Monthly Archives: January 2010
Is expensive yarn cramping your craft style? Here's an alternative! Second hand sweaters that have outworn their stylishness can be unravelled and turned into new projects! Follow the instructions from Dawn Prickett http://dawnprickett.blogspot.com/2008/01/recycling-sweaters-for-yarn.html to do this yourself. This is a great way to get cashmere, angora and other luxury fibers at a steal.
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Crochet Alternative Moebius
Do you love crochet more than knitting? Here's a cute pattern from Lyon brand yarn. http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/90268AD.html?noImages=0&utm_source=20100115_Jan15&utm_medium=Emails&utm_campaign=Weeklynewsletter&utm_content=Preview-CardiffCowl&r=1 This one isn't a moebius, but it could be just by adding one twist before joining the intitial chain. If you wanted it to be more like a shawl, you could make the chain longer and wider before finishing. I [...]
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Do you have a Moebius yet?
They are all the rage. So in about 3 years I should see a lot of them around town. (That's how it goes in the midwest.) I found this free pattern online: http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/visoppskrift.php?d_nr=94&d_id=16&lang=en This is my favorite site for free knitting and crochet patterns. Their yarn is reasonably priced too. I was tempted on the yarn [...]
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Peche Fraise Crepes
Does it sound fancy in French? We ran out of milk today and my Mother-in-Law is delivering 2 gallons of raw, organic, hand-milked goodness on Sunday and I just can't bring myself to buy regular store milk to tide us over. So instead of the usual tasty-o's and milk for breakfast, I made pancakes. Pancakes [...]
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Power Snack: 1 cheese stick, cut into cubes, an ounce of raw almonds, a couple of tablespoons of craisins, and a handful of raw sugar snap peas. In this small mixture you have something from every food group, a wide range of colors and textures and it's easy to pack for the road. Yum!
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Introducing Fritz!
We have a new addition to our family, a cute German Angora named Fritz. He is just a baby but already outweighs most cats. We expect him to be about 12 pounds when fully grown. He had his first haircut on Saturday at the Wamego Winter Fiber Fest where we picked him up. (More on that lovely [...]
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Eat 1 Freeze 3
My sister in law, Gena, just shared with me her delicious tuna casserole recipe. It makes 4–9×13 casseroles. Serve 1 for dinner and freeze the other 3. It makes a great meal for a new mother. With a recipe this size you can taker her one to eat and one for her freezer. Here's Gena's [...]
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New Year’s Resolution#3: Learn To Spin
Last night Darren put my spinning wheel together correctly (When I put it together I had two pieces leftover—I was being frugal with the pieces, ha-ha.) I watched some YouTube videos last night and started practicing this morning while I listened to violin practice. It’s fun, but a lot harder than it looks. My [...]
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New Listings at Etsy!
I just added a bunch of ready-made items to my etsy shop. Need an infant sling? Nursing cover? Diaper bag? Nursing gown? Come check it out. http://www.etsy.com/shop/farmingwife There are a lot more sling choices than shown below.
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