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Cleaning Out Our Well

The old well in the middle of our Portuguese quinta has partially collapsed and has a lot of stuff growing in it. Cleaning, securing and ultimately re-building the well has been on our project list since we bought the place but it's one of those activities that needs to be approached with caution. When my…

Building RUSTIC Raised Beds from Fallen Pine Trees

It's time to expand the garden again, this time with some rustic raised beds made out of fire-damaged pine trees from a friends property. A few months ago we collected about 80 linear meters of dead tree and in this video we turn them into three raised beds for all sorts of garden experiments. …

Dig vs. No-Dig Potatoes Experiment

In Portugal, February is the time to plant potatoes. We've never grown potatoes before so thought we'd do an experiment to find out they way that works best for us. We've been using the no-dig method for growing vegetables for the last year or so and have planted a bed of no-dig potatoes to…

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Knitting Needles

I've only just started knitting again and have had to upgrade from my original Symfonie needles (they tend to snap quite easily). I have a set of stainless steel needles from ChiaoGoo and also an ebony set from Lantern Moon.

I like both! The stainless steel was a little hard to get used to but yarn really glides on them. I like the look and feel of the Lantern Moon set too, but unfortunately they don't come in all the sizes I tend to use so I now end up switching between the two sets.

Crochet Hooks

I've tried loads of different single hooks to find the 'perfect' hook. I finally found what I was looking for in the Clover soft touch range. The hook glides well and the thumb rest is really comfortable. Unfortunately they don't seem to be available in a set, so I have a jar full of all the sizes I like to use.

Tunisian Crochet Hooks

My favourites are these from Lantern Moon, they're super comfortable and glide really well, and the best bit is that they swivel. They are also compatible with the KnitPro Symfonie hooks (these seem less sturdy but also glide well).

I also have a set from ChiaoGoo made from bamboo. These are very lightweight but I find that they can snag on some yarns (a nail file often helps to make the hook head better).

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