Knitted Leaves

Since I lost the leaf garland, I’ve slowly made more leaves using a Lion Brand pattern (can’t find it on their website. The pattern came in their email newsletter.), the top leaf. I recently found a Mountain Laurel leaf pattern from Blue Peninsula and am adding it to the collection, the bottom leaf. I like…

Handmade Home

As I folded the laundry, I noticed that I have many handmade items in the kitchen. I’ve taken a period of time to reach this quantity, and spent very little money. I’ll go through the laundry here with you. My oldest daughter knitted a woolen rectangle years ago, one of her first finished objects (FO)…

Yummy

Mmmmmmmmmmm, squash seeds De-seed a butternut (or any winter squash). Separate seeds from strings. Use a bowl of water if you need to reduce the stickiness of it all. Drain water. Toss seeds with oil. Any rinse water will evaporate during baking. I find that textbook methods of drying on paper towels just gives you…