A friend called me a “regular soap queen” yesterday. Not really, she’s the one who taught me how and has been doing it for a long time. But I’m just trying different recipes each week, amassing a collection worth selling for some fun money.
They’re all on top of my fridge right now, excluding the loaf of calendula soap. I don’t know if that’s best because the smell of the essential oils seems to be dissipating, but we aren’t set up for full time soap factory here in our tiny little antique house. There’s green tea/ lemongrass/ eucalyptus on the left (they’re kind of funky-shaped) and plain castille, green tea/lemongrass, and rosemary exfoliating on the right. Can’t wait for them to cure because I’m still using Ivory.
The Yarn Love Challenge on Instagram started this month, with intros. I joined a few days late and threw a selfie up on instagram as Day 1 but didn’t really…
What is Selbu anyway? (on my Flickr and my Ravelry) I’m learning. The first eight- leafed rose to be knit in Selbu style using very fine, un-dyed yarn from black sheep…
This is something I’ve been wanting to try for a while but never could warp a record I bought at Goodwill. Even the stinkers are fun. But, I went shopping…
I made a few Stripe Ed Cowls this month, trying different things with them. I loved working with Louet Gems light- worsted wool on the one below. It felt very…
The Pour Moi Knitalong is all about laying aside your many knitted gifts for others to eek out a little something for yourself. I feel like a fraud. I mostly…