Kili’s Stuffed Beef Tenderloin
Servings vary depending on tenderloin size
Ingredients:
1 whole beef tenderloin
1 cup feta
20 ounces fresh, chopped spinach
3 sundried tomatoes in oil
1 handful of black, Greek olives
1 handful morel mushrooms
Basil
Thyme
Rosemary
Toothpicks
I finished the second sock for mom. The photo is once again crappy due to cell phone photography. After tomorrow, however, I should be able to provide much better photos.
These were supposed to be a Christmas present for my mom. However, given the fact that I’ve finished them a bit more than a week before her birthday (unexpected), I will pack them up and ship them off as soon as they dry to be a birthday present for my mom. I’m just hoping they fit ok, and she likes how they feel. One is slightly taller than the other, which is puzzling, considering my gauge and number of rows was consistent. I’m confounded about that one. They aren’t ridiculously off, just a wee bit – like the difference between on row or so. My mother will never notice and I’m convincing myself I don’t mind (as anal retentive as I am – that’s hard work), as I’m not about to rip them out. The wool fulled a bit already with just the first washing and getting the tail out and undoing the bind off would be…nighmare inducing. In all honesty, I doubt mom will wear them anyway. She has a bad habit of putting stuff I make on display saying it’s too pretty to use. *sighs*
The yarn I spun up for her sits in a bowl that my dad turned. I kid you not. It sits in the bowl on display. **shakes head** I love her dearly. I just hope one day she realizes I make this stuff to be used, not just admired. *laughs*
Those curious can find the specifics about the yarn/pattern/etc in this post.
I was browsing through Amazon for books on Needle Lace and Knotted Lace today and stumbled across this interesting book. For those of you who haven’t read me for very long, let me explain that I’ve crocheted for many, many, many years. I only recently started knitting, in the grand scheme of things. So this book is certainly something that had me perking up. I went ahead and preordered Amazing Crochet Lace: New Fashions Inspired by Old-Fashioned Lace as it’s not due out until November 2006. But, I certainly want it. I am an “old fashioned” girl in a lot of my design preferences and this certainly has me perking up in interest.
In addition to this book, I snagged the following:
Mediterranean Knotted Lace – by Elena Dickson
and