Felt Yule or Christmas Tree

 

Snowflake Crochet Motif

I had such fun working on this Snowflake pattern this week and I hope you have lots of fun making them too.  I'm looking forward to making a whole blizzard of them each night while I watch television to decorate the house and tree with this winter - which might also help me to stop nibbling on mince pies quite so much.  

I would really appreciate it and love it if you would help me to keep making and offering these free patterns by making a small donation on my Ko-fi account if you have used any of my patterns or just like my blog or Instagram.  I don't receive yarn or supplies from sponsors so this would enable me to purchase yarn for new projects.   

Love, Karen x

 

Karen's Favourite Fruit Tea Cake (Fat Free)

Yesterday was a day for a lovely slice of an old favourite, accompanied by a hot mug of tea.  Lucky for me I remembered to soak the fruit the night before, which is an essential part of the process for making this cake on the day you want to bake it. 

Here's the recipe which i'm sure you'll enjoy too.  

Have a great weekend, K x

 

Karen's Favourite Fruit Tea Cake (Fat Free)

Ingredients

350g mixed dried fruit or raisins

175ml strong black tea

125g light brown sugar

225g self raising flour

1 lightly whisked egg

Method

Place dried fruit into a bowl with tea and sugar, stir until the sugar is dissolved.  Cover and leave for 12 hours.

Add the flour and egg to the fruit mixture and stir with a spoon to mix.  It's not necessary to beat the mixture.

Spoon into a lined loaf tin.

Bake at 160C (fan oven) for 90 minutes.

Allow to cool thoroughly before cutting.

Enjoy as is or with a light spreading of marmalade (or butter if you aren't on a fat free diet).

 

Macmillan Crochet Square

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Seaside Crochet Blanket

I'm so happy to be able to share my latest blanket pattern with you.  I've been working on the blanket and pattern off and on since late last year.  This blanket is perfect for beginners because the only stitches used are chains and trebles.  

The colour palette here was inspired by seaside colours, however the design lends itself well to a whole host of colour combinations.

Wishing you loads of fun working on this design, and if you do change the colours i'd love to see a photo of your completed blanket.