Linkity Love
This photo pretty much sums up my week. Knitting, knitting, reading, coffee, more coffee, more knitting, more knitting. That was early in the week I’ve more than doubled the fabric on the needles now. But I think I need to step it up because not only is this knitting due Feb 21, but another project whose yarn still hasn’t arrived as of Friday (I haven’t checked the mail since due to snow/ice conditions in front of the community mailbox). Fortunately, charts and most of the write up for that one are more or less complete so it is just the knitting that needs done on that one.
Crafty:
- Knity: One of you lovely readers, Julia, shared how she repurposed handknit socks that had developed a hole into fingerless mitts!
- Knitty: Amy Herzong posted a really detailed run down of measurements to take for fitting sweaters to your body! An excellent resource not to be missed! The rest of the series is good too.
- Knitty: I’m a fan of strip knitting and there is a great free pattern on Ravelry for a zig zag strip knit blanket.
- Papery: This is not in English, but it has detailed pictures for making your own star paper lantern, much like we hang in our windows from Thanksgiving to Fat Tuesday!
- Valentiney: Woven Ribbon Hearts look quick and easy and are kind of cute. Might make a fun zipper pull!
- Sewy: A one seam infinity dress? I may have to give this a try come spring. I wonder what kind of pound-range it will fit or if it is easily altered?
- Ever wonder what goes into writing a DIY blog post? Crunchy Betty shares a very real look at the process!
Yummy:
- We sooo have to try this Roasted Eggplant with Smoked Almonds and Goat Cheese Salad soon! I won’t survive if we don’t!
- I’ve been on a soup kick lately. This Smokey Southwestern Apple and Squash soup sounds interesting.
- You probably already saw these Falafel Waffles on Craft, but man it makes me wish I had a waffle iron. Well, I think I do have one circa 1970-something in a box somewhere. But there is so little storage space in our kitchen for such appliances… :-/
- This one is especially for Kathryn and my SnB gals - Blood Orange Shrub! It was kind of a precursor to soda, fruit juice preserved with vinegar that was then mixed with soda water to drink. It is much lower calorie/sugar and quite refreshing!
Pixely:
- For those doing a 365/366 Photo a Day Project, I suspect you are starting to run into days where finding something to phtoograph is getting tough. This post has some great ideas, as well as some strategy to keep you from running around during your bedtime routine frantically trying to take a photograph.
- If you are a fan of the effects from Hipstamatic or Instagram but have some photos not taken on your phone that you’d like treated in the same manner, here is one way to use Photoshop to create a Lomography effect.
- This post shows you some ways to create magical photos - in camera!
Naturally:
- HildaBlue has a Body Butter Recipe to Die For that I cannot wait to try once I’m out from under deadlines!
- I find powdered dry shampoos messy to deal with, but here is a spray version, I’ve seen it suggested to use witch hazel in place of the alcohol for a more scalp-friendly formulation
- Making my own perfume is something I really want to try. I’ve kind of dabbled in creating blends in body oils and my lotion bars, but I haven’t found something I love enough to concentrate more into a perfume, hopefully this series will shed some light on my experiements!
- Crunchy Betty is my new fav natural/diy body care blog. Last week she shared a great project for Valentine’s Day - Moisturizing Bath Candy!
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