278. My New Mitten

I cast on a new pair of mittens this afternoon. Thrummed mittens. I have decided that I’m going to try to get a booth at one of the local markets here to try to sell some knitwear. First thing I need: stuff to sell. I’m figuring that since I’m nearly halfway done the first mitten, and it’s been maybe 5 hours of work, I can crank out a pair of mittens easily in three or four days. Easily. I’ll also be making some traditional “Newfoundland Mittens”, those ones with the honey comb patterning. I’ll also do some beanies and maybe a few cowls. We’ll see. I guess It just has to be whatever strikes my fancy at the time.

-Cheers folks!

277. My Good Meal

Note: I didn’t take a picture on Sunday. Oops. So this is a photo from Monday, but still, 365, one post for every day.

Such a yummy supper. And once again, I’ll break down the cost:

Chicken: $4.22

Canned Potatoes: $1.29

Broccoli: $1.49

Montreal Steak Spice (barely any): $3.99

That’s it. A little bit of oil in the bottom of the pan to keep it from sticking, but that’s it to make a wonderfully tasty meal. And not just one: three. I might have to put a new page on my blog for all my random meals, cost breakdowns, and any recipes that I have. Anyone want that? Leave a comment to let me know if it’s worth my time.

-Cheers folks!

276. My Diet Dilemma

Apple, or Danish. That is the question. Guess who won. Ask my hips, they’re complaining already.

-Cheers folks!

275. My Design

I finished my single Kiila sock out of the Cheery Tree Hill that I had been working on, and I decided that instead of casting on the second sock, I would cast on some fingerless mitts. Because I couldn’t find a pattern that I really liked, and I’m still on an intricate cable kick, I used the chain link fence pattern from the Bayerische pattern. It’s going fairly well and quite quickly, my only concern is what I’m going to do for the thumb because I really have no idea. Time will tell I guess.

-Cheers folks!

274. My New Phone

For the last three months I have been here in Ottawa, with my Halifax phone. That means that I had a Nova Scotia number as well. It didn’t too much matter with me, but it did mean that when I gave my number to people they gave me funny looks as I said my area code. But today I went out, was looking at the Koodo booth, and decided that it was time. I was going to go for el-cheapo, but I thought better of it. I’ve had the baseline model for years now, always picking the free phone, and well, you get what you pay for. This time I picked the middle of the pack. It’s the LG Keybo. I love it. It’s taking some getting used to the QWERTY keyboard, but I’m getting there.

The outside is pretty cool too. You can text from just there, as well as make phone calls. But I tend to flip it open to the bigger screen and full keyboard. I really really love my phone already, and the plan that I’ve got is great too. We shall see how Koodo actually works for me, but the guy who sold me the phone was great, the plan is great, and I’m happy. Yay for me!

-Cheers folks!