Well it took me several tries (three, to be exact) but I finally got these finger-less mitts made! I knit the part that goes over the fingers a little bit shorter because I personally prefer them that way. I’m less likely to wear them if the end bit is too long, hampering free motion of… Continue reading Finally, finger-less mitts!
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Steel cut oats in the crock pot for breakfast
Just a few minutes ago, I opened the fridge and took out a container of left over, steel-cut oatmeal. I’d made a batch the other day; it is my favourite dead-of-winter breakfast. Stomach grumbling, I spooned out a congealed glop, added a spoonful of honey, and poured a bit of milk over. After three minutes… Continue reading Steel cut oats in the crock pot for breakfast
Lace-edged dish cloth: Sunday on the Needles
I’ve been knitting a bit lately. Like most knitters, the urge seems to strike with the first snowfall. Most of the time I gravitate toward the quick and easy finishes…I’m a bit of a knitting junkie, I guess. When I need a fix, I need it right now! Wash cloths fit the bill just fine.… Continue reading Lace-edged dish cloth: Sunday on the Needles
Simplicity 4097 in the Fall of the Year
Combine 2.5 m of beautiful wool-blend Prince of Wales suiting and Simplicity 4097 and what do you get? The perfect fall jumper! I’ve always wanted a jumper, something easy that I can just pull on over top of leggings and a blouse (or a full set of long johns, lol!) It isn’t the most flattering… Continue reading Simplicity 4097 in the Fall of the Year
The Worst Job I Ever Had was Pulling the Heads off Dead Chickens
After I graduated from high school, and after all the cap-throwing and after-grad partying was finished (about 3 days later), my parents decided that I needed a summer job. After all, I’d be heading off to university in the fall; it wasn’t unreasonable to expect me to make a financial contribution. I had a student… Continue reading The Worst Job I Ever Had was Pulling the Heads off Dead Chickens
Stolen Summer Kisses in my October Garden
We are greeted by a thick bank of lake fog every morning, lately. Some times we can’t even see the far side of the lake, it’s so thick. The air is chilly and everything is dripping with dew. By noon, though, the sun has burned off the last wisps and the air is clear and… Continue reading Stolen Summer Kisses in my October Garden