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Conti-rag, measuring
Conti-rag shoulder This is a multi-page entry. When you get to the bottom, click on the next page link. The conti-rag shoulder is unique and I’m delighted to be able to share it with you. I currently...
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Conti-rag sampler
This sampler will take just a few minutes to knit and it will give you a feel for how the shoulders develop. A lot of testing went into the sequence of increases(1)(2)(3)(4) and the technique has...
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Crafting in small spaces
There are good things and there are not so good things about living in a small space. We have no mortgage on our twelve acres on a dead end road off a dead end road way out in the sticks. The...
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Chunky Chicken Soup
Chunky chicken soup This is a fast and simple recipes. If you’re like me and mostly just cook for yourself and maybe another, you will love this one. Wadly got a nice buy on some boneless skinless...
View ArticleDoggie update
I started Chuck on Jarrow Colostrum this morning. I added it to a little bit of bacon grease and, like the girls with their pee pills, he sucked it down. I’ll update this post in a week or two when I...
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Awesome Chocolate Waffles/Pancakes
This recipe uses zucchini from my aquaponic bed. I’m getting enough zucchini to be able to eat a whole one a day, sometimes two a day. Woot! Mmmmm. These are SO awesome! Fresh zucchini, coconut flour,...
View ArticleNo soy/sugar non dairy creamer
Having food allergies makes life very interesting in a way that cannot be appreciated by those who don’t have food allergies. I’m not saying that in a disparaging way, just as a fact. Anyone with food...
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Let there be pillowcases
Just a portion of the pillow cases I’ve made. So many fabric choices . . . Okay . . . yeah . . . got just a little carried away. So many fabrics and colors and . . . . uh . . .
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Finding a home
Tie dyed batik broadcloth I think we’ve all ended up with things too good or nice or unique to get rid of but with no place in which to put or use them. I have a piece of fabric like that . . . a hand...
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Personalized spice mixes
I use a lot of spices and herbs when I cook, and I cook a lot of the same stuff all the time. Rather than opening 4-6 different spice/herb bottles to season something I started using the empty bottles...
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Flood and drain proven
My flood and drain bed for house plants which cleans the guppy tank has been working flawlessly for over six months. This is the system I will use this summer for tomato and zucchini plants in the sun...
View ArticleContinental knitting
I knit in a style that’s just a bit unique. I knit continental style, which refers to how the yarn in held (opposite hand from the needle making the stitches). I don’t “pick” the yarn to form...
View ArticleNo turn German short rows
German short rows are tricky. There are lots of YouTube videos showing different ways to do German short rows but there aren’t any videos showing how to do them if you are a mirrored knitter. Well...
View ArticleGood fit finale!
If you jump to this page thinking you’re going to be able to master this without doing the work, sorry. Unless you’re a wunderkind, it’s unlikely. This is a skills progression and the lessons have been...
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Ichthy Bog Coat
Bog coats are an interesting thing, very probably the oldest garment in human kind history. It was made from a single animal pelt and shaped with a single seam. As garments go, it’s an interesting bit...
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Missing my partner in crime
LouAnn White, the best creative partner a quilter could have. I pulled together a page for my bog coat today and it reminds me yet again how much I miss my partner in crime. The stuff we created...
View ArticleProject updates
I’ve moved the older Ravelry project posts here. For anything referring to a Stitch-Maps chart, use this link: Stitch-Maps. If you are jumping here from the Ravelry post mentioning this, start reading...
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Root Trimmin’
Plant wall, current iteration It’s been a while since I posted anything about my plant wall. Having the begonia bucket overflow onto the floor is a good time . . . definitely. Root incursions are a...
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German short rows are tricky. There are lots of YouTube videos showing different ways to do German short rows but there aren’t any videos showing how to do them if you are a mirrored knitter. Well...
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Beef/Pork Soup . . . OMGosh.
Beef Pork Soup OMGosh. Awesome soup today. I made chicken soup for Wadly yesterday, which smelled fabulous, and beef/pork soup for me today. Amazing beautiful nummy soup Prep: Make bone broth. Wadly...
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