Best Wishes!
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah and Happy Kwanzaa to all that celebrate!
Baking Experiment: Chocolate Cake with PB Frosting
Today is my Mom’s birthday! She requested chocolate cake, but not just any chocolate cake. There was an old family favorite recipe that has a cup of hot coffee as an ingredient. The problem was, neither of us had a copy of that recipe somehow. However, the internet yielded this recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction.… Continue reading Baking Experiment: Chocolate Cake with PB Frosting
Powdermill Report
Boy, these last few weeks have just flown by! I keep meaning to post on other topics, and time just slips by. But in any case, I am making some progress on my Powdermill cardigan. First sleeve and collar – done! Second sleeve started, and stitches picked up to do the first button band. I’ve… Continue reading Powdermill Report
Wednesday WIPs
I cannot believe a whole week has gone by! It’s been busy, but looking back I can’t really say what I was busy with. I can say I was partially busy with knitting. Still on the first sleeve of my Powdermill, but making progress! Also I started a smaller second project, the Cetraria Islandica cowl.… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
Wednesday WIP
Current progress on Powdermill! Traveling along on Sleeve Island pretty well! I am changing the sleeves a bit. In the pattern, they are straight and then balloon at the cuffs. I don’t love that style, so I am doing a very gradual decrease as I go until it gets to a reasonable width, then I’ll… Continue reading Wednesday WIP
Stash Management
Something I have struggled with over time that I think is common to many crafters is stash management. Once your crafting supplies exceeds a certain amount, you kind of need a way to organize them and know how to get to what you have. For a long time I used Ravelry’s stash feature. It is… Continue reading Stash Management
Friday FO: Homage to the Granny Square Done!
The pattern is Homage to the Granny Square from an online class on color theory and crochet from Sue Maton of the Mercerie. I learned a lot about color theory and crochet in creating this afghan. The process is to choose 5 colors for the center that grade from one to another. I went from… Continue reading Friday FO: Homage to the Granny Square Done!
Baking Experiment: Lazy Edition
Throughout my efforts this year to become a better baker, I have been trying to work from scratch as much as possible. Occasionally I will go with a premade crust for pie, but usually I try to do completely homemade. However, this week I tried a box mix special – Pistachio Pudding Bundt Cake. The… Continue reading Baking Experiment: Lazy Edition
Knitter’s bookshelf: Kate Davies’ Margery Allingham’s Mystery Knits
This book is the end product of Kate Davies’ knitting club event for this year – a read along of several of Margery Allingham’s mystery novels accompanied by some lovely knitting patterns. The essays and patterns in this book were released periodically though the club time period. This club was a bit different from what… Continue reading Knitter’s bookshelf: Kate Davies’ Margery Allingham’s Mystery Knits
Quite A Yarn 