Another one in the well overdue blogs list Last January I started Hooked On Homemade Happiness’s Stitch Sampler Scrapghan CAL. A good way to reduce my stash AND practice some new stitches.
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Basic Crochet Wristwarmer Pattern
Two versions of a really simple pattern that can be adapted to fit any hand size. Once you have this under your belt you can adapt it to incorporate different stitches, for example swapping the main part to double crochet or incorporating popcorns or fans.
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Potato Scones
This is one of those recipes that I’ve kept thinking I should do and have never got round to before.
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Incredible Chocolate Cake
It’s another Mary Berry one and it is everything I’ve ever wanted in a chocolate cake. This was the first of hopefully many holiday baking days with my daughter and while our presentation may not be professional the cakes taste amazing
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My Favourite Chocolate Brownies
I’m not bad at baking, sometimes things might not look as nice as they could but they usually taste good. These brownies however are amazing.
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Taking Control
I’m not suddenly branching out into lifestyle advice, I’ve finally got round to writing up my alterations to the Control Issues Granny Square It’s my favourite granny square pattern but it’s written to be worked in aran weight yarn and on a 5mm hook, whereas I tend to use DK and 4mm. This has meant that I’ve had to add 2 rows of double crochet and I think it loses something with that.
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Cheesy soft rolls
I saw this recipe in a sourdough bread group on FB. It’s great to prepare one day ready for breakfast the next morning. Also nice with a bit of balsamic vinegar although my husband prefers a dash of Henderson’s Relish. I keep threatening to add a touch of marmite but as I’m the only one who likes it I’d have to eat all the rolls….
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Sourdough Pita
I’ve been doing quite well with my bakers yeast based pita (making a batch every other week) but the sourdough way of life tends to take over and so it’s time to try out a new recipe.
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Cornflake Tart
This is one of my husband’s favourites, and whereas I wasn’t keen on shop bought versions I must admit I really like my own, possibly because I do the pastry thinner.
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Srebrenica Rose
I originally did this at the request of a friend around the time of the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica Massacre. Neither of us could find a pattern so I did my best. 4 years later I got a query on the pattern, which reading it back was understandable. I’d talked my friend through it the first time so a lot of the hand waving was missing. I have a pdf version available, just drop me a message So this is my second attempt: Each round is joined with a slip stitch Round 1: Start with green yarn. Work 22 tr into a magic circle, join and finish. Weave in…
