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A Beanie for Alonzo & Zucchini Cake

By Nancymccarroll
Babies need hats.  Purl Bee has a cute pattern for a heirloom hat that made up in just a day or two.
A Beanie for Alonzo & Zucchini CakeA Beanie for Alonzo & Zucchini Cake
Originally, the thought was to make a pair of booties, but after making the first one and realizing it looked too large, I checked the pattern and saw I had cast on too many stitches.  The second one looked lots better, meaning I have to rip out that first stay on bootie and start all over.  Can I get it done in time for Sunday when the hand off is to occur?
A Beanie for Alonzo & Zucchini CakeA Beanie for Alonzo & Zucchini Cake
And, in the meantime, this is on the needles: Norwegian Shawl or Scarf.
A Beanie for Alonzo & Zucchini Cake
For your culinary pleasure, I was directed toward a  recipe that is excellent; a fairly heavy zucchini cake with lots of cream cheese frosting with zested orange.  Have a look here.  My notes here.
A Beanie for Alonzo & Zucchini CakeOur neighbor keeps supplying us with his zucchini, and we keep trying new things with them.  Not a single zucchini has been harmed or wasted in the process of experimentation.  We took over a portion of this cake to them as a "thank you", and they upped us by bringing over zucchini brownies.  Not a bad deal.
A Beanie for Alonzo & Zucchini Cake
Leaving you with this bumblebee on a cosmos.  They are busy little things.

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