I worked a full day today (even though most people were off or leaving early at my office) and even had time to stop by the yarn shop (thank goodness for late night hours) to get emergency help from my favorite instructor, Sandy, on that broken piece of yarn on my WIP I mentioned the other day. Sandy simple pulled needle off my WIP, pulled the yarn off the scarf until we got the broken piece of yarn out, cut the break, picked the loops back up, and tied on a fresh piece of yarn.
She made everything look so simple, I felt sheepish for even asking her to help me, but I'm still basically a knitting-newbie, and Sandy is, thankfully, always happy to help. So, I have more tails to weave in now, but I won't have to worry about all my hard work going down the tube due to one small break in the yarn. Woohoo…now, I can proceed with my WIP without worry! Oh, and sorry for the blurry photo, but black yarn is insanely difficult to photograph!
Oh, and lookie what I got! I got a set of pots & pans from my mom – a belated wedding gift. Actually, she got them on time, but I was hoping to have a house by now to put my new pots & pans in and have been putting off taking them home and using them. Since it looks like we'll be in our little apartment for awhile and since my non-stick pans are getting scratched (and scratched non-stick is apparently unhealthy to use), I went ahead and got them. I can't wait to start playing with them! They're still sitting in their boxes in my ktichen right this very moment, but I am already planning to dig into them when we return from out-of-town. I've never used non-non-stick, so I hope I don't regret asking for stainless!
Which do you prefer – non-stick or stainless pots & pans?
You'll find uses for each type of finish. I have several of each. SS I think will give you the best browning. Keep warping down by letting cool down naturally. I always use Barkeepers Friend to wash (by hand) and mine still look like new. Happy Holidays!
You'll find uses for each type of finish. I have several of each. SS I think will give you the best browning. Keep warping down by letting cool down naturally. I always use Barkeepers Friend to wash (by hand) and mine still look like new. Happy Holidays!
I swear by my Le Creuset pans but I don't have any major experience with Stainless (yet)
Let me know how it works out… (Yes I'm STILL catching up on my blog reader feed)