WELCOME TO THE ANNUAL BAKEWELL GARDEN HARVEST PICNIC AND BB9
It's been a good yearin the garden, fortomatoes, cukes and peppers, and especially peas. Come on over Saturday afternoon, anytime after 3. Bring a dishto pass and your favorite tasty beverage. Well have lots of fresh-picked veggies, corn from the farmer's market, chicken on the grill with my friend Jim's special BBQsauce, and veggie burgers, too. Save room for dessert - Mom's making her peach cobbler. (Yum!) After dinner, the kids, grandkids and puppies can play in the backyard until the firefies come out. I'm pretty sure the guys'll hang out inthe garage - Russ got a new drill press, and he wants to show it off. :) That'll give us time to knit, so don't forget your knitting bags.@
WEE TINY PEAPOD SOCK
A knitting pattern forthe Wee Tiny Sock Club, August 2009 By Meg Bakewell Materials Fingering weight yarn, about 17 yards fresh pea green (MC) And about 5 yards contrasting green for peas, (CC) Included in kit: Claudia Handpainted in Limeade (MC) and Beyond Basic Knits in Sea Grass (CC) Set of 5 DPNs, size US1 Gauge is not critical, but about 9 sts and 14 rows/1" will give a sock about 2 inches heel to toe. Abbreviations tbl: through the back loop kfb: knit into the front and the back of the next stitch. 1 stitch increased. pfb: purl into the front and the back of the next stitch. 1 stitch increased. k2tog: knit 2 together p2tog: purl 2 together ssk: slip, slip, knit. w&t: wrap and turn tww: together with wrap MB: make bobble, see below How to make a bobble: All bobble in this pattern are in between 2 purl sts, so you will have your working MC yarn in the front. Bring MC to the back of the work and begin using CC for the bobble. To start the bobble, knit into the front and then the back, then the front, then the back, and one more time into the front of the stitch (5 stitches made from 1). Turn work. P5, turn work. K5, turn work. P5, turn work. K5. Slip the second, third, fourth and fifth stitches, one at a time, over the first stitch and off the needle (1 stitch made from 5). It's a bobble. $\circledcirc$ Bring MC behind the bobble and back to the front to continue working with it. Carry the CC from one bobble to the next on the back of the work. Note:If you are a tight knitter,tryto loosen upa bit when working the first part of the bobble (making 5 sts from 1). t will be hard to do if you are pulling the yarn very tight. The sock begins as 2 separate pieces worked flat. These are then joined together for knitting in the round. Cast on 1 st. Row 1 (RS): Kfb. Row 2, 4, 6 and 8 (Ws): P across. Row 3: Kfb twice. (4 sts) Row 5: (Kfb, K1) twice (6 sts) Row 7: Kfb, k3, kfb, k1 (8 sts) Row 9: Kfb, k5, kfb, k1 (10 sts) This completes the point that will be at the top of the sock on the back side when displayed on a mini sock blocker. Break yarn and begin working point for the front. Cast on 1 st. Rows 1-6: Same as for back point. Row 7 (RS): Kfb, K1tbl, p2, kfb, k1. (8 sts) Row 8 (Ws): p3, k2, p3 Row 9: Kfb, k1tbl, p4, kfb, k1
This completesthe front side point. Place both points together on one needle, making sure the right sides are facing the same way. When you are looking at the wrong side, the front side point is on the right, with the working yarn coming from the right-hand side of the needle, ready to work a Ws row.
Row 10 (WS): p3, k4, p13. Row 11: K12, k1tbl, p1, pfb, p2, k1tbl, k2. (21 sts) For the leg potion, you'll use 4 DPNs, so divide stitches among 3 needles - starting where the working yarn is, put 11 sts on one needle, 5 on the next and 5 on the third. Now join for knitting in the round. Knit across 10 sts and place marker for beginning of round. Stitch arrangement is now (11/5/5 on needles #1/2/3). The purl sts are in the middle of needle #1. Round 1: K2, k1tbl, p5, k1tbl, k12. Round 2: K2, k1tbl, p2, MB, p2, k1tbl, k12. Round 3 and 4: Repeat round 1. Rounds 5-12: Repeat rounds 1-4 two more times. (3 peas in the pod) Begin heel flap. This sock has a very narrow heelflap, worked over only 6 sts to maintain the symmetry of the pattern while keeping the peas centered on the side of the sock blocker. K2, kitbl. Slip these 3 sts you just knit from needle 1to needle 3. Turn work. Row 1: sl 1, p5. (put 2 extra un-knit sts from needle 3 onto needle 2 at this point.) Turn work. Row 2: sl 1, k5. Turn work. Rows 3-10: repeat rows 1-2 four more times. Row 11: repeat row 1. Turn heel: Knit 4, w&t, p2, w&t, k2, k1tww, w&t, p3, p1tww, w&t, k4, k1tww. Now you will pick up the gusset sts and redistribute the sts. For this part, you willuse 5 needles, so the needles will be renumbered. Pick up and knit 6 gusset sts onto the heel needle (now called needle #1). This needle now has 12 sts. Divide instep 15 sts between 2 needles (callthem needle #2 and needle #3). Needle #2 has 8 sts and needle #3 has 7 sts. Across instep, p5, k1tbl, k9. Using the last needl (calli needle #4), pick up and knit 6 gusset sts on other side. Knit 3 heel sts from needle #1 onto needle #4. Stitch arrangement is now 9/8/7/9 on needles #1/2/3/4 (33 sts total) Beginning of round is at the bottom of the sole. Begin gusset decreases. Round 1: Knit to last 2 sts of needle #1, k2tog, p2, MB, p2, k1tbl,k9, sk, kto end of round. Round 2: Knit all sts on needle #1, p5, k1tbl, knit to end of round. Round 3: Knit to last 2 sts of needle #1, k2tog, p5, k1tbl, k9, ssk, kto end of round. Round 4: Repeat Round 2. Rounds 5-11: Repeat Rounds 1-4, and then rounds 1-3 once more. 21 sts remain. 6 peas in the pod. Note: When the numberof sts on needles# and #4becomes small i maybe easierto put allofthese sts on one needle. Just put in a stitch marker to indicate the beginning of round when you do this. At the end of round 11, you are at the bottom of the foot. Rearrange stitches so that the next 11 sts are on one needle (needle #1), the following 5 sts are on needle #2, and the last 5 sts are on needle #3. You will continue with 4 DPNs. Round 1: K2, k1tbl, p5, k1tbl, k12. Round 2: K2, k1tbl, p2, MB, p2, k1tbl, k12. Seven peas in the pod. Round 3: K2, k1tbl, p5, k1tbl, k12. Round 4: K2, k1tbl, p2, p2tog, p1, k1tbl, k12. (20 sts) Round 5: Ssk, k1, k1tbl, p2, k1tbl, k1, k2tog, ssk, k6, k2tog. (16 sts) Round 6: k2, k1tbl, p2, k1tbl, k10. Round 7: (Ssk, k4, k2tog) twice. (12 sts) Round 8 and 10: Knit. Round 9: (Ssk, k2, k2tog) twice. (8 sts) Round 11: (Ssk, k2tog) twice. (4 sts) Round 12: Knit.
Break yarn and thread through remaining sts. Weave in ends. I find that the points wants to curl a bit, but a little shot of steam from your iron will take care of that problem. Copyright $\circledcirc$ 2009 Margaret Bakewell For private non-commercial use only. All rights reserved. BraveLittleKnitter.etsy.com
As long as I have room, I might as well share a recipe with you. Itis a favorite for parties because it's easy to make ahead. It works as either a salsa with chips, or an amazing vegetarian burrito filling, especially with alittle guac, sour cream , shredded cheese and hot sauce. It's quick to make, and even better the next day. Ilove to make it with corn on the cob that was roasted on the grill.I first got the recipe from epicurious.com, but have modified it a bit to suit my family.
BLACK AND WHITE BEAN SALSA
Ingredients 3 tablespoons vegetable oil Corn kernels from about 5-6 ears of corn or a 16 oz bag of frozen corn, cooked 1 16-ounce can black beans, rinsed, drained 1 15-ounce can Great Northern white beans, drained 1 red bell pepper, chopped fine % cup finely chopped red onion 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice (about 2 limes) % tsp garlic powder 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried $1\,\%$ tablespoons chili powder $1\,\%$ teaspoons ground cumin Heat the oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add corn and sauté about 3 minutes. Transfer to large bowl. Add everything else and mix it up. Salt and pepper to taste. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.
THANK YOU'S AND OTHER NOTES...
To my husband's grandma, for the photoshoot in her garden, which has fewer weeds than mine, and for the amazing tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, thank you! To Darcy and Katt,fortest knitting, thank you! The CC peas were Kat's idea. The stitchmarkers are from Katt, too. They are meant to represent ittle eggplants, corn, tomatoes and peas. A word about the little stitch marker bags: I made them myself I'm almost embarrassed to send them, as I know some of the group members are amazing sewers, and I'm pretty hopelessby comparison. But I hope you'l find them cute, and useful, and forgive me their flaws. $\circledast$ Contest #2 for August will be a recipe contest, with one special rule. To avoid putting the rule in the forum right away, since it's kind of a spoiler,I'll put it here..
CONTEST $\neq\mathbf{z}$ RULE: YOUR RECIPE MUST CONTAIN VEGETABLES.
Cocoa beans are not a vegetable for this purpose. Mom says "Eat your veggies!"
