Life as a crafty music student

Archive for April, 2011

Reading-in-bed shrug

I’ve had this in my queue for a while, and luckily it took less than a month to knit, using yarn I already had in my stash.  The travelling lace pattern was easily memorised, making for mindless TV knitting.  I think I made a mistake with the ribbing on the cuffs though – one seems [...]

Cola Chicken

This is one of my all-time favourite recipes to make, and it’s super easy! I found it in one of those ‘four ingredients’ cookbooks years ago.  Makes for really tasty leftovers too, if it lasts that long… Ingredients: 4-6 uncooked skinless chicken breasts 1 cup coke 1 cup tomato sauce 2 tbsp soy sauce Method: [...]

How to: Spa day at home

I treated myself to a spa day a little while ago, and I thought i’d share with you what I did, in case you feel like pampering to cheer you up in this miserable weather! (I’m not paid to endorse the brands, just feel like sharing what works for me!) Hair Shampoo/Conditioner – Sunsilk Long [...]

FOs: ‘Molly’ cowl and ‘Perfect Imperfection’ blanket

Here are some photos I owe you of a couple of knitting projects I finished a while ago. Remember the disastrous Molly hat I made a while ago? It’s now been turned into a cowl! Its so soft and snuggly, I can’t wait to wear it tucked under a nice winter jacket. (click to make it bigger [...]

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