Episode 6 Show Notes

Episode 6 Chili and January projects

Episode 6 Bootie and Bossy

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“Almost every recipe ever made – French, Italian, English, Indian – begins with chopping onions. That's the foundational act of all cooking. So every night I find myself chopping onions at six o'clock and it's both life-giving and monotonous, providing and draining."--Adam Gopnik

Who doesn't love a bowl of chili on a cold blustery day? Our Mom made us this chili recipe often and we couldn't survive the winter without it. Her recipe came from the booklet that was packaged with her electric frying pan, a wedding gift from 1957. We have modified it slightly--both Bootie and Bossy add extra beans. Bootie makes hers without meat. Bossy makes her with ground turkey (or whatever is on sale at the grocery store). Feel free to make it your own and tell us how it goes!

Bootie Knits

Bootie is working on the January Knitalong with Marie Greene of Olive Knits. This is a workshop pattern called Brezel. She is getting close to the sleeve divide and loving it so far. The yarn is Purl Soho Good Wool in Blue Moon. The sweater is knit in the round and then steeked. This will be the first time Bootie has steeked a sweater!

When Bootie is not working on the Brezel cardigan, she is making a Musselburgh hat by Ysolda Teague using the Uneek sock yarn that Bossy gave her for Christmas. The colorway is Number 53

Bossy Knits

Bossy has added shoes to her Bunny!! Bootie is not sorry for telling her about the shoe pattern. They are adorable!!

Bossy is casting on for the Arpeggio Shawl by Martha Wissing. She is using the yarn that the designer chose: Valley Yarns (Webs' brand) Westfield in Graphite, Natural and Persimmon. And Bossy is showing that she is the boss of her knitting by making it into a poncho instead of a shawl. She's using the dimensions of the Churchmouse Easy Folded Poncho as a guide.

Bossy splurged on a set of Addi Rocket square needles when she was at Webs. Bootie has gotten the same needles from Makers' Mercantile and loved them. Bootie is also very happy with the set of limited edition Forte Chiaogoo Needles she got for Christmas. Her husband bought them for her at Les Tricoteurs Volants in Paris, ooo la la!

And whatever you do, don’t knit like my sister!