I made these this evening, very yummy (and healthy if you care about such things).
Makes 12

Dry stuff:
3oz wholemeal plain flour,
5 1/2 ounces plain flour,
1oz wheargerm (which is a very good source of folic acid apparently - but if you don’t have any just substitute with wholemeal flour),
2oz soft brown sugar,
2tsp bicarbonate soda,
1/2 tsp ginger,
1/2 [...]

1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer higher quality and/or natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand? Or is it all the same to you?
I am a hideous yarn snob as far as natural fibres are concerned. Acrylic makes me itchy and sweaty so I definitely wouldn’t wear it. But [...]

I’ve had a few requests for the chart for arisaig to be written out - so here you go.
When working increases or decreases to shape pieces that are worked in Lace Pattern, be sure that every increase (yo) within the Lace Pattern is balanced by a corresponding decrease, and vice versa. It may be necessary [...]

well thats what it feels like anyway. I bought a new camera on friday so expect lots more (and better) photos - the macro setting on this is incredible. It’s a fuji finepix f10 if anyone’s interested.
I got my dear birthday shirt (the one I bought on etsy to help raise money for [...]

actually it has been for a while but I’ve been having problems uploading pictures.

If anyone is interested I can stick directions for my modifications (the beads and leaves) up. I have to leftover balls of the yarn that I can’t return unless the receipt magically appears - any ideas for them?

and because great minds think alike or something… there is a whole article in knitty on designing cabled tree patterns… which is exactly what I’ve been thinking of doing - yes I need a hoodie with a tree on it

I’m on the cover of knitty!

look what I just bought on etsy -
tamara of craft revolution was really helpful in arranging for it to be shipped internationally :)
isn’t it cute? and my money goes to the red cross

Anarchy in New Orleans
no one could have prevented the natural disaster that was Hurricane Katrina.
But the scale of the disaster and what is going on now? That was not inevitable, the situation now just seems to higlight everything that is wrong with America.
craft revolution have set up a shop on etsy to raise [...]

today is my second last day of work… which is just as well, things are pretty slow here and they really don’t need to be employing me.
I don’t go back to uni in the actually having classes sense until the 19th (all being well if I passed the exam). So I should have some [...]