Friday Mishmash

No time for blogging, I have knitting to do!  Actually, I'm caught up with my "must finish" projects for Christmas, and now I'm just playing around with fun stuff.  But I do find myself rushing through the things I have to do so I can settle down and knit...knitting has become one of my favorite activities.

While I can't show you everything I've finished just yet, because certain recipients read my blog, here's another windmill bag that I made for a secret Santa gift exchange with my knitting guild:

I could practically knit this bag in my sleep at this point...

And look - I also knitted a "gift card-igan" - a sweater for a gift card!  I got to try a new technique with it, too; I had to put some stitches on a cable needle and knit around them, and then go back and knit the stitches on the cable needle.  Very technical explanation, I know...one step above my usual "you take the thingie and put it on the doohickie" description.

 

This only took me a few hours and it was really cool to see the pattern develop.  I might get brave and try a bigger cabled project next!

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My friends at Oh Nuts once again offered to send me a couple of items of my choosing for holiday baking.  As I rarely bake anymore, I incorporated the ingredients, which were shelled pistachios and dried red sour cherries, into my Hippie Granola.  You can find the basic recipe for the granola here; all I did differently was reduce the amount of pecans to 1/4 cup, add in 1/4 cup of unsalted sunflower seeds, and 1/2 cup of pistachios.  I coarsely chopped up 1 cup of the dried cherries and added them to the mix after it had baked and cooled down.  Here's proof that I am not a food blogger some pictures:

 

 

Why YES, I do love my granola!

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Today is the last day you can place your first order with PV.Body and get a package of awesome workout clothes for the insanely low price of $32 - click here to order.  Starting tomorrow, the price increases to $49/month (if you order with my link you'll still save 20%) - still a good deal, but hey - you can't beat $32!

**Edited to add that I got an email from my contact at PV.Body today and they are having trouble with the 20% discount appearing when you place your order, but she assures me that they will refund the difference within two weeks - sorry for the mess!  I did this because it is such a good deal, but hate that they are having technical difficulties.**
***Edit #2:  all issues are resolved - order away!***

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I can't believe tomorrow we are only (ONLY!) running 6 miles.  Amazing how your perspective can change after so many 9, 10 and 12 mile runs...6 miles?  Pfft.  That's nothing.  Not really, but it just sounds like nothing.  I'm sure I'll be more than ready for it to be over, right around mile two four.  This is the last long run of the season with our running club before our goal race.  But I'm not going to think about that race just yet.

Have a great weekend!