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Off the Needles
We have all our samples knit for the Frolic so it's time to start on fall garments and Camp. Diana dropped by this morning with this awesome shawl. I love the colours. And it's one of my favourite...
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Happy Easter
I'm not sure if I should be saying Happy Easter or Merry Christmas. We had a touch of snow last night and then more this morning. Is it really April?? I hope everyone is enjoying a great day with...
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Babies
Today was my first Monday off. There were some errands and getting Beth off to the airport. She has flown to Myrtle Beach to meet my parents and then her and dad are off to the Masters. They have...
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Spring??
Today the new colours of Bella Lino from Classic Elite arrived. It was so cold today (okay, not as cold has it has been but it's supposed to be spring) that it's nice to look at spring colours and...
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Happy Day
Today was a happy day. I visited Trish and have new hair. It's been far too many weeks since I last saw her. Now I'm at home with the dogs (It's 3pm as I am writing this part of my post). I left them...
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New from Manos
Merino Roving from Manos del Uruguay arrived today. The roving is hand painted in beautiful colours.100% merino wool100gram skeinsWhat can you do with this?-needle felting-wet felting-spin it-knit...
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One Two Three
Wow. The new Dream in Color Jilly Lace Mini Skein kits (that is a long name) look amazing. The pictures I had before were nice but when you see the colours in real life you will really want to knit...
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Happy Saturday
What a beautiful day. I almost (but then thought better of it because I'll be able do to it tomorrow) came home from work with the top down on the car. It was a touch chilly but tomorrow is supposed to...
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It's here
I think that spring has finally arrived. I picked Beth up this morning in the car with the top down. She complained that it was too cold and made me put on the heat. She got to drive around Myrtle...
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Knitting Post - Sort of
Today was spent running around. One of my stops was at Terra. I love looking at the flowers in their greenhouse.I need to have the planters done for the store and our front step at home. They suggested...
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tosh happiness
Lynn sorted through the tosh shipment this morning and brought over some big bags of yarn. This is always a bad day for me (or good depending on how you look at it). The colours are so pretty that I...
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Many boxes
Mr. Canada Post brought in a huge box from Zen Yarn Garden this morning. You know that tosh problem I had yesterday, I almost had the same problem today. It was hard not to take some skeins home with...
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How many sleeps?
This week all the Rowan sales reps (like my rep who comes twice a year to show me the new yarns) from across North America were in Toronto for their semi-annual sales conference. A group of them went...
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Mother's Day is coming
They're here. Dad just dropped off the yarn bowls.These bowls are made by Amanda Pawley in Kentucky.Yarn bowls are a favorite accessory for those who love to knit or crochet. These bowls nestle your...
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Fabulous FO
Catherine came in today wearing her amazing Roan jacket. This is from Rowan Magazine #56. We changed the colours a bit. She did a navy background instead of black and her birds are blue not...
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Changed my mind
I started on Brickless with my tosh pashmina last week. I love the yarn. I love the pattern. But I don't like the yarn and the pattern together. I think it is my knitting so instead of continuing and...
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Yummy Colours
The Fleece Artist Soft Mitt kits arrived this morning. The dyers at Fleece Artist do an amazing job with their colour combinations.The first clue is finished and now I'm onto 2A. It's kind of...
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Summer Kerchief
Bella Lino is a lightweight yarn that creates an airy fabric with long, harmonious stripes. The palette of summery shades each have a linen-hued base. This cowl is a great summer accessory for when you...
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All you need is love
The gala last night was a lot of fun. I didn't really want to go because of this week's craziness but I'm very glad that I did. It was 60s inspired and lots of people came dressed in tie dye and big...
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The Longest Day
The new Twist Collective is out and there is a great article on the Provisional Cast-On...Unlike a standard cast-on, which is intended to permanently secure the stitches at their base, a provisional...
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