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 Topic: Knitters are nuts |
KrisWW
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 Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Wed Jan 21, 09 10:23 pm Subject: Knitters are nuts |
I love that bus! If I ever learn to drive I want a car like that 
Now you've made me want a knitted Landrover cover...
Now I'd definitely be up to making one of those  But for a short whee ... |
| Topic: Knitting with dpn's |
KrisWW
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu Jan 08, 09 12:11 am Subject: Knitting with dpn's |
| not sure, only time i've worked with wooden needles was some very expensive ones that i snapped first time i tried to use them. i was really looking for bamboo unless these ones are a bit more robust
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| Topic: Knitting with dpn's |
KrisWW
Replies: 18
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Wed Jan 07, 09 10:36 pm Subject: Knitting with dpn's |
These are they http://www.knitpicks.com/knitting+needles.html
I have a set of those too and they're absolutely brilliant! DPNs are still best in bamboo or wood though, as they're a little less s ... |
| Topic: Christmas Pudding Recipe |
KrisWW
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Wed Nov 19, 08 10:05 pm Subject: Christmas Pudding Recipe |
I do my puds in the pressure cooker - 3 hours. I wonder if one could slow cook them??
I've just had a mooch through a couple of my slow cooker books (the crock pot rules this time of year) and have ... |
| Topic: Christmas Pudding Recipe |
KrisWW
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Nov 18, 08 1:06 pm Subject: Christmas Pudding Recipe |
Brilliant! Thank you
*wanders off to locate brandy... |
| Topic: Christmas cakes - nearly time to make one! |
KrisWW
Replies: 118
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat Nov 01, 08 9:04 pm Subject: Christmas cakes - nearly time to make one! |
right this was from last years Good Housekeeping Nov edition...This whole way of doing it worked really well with no steamed up kitchen!
Hmm - I don't suppose you have the recipe to hand as well, d ... |
| Topic: Christmas cakes - nearly time to make one! |
KrisWW
Replies: 118
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat Nov 01, 08 1:41 pm Subject: Christmas cakes - nearly time to make one! |
do you want me to dig it out for another time ( or anyone else interested?)
Yes please~! That sounds like an eminently sensible way of doing a thingymas pud.
Off to soak my fruit now. |
| Topic: Christmas cakes - nearly time to make one! |
KrisWW
Replies: 118
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Oct 16, 08 4:51 pm Subject: Christmas cakes - nearly time to make one! |
| A kilo of dried fruit is �1.44 at the orange supermarket, and would only cost �6 or �7 to post to you! I'm sure we could work out a way to get it to you |
| Topic: Wonderpets |
KrisWW
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Mon Oct 13, 08 7:40 pm Subject: Wonderpets |
That's brilliant! I don't suppose you could write it down... ?
And to match, you could always make 'Tuck'
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter06/PATTsheldon.html
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| Topic: Giant Pumpkins |
KrisWW
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Oct 12, 08 7:10 pm Subject: Giant Pumpkins |
my little accidental pumpkins that grew in my compost bin from a discarged pumpkin are both really green
Chances are, if they grew from a pumpkin on the compost heap, the seeds will be hybrids, a ... |
| Topic: Smallholding in Normandy France. |
KrisWW
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Forum: Small Business Questions, Ideas and Advice Posted: Sat Oct 11, 08 8:47 pm Subject: Smallholding in Normandy France. |
This all sounds lovely. I've been working on DH for a couple of years now, trying to convince him to move to France. I need to try harder, I think.
Will look forward to photos of the gathering (a ... |
| Topic: Giant Pumpkins |
KrisWW
Replies: 189
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Oct 10, 08 9:57 pm Subject: Giant Pumpkins |
Holy smokes!
And there was I proud of my little 20+kg one.
Mind you, don't fancy carving that big beastie... can you imagine how long it would take to scoop all the seeds out? You'd have ... |
| Topic: Vanilla Essence |
KrisWW
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Oct 10, 08 9:56 pm Subject: Vanilla Essence |
| Posting at the same time there... that comment was meant for Jonnyboy |
| Topic: Vanilla Essence |
KrisWW
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Oct 10, 08 9:46 pm Subject: Vanilla Essence |
You mean you don't have one in the freezer, for emergencies...?  |
| Topic: Christmas cakes - nearly time to make one! |
KrisWW
Replies: 118
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Oct 10, 08 9:14 pm Subject: Christmas cakes - nearly time to make one! |
| I'm definitely up for making a cake or two. I did find this on the Lakeland website: [url=http://www.lakeland.co.uk/silverwood-multisize-foldaway-cake-pan/F/C/cooking-baking/C/cooking-baking-baking/C ... |
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