Buckle Your Seatbelt

Episode 131 January 4, 2024 On the Needles 2:14 ALL KNITTING LINKS GO TO RAVELRY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.  Please visit our Instagram page @craftcookreadrepeat for non-Rav photos and info   Roam by Dawn Barker, Rainbow Peak Yarns super sock in Luminosity II (Lula Faye Fibre)   Ilha by Orlane Sucche, SugarPlum Circus sock in Scorpio   Christmas is the New Black by Anneh Fletcher, Lollipop Yarn Quintessential in We Need a Little Christmas (started December 2022, yarn 2016)-- DONE!!   Zemy’s 2023 advent by Tricia Weatherston, Sincere Sheep Coastal in Firsts (made here club 2021) – so close!!  Gingerbread House Socks by Helen Stewart, NNK hand dyed yarns DK 8 ply sock in Gingerbread House– DONE!! Make gnome mistake by Sarah Schira, christmas tree in snow by Jeannette Murphy, Cascade Yarns Heritage Sock in Snow, Porter Wool Co Fingering in Huntress– DONE! And DONE! Snow Matter What by Sarah Schira, christmas tree in snow by Jeannette Murphy, Cascade Yarns Heritage Sock in Snow, Porter Wool Co Fingering in Huntress– DONE! Montage Hat by Helen Stewart, Three Irish Girls Springvale DK in Atlantis– DONE!   ADVENTuresome Wrap by Ambah O’Brien, Canon Hand Dyes Victorian Gothic Advent set   Weather or Knot Scarf by Scott Rohr , HolstGarn Coast in Butterfly, Black, Charcoal, Silver Grey, Wisteria, Freesia, Passion Flower     15,639 yards in 43 projects view details   On the Easel 21:08 Field Guide series? Nate’s big painting Q1 project Calendar SOLD OUT! Thank you to all who purchased one!   23 Podcast paintings ~100 other paintings and sketches for 2023   On the Table 26:41   Polenta Lasagna With Spinach and Herby Ricotta Recipe - NYT Cooking   Rustic Cauliflower and Tomato Gratin from the Wimpy Vegetarian   Whipped feta with honey from Dinner a Love Story The one I used is for paid subscribers only but this one from It’s Not Complicated is pretty close   Gado gado– Ali Slagle idea, peanut sauce from East by Meera Sodha     Flourless Sea Salt brownies from Skinnytaste Simple New empanada press 2023 WINS: temple lunches, teaching my boys how to cook, leaning into lentils, kale, & quinoa. On the Nightstand 35:49 We are now a Bookshop.org affiliate!  You can visit our shop to find books we’ve talked about or click on the links below.  The books are supplied by local independent bookstores and a percentage goes to us at no cost to you!   Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey  Murder at Midnight by Katharine Schellman U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton (audio) The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu (audio) System Collapse by Martha Wells So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree Second Best by David Foenkinos, trans by Megan Jones  Queen Hereafter by Isabelle Schuler Menewood by Nicola Griffith Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (audio)   Goodreads: 190 books   The Book of More Delights by Ross Gay Grimoire Girl by Hilarie Burton Morgan Winter’s Tale by Mark Helprin Cacophony of Bone; Circle of a Year by Kerri ni Dochartaigh   I keep track in my analog planner–84 books in 2023! On the Horizon 1:03:46 On the Needles  2023 Knitting 3 sweaters with yarn from pre-2022 stash3 full sweaters: 2022, 2023 x2 (stitches) Top: 2022 Baby sweater: 2023 Charity– hats and knitted knockers ✔ Quarterly knit from deep stash ✔1st: joshua tree beanie, yoth yarn 2015 (feb) 2nd: socks, yarntini stripe 2009 (may) 3rd: sockhead slouch, swoonish walker twist 2010 (aug) 4th: montage hat, 3IG springvale dk 2010 (dec) Kits Cross stitch Bracelet Xmas- figures or 12 days 2024 Repeat knitting stuff– pre2022 sweaters Kits Cross stitch Bracelet Xmas- figures or 12 days   Lobsters in sweaters!   Weather or Knot scarf   On the Easel 2023 23 podcast illustrations Over 100 sketches, paintings, etc. Gallery stuff didn’t sell, but I’ll keep trying. 2024 Big Q1 project  Field guides? Follow mu curiosity & hopefully a fall Open Studio!   On the Table 2023 New ingredients: preserved lemon? ✔  What else? Make homemade gnocchi ✔   Temple lunches were a success. Taught the boys some cooking basics. 2024 Entertaining Using recipes from substack   Keep exploring kale, lentils, quinoa, and beans (aka fiber & plant protein) Continue temple lunches!   On the Nightstand 2023 Storygraph challenges: 5/10 reads the world, 7/10 genre  Argentina: Eartheater Trinidad & Tobago: Mermaid of Black Conch Columbia: Love in the Time of Cholera Nigeria: A Spell of Good Things Norway: Aliss by the Fire Contemporary Fiction with disability: Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow Fantasy novel by AOC: The world we make Mystery by woman: world of curiosities Non fiction start up: Place at the Nayarit Sapphic romance: a restless Truth Kids book: Echo West Portal Books Irish Book Subscription  Foster by Claire Keegan Trespasses by Louise Kennedy Kala by Colin Walsh I actually aimed to read a little less if it meant painting more. 2024 Storygraph again Irish bookclub again Tacoma library extreme reader challenge (Cortney loves the structure of this list!)   Also, it’s okay to DNF a book.