Bottling Jalapenos
We use alot of jalapenos in our house and I have found the cheapest way to buy them is in a 3 kg tin from Moore Wilsons which costs about $15.00. A 470g jar of […]
Author: Rachel McKelvie
Garden Bunting
Now that Spring has officially arrived, I thought it was time to give the garden bunting a bit of a refresh. Each year I pull out my scraps and make some bunting for two areas […]
Bluetit socks
My September socks are done and dusted, these ones are the Bluetit colourway from the West Yorkshire Spinners Signature bird series. This is the third pair I have knit from the bird series and I […]
Chilli and Lime no knead bread
Continuing on with my flavoured bread experiment, I have made 2 versions of this bread and they were both equally as good. The first one had one lime and the second one had some wholemeal […]
Upcycled Christmas bags
I started to wrap my Christmas presents on the weekend as I have mostly finished my shopping. I have a good stash of gift bags to reuse and I had three of these Farmers ones […]
August Socks
August socks done. These ones are for Hubby. He chose the yarn and is really pleased with how they turned out. Pattern is the usual Winwick Mum basic 4 ply sock pattern and the yarn […]
No knead Ginger and Sultana bread
I decided to experiment with a new bread flavour and thought I would share as it turned out fabulous and tastes amazing. This is a no knead recipe so super easy to make. 3 cups […]
Rainbow socks and an author recommendation
I feel like this is turning into a sock blog so to mix it up, as well as telling you about my latest pair of socks that I have finished (which are now my new […]
Woodpigeon socks
I finished my June socks on the 18th but I kept forgetting to take a photo of them and when I did remember, it was either dark or the weather was yuck! I think these […]
Charity Knitting
I had a big bag of yarn leftover from 5 blankets that I had crocheted over the past couple of years so I decided to use it up knitting beanies for a local organisation, Crafting […]