What I made, by Sharon

I made sourdough, and it worked! So that was good.  I also finished Leon's jumper and it didn't work.  The back looks nice: but the front does not. What I did with the front cable at the v-neck just looks terrible now it’s done. It’s a shame, because until I put the neck ribbing on, I thought it looked fine. Also, I knit the sleeves from the top, so, to fix the middle of the front I might have to rip the sleeves, as well as rip the entire front. I have to think about it, and also to consider how to make the front cable work before I start what I think it going to be some serious ripping. Until I decide what to do about it this jumper is going in the naughty corner, and I'm going to go eat a nice sourdough sandwich. 

Warning: this post contains no knitting, but I'm really excited about this so I wanted to share. Leon and I have always made our own bread. I started making bread in a bread machine my grandmother bought me in 2006, and I did that for quite a few years. Making bread seems easier than buying it from the shops, and I know exactly what's in it. Then, about six months ago, Leon made bread in the oven, and it is actually tastier than the bread machine. Because we do the dough in the Thermomix, the whole process is very easy, and takes two hours, from thinking "I should make bread" to, well this: What's the next logical step? Growing out own yeast. On Sunday night I started my sourdough starter. The first couple of days nothing much happened. Probably because we're not really heating the house this winter, and the temperature has been hovering around 14 degrees.. So, we popped it in the setup Leon has for brewing. Now I have temperature controlled sourdough s...