Mini Apple Pies!

I have been thinking about apples. Apples, apples, and more apples! I love me a great baked apple, and these are one of my most absolute favorites. (Wow that’s not a proper sentence at all.) What happens when you take this stuff: (Ready made roll dough, thinly sliced apples, pats of butter, white and brown…

Quick handmade Christmas Gifts: part II – ornaments & decorations

Hi folks! Today we will be talking ornaments and decorations. Ornaments are so quick to knit and a lot of them are pretty simple. For all of these projects I use Chiagoo, (long enough for magic loop for the gnomes). The first thing we are going to discuss are these Mini Elf Hat and Beards…

No Spend November, week two.

Hello, hello my friends! If anyone at all is reading this, welcome back! I don't feel as though I did that well this week, I did make a few purchases I didn't need. I think I feel as though I did very poorly because I had some purchases to make that aren't things I would…

No Spend November – it’s back!

Well, here we are again. The beginning of November. Every year, I always exclaim that I can't believe it's already here! Yet here is comes, predictable and unchangeable as ever. To view previous No Spend November posts, Click here. As you can see, I always start off strong with documenting, but then fizzle out. Well,…

Protein Brownie Mug Cake

Who doesn't love an easy, yummy, quick protein filled mug cake? I know I sure love it. (Please excuse my nails, I have been dyeing yarn.) Let's jump right in! Ingredients: 2 tablespoons Arrowhead Mills protein flour (5 grams protein)1 tablespoon monk fruit sugar1 scoop Quest Nutrition milkshake protein powder (22 grams protein)1 egg (6…

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

I am so close to finishing another pattern. I just want to knit one more sample for photos! It doesn't help that I just started playing World of Warcraft again - which is the world's biggest time suck. So, I figured I'd pop in and share some of my favorite things! Hedgegog Fibres is one…

P13 Mitts

Free knitting pattern for some basic fingerless mitts.

Simple Mitts

This is made from yarn I found in my local yarn shop, called flock, and I developed the pattern around the yarn. That’s how much I fell in love with it. Normally, I develop a pattern then go find yarn that fits it. This pattern is super easy, takes less than a skein, and a…

Candy Candy Cookies

Well, it's officially December. Which means for me, it's officially Christmas season! And today, I used that as an excuse to make my all time favorite Christmas cookies- they're a staple from my childhood- candy cane cookies. First off, make sure you have a super cute helper. Make a batch of red and white dough:…

Making, not Buying

The winds have picked up on my little island the past couple of days and summer is well and truly behind us. New England can be funny in the fall - one day it's 70 degrees and humid, and the next your hands are numb. Magdalena and I take our two year old, rambunctious (but…