Thursday, September 2, 2010

Knitting footed longies

Making footed longies

Follow longies pattern. About 1/2 way down the inseam start decreasing every 3-5 rows.

 Decrease round:
K to 2 stitches before the marker, k2 tog, slip marker, k1, SSK, complete round.

Decrease until you have 30 stitches then knit even until desired inseam.

Shape heel:
Divide stitched on DPNS so that the back 15 stitches are on needle
Short Row Heel:
Heel is worked only on Needle One
Row 1: K14, move yarn in front or work, slip next stitch, move yarn back, return wrapped stitch
to left needle. Turn work.
Row 2: P13, move yarn in back of work, slip next stitch, move yarn front, return wrapped stitch
to left needle. Turn work.
Row 3: K12, yarn front, slip stitch, yarn back, move yarn front, return wrapped stitch to left
needle. Turn work.
Row 4: P11, yarn back, slip stitch, yarn front, return wrapped stitch to left needle. Turn work.
Row 5: K10, yarn front, slip stitch, yarn back, move yarn front, return wrapped stitch to left
needle. Turn work.
Row 6: P9, yarn back, slip stitch, yarn front, return wrapped stitch to left needle. Turn work.
Row 7: K8, yarn front, slip stitch, yarn back, move yarn front, return wrapped stitch to left
needle. Turn work.
Row 8: P7, yarn back, slip stitch, yarn front, return wrapped stitch to left needle. Turn work.
Row 9: K7, yarn front, slip stitch, yarn back, return the double wrapped stitch to left needle.
Row 10: P7, yarn back, slip stitch, yarn back, return the double wrapped stitch to left needle.
Row 11: K8, [knit wrapped stitch by inserting right needle through both wraps and the stitch
itself and then knit it like normal] yarn front, slip stitch, yarn back, return the double wrapped
stitch to left needle.
Row 12: P9 [Purl wrapped stitch by inserting right needle through stitch and both wraps, then
purl like normal], yarn back, slip stitch, yarn back, return the double wrapped stitch to left
needle.
Row 13: K10, yarn front, slip stitch, yarn back, return the double wrapped stitch to left needle.
Row 14: P11, yarn back, slip stitch, yarn back, return the double wrapped stitch to left needle.
Row 15: K12, yarn front, slip stitch, yarn back, return the double wrapped stitch to left needle.
Row 16: P13, yarn back, slip stitch, yarn back, return the double wrapped stitch to left needle.
K14 turn
P15 turn

Foot:
K across needle 1. If there is a gap between needle 1 and needle 2 pick up a stitch and knit it
together with the last stitch on needle 1. K across needle 2. K across needle 3. If there is a gap
between needle 3 and needle 1 pick up a stitch and knit it together with the last stitch on needle
3.

knit even until foot measure 1 inch less than desired length.

Toe Shaping with 15 stitches on each needle
Row 1: [K1, SSK, K until last 2 stitches on needle, K2together] for each needle
Row 2: Knit all stitches
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 three times. Then Repeat Row 1 two more times (5 stitches remaining on each needle).

Graft remaining stitches together to form toe.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Wheat-free waffles

Wheat, for some reason, is so much harder for me to avoid than the other allergies that Bug has/had. Hubs wanted breakfast for dinner, and I was very much in the mood for waffles after watching Alton Brown make them last night. I wanted Little Man to be able to partake as well, so I tweaked a couple different recipes, and came up with this

Wheat-free Waffles
1/2 cup brown rice flour
1/2 cup tapioca flour
1 tsp wheat-free baking powder
1 tbsp sugar
1egg
1 tbsp melted butter
1/2 cup milk + 1/2 tsp cream of tartar or 1/2 cup buttermilk

Preheat Waffle Iron. Mix flours, baking powder and sugar in a medium bowl. In a small bowl beat the egg, then mix in the butter and the milk. Pour wet ingredients on top of dry ingredients and fold until just mixed. Follow your waffle iron instructions for cooking the batter.

I was pleasantly surprised with how well these turned out. Little Man even ate a quarter of a waffle, which is good considering he still isn't a fan of solids foods unless its meat.