BratKnits
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I mostly make stuff. Often it's trouble.
The garlands I made from Nana's wooden spools looks amazing! I love them.
December 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The garlands I made from Nana's wooden spools looks amazing! I love them.
So I've had some scraps of cork kicking around since I make the kids custom cork boards (years, ok, it's been years) and today, I finally had an idea to use them up along with some chalkboard cricut vinyl I got on clearance. Reusable gift tags. I can just write on them with a chalkboard pen.
November 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
So I've had some scraps of cork kicking around since I make the kids custom cork boards (years, ok, it's been years) and today, I finally had an idea to use them up along with some chalkboard cricut vinyl I got on clearance. Reusable gift tags. I can just write on them with a chalkboard pen.
And so it begins. Goat cheese, hummus, olives and the last daikon from the garden with whole grain sourdough oat crackers.
November 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
And so it begins. Goat cheese, hummus, olives and the last daikon from the garden with whole grain sourdough oat crackers.
There are melanistic squirrels in Lowell! They're so cool!
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
There are melanistic squirrels in Lowell! They're so cool!
“You’ll be visited by three spirits”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
How's it going in the studio this morning?
November 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
How's it going in the studio this morning?
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
November 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
That's why I ever give any of my whole wheat sourdough loaves away... mine!
November 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
That's why I ever give any of my whole wheat sourdough loaves away... mine!
Who has suggestions for grocery shopping around Methuen until the latest Artie T thing is resolved? Aldi in Salem just sucks. Two weeks in a row no milk and their customer service is for shit. This is the second week in a row there's been no milk. Like none. And empty cases. Are they going bankrupt?
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Who has suggestions for grocery shopping around Methuen until the latest Artie T thing is resolved? Aldi in Salem just sucks. Two weeks in a row no milk and their customer service is for shit. This is the second week in a row there's been no milk. Like none. And empty cases. Are they going bankrupt?
I was today years old when I found out Bill Ackman was from Pleasant Valley in Methuen?
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I was today years old when I found out Bill Ackman was from Pleasant Valley in Methuen?
I'm telling people this was Jeanine Pirro.
November 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I'm telling people this was Jeanine Pirro.
🎶I used up all the cabbage🎶
🎶I used up all the cabbage🎶
The last head is in the crockpot with some carrots, onion, and garlic to go with a ham steak for dinner.
Still have two giant Korean daikon radishes left...
🎶I used up all the cabbage🎶
The last head is in the crockpot with some carrots, onion, and garlic to go with a ham steak for dinner.
Still have two giant Korean daikon radishes left...
October 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🎶I used up all the cabbage🎶
🎶I used up all the cabbage🎶
The last head is in the crockpot with some carrots, onion, and garlic to go with a ham steak for dinner.
Still have two giant Korean daikon radishes left...
🎶I used up all the cabbage🎶
The last head is in the crockpot with some carrots, onion, and garlic to go with a ham steak for dinner.
Still have two giant Korean daikon radishes left...
And that's the end of today's adventures in kimchi making. Remember folks, don't open the door if your super fucking cheap sibling gets a deal on cabbage and radishes.
October 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
And that's the end of today's adventures in kimchi making. Remember folks, don't open the door if your super fucking cheap sibling gets a deal on cabbage and radishes.
I got this cool fermentation container one christmas that's perfect for making kimchi. The lid has a valve.
October 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I got this cool fermentation container one christmas that's perfect for making kimchi. The lid has a valve.
Mixing. Mixing. Mixing.
October 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Mixing. Mixing. Mixing.
And here is the 100% whole wheat sourdough bread I used Bob to bake.
October 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
And here is the 100% whole wheat sourdough bread I used Bob to bake.
Looks like Bob the Whole Wheat Sourdough Starter is ready to go for baking bread today.
October 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Looks like Bob the Whole Wheat Sourdough Starter is ready to go for baking bread today.
The amount of time and money shoe companies invest in these fabrics and designs is nuts. We have a whole New Balance r&d and manufacturing facility down the road, when ppe was scarce they were able to engineer actual N95s out of sneaker materials, it was wild.
October 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The amount of time and money shoe companies invest in these fabrics and designs is nuts. We have a whole New Balance r&d and manufacturing facility down the road, when ppe was scarce they were able to engineer actual N95s out of sneaker materials, it was wild.
Years ago, I inherited everything in my Nana's sewing room including her thread stash. Most of the thread was just too old to use, so I cut it from the wooden spools and tucked them away. I found a bag of wooden beads for a couple bucks and today I turned them into garlands for the Christmas tree.
October 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Years ago, I inherited everything in my Nana's sewing room including her thread stash. Most of the thread was just too old to use, so I cut it from the wooden spools and tucked them away. I found a bag of wooden beads for a couple bucks and today I turned them into garlands for the Christmas tree.
The garden is starting to wind down except for the cool season stuff like the Korean daikon and Japanese turnips. I learned this year that both avocado squash (summer) and red kuri squash (winter) will happily grow up a trellis BUT next year I do some pruning or they run wild. Look at this guy!
September 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The garden is starting to wind down except for the cool season stuff like the Korean daikon and Japanese turnips. I learned this year that both avocado squash (summer) and red kuri squash (winter) will happily grow up a trellis BUT next year I do some pruning or they run wild. Look at this guy!
I once sewed together almost 3,000 one inch hexagons by hand. The whole family is like this. We married people like us. Kiddos are not really a surprise...
September 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I once sewed together almost 3,000 one inch hexagons by hand. The whole family is like this. We married people like us. Kiddos are not really a surprise...
Yeah, sure.... this one from this morning is just a lie... 🙄
September 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Yeah, sure.... this one from this morning is just a lie... 🙄