visiting korrina

  manhattan in the distance . .

 chanda and i got to korrina's around one in the afternoon. she was busy making baba ghanouj when we arrived, and was roasting the eggplant in a cast iron frying pan on the stove. she gets her vegetables from a community program that supports local farmers and hooks them up with neighborhoods in the city which don't have easy access to fresh local fruits and vegetables. she has a pick up site that she visits every two weeks.

her latest finished object: japan sleeves by joji locatelli (which i can't wait to see on her). she used three different yarns for this: miss babs yummy 2ply (for the navy blue stripes), gynx yarns strong socks (for the sleeves), and verdant gryphon eidos (the light grey stripes).

 she keeps it covered, as wash likes to try eating the lollipop pins that hold it down.

admiring chanda's arrangement of korrina's magnets on the refrigerator door, and admiring the postcard from morgana which arrived yesterday.

 now i'm admiring the organization of her freezer. mine is quite chaotic.

 having a late brunch at milk and honey cafe.

chanda's shirt is one my cousin bought in paris in the 1970's. she passed it down to me, and i passed it down to my girls. i think all of them have had a turn wearing it.

on our way to do a shop at the flatbush food coop (one of our very favorite places . . maybe one day i'll take some pics inside). (oh! and korrina made the vest she's wearing in these outdoor pics. it's quince and co yarn in lark, color bird's egg. i'll have to look up the name of the pattern.)

we ended the day back at korrina's and were able to taste her finished baba ghanouj. it was amazing! (i took the above pic specifically for korrina's socks, but was happy to add wash in on the last second since he was looking at me so curiously. her socks are hand knitted, and the colors are so pretty . . )