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Bread
There’s a secret about baking bread: it’s not that hard. It’s related to a secret about recipes: a recipe isn’t the only way to make a thing, it is *one* way to make the thing. You can bend a bread … Continue reading
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Tardis Hat
Tardis Hat Original pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tardis-hat Needles: size 7 Yarn: Sincerely by Purl Essence Everyday; Colors: Sincerely Royal Blue, Sincerely White, Sincerely Black Variations: Knit flat (instead of in the round), add an extra stitch on each end for the … Continue reading
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New Year’s Resolutions
I just got back from DragonCon, and I figure this is a better time to make changes than an arbitrary roll-over of the calendar. I moved about a month ago, and I had big plans to start exercising more. My … Continue reading
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My Pre-Dragoncon To-Do List
Make energy bites Find socks Pack Decide on knitting projects Work on schedule Costumes Amy Pond Decide on shorts vs jeans/which pair Print silence mask Cover silence mask Pen necklace Kaylee Patches Teddy bear? Flower Heart Shirt Sew it or … Continue reading
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Sundrop Baby Hat
pattern: http://fpea.blogspot.com/2010/04/free-pattern-fridaysundrop.html It took me three tries to get this right, and if I had more time I probably would have tweaked it a bit and gone for four. The first hat I did in yellow. The first thing I … Continue reading
TardisMouse
Pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tardis-mouse Yarn: Sincerely by Purl Essence Everyday; Sincerely Royal Blue, Sincerely Black, Sincerely White ($2.49 each) Needles: size 3.25 double pointed The instructions say to knit round or flat; I started knitting flat, then decided to knit in the … Continue reading
Knit Naruto Headband
Size 2 needles; silver, black, and navy blue; soft yarn. The black was Red Heart Super Soft; the blue and silver were both leftovers, I think the silver was Caron Simply Soft. I found the pattern for the design here: … Continue reading
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Energy Bites
1 C Oatmeal (Quick oats) 1 T Chia seed 2 T Cocoa 1/3 C ground Walnuts 2/3 C ground Almonds 1/3 C Chocolate chips 1/2 C Peanut butter 1 T Coconut Oil (melted) 1/3 C Honey Just mix it all … Continue reading
Pi Plus Two Day
Happy Pi + 2 Day! 3-14-15 was the Ultimate Pi Day of the Century. I didn’t get a post then because I was busy celebrating (and making treats, not in that order). Last year I made some epic decorations for … Continue reading
Chocolate Pretzel Crack
I started making these for Halloween – I was going to put eyes on them and use them for the Halloween food contest at work, but we ended up not having one this year (probably a good thing, considering how … Continue reading
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