Monthly Archives: December 2017
Good Cheer Shawl
Brew a cup of tea, grab your favorite book, and bundle up in this shawl near the fire .
Cozy, squishy, and totally wrap-able, this aran-weight shawl has everything you love to knit. With a little bit of lace and a little bit of texture you’ll enjoy the process as much as wrapping up in the super-soft finished shawl that is large enough to keep you warm on the coldest day.
The single-ply Malabrigo Worsted yarn provides excellent stitch definition that really shows off your work. Pick four skeins of your favorite aran weight yarn and get started!
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Grandma’s Peppernuts
Our Grandma Childs made these spicy little cookies every Christmas and shared them with all her children. They are different than traditional Peppernuts (or Pfeffernuss) as they do not have any anise or pepper in the recipe. I guess she never liked the traditional flavors and neither did any of her children or grandchildren. We love these poppable sweets just as they are in all their ginger-y, molasses-y goodness!
Peppernuts
From the kitchen of Gay Rosenberg Childs
Ingredients:
3/4 cups sugar
1 cup dark molasses
1 cup shortening
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
6 cups flour
Directions:
Cream sugar, molasses, shortening, and water together. Sift together all dry ingredients and mix until incorporated and forming a stiff dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least four hours. Roll chilled dough into snakes about 1/2 inch in diameter and cut 1/2 inch slices. Scatter on ungreased baking tray. Bake for 10 – 12 minutes at 350 degrees farenheit. Allow to cool on pan. Store in airtight container and snack away! Makes about eleventy-billion tiny cookies.
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Episode 25: Good Cheer
Contact Us You can find Queen Deborah on Ravelry as IndigoChicken, on Instagram as IndigoChickenDolls, and on Etsy as Indigo Chicken or email her by clicking here. Queen Emily can be found on Ravelry as SaltCityKnits (new user name!) and on Instagram as SaltCityKnits. Please join us on Ravelry in our group for more discussion, photo sharing, and prizes!
Show Notes
We (meaning me, Emily) lost my notes for this episode. With the holidays I’ve chosen not to spend the time on show notes this week. I hope you’ll all understand. Many of the projects and yarns used this week can also be found in previous episodes. If you have a specific question, please feel free to contact me via email at emilygclawson (at) gmail (dot) com. Thanks so much for bringing us such great joy during this holiday season!
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Holly and Ivy Felt Christmas Ornament Pattern
Make some fun and easy ornaments for your tree this year with some simple supplies and basic skills. You can stitch the leaves on the heart, or glue them in place, depending on your mood.
If you have not yet learned how to blanket stitch, watch this great tutorial from Hobby Lobby by clicking on the link below.
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Episode 24: Parade of Hats
Contact Us You can find Queen Deborah on Ravelry as IndigoChicken, on Instagram as IndigoChickenDolls, and on Etsy as Indigo Chicken or email her by clicking here. Queen Emily can be found on Ravelry as SaltCityKnits (new user name!) and on Instagram as SaltCityKnits. Please join us on Ravelry in our group for more discussion, photo sharing, and prizes!
Show Notes
Queen Deborah’s Projects
French Meringue Socks by Vanilla Wool
Yarning Apart in Dust Light colorway
Mrs. Crosby Loves to Play in Bahama Woodstar colorway
Malabrigo Sock in Rupestre colorway
Malabrigo Sock in Rayon Vert
Totally Tubular Hat by Wendy Goekner
Malabrigo Rios in Winter Lake
Malabrigo Arroyo in Auguas (held double)
Picacho Peak hat by Alyssa Latuchie
Hedgehog Fibers Sock in Zephyr colorway
Lion Brand Heartland in Isle Royale
MJ Yarns Sophistisock in Joseph colorway
Christmas bag swap – Tifflary on Instagram, Southern Sparrow on Etsy
Queen Emily’s Projects
What I’m wearing – Sweet Summer Nights (pattern coming next year)
Material Culture Fiber Arts in Garnet colorway
Flowers for Yvonne shawl pattern by Romi Hill
Anzula Meridian in Emerald colorway
World’s Simplest Mittens by Tin Can Knits
Knerd String DK in Uniform colorway
Cabled hat – my own pattern
Knit Picks Felici in Fanciful colorway
Heels and toes in Piratenwolle color 550
Flax Light Sweater by Tin Can Knits (working it like a So Faded Sweater by Andrea Mowry)
Hedgerow Yarns in unnamed one of a kind colorway
Knit Mona Yarns in Ice Cream Sprinkles colorway
My hand-dyed yarn in Carribean Cooler colorway
McMullin Fiber Co in Electric Rainbow colorway
Bea and Rose in Summer Breeze colorway
Wobble Gobble yarn in Rose colorway
Malabrigo Sock in Light of Love colorway
Other Mentions
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