“… and the waaaaiiiiting is the hardest part”
The Drops cardigan is done. It has been done for daaaaays. But the damn thing won’t dry! Stupid chunky wool. You get the knitting done in half the time, but the blocking takes ten times as long.
And I fondled admired the buttons.
And then I decided to bake some cookies (using my favorite cookie cutter, by the way).
Luckily, my 1920s Detroit Jewel stove cranks out a ton of heat. The company slogan back in the day was “It Bakes Better.” Let’s just change that to “It Bakes Sweaters.”
When I was done, the sweater was slightly drier …
And I had coooookies!!
RECIPE: brown sugar cookies.
1 part brown sugar
1 part butter
2 parts flour
salt
vanilla bean scrapings
Heat oven to 325F. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add flour, salt, and vanilla and mix just until it forms pea-sized blobs. Dump blobs out onto a surface that you’ve covered with a light dusting of powdered sugar, press into one giant blob, and roll to 1/4″ thick. Cut. Bake 10 minutes.
If everything is just right, the brown sugar will separate a little and make a wee, delicious, caramel-candy crust around the edges.
So, to the one thousand folks who have this sweater in your queue and are eagerly awaiting a peek at another finished one: Eat your cookies and hold your horses. FO shots are slated for Friday. xo
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November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
Do cookies taste better when baked in an awesome stove with an awesome sweater on? Yes, like the stove was wearing a sweater…hey, we make sweater for everything else…I’ll go now.
September 12th, 2007 at 8:50 pm
The cookies look awesome.
I can’t wait to see the sweater when it’s dry…some day. Putting it on the stove (best ever by the way) was a good idea.
September 12th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
I love your stove! I’ve always wanted a similar one. Can’t wait to see your sweater completed. Mine should be coming up soon in the queue, I’ve decided to make it from some RYC Soft Tweed instead of the Eskimo, which is still too sheepy.
September 12th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
The sweater looks great; what a wonderful color for fall.
LOVE the stove! So much charm… Someday, when I’m rich off all my books (hah! like that happens in academia), I’m investing in a colorful Aga.
September 12th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
Love the sweater, love the buttons, LOVE the stove!!!!!
September 12th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
omg, i want your stove!! and thanks for the recipe–can’t wait to try them out. do they grow much when baking? i’m wondering how they would fare with a cookie press…
also, i almost used those same buttons for my tilted duster
looking forward to seeing your finished cardigan!
September 12th, 2007 at 9:46 pm
The stove is amazing. And the cookies look amazing as well. The sweater and buttons? Um…amazing.
September 12th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
Cool stove, yummy cookies, pretty sweater, cute buttons - all so very neat!
I’ve found that if I put my sweaters through the spin cycle of my front loader, it gets out a ton of water and will let the sweaters dry faster. I hate waiting for a sweater to dry!
September 12th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
I don’t know what looks more scrumptious - the cookies or the sweater! Can’t wait to see it “done done”!
September 12th, 2007 at 11:14 pm
That sweater is swoony worthy. Seed stitch does me in everytime.
And, we have the same vintage TaB glasses! How crazy is that??? I actually bought mine on eBay specifically for drinking TaB! (I’m a hardcore fanatic.)
September 12th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
I can’t wait to see the dried and completed sweater! Thanks for the cookie recipe, too. It’s just the sort of thing I have a taste for right now . . .
September 12th, 2007 at 11:49 pm
Thanks for the cookie recipe. I’m waiting (impatiently) to cast on for that sweater myself.
September 12th, 2007 at 11:51 pm
i had no idea a stove could be cute. but yours totally is. did it come with your house?
September 12th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
I love your stove, too! I guess that was made when this country actually still valued crafts(wo)manship and people bought things to last more than 6 months. OK, enough cynicism. I bet there are some great stories baked into that stove, including the recent one of drying a sweater while baking cookies.
September 13th, 2007 at 12:06 am
drool. i’m experiencing stove and sweater lust at the same time. it’s going to be so cute on you!
September 13th, 2007 at 12:14 am
I bet that sweater smells great, too!
September 13th, 2007 at 12:19 am
Wow I love those buttons. Drops is amazing! Once again you and that retro aesthetic of yours completely slay me….
September 13th, 2007 at 12:43 am
Perfect buttons! I’m beginning to realize how living in an arid climate aids the blocking process. I love your stove. We have the renter’s “cheapest Hotpoint stove sold” version. It’s very sad.
September 13th, 2007 at 1:44 am
i can’t wait to see it finished!!!!! those cookies sound yummy… if only someone would come wash my dishes.
September 13th, 2007 at 2:02 am
Love the buttons! They so can make or break a knitted item!
Cute cookie cutter! And I bet those cookies are yummy!
LOL @ sweater on top of stove!
September 13th, 2007 at 3:16 am
I’m excited to see the jacket in its entirety - I’ve been eyeing it for myself but am still on the fence. But - I love the yarn you have used so it just might settle the deal. Looks lovely on the whole!
September 13th, 2007 at 3:30 am
I’m one of those with the jacket in my queue, and you’re right, I can’t wait to see yours. I love the color and those buttons are just great!
September 13th, 2007 at 4:23 am
That cardi looks really nice! I can’t wait to see the whole thing modeled once it is dry.
I love your cookie cutter. One of my childhood buddie’s mom always drank Tab. That glass brings back memories.
September 13th, 2007 at 7:02 am
Oh but I DO adore Huey Lewis! (You must have some soft spot for him, you did quote him!) hee hee…
September 13th, 2007 at 9:33 am
the buttons are perfect. and yep, it’s in my queue as well. though me actually knitting would sure improve its chances of ever being made.
please send cookies!
September 13th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
A catalogue of my reactions to your post:
1. “Oh my god, I love those buttons.”
2. “A TAB glass! I want a TAB glass!”
3. “Holy Mother of God, is that actually her oven? It is a thing of beauty!”
4. “Coookies. Need coookies.”
Cannot wait to see that Drops Cardi. I’ve been thinking about that pattern.
September 13th, 2007 at 12:34 pm
i’m salivating over the cookies! i might have to make some
the sweater is drool worthy too for that matter. can’t wait to see it on you!
September 13th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Mmmm! and what a cute stove!
Yep, it’s in my queue too…
Add me to the list of Flint readers who can’t wait to see this one on you
September 13th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
I can’t wait to see it done with those amazing perfect buttons!! My mom used to drink Tab like water. We had a sea of pink cans in the fridge when I was little!! The cookies - those sound amazing. Anything with crispy melty brown sugar - I’m there! (does your sweater smell like cookies now?)
September 13th, 2007 at 5:04 pm
Love that stove–just like my grandma’s, warming drawers and all. I can’t wait to see Drops on you.
September 13th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Wow. Your stove is amazing. I must have one.
September 13th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
Oh! Your stove fills me with regret! The boy and I just decided, after months and months of debating back and forth, to get rid of the truly fantastic early ’50s stove that came in the kitchen of his house. We’ve been doing massive demo and rebuilding (the kitchen does not exist at all except for the stove) and finally we decided that a new stove that definitely holds temperature is better than a super awesome old stove that fluctuates 15-20 degrees without warning. we both love cooking AND retro design — it hurts.
can’t wait to see your sweater.
September 13th, 2007 at 6:34 pm
Damn the slow blocking - genius using that beautiful stove of yours to ‘encourage’ the blocking process.
September 13th, 2007 at 7:29 pm
Temptation thy name is:
-Drop Designs
-Too cute stove
-Brown Sugar cookies
I gave in to the sweater when you first posted about it, so too late there!
Looking forward to seeing that FO too!
September 13th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
Wow those those cookies look soo good! I adore those buttons and I can’t wait to see the sweater finished!
September 14th, 2007 at 2:40 am
Love love the tweed–and the cookies make me want to see if I have the ingredients on hand
September 14th, 2007 at 7:54 am
Can’t wait to see the complete FO!
I’m always afraid of ovens without glass door, because I can’t see whether something is burning inside or not.
September 14th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
I can’t wait to see it! I love the buttons you picked out
September 20th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
Dying to see the pics! I think I caught a quick glimpse on flickr, but I quickly closed it so I can read all about it on your blog… I am a little behind
November 6th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
What are vanilla shaving? How do you do that?
Rosemary
August 24th, 2009 at 4:00 am
Thanks for the cookie recipe. I added cocoa to them. Delicious! My boyfriend danced with joy.