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My crochet items update

Anti-slip devices made from scrap wool
Anti-slip devices made from scrap wool
Made out of necessity, as the recycled tissues have no plastic slit for smooth tissue removal, and hold the last half of the box of tissues up.
Tissue box cover
Plant Coaster
Plant Coaster made from scrap yarn
Plant Coaster
Plant Coaster
keyboard dust cover
keyboard dust cover made from tapestry wool found in a thrift / op(portunity) shop. Each stripe is one skein of tapestry wool.
filet Daisy doily
filet Daisy doily

sour dough, gluten etc. free, bread rolls

Note: Nice sliced in two and toasted

Need:
LARGE bowl (I use a light weight stainless steel one)

Ingredients:
1 packet 500grams Plain Orgran flour mix
1 cup buckwheat flour
1 cup polenta
1 cup urad flour
1/2 cup potato starch (makes bread lighter – fluffier)
1/2 cup tapioca starch (combining agent)
3 teaspoons non-iodised salt
2 Tablespoons LSA mix
2 Tablespoons Lecithin
— mix dry ingredients together —
3 huge gloops of sheep’s milk yoghurt
6 cups water
kefir dribble
— mix —

Leave for however long it takes for the kefir to take effect (longer in winter that summer without central heating)
Scoop two ice-cream scoops full of the batter into each pie hole
Bake for 17 minutes in a 200 degree fan-forced oven or at 220 degrees in a conventional convection oven.

crocheted blankets

Scrap wool rug I made from wool Mum gave me. Still a favourite.
scrap wool rug
I made this scrap wool rug when I was a teenager (I think Mum wanted to keep me out of her hair). Still a favourite.
El cheapo wool rug, it’s quite pilly but fabulously warm!
wool rug
El cheapo wool rug, it’s quite pilly but fabulously warm!
Ross rug (acrylic) – I made this to match the previous lounge room furniture, Ross won’t part with it now, so I guess “who cares about matching?”
Ross rug
Ross rug (acrylic) – I made this to match the previous lounge room furniture, Ross won’t part with it now, so I guess “who cares about matching?”
Small knee rug to take when travelling, Ross has a purple one the same.
travel rug
Small knee rug to take when travelling, Ross has a purple one the same.
I made this acrylic squares rug to match our brown leather couch. I don’t know what got into me because nothing else much around here matches.
acrylic yarn squares rug
I made this acrylic squares rug to match our brown leather couch. I don’t know what got into me because nothing else much around here matches.
Left over yarn rug, I made this from the acrylic yarn left after I had made my ponchos. It makes for a good seat warmer when picnicing in the winter.
left over yarn rug
left over yarn rug, I made this from the acrylic yarn left after I had made my ponchos. It makes for a good seat warmer when picnicing in the winter.