1 mortgage, 2 babies, 3 years to be MF, 4 goodness sake!- weezl's diary

weezl74

In_Search_Of_Me wrote: »

Have given up and subscribed as if nowt else can get/give recipes!! Re the pasta one of my faves is plain pasta with butter and black pepper - really is scrummy! Weezl, Rachel Allen did a pasta recipe with no machine - cut chopped on work surface so will have a bash - after sterilising due to puss!! When you did yours did you use pasta/00 flour or normal?

hiya I used normal flour, not sure if it was as good, but lots cheaper. I think it just raises the protein content, so maybe you could try adding a little milk powder or an egg yolk?

how much butter to pasta ratio? Sounds like a frugal dish for filling up Mr Weezl!

isom try freecycle for a pasta machine, I bet people are decluttering after christmas x

shaz_mum_of__2

Ooh thanks Weezl have duly PM'd

Knitting is good with babies as can be put down and picked up easily , loads of patterns on the net for crafty stuff scarves are easy , i gave 3 this year and six last year , noone else to make one for now

Jewellery might be ok if you had a lap tray type thing that you can pput out of reach

Sewing can be broken down into smaller jobs - quilts for example Ironing fabric, cutting squares(or whatever) ,sewing strips, ironing again , sewing again etc you get the picture my fave make of last year was my throw


instructions on my neglected blog


http://our-front-plot.blogspot.com/2009/04/knitting.html

Plus theres the foody stuff and gift hampers for gifts too

weezl74

brilliant ideas shaz! Your knitted nativity (should that be a Knittivity:rotfl:) is amazing :T. And I love the throw too. I like the idea of that very much...

In_Search_Of_Me

http://www.bernat.com/pattern.php?PID=3821&cps=21191
heres throw I am making at the mo - fairly easy except for using round needles as its big! Suspect it will get heavy! In terms of attern easy to pick up and put down and easy to see were you last were iykwim. Weezl if you want a knitty lesson/help with patterns etc or to borrow sewing book let me know! Can deff reccomend making presents - it did take ages (one advantage of being home all day) but they were cheap and people loved them (weezl can you post piccy of mitts?)...I have a blanket from mum that I am thinking about dying and making into felt and then doing teas cosies etc...would get loads out of it...

shaz_mum_of__2

I have quite a few jean greehowe booklets one of which is where the nativity is in . If you wanted i could copy some for you if you know what you want . theres a lovely snowman which the babies would like .

I have loads of wool oddments and have toyed with selling it on ebay but in true frugal fashion have decide to make something to sell instead hopefully adding some value, eith doll clothes or baby clothes as some of these sell really well to people with those reborn dolls.....

weezl74

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

I have quite a few jean greehowe booklets one of which is where the nativity is in . If you wanted i could copy some for you if you know what you want . theres a lovely snowman which the babies would like .

I have loads of wool oddments and have toyed with selling it on ebay but in true frugal fashion have decide to make something to sell instead hopefully adding some value, eith doll clothes or baby clothes as some of these sell really well to people with those reborn dolls.....

oooh let us know what you make

Thanks for the offer of patterns but as Isom will attest I can only do plain knit stitch!

But your pigling bland was knitted up beautifully by my MIL, shall I show a piccie? xxx

In_Search_Of_Me

shaz dont know if you know about the charity forum on here;
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1979513&page=60
were a friendly bunch and people do various things - sqaures, hats etc or charitee interspersed with home stuff
Weezl I can always give you a purl lesson never to old to learn new things and itq quite satisfying! yes please to piccies of finished item! Love the nativity shaz. Are you back at college yet?
oo forgot to say weezl bed is fixed-carpenter neighbor had drilled two bits of wood so that bed doesnt expand when you get in it (which was causing slats to drop) so fingers crossed lodger wont

weezl74

isom, how much butter in the pasta thingie?

Sian_the_Green

Ooh, I had no idea this thread was here, thought you had gone awol
Congrats on the baby, good news eh? You're a brave woman

So when does the book come out

weezl74

hiya sian happy new year :beer::D I've spied that you've been crafty for christmas and gifts too!

I think it's good news, but I'll let you know in march nervous breakdown notwithstanding