Emerald's blog for documenting making, doing and finding things interesting...
Cooking, sewing, knitting, crafting…
With Christmas approaching, smashing a bunch of super strong mints into a dust to make peppermint ‘snow’ seemed like a pretty festive thing to do. Crushing an entire packet on mints in a pestle...
Walking through the park the other day I saw my first conkers of the year… I love them; how they feel so smooth and shiny in your hand… I have fond memories of my...
Using an online tutorial, our craft club made some basic litho prints in the kitchen using only tinfoil and coca cola!
Not *quite* like the real deal, but still. The cookbook is a pre-birthday present and a fab one at that
And, yes, it was finished in February! (albeit two years later…)
Got up crazy early last Saturday to take a class at KnitNation. It was with Chrissy Gardiner and it was my last go at learning to knit socks; if this didn’t get me on...
How come Twist Collective has so many great patterns each issue?? I already want to cast on two sweaters (Ormolu for me, Tanit’s Jacket for my mum… if anyone with nothing better to do, needed...
Ok, so it’s no longer February but the Lady Sweater is still in progress… I may be the only one at knitting group today but standards mustn’t slip… I subconsciously must know this as...
Finished, but I cocked up the ribbed collar. Think it must be my misunderstanding the instructions, as no-one else seems to had the same problem from what I can see. What do other people...
I don’t even know if she does knitting patterns, but… On pg 20 of this issue there are some gorgeous knit pieces by Catherine André… They were just part of the the Martin Storey...
If you have a surplus of over-enthusiastically bought clementines that aren’t quite as juicy as they once were, here’s an idea for a zesty, caramelised treat; Light the oven and set to gas mark...
