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Continue reading →: General check in, wine and some MEH!
The first part of the general check in involves knitting, using some Yarnscape sock yarn I started knitting a cowl (one of the things I want to get completed this year!) The colours are stunning and it knits really easily – the only problem (and hence the MEH) was that…
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Continue reading →: Doing “stuff”
This is my first attempt at knitting in the round, it seemed to be going okay but I thought it would be better on slightly larger needles so I have pulled this out and will start it again later today. Mind you when I did take it off the needles…
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Continue reading →: Clearing, crafting and Cairns
First up the needlepoint, it may be difficult to see but I have started to fill in the orange centres to the medallions, there is also a bit of that colour in the main picture and I hope to get it all done by the end of next week (actually…
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Continue reading →: Butterbean casserole
Ingredients 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed – optional 1 carrot, sliced 1 leek, sliced 4 oz / 115g sliced mushrooms 1 x 400g tin butterbeans 1 x 400g tin tomatoes 1 tbs tomato puree 2 tbs vegetable oil 1 tsp dried mixed herbs Salt and pepper to taste…
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Continue reading →: Creamy mushroom chicken with colcannon
Ingredients 350g/12oz green cabbage, shredded 550g/1½ lb potatoes, boiled and mashed 2 spring onions, trimmed and sliced 75g/3oz butter 3tbsp semi-skimmed milk Freshly ground black pepper Juice of 1 lime 2tbsp Kikkoman Less Salt Soy Sauce 1tsp clear honey 4 chicken breasts, skinned if preferred 2tbsp sunflower oil 175g/6oz mushrooms,…
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Continue reading →: Crafty Update
Okay this is the Crewelwork, I finally figured out how to do the blanket stitch – and I am really hopeful that next week or the week after this will be finished! The knitting – hmm need help with this as I made a FUBAR – so meanwhile I knitted…
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Continue reading →: One of the things to finish this year
This is the Crewel work piece I was bought a fair few years ago! I managed to get part the way through before my hand and arm packed it (yay for physiotherapy which means I can stitch again!), so this is how far I got I made a bit of…
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Continue reading →: Grumpy Wytch
A sure sign that I am not at my best is when I start to get clutter conglomeration and as you can see from my desk that has happened! (another sign is no crafting and yet none of that happened in the last fortnight really), so whilst trying to shake…
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Continue reading →: untitled post 307
Picture taken from cliparts.co I have felt as sick as a dog since Tuesday night (going to the Doctor's surgery is bad for your health I reckon!), the coughing etc has meant that I didn't get nearly as much crafting done as I hoped, I did finish the third of…
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Continue reading →: Gluten free chocolate muffins
Ingredients 175g Gluten free self-raising flour 1tsp Gluten free baking powder 2tbsp Cocoa powder 125g Unrefined golden caster sugar (we use Billington's) Unrefined golden caster sugar 125g Butter (unsalted) softened 2 Egg(s) (free range) medium 100g Dark chocolate chips 1tbsp Milk (whole) The Method Set the oven to 180°C…
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