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Naughty Friends
I didn’t get my shawl finished this weekend. I thought that I knit a lot faster than I really do.I also came to the realization that I am going to run out of tosh merino light. I could stop but I want...
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Temperature
I’m not sure if you have noticed that a lot of people are making Temperature Blankets. What??? Take a look at Marly Bird’s blog post about Temperature Blankets.From MarlyTemperature blankets are a snap...
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Claret
Thea Colman has a new pattern and it is gorgeous. Meet Claret - you can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.Claret is a deeply textured, cabled sweater featuring cables in diagonal lines. At both hem and...
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Winter
It’s always a happy day when Canpar Nick knocks on the door. We have a new yarn.Kid Seta Color is a luxurious blend of very fine Super-Kid Mohair and Silk that has been dyed in long tranasitions of...
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Squishy
Ambah O’Brien has a new pattern - the Kentia Cowl.Knit yourself a gorgeous mosaic cowl and try to stop at just one. A fun introduction to mosaic knitting, this really is so much simpler than it looks....
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Hello Pretties
Mr. UPS came by today with 2 boxes from Madelinetosh.This is Twist Light and the colour is Mars in Retrograde. Lynn knits a lot of socks and is a huge fan of Twist Light. She said it is one of her...
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Happy Saturday
Churchmouse Yarns has reworked their popular Shoulder Cozy pattern in Rowan’s Soft Boucle. You need to purchase the Shoulder Cozy pattern and then download the free addendum.Part capelet, part poncho,...
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What a nice rug
Painting Waves is almost finished. I’m halfway through the I-Cord Bind Off. It would have been done except for a migraine that knocked me out yesterday. I’m better today and should finish it...
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Winters Beach
I was talking about Hedgehog Tweedy yesterday and then this morning there was an email from Andrea Mowry. She designed a new cardigan in Tweedy. I would have ordered a lot more Tweedy had I known this...
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Birds and Turtles
Sometimes you just need a quick and easy knit. The Sunday Cardigan fits the bill.The Sunday Cardigan is knit from the top down with one strand of Inca Wool and two strands of silk mohair held together...
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Butterfly Wings
Today we played with Urth Yarns Uneek Fingering and put together combinations for Butterfly.You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.If you take a look at Urth’s website they have many suggestions for...
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Another work in progress
I pulled out my Spark Cardigan this afternoon. The body and one sleeve are finished. I just cast on the second sleeve with an Addi Easy Knit Rocket needle. It’s a bit too short for how many stitches I...
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Artichoke
Diana finished Only Good Vibes (pattern purchased on Ravelry). It is gorgeous! The yarn is Hedgehog Skinny Singles and Hedgehog Alpaca Boucle. I chose the colour Artichoke and I’m happy that I did....
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Good Omen
Lynn and I did a very quick photo shoot today. Here is my Painting Waves. I dropped it off at Alex’s on the way home from work and she is going to block it for me. She does a beautiful job and it saves...
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Easy Eyelet Scarf
Churchmouse Yarns has adapted their Easy Eyelet Poncho and Wrap pattern and the scarf is amazing! Lynda is going to need a new project and I think that this will be it.You can download the addendum on...
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Honeycombs
Stephen West has gone Honeycomb Crazy. You can purchase the patterns on his website.Photos © Stephen WestThe honeycombs are super simple and addicting to knit, so this project is suitable for an...
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It’s time for a Pretend Trip
Ambah O'Brien has a new pattern. What a beauty. Meet the Dianella Wrap (pattern purchased on Ravelry)Knit yourself a cosy hug. Soothing garter stitch stripes are worked with a simple bias shaping for a...
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More Honey
Mr. Canada Post dropped off a parcel from Lynda - another Honey Moss by Andrea Mowry (pattern purchased on Andrea’s website). This time we used 5 skeins of Kathmandu Aran in the colour Seaweed and it...
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Start of spring preview
Anne has been busy knitting with Rowan. Here are four projects that she has finished since fall. Very impressive. This is Kaffe’s Paint Daubs from his Felted Tweed book that came out this past fall....
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Coming in March
My sleeves are joined to the body and I’m working my way through the raglan and neck shaping. I’m 1/4 of the way through and my rows are getting shorter. I know that top down sweaters are really...
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