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Chicken Pot Pie for One or All

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Knitting Update #1

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Materials: I'm using the Kilim Blanket knitting kit from We Are Knitters. It comes with: 7 balls of The Petite Wool (My color selection is: Color A - Ochre; Color B - Blush; Color C - Olive) 8mm Knitting Needles Tapestry Needles Pattern booklet The Wordy Bit It's official: I've started knitting! I have spent quite a lot of time since receiving my kit going over knitting videos and reading articles about technique and execution. I have practiced a long-tail cast on more times than I can count. But this past week, I went beyond my cast on and started making stitches! As a crocheter, and as someone who's never seen someone knit in person, figuring out how to handle the yarn and needles took a lot of getting used to. In fact, I'm still not quite comfortable with it. I'm a member of a knitting and crochet group on social media, so I asked all my ridiculous questions to them. Thankfully, many veteran knitters understood the confusion about basic yarn...

Adventures in Pot Roast

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All You Need: Bottom Round or Eye of Round roast (2-5lbs) Beef Broth Salt Pepper  Garlic salt Instant Pot Trivet

Toddler Messy Bun Hat with Variation

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Toddler Messy Bun Hat with A Fun Variation Materials: Worsted weight yarn in desired color(s)

Squash Bread for Fall Lovers

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Lily Cowl

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Materials: One hank Cascade Sunseeker yarn , or any other DK weight yarn 4.5mm Crochet hook Tapestry Needle (for weaving ends)