I started a jumper last year in DK Smoothie ... BUT it sucked the big FAT kumara ... so I frogged it. And I was nearly finished too - just the sewing up to go - a small skip and a jump away from finishing my first adult project.But nope, I changed my mind and started a new one ... which I like much better! Here's the back (currently in the second phase of frogging - that neckline is tricky!!).
It took me a while to get the gauge for this pattern - a long time in fact until I figured out I was bringing the yarn over and forward - not just forward. Anyway got myself sorted and this is my second lace pattern (the feather and fan scarf for Lara being the first).
And while I would tell you a tale of Worldwide Knit in Public day from Auckland - my camera is not downloading the cheery pictures - so I'll talk about cheese instead! I stopped off in Putaruru a month ago and picked up the award-winning Over the Moon Dairy's Galactic Gold washed rind cheese. Smells like pongy cauliflower and dare I say it - old sleeping bags (yeah yeah don't loose the day job Jazo - food writer I am not)! But hell it tasted sooo good with some tasty crackers.
The cheesemaker was working away on a Sunday afternoon, making her fab cheeses. Look out for the black wrapping with white writing - I've seen it around in the Auckland upmarket stores.
Better still look out for the fresh mozzarella she is doing soon - a new herd of buffalos has "appeared" in Karaka I think and she's got first dibs on the milky stuff!!
It's a lovely store and you can get a coffee too making it a great pit-stop.
Go Putaruru - something pretty great to get you on the map. Hey the other good thing about Putaruru - it has a dedicated craft store - Dales's Country Wool's & Patchwork! It was shut when I went past - but good to know another spot when you're on the road.
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