Yet Another Pending Project
Spoiler:
it's a scarf. I love scarves, they're super easy and fantastic. Since I'm lazy, I haven't written down a pattern for this scarf. It's basically rows of stripes with gradually increasing spaces between them. The base of the scarf is a stockinette stitch with alternating stripe patterns created by changing the stitches.This probably isn't very clear, but I neglected to write down the process as I was making this. I may post a pattern later.
Here's a closer look at the stripes:
I'm Finally Posting Something...
Between a broken keyboard, a camera I have no idea how to work, and loads of school work (any of you ever read Dante's Inferno? Projects based on that get complicated, especially for two major grades. BUT enough complaining, there's crafting to do), I just haven't gotten around to posting anything... Until now! Rejoice very likely imaginary people!
Here's a project I've been working on
It's going to be an infinity scarf. I knit it in alternating rows of knits and pearls (stockinette stitch) which can be problematic for scarves, since it tends to curl at the edges, but I steamed ironed it nearly to death. I'm going to crochet a thin edging in the same blue and then crochet a thicker, lacy-looking border.
I made gloves! The easiest, warmest gloves ever! Ok, maybe not, but I think they are super fantastic! (Wow, exclamation marks O.O) So anyway, here's how to make them:
Yet Another Pathetic Tutorial Made By Someone That Doesn't know What She's Doing!
Step one: Make some rectangles that are long enough to wrap around your hand and wide enough to reach from just below your wrist to just above your middle knuckle.
Step two: Stitch the two ends together leaving enough room for your thumb.
Step three: Voila! You have fantastic gloves! Show them off!
It's the beginning of a scarf. An easy-peasy scarf. AQE, you should definitely make one. Here's what you do: make a bunch of granny squares,then put them together. I plan to put them together using an alternating pattern of slip-stitches and double crochets (maybe a tutorial for that later?). Here's a great tutorial for granny squares.I promise a better post next time.
~Carleigh
Yeah, still no batteries... So I have decided that you, audience of questionable existence, need an actual post. I'm sure I've bored you out of your -possibly imaginary- minds. So, here's a recipe for home-made butter milk biscuits.
Butter Milk Bisquits
Notes: This recipe makes more than enough for family of five. It's easily cut in half. My dad absolutely loves them with chocolate sauce (I promise, it's not weird, it tastes like chocolate layer cake) for which will follow...eventually...
Ingredients:
*4 cups self-rising flour
*2 cups butter milk (in the absence of buttermilk, measure out the milk, add 1 tablespoon of vinegar, and let sit 1 minute. This is more economic for me because it tastes exactly the same and doesn't result in 3\4 of a jug of butter milk being wasted)
*3 or 4 tablespoons of shortening (Crisco) or butter
Steps:
Pre-heat the oven to 350 (Fahrenheit). Grease a pan. Put your flour in a large bowl. Add your shortening. with two butter knives, "chop" the shortening into the flour with scissor-like motions until the shortening is scattered around the flour in very small lumps. Add your buttermilk and coat your hands in flour. Mix the dough together using your hands (I know,ick,but that's the only way, I promise). Trying not to handle the dough to much, form the dough into balls and place on the greased pan. Bake for about 14 minutes until the biscuits are firm. Don't try to use the brown-ness of the biscuits as an indicator,they remain a very light color.
Sorry you guys(from now on I shall refer to you as audience of questionable existence)! Still haven't gotten camera batteries... Why? Because I'm ~lazy~. And also have no money. So tell me audience of questionable existence(AQE possibly?), how was your week? I spent mine shoving my brain full of knowledge and making beanie-beards. I also dressed like a zombie. It was incredibly awesome.
Here's hoping your week was equally awesome,
Carleigh
I should probably tell you guys a little bit about myself (assuming anyone is reading this), especially since I can't seem to figure out how to work the "about me" side bar... Any way, I absolutely love to make things, hence the craft blog, I crochet, cross-stitch, sew, bake, and (sort-of) knit. Until next time!
~Carleigh
