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24
Aug
Posted by artistaraquel in Uncategorized. Tagged: button, buttons, crochet, crocheting, etsy, floral, foliage, hand crafted, handmade, jewelry, knit, knitting, needlecraft, sew, sewing, swirls. Leave a Comment
The Knitterings and Things Etsy Store is now open for business! Currently I am selling handcrafted, hand patterned buttons to finish off your knitting, crochet, or sewing projects with something extra special. In the future I plan to add jewelry to the mix! Visit the store at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/KnitteringsAndThings
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28
Mar
Posted by artistaraquel in Uncategorized. Tagged: chickens, chicks, heat lamp, hens, peep playtime, peeps, peeps playing, sun bathing, sunbathing. Leave a Comment
I have been letting the girls run around the room in the sunroom / aviary lately while we’re around to check on them, so this afternoon they were out for a couple of hours. When I just went up to check on them, I found them sitting on top of their cage, splayed out in [...]
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14
Mar
Posted by artistaraquel in Uncategorized. Tagged: back yard, backyard, blue cochin, chick, chicken, chickens, chickies, chicks, cochin, easter egger, free range, hen, hens, peep, peeps, splash cochin. Leave a Comment
It’s been quite a while since my last peep post… they were 1 day shy of one week in the last pictures I posted, but now they’re 1 day shy of 3 weeks old! They’ve been doing a lot of growing in that time, so I’m posting the pictures I’ve taken between then and now.
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21
Feb
Posted by artistaraquel in Knitterings, Uncategorized. Tagged: cardicoat, cardigan, coat, double moss stitch, double seed stitch, drops, dye, dyed, dyeing, fishermen's wool, hand knit, in the round, jacket, knit, Knitterings, knitting, moss stitch, pattern, raglan, ravelry, seed st, seed stitch, steek, steeked, steeking, sweater, top down, tow-down, wool, yarn. Leave a Comment
I wanted to knit a cardigan / coat to wear in these transitional weeks (months?) between winter and spring, but did not like any of the patterns I found. I decided to pose for myself this challenge: write a pattern for a top-down raglan knit in one piece, in the round, with seed stitch borders/ [...]
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7
Feb
Posted by artistaraquel in Uncategorized, Biddies. Tagged: chickens, free range, grazing, back yard, backyard, hen, hens, eglu, coop, chicken, eggs, silver laced wyandotte, easter egger, blizzard, snow chickens, snow hens, blizzard 2010, blizzard february 2010, snuggle, snuggling chickens, snuggle hens. Leave a Comment
Friday and yesterday we received the biggest snowfall on record- we got between 23″ – 25″ with drifts in our yard alone of up to four feet deep. After carving out paths in the back yard for the dogs and so we could access the front and back of the Eglu, we tried to let [...]
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22
Jan
Posted by artistaraquel in Uncategorized. Tagged: backyard chicken eggs recipe, best egg recipe, egg, egg recipe, eggs, fresh chicken eggs, recipes. 6 Comments
Ruth has now laid 6 eggs in 6 days. I can’t decide what recipe would be best to highlight these fresher-than-I’ve-ever-eaten eggs! Any thoughts?
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16
Jan
Posted by artistaraquel in Knitterings, Uncategorized. Tagged: alpaca, alpine wool, baby alpaca, catalina baby alpaca chunky, hand knit, knit, Knitterings, knitting, knitty, moda dea silk n wool, mr. darcy, owls sweater, pullover, ravelry, silk, silk n wool, sweater, woodland owls, wool, yarn. Leave a Comment
Going back to work after winter break has definitely put a dent in the amount of time I get to spend knitting each day, but I’ve been doing a good hour or two each evening while the hubby plays his PS3. Since the conclusion of winter break, I have finished my forest green Woodland Owls [...]
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10
Jan
Posted by artistaraquel in Uncategorized. Tagged: accessories, accessory, andean silk, beaded lace scarf, bias scarf, cable knitting, cabled, cables, cardigan, catalina baby alpaca chunky, chic, cowl, cowl pullover, cowl sweater, diagonal knit, francis pullover, francis revisited, francis sweater, francis top down, hand knit, just enough ruffles, knit, Knitterings, knitting, lace, lace scarf, lighten up francis, owls, owls pullover, pastello, raglan cardigan, ravelry, rayon, ruffled scarf, ruffles, scarf, schulana merino superlight, shalom cardigan, sweater, viscose, wool, yarn. Leave a Comment
This year my New Year’s resolution is to knit more. (hahaha!) So far so good… today I’m working on finishing my second sweater of the new year, and we’re only 10 days in! I’ve also ordered tons of yarn as several dozen Christmas presents to myself, so hopefully I’ll be all set for this endeavor. [...]
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