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Saturday Greetings Newsletter #90

Best Knitting Reference Books

Best Knitting Reference Books is a listing of my go-to books. Some are small enough for my knitting bag. No matter how long a person has been knitting, sometimes your mind draws a blank. That is where these books have saved me more than once. For me, it is impossible to remember how to do the many stitches that knitting has to offer.

Saturday Greetings Newsletter #89

Saturday Greetings Newsletter #90

Pasta Fazool (Pasta e Fagioli) with Taco Meat or Not

Pasta Fazool is an Italian soup with beans and pasta. Some cooks prepare it plain or with sausage. Since we had some leftover taco meat, my soup took on a Mexican flare. With or without meat, this soup makes a great lunch or dinner appetizer.

Saturday Greetings Newsletter #90

Recipes

Microwaved Poached Eggs?

I have discovered a convenient way to fix my favorite breakfast food, poached eggs. I love poached eggs for breakfast. Even though I have perfected the cooking of the poached eggs on the stove in a swirling pot of water, I always hated the hard water ring it left in my saucepan and the cleanup wasn't fun either.

Hand Knitting, Knitting, Loom Knitting, Machine Knitting

Knitting Abbreviations and Their Meanings

Are knitting abbreviations giving you a migraine? Download this list and keep it handy in your knitting bag and you will have them at your fingertips.

Weaving

Rigid Heddle Loom Comparison-Ashford and Schacht

The rigid heddle loom is compact and gives you the satisfaction of being able to weave beautiful scarves, mats, belts, dish towels, tapestries, and more. They are a great way to work up your yarn stash.

Crochet, Crocheting, Tunisian Crochet

Yarn Weight – What does it mean?

No, yarn weight isn't referring to how much a ball, skein, or hank weighs. In this case, yarn weight refers to the thickness of the yarn. As a beginner knitter or crocheter, one of the most challenging things to figure out is what is a yarn weight, and what does it mean.