Kale Chips

I started growing Dinosaur Kale in my garden (see the pics here) after reading an article in Martha Stewart Magazine and an article about kale chips. We have made kale chips twice and they are really good. I saw some reviews online about the kale chips tasting like potato chips and I wouldn't got that far...but they are pretty tasty and you can't eat just one!

Ingredients:

Bunch of kale

Olive Oil

Season Salt

Wash and dry kale and remove the stems. You can do this by grabbing the end of the stem and pulling off the leaf with your other hand.

Tear the kale into piece and toss with olive oil.

Spread on a pan and bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes at 350.

Sprinkle with season salt and enjoy!

Crochet Sock Monkey Hat

I also made this sock monkey hat for my friend's one year old son. I used this pattern here. Update: The original pattern is no longer available. There are lots of other pattern here on Ravelry.

I crocheted it with a G hook to make it smaller. I should have removed a couple of rows from the bottom because it was a tad bit too big. Not to worry though because he will grow into it.

I also made up the ears and mouth myself since I thought the ones from the pattern were too small. I basically added more rows to both of the ones in the pattern.

I used black buttons for the eyes to give it a more authentic look. I have no idea what kind of yarn I used since it was a hand me down from my friend that was cleaning out her stash.

This was a big hit at the birthday party since my friend had been browsing etsy in search of a sock monkey hat and she was glad she didn't buy one :)

I may be linking up to these parties:

Crochet Owl Hat

My friends son just turned one so I made him this owl crochet hat. I used the pattern I found here. It was super easy and I whipped it up in a couple of days.

I used Lily Sugar n Cream cotton to make it. I got the yarn from a friend that was cleaning out her stash and I don't think they make this blue anymore. I've tried to find it at Joann's and Michaels because I really like it but the darker shades of blue just aren't the same.

I may be linking up to these parties: