Weekly Roundup: Recipes, Knitting, Sewing

It didn't take long before the snow and ice began to melt.  But, it did make some very lovely icicles that my mother made sure to remind me to stay away from lest I "poke my eye out, kid!"

I was sidelined with the flu for a couple days, so the most productive thing I did was binge watch Lost.  That show makes so much more sense when you watch the episodes back to back!

Recipes

Oh roasted chickpeas, where have you been all my life?  Crispy and crunchy, healthy and lots of flavor options.  I made the BBQ flavor, and they are de-lic-ious!

I've been trying to incorporate more beans into my diet, so I think this might be my ticket.

Beauty

The most struggle I've had with making my own beauty products has been with hair styling aids.  My hair, being very fine and very straight, needs some sort of product in it to give life and volume.  I started using Wellness Mama's Sweet Salt Texturizing Spray, but it was making my scalp dry.  Probably not the best choice during winter.  My husband used to put plain aloe gel in his hair, so I gave it and try and POOF, magic!  I rubbed in a marble-sized dollop into my hair while it was damp and blow-dried.  I was left with lots of volume and soft shiny hair.  

Knitting

I finished the honeycomb cowl for my husband.  It didn't turn out exactly how I wanted, but I still like it.  The finished size ended up being rather awkward, too tall for it's circumference.  I plunged it into hot water and agitated it a bit with my fingers to encourage a bit of felting.  Now it will be extra cozy warm.

Finally, FINALLY, I finished my sweater.  This project has long been overdue.  

While admiring Kate Davies' designs, I noticed that she sews ribbon behind the button bands.  I thought this was a brilliant idea to provide some stability, so I have started adding ribbon to my cardigans.

I have the hardest time finding buttons I like.  I guess I am picky, because it seems like most buttons from the Big Box stores just look cheesy.  This purple color was hard to match, so I had to settle for black.