Last Week's Theme

This should be this week's theme but I didn't get around to posting when the theme was current!

Last week's weekly theme (which is a new thing I've started) was the kitchen. I did some researching and planning in preparation for learning to cook the things I want to know how to cook. I decided to try making pancakes and picked out a recipe, but didn't make them until Sunday evening. They turned out well and that recipe will be going into my recipe collection for my hope chest. I'm not sure what is next, but since this week's theme is not the kitchen and I am very busy, I may not try another recipe this week. We shall see.

I also made a "lid lifter." A lid lifter is something I have recently decided needs to exist. It's a small, thin potholder use to lift lids off pots or hold spoons that are too warm to comfortably touch but not hot enough to demand more insulation. The smallness and thinness of the lid lifter makes it easier to grip things with. I made one out of leftover cotton yarn. It turned out larger than I anticipated so I hope to make the next one smaller.