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Year: 2011

FO – Fake Party Socks
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I finished some projects that had been WIPs for about a year, how embarrassing. I finished a shawl, a pair of socks, a pair of gloves, and a hat.

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Come one, come all! It’s time to determine who the winner of the Blades of Grass pattern giveaway! We had 8 entries, which means there is one winner. I went to the Random Number Generator and asked it for a random number between 1 and 8. The number that came

Blades of Grass
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My first pattern, Blades of Grass, is now available for purchase on Ravelry! It’s an easy-to-knit pair of fingerless mitts that knits up quick in worsted weight yarn. I’m also having a giveaway, hooray!

Sourdough Starter
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I made a wild yeast sourdough starter, and learned quite a bit about how to start one, properly maintain one, and troubleshoot it when it’s not doing what you expect. This post is about starting your starter, and how to tell when it’s ready to use.

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Food

White Bread

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I made white bread! It’s not the best loaf I’ve ever seen, but I think it’s a really solid first try.

Tres Leches Birthday Cake
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For my birthday, I made a tres leches cake using Alton Brown’s recipe. I added a little spice and made a fruit compote topping. I was very pleased with my birthday cake!

Lemon Bars
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Summer is a quiet time crafts-wise for me, and leads to quiet blog, as well. But I did get some baking done!

Fat Quarters | katili*made | katilimade.com
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Happy Monday! I was feeling totally uninspired yesterday when I wanted to get some sewing done, so I did what any good crafter would do… I went to the fabric store! It’s almost embarrassing how much fabric I came home with considering I only wanted to make a set of