Schrodinger's Kittie

Realize – I abhore reality TV. Loathe it. Detest it.

Paul Potts is a horse of a different colour. I sat enraptured and listened over and over and over again…and I don’t particularly care for opera.

Wow. Just. Wow.

It’s been a while since I posted one of my recipes, and I thought – with the hot weather approaching (and here for some of us) – that a nice, cool finger food would be just the thing.

Kili’s Spinach Wrap

1 bundle Fresh spinach (not the baby stuff, the real stuff)
1/2 pound Twaróg (any soft, creamy goat cheese will work, though)
2 tbsp heavy cream (might want more, or less – this really depends on how creamy your goat cheese starts out)
7 ounces Kalamata olives
6 sundried tomatoes
Handful of pine nuts
2 garlic cloves
1 sprig fresh dill
1 bundle of fresh rosemary (if you grow your own, a couple of sprigs will do)
6 ounces Prosciutto (thinly sliced smoked Salmon works as well)
White Wine (Pinot Grigio is my preference)
toothpicks

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So, I was making the latest pair of socks…doing my normal try them on as you go along thing. You know? I knit toe up, so I try them on as I go along. Always get them to be perfect length and such. Well. The foot is great. The leg is great. However, right over the top of my heel (if you’ve ever knit socks, you know exactly where I mean) is tight. Not so tight I can’t get the sock on – but tight enough I don’t want to wear them. **pouts** Thankfully, I make short socks. I refuse to rip all the way back. Which means….I’ll be making three this “pair” instead of just two…The nice thing about the Jaywalker pattern, though, is that it is utterly mindless so it takes no time at all to do.

I am making modifications to it, of course. Working 60 stitches over the foot and then increasing to 68 for the leg. No, not because I have some wonky size differential, but because the stretch factor of stockinette is significantly more than that of the ripple pattern. The problem is that I should have started my increasing about 4 to 6 rows before the heel. Most of the time, I increase right after putting in my afterthought heel. Due to how snug this is, I need to increase before the heel so that it fits snug, but not too tight over the top of the heel.

I love how the yarn looks and the sock looks great except for that one location. So, I know that I will love the final product…now to go make two more socks.