We went up to Carpinteria last weekend just to get out of town and stopped by a farmers' market in Ventura along the way. Other than citrus, which we have plenty of here in the yard, there wasn't a whole lot to choose from. There were some root vegetables,
some artichokes--large and small (beautiful, but I have no idea wht to do with them other than steaming them and dipping the leaves in butter, which really isn't up my alley),
and my very favorite of all--asparagus.
I got a few bunches last Saturday, and they've already disappeared. Looks like I'll be hitting the Hollywood Farmers' Market this weekend. Asparagus marks the official beginning of farmers' market season for me--spring peas can't be far behind.
As far as knitting goes, I finished the Time-Out Socks.
And I began the first of March's socks, Yukon Leaves by Lela Conrad. The pattern can be found here. The only modification I'll be making will be continuing the pattern down the foot.
It's a well-written, simple pattern; and best of all, it's free. With costs reaching upwards of $7 for newly released patterns, I'd have to say that my days of buying individual patterns are pretty much done. Add that to the cost of some nice yarn, and I've got a rather expensive pair of socks once I'm done--especially since I don't often make the same pair of socks twice. . .well, not unless they're plain socks or those irresistible Oak-Ribbed Socks. Looks like I'll be sticking to freebies and books, or else I'll finally start concocting some patterns myself.
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