Cheese - Feta

I decided earlier in the summer to try my hand at making cheese. I followed the recipe on the FiasCo farm website.

http://fiascofarm.com/dairy/feta.html

Needle felting

Needlefelted couple.

Needle felting

I started Needlefelting in Feb this year, these are some of the faces I've made.

Hmmmmm apple butter spread.

Just finished up a batch of Apple butter.
20 apples from our trees.
about 2 1/2 cups of sugar, I used 2 brown and half white.
2 tablespoons cinnamon
1 tablespoon apple pie spice.

Core and peel apples, cut in slices and pop into a crock pot with the sugar and spices.
Cook on high for 3-4 hours.

Throw into a blender and blend all the chunks and juices up together - enjoy your apple butter!

Summer has gone

Summer has left us!! Its chilly and damp with rain.

I started knitting again, this time I'm "Twining" a form of Swedish knitting using two strands of yarn and weaving them together while knitting. Creating a double thick knitted item. My "item" is an ear flap hat!

June 24th, 2009

I totally forgot I even HAD a blog.

I created this blog to share my knitting and crochet patterns. Its too hot now to be doing any of that.
I have been busy with other things, painting and re-doing the kitchen, putting up some mosaic tiles and I just finished re-upholstering my couch.
Pictures!!

Shaped Pixie Slippers

You may not copy my instructions and use to make your own slippers - if you wish to share, please send a link to this page. You may make up as many slippers as you wish - but do not sell them, or the pattern, or claim it as your own.

Using Wool-ease and an H hook:

Chain 7

Row 1: 3 sc in second sc from hook, sc to end, work another 2sc in end sc. Continue around the corner sc in each sc to end, slip to join.

Row 2 - 8: continue around, increase on one side only by working 3sc into end sc.
(continue till piece can cap over your toes - my 8 rows covers mine!)

Row 9 - 26: sc around once in each sc.
(piece should now cover your foot - add more rows if its short for you or deduct if its too long)
While you have the piece on your foot, mark the 8 stitches on top of your foot

Row 27 - 37: sc back and forth (not working the top stitches you marked)
Do not chain one on turn, once you turn, sc in that same stitch at the very start of the row.
Mark the center 8 stitches on the piece just worked.

Row 38: sc across till the 8 you marked, you will sc decrease over these, then sc to end.
Mark the center 8 stitches on the piece just worked.

Row 39: sc across till the 8 you marked, you will sc decrease over these, then sc to end.

Row 40: sc

FINISHING:
Without binding off, continue to sc around the opening of the slipper.
Work 2 rows around in sc (you will cross over the gap at the heel twice) Bind off
leaving a long enough tail to whip stitch the back heel closed.