Le printemps

Le printemps est prèsque là. 

Je fait du camping moi.

Gateau Choco

Mon gâteau de fête. Il est plus beau que bon. J'ai pris la recette dans un Marie-Claire Australien. Il avait l'air très bon mais il est en fait très médiocre. Beaucoup de liquide (250gr de beurre fondu, 200 gr chocolat fondu, 375ml de café, 2 oeufs et seulement 140 gr de farine.) Mmmm! J'aurais du lire la recette avant. Ca fait pas très pro. Et en plus pas de grandeur de moule. J'ai pris un 23 cm. Ca donne un gâteau mouillé même avec une heure de cuisson. Mais c'est pas grave, je vais en faire un autre. Un bon quatre-quart dans "The Cake Bible" va faire l'affaire. 

Montréal

Quelque part en Bougogne

Chicago

Iceland

I'm posting a few pictures from Iceland as the winter is pretty bleak here and it's getting dirtier as it's going toward spring. I spent only a week in that beautiful country and I will go back for longer that's for sure. It's one of the most stunning place I've ever seen. Not that I've seen a lot. But for tranquility and beauty and all the things I like, you can't beat Iceland's ever changing scenery. It's amazing.

J'ai trouvé des vieilles photos de mon lac

Random photos

C'est son derrière, pas son devant en passant

Actée, une plante indigène au Québec

Angélique qui n'est pas revenue après l'hiver

Pépé, non il ne sent pas la fleur

Lys blanc

I finally did some needle work on Sunday and it was about time. I bought some cheep reading glasses and proceeded to like needle craft once more. I abandoned it a few years ago when my eyes started to see blurry things and I got frustrated a lot. Not pocking in the right spot and all and pricking my fingers a lot. I took the bull by the horn and made a hanky with a drawing my husband did years ago of my late dog Domino Doberdoodoo. I loved that dog. It's not fantastic but it's a start.

See the similarities!

And I did a little couture. We bought the piano bench last summer at an auction and Grant said it was not very comfortable. I found some great fabric at Etsy . So now all he needs is a little poof to put his foot up when he plays guitar. I can't believe I'm encouraging him. I must be going deaf as well.

Porte

Porte de Limeuil

Scarf in Therapi - Therapeutic Therapy

I made this scarf to avoid doing lace and I really wanted to use this yarn for a spring item.

Here goes: 

2 skeins of Therapi from SWTC

5.5 mm needles

Stitch pattern is a multiple of 6 and I think I used a 4 stitch border on each side. If I remember correctly  I used 26 stitches total.

Row 1 = *Wyb sl 1, k2, psso, k3*

Row 2 = *P4, yo, p1*

Row 3 =  *K3, wyb sl1, k2, psso*

Row 4 = *P1, yo, p4*

P = purl

K = knit

Wyb = with yarn in back (knit position)

Yo = yarn over

Sl 1 = slip one

Psso = pass the slip stich over (in this case, over the two k2 done right after)

Cast on 26 stitches

Knit 4 rows of garter stitches or a border stitch of your choice

Start pattern but don't forget your 4 border stitches at the beginning and the end of your piece of knitting and knit as long as you like, finish with 4 rows of your choosen border and cast off.

Tidy, block and enjoy.

Project Doorway

Trémolat again.

La belle neige

Well, back to reality.

Old pictures

Monarch

I found those while transferring pictures from my old PC to the new one. I remember that walk on a road not far from the house. We walk quite a bit on that gravel road because it's not busy like the road around the lake and it's quite nice. It was hot that day.

La tour Eiffel

Just a little dishcloth on a landmark theme.

One skein of Bernat Handicrafter and 4,5 mm needles.

Cast on 46 stitches (or a multiple of 8 stitches + 6 stitches for the border)

K = knit

P = purl

B = border stitches

P2t = purl 2 together

Yo = yarn over

Knit 4 rows or a chosen border and then begin the pattern:

Row 1: B3, *yo, p2t, p6* repeat until 3 stitches left and b3
Rows 2, 4, 6: B3, *k7, p1* repeat until 3 stitches left and b3
Rows 3, 5, 7: B3, *k1, p7* repeat until 3 stitches left and b3
Rows 8 and 16: b3, p all, b3
Row 9: B3, *p4, yo, p2t, p2* repeat until 3 stitches left and b3
Rows 10, 12, 14: B3, *k3, p1, k4* repeat until 3 stitches left and b3
Rows 11, 13, 15: B3, *p4, k1, p3

I did 3 repeat of the pattern but you can do one more for a squarer cloth. (It tend to be rectangular after a wash)

Finish with 4 rows in knit or a chosen border, tidy up and get that soap and in the shower you go with a gorgeous french, olive oil soap.

Parc du Mont Tremblant, P.Q.

Des petites photos du parc du Mont-Tremblant, secteur l'Assomption à 40 minutes de chez nous. Le parc est vraiment très beau.

Lac de l'Assomption






Lac des Cyprès

Encore des lavettes

La lavette de la semaine.

Je m'enniue de l'été

Trémolat



L'herbe tendre. Les cailloux croustillants. Le soleil aveuglant. L'air parfumée. Les feuilles au vent.

Winter

Lac Pierre, St-Alphonse-Rodriguez



Ma maison est quelque part dans la montagne

A beautiful weekend

It was a very nice weekend but so cold. Brr! Our lake has been cleared for walking and skating. It's about 4 km long to walk around it and I live 1 km up the mountain. It's a healthy stroll. Unfortunately, these days I feel pretty flat and not chatty at all so I guess I'll make picture entries instead and lay off the words until I become verbal again.

At night on my balcony. Looks like Christmas again.