Monthly Archives: April 2010

Tweets for April 2nd to 30th

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Quantum Tea

Contact lens boxes mis-labelled, v confused. Left is the side with the wedding ring, right? May have reached SABLE (stash acquisition beyond life expectancy) on spinning fibre, still in denial about yarn Destashing on Ravelry is very hit and miss, … Continue reading →

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Spinning FO: Rose Grey alpaca 2-ply

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Quantum Tea

Finished my first alpaca skein in my favourite colour of undyed alpaca fleece. I have some leftover singles to demonstrate Andean plying with Laura. Fiber: Rose Grey alpaca from Prairieland Peruvian Alpacas Construction: 2 ply Amount: 290 yards, 3.5 oz … Continue reading →

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FO: Summer Limeade socks

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Quantum Tea

Finished a pair of socks with the components I like. Toe up, 2×2 ribbing, lace panels from the 365 Knitting Stitches A Day perpetual calendar, eye of partridge heel flap, and a picot cast off. I extended the slip stitch … Continue reading →

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Recipe: British Flapjacks

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Quantum Tea

British flapjacks are an oat bar made with golden syrup, not a pancake. We found Tate and Lyle’s Golden Syrup in the grocery store this month (Dierbergs in Creve Coeur, with the other syrups), and set about making proper British … Continue reading →

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Tweets for the week of April 2nd

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Quantum Tea

SO looking forward to playing Sid Meier’s Colonization again! But the new version, on the new Alienware machine. Own up St Louis, who washed their car yesterday? This rain is on YOU! Sorted fibre stash in search of missing spindle, … Continue reading →

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