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Chocolate Oatmeal
Chocolate Oatmeal 35 g Old Fashioned Oatmeal 1/2 T Chia 14 g Almonds, ground 1/2 T Cocoa 20 g Chocolate Chips, 51% cocoa 3/4 C Water 1/4 t Vanilla Extract Put the cocoa and chocolate and almonds in a … Continue reading
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Nutella Cresent Star
Recipe source: http://www.popsugar.com/food/Braided-Nutella-Croissant-Bread-37225124 Modifications Used two tubes of ‘big and flaky’ crescent rolls instead of four regular tubes They are cheaper and four tubes seemed like a lot Shaping the dough Not as easy as it looks in the video … Continue reading
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Bunny Hat
Child’s Ribbed Blanket Hat with Bunny Ears I was getting together with some friends for Easter, and I had Easter gifts for the kids. Then, the day before, I realize there was one more kid coming than I had planned … Continue reading
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Cow-Dog Plushie
There’s a kid I know, and I’m pretty sure he has a knitting curse. Nothing I have tried to knit for him has turned out how I planned, starting with the baby blanket. After two tries at a minion hat … Continue reading
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Folly Cosplay: Shirt
“Her grey shirt was made of ethersilk, patched in several places, and looked as though it had been tailored for a man almost two hundred pounds heavier than she was.” I started looking for the shirt early; I was checking … Continue reading
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Butterfly Scarf
I wanted to knit something with butterflies. So I went to the internet. Turns out there’s a stitch called the butterfly stitch.* It wasn’t exactly what I had in mind at first, and was completely different from anything I’d done … Continue reading
My First Shawl
Triangle Shawl Pattern: https://glennaknits.com/2009/12/03/a-tale-of-two-scarves/ Needle Size: 7 Yarn: Brand: Caron Type: Caron Cakes Color: Cake Pop (grey and blue) Pattern modifications Edges: I didn’t garter stitch the edges. I left them stockinette because I like how it looks and the … Continue reading
Gluten Free Christmas Party Treats
Just a list of gluten-free goodies I brought to a Christmas party this weekend. Fudge: Fudge Recipe Recipe is naturally gluten-free. Cut into 120 pieces (about a centimeter square): 32 cal. Gluten-Free Mini Chocolate Muffins I’m working on a … Continue reading
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Gingerbread House
There was a gingerbread house contest at work this week…. It might have been more epic, but I only had three days to prepare. I used this recipe for the ginger bread: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/gingerbread-house-recipe.html. I’ve never made gingerbread before, so I … Continue reading
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Halloween 2016
Trick-or-Treating Because if I’m going to do this, I’m going to do it right. Besides, I went to all the trouble of painting those boxes, I’m going to use any excuse I can to use them. Not too many kids … Continue reading
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