I hope everyone who was hit with that nasty snowstorm is safe and warm! I know I’ve seen a few friends online without power and several feet of snow drifts to dig themselves out of. It’s another cake day. I’m trying to work out a recipe for the perfect amount…
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It seems I’m suffering from a bit of cabin fever lately. Those strawberries, though out of season, were on sale 3 pounds for $5, and it seemed like a perfect remedy for the winter blues. Dried strawberries are so good. I always wondered how anyone ever decided “strawberry” scented things actually…
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I crocheted a thing! It was supposed to be the Purl Bee Granny Circle Placemat but… it came out much larger than expected. And that was with ending the cream portion early when I ran out of yarn – I can’t imagine how big this would have turned out if…
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I finally feel like I’m getting somewhere with this project. I had intentions of knitting the garter portion with the entire first ball and starting on the edging with the second (and somewhat smaller) ball, but impatience won out. That and the fact that each row is very nearly…
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I’m trying to be fairly ‘project monogamous’ and work one project at a time so I don’t end up with a bazillion projects going on at once. But that Multnomah shawl is BORRRRING with its row after row after row of garter stitch, and I needed a break. I had two…
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I did something yesterday that I have never done before – I took a giant bag of books in to Half Price Books to sell. Normally I’ll pare back my books every year or so and donate them to our local library book sale, which is also the same sale…