Easy Fold Poncho
Lea sent an email this morning with her latest project. She did Churchmouse's Easy Fold Poncho in Rowan Felted Tweed. Thanks for sharing Lea. It looks great. And cozy!I finished my church mouse poncho,...
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I was doing a bit of tidying in the store and found some madelinetosh unicorn tails. There were only 5 colours. Why would I have these? And then it hit me - I used those colours when I knit Time Trades...
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There was a bit more tidying today and I found a great shawl that has been in storage for a while.This is Laura Aylor's Shalimar (pattern purchased on Ravelry).Lace and cables combine to create...
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Yarn, she can be a cruel mistress. You see that one special skein and immediately snatch it up because it MUST be yours, but then you get it home and have absolutely no idea what to do with it. This...
View ArticleHappy Monday
It was a day of finished garments. Thanks for sharing ladies. Doreen sent this. That's a lot of cables!Finished Joji's Farm Twist Jacket. I picked up the yarn in January, This was my quarantine...
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Mr. FedEx came this afternoon with a box of Mason-Dixon Knitting Field Guides. All the Guides are back in stock.I'm trying something new on the website.SweetGeorgia sent some information about what is...
View ArticleDotted Rays Speckled Fade
Barbara finished her Dotted Rays Speckled Fade. It is gorgeous!This is the Dotted Rays Speckled Fade that Alex knit for me. I love this shawl. The pattern is by Stephen West and you can purchase it on...
View ArticleRowan
I spent the afternoon at home so that I could participate in a Zoom meeting to see the new yarns and patterns from Rowan for Fall. There is a lot to process. I can't share anything yet but when I can...
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Diana stopped by this morning with a new store sample. Another Nightshift - I love this pattern. This time we used Noro Akari in shades 16 & 18.I am happy with how well the colours turned out....
View ArticleSwimming
Jane has been busy - she made dad and Beth socks. Both pairs are knit with Opal. Beth's are on the left and are from the Comedy Collection - 9835. Dad's are on the right and are knit with the Birthday...
View ArticleHappy Sunday
It's been a lazy day with lots of knitting. I worked on my Nightshift - no thinking knitting.Ambah O'Brien has a new pattern called the Adobe Wrap. This is Diana's next project.The main colour allows...
View ArticlePretend Trip
Carolyn sent an email this morning with a picture of a very pretty cowl.Hi Julie - as soon as I saw you feature the Foul Temptress cowl on your blog I knew I had to make it asap. I had a...
View ArticleFading Point
Linda came to pick up yarn this afternoon and was waving a shawl at me from across the parking lot. It was beautiful.We did a quick socially distanced fashion shoot. This is Fading Point in tosh merino...
View ArticleOn This Day
Linda showed us a beautiful Fading Point yesterday. This is another that she did in 2018. I am in LUST. I put together kits today. I have 4 of the colours that Linda used and had to improvise on...
View ArticleA Visitor
I had a surprise when I got to work this morning.I walked to the back of the parking lot to look at the gardens and there was a visitor. What a shock. I didn't get close - I used the close up on my...
View ArticleStripes
Photos @ Stephen WestMeet Lava Lake from Stephen West (pattern purchased on Ravelry).Choose five colors and fade them together for this large triangular shawl. This simple design is knit sideways in...
View ArticlePretty in Pink
Mary sent an email this morning showing her beautiful new sweater knit in Rowan Felted Tweed.The pattern is called Alabaster Jumper and is only available in the book 4 Projects Felted Tweed book from...
View ArticleMy Fading Point
I joined my Fading Point and can't put it down. I am decreasing four stitches every other row so the rows are getting shorter quickly.I had some help from my little friend.Susan sent pretty pictures of...
View ArticleDreamy
The Big Brown Truck brought our box from Dream in Color this morning. Talk about colour!!These are to make The Hug Shot. The kit is one ball of a solid and one of the multi.Maybe you like the colours...
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Bronwyn (aka Casapinka) sent this email out today. She said that I could share with youHi Everyone,I'm writing to let you know that with the current situation in terms of the protests around the...
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