FO – Ishbel (Finally!)

FO – Ishbel (Finally!)

After sitting in my queue for over a year, I finally buckled down and knit my Ishbel, and boy do I love it!

Nano Eiffel Tower

Nano Eiffel Tower

By on December 21, 2011 in Miscellaneous

I built the Eiffel Tower today. No, really.

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Quite a Few FO’s!

By on November 16, 2011 in Knitting

I finished some projects that had been WIPs for about a year, how embarrassing. I finished a shawl, a pair of socks, a pair of gloves, and a hat.

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Blades of Grass Pattern Winner

Blades of Grass Pattern Winner

By on November 1, 2011 in Contest

Come one, come all! It’s time to determine who the winner of the Blades of Grass pattern giveaway! We had 8 entries, which means there is one winner. I went to the Random Number Generator and asked it for a random number between 1 and 8. The number that came up was 2, so the [...]

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Blades of Grass – A Pattern

Blades of Grass – A Pattern

By on October 19, 2011 in Knitting, Patterns

My first pattern, Blades of Grass, is now available for purchase on Ravelry! It’s an easy-to-knit pair of fingerless mitts that knits up quick in worsted weight yarn. I’m also having a giveaway, hooray!

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Sourdough Starter: Creation

By on August 28, 2011 in Baking

I made a wild yeast sourdough starter, and learned quite a bit about how to start one, properly maintain one, and troubleshoot it when it’s not doing what you expect. This post is about starting your starter, and how to tell when it’s ready to use.

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White Bread

White Bread

By on August 22, 2011 in Baking

I made white bread! It’s not the best loaf I’ve ever seen, but I think it’s a really solid first try.

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