please make it link to the flyer at
http://www.nwkniterati.com/movabletype/archives/MossyCottage/DulaanFlyer2007_color.pdf
Also, I see 51 people have joined the Dulaan Yahoo group. Verra cool. Way to go, Darinka!
With regard to the Avalanche yarn, here is Plan #429(a). I've been invited to bring some to Guild on the 18th, which I will do. Then I will start the process of mailing out whatever is left over...which (wincing and ducking) may not be much. Stay tuned.
P.S. Has anyone seen these before?
Actually, you can make shaped pancakes with any large metal cookie cutter--just be sure to greast it lightly first. I've been known to crank out dinosaurs and I'm in my mid-30s. Right there with you guys!
Posted by: Kristen on October 11, 2006 11:41 AMAND, we still have room for more Dulaan Seattle Knit-in participants. Please let me know if you think you will attend!
Those vest, by the way, are very, very nice and I'm going to try my hand at one very soon. I love the attention to detail you're demonstrating on them. MaryB
Posted by: Mary B on October 11, 2006 11:59 AM"Not for use as propellant or projectile"
One of the inventors of those needles has a son, I see.
So, I gots this question - why shouldn't we link to your blog or the post about Dulaan 2007 (or even the 5 items post) with our little boutons?
Panqueque. Love it. Spanish rocks (although I would have thought that was French with all the qs.) DH bought some cold medicine in Mexico once. All the bottle said was "Para la expulsion de las flemas". It worked GREAT.
You read my mind, Carrie.
I got my thank you letter from F.I.R.E. yesterday. Turns out I knit 7 items. Yay, me! (Boo for my short memory).
Gotta find that Dulaan group...
Posted by: Kirsten on October 11, 2006 01:02 PMThank you for the button! Now I need to remember to take pics of what I've got so far.
Posted by: Cookie on October 11, 2006 01:39 PMIt's fun to make little pancake men and bite their heads off.
Posted by: Renee on October 11, 2006 02:59 PMI was just looking through season three of the Gilmore Girls, and did you know that 310 is named "That'll do, Pig"? Of course I thought of you and TMK!
Posted by: Nina on October 11, 2006 06:26 PMI'll copy your button. When I figure out how to make a sidebar on my blog, I'll put it up. So all 3 of my readers can join up -- hey, that's another 15 items, right?
Posted by: kmkat on October 11, 2006 06:40 PM*sigh* What is it with Disney and potty humor these days? Poor Walt's turning over in his grave. I'm sure of it.
Posted by: Mel on October 11, 2006 10:56 PMRyan, I was pretty sure I loved you (Dulaan, star panqueques -- what's not to love?) but the Chandler reference sealed the deal. Just somethin' about that guy. Hey, that reminds me . . . I've got the new episode of Studio 60 to watch. Buh-bye.
Posted by: Janice on October 12, 2006 08:16 AMMel, does it help that it was only ONE fart? The turtle landed a couple of inches outside the bullseye and then, er, "maneuvered" its way to a win.
Posted by: Ryan on October 12, 2006 08:36 AMok, where's the friday post? i'm anxiously awaiting it.
and is there a published version of the vest yet? i've got some roving that i don't care for, but i can't throw it out, and it was a gift, so i figured i'd use it for dulaan.
Posted by: minnie on October 13, 2006 11:12 AM