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Jiminy
I'm writing from my iPad while we are watching Hell's Kitchen. Not too sure how many more episodes we will watch but the first one is always good. Everyone is so confident that they are going to win....
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Boxes of Fun
Mr. Canada Post brought in 2 boxes of fun this morning.The first was patterns from BrooklynTweedGrettirMen's and women's Icelandic PulloversKnit in worsted weight yarn on circular needles. You have...
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The Lonely Tree
It's almost done. The knitting is finished and I am doing the cast off. That should be done tomorrow. Then a good blocking over the weekend.The picot cast off. Haymarket is great to work with. More...
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SWATCH!!
A customer called last week and asked about Peek A Boots. Can I get them? I didn't know but yes we can and her order arrived today. They are very cool.Let your inner knitter out with peek-a-bootsâ„¢,...
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They're here!!
I promised to show more of the patterns that we received from Brooklyn Tweed.LumenBeaded Triangle ScarfKnit in fingering weight yarn. Your options are endless. Here are a few suggestionstosh merino...
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Royal Petite Kits
Kim has gone Inspira Cowl crazy.This is Noro Aya (discontinued but we have some left) which is cotton, silk and wool. Instead of using two colours she is using the same colour but started the two balls...
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Quilting
Small problem before I could plug in the sewing machine last night. I needed to figure out where I was on the quilt. It is from a Kaffe Fassett book and I am following a chart - It is made up of many...
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First Day of Spring
Can you believe that it is the first day of spring? Someone commented that it was hot on the first day of spring last year. Then I remembered that Beth and I did golf during March break last year. I...
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One More Sleep
I'm in the store getting ready to go away. I like to have things in order before I go so that Cathy can find things. There are the last few price signs to make (Kim moved all the sock yarn around...
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We're Here
It was about 10 last night when I decided what I was going to knit with the Summerspun.Lady Irmelin-a pattern I bought on Ravelry.There wasn't time to cast on so I put 24 stitches on my needles and did...
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Golf is cheaper than shopping
Beth and I were up early and at Cracker Barrel before 8:30 for breakfast. There wasn't any rain yet but by the time breakfast was finished it had moved in. It hasn't stopped all day. What to do??...
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Rain, Rain Go Away
Beth and I thought we would golf after church. No such luck. Here is the view when we left Cracker Barrel.Thank goodness I had my new kick around shoes and I wasn't in my good leather shoes. There were...
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Back to work
We made it home safely-arriving in Niagara Falls around noon. Half an hour early. The airport in Myrtle Beach was jammed. Many flights were delayed with the snow in the US so they needed our flight out...
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New Samples
Mr. Canada Post brought in the box of knitting from Lynda this morning. She did a fabulous job as always.Pattern: Love and Happiness by Amy Christoffers (purchased on Ravelry)Yarn: 2 skeins of Lorna's...
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Shalimar
Diana stopped in yesterday afternoon with a shawl for us. I love it. It was hard to put it on a mannequin and not in my bag to take home.Pattern: Shalimar by Laura Aylor (purchased on Ravelry)Yarn: 3...
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One of a Kind
Beth and I are heading to Toronto tonight for One of a Kind. The two of us together at that show are never a good thing. We're leaving right after work so I need to get my post done before heading...
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Another Finished Project
Beth and I had fun at One of a Kind last night. We were being good (no purchases) until we passed a booth that sells leather purses. I have bought from Matteo Mio before and we stopped to see what they...
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Casting Off
I'm in the home stretch on my Linen Stitch scarf-the cast off is almost finished. I wanted a picture before I left for the day so it's still on the needle.I think I could have added two more rows (I...
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Happy Easter
I hope that you and your family are having a Happy Easter. Beth and I made our desserts for Easter dinner and will be heading out to Aunt Rene's in a bit.Last night I cast off the Linen Stitch Scarf. I...
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The air was blue
I sat down last night to work on Eos and got far enough to start the shoulder shaping on the back. The first side was done and then I had to cast off 25 stitches (for the centre back) before shaping...
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