Monthly Archives March 2008

Aprils Fool’s Day, Ravelry Style

Current Mood: Esctatic
Hats for everyone! But not everyone gets to be a wizard, like moi ~
Gotta love that Casey.

April Freakin’ Fool

Current Mood: Annoyed
No, wait—it’s only March 31. It just seems like an April Fool.
Not amused.

Come Dancing

In an effort to find some sock success, I put Monkey in time out and designed my own pattern. The stitch pattern is adapted from Bauerliches Stricken 1 by Lisl Fanderl. Once I get this sock and its mate done I’ll tell you how I did it if you want to try it, [...]

F is for Fixed Oils

Coconut, Palm, and Palm Kernel Oils
Fixed oils used in cold-process soapmaking
These are some of the ingredients with which I make soap.  These oils are called “fixed” because they aren’t volatile or prone to evaporation, like essential oils. Essential oils are volatile in that they begin to evaporate within moments once exposed to air.
The oils you [...]