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Party of Five
I love SweetGeorgia's Party of Five kits. A pattern was just released that uses one kit.Pattern: Marron (purchased on Ravelry)Playful and bold, Marron is a gorgeous shawl that makes the most of our...
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Winter Cove Again
It was fun knitting on 15mm needles. I finished another Winter Cove this afternoon. This time I used Rasta - what a great yarn to work with.A lightly-fulled single-ply yarn of magnum proportions! Whip...
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Practising
This morning was spent unpacking. It was good practise for Christmas morning.Sock blockers are back in stock. We have three sizes - small, medium and large.A large box arrived from Freia Fibers as...
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Sucre
This cardigan pattern is a free download on Ravelry...Knit this relaxed fit ladies cardigan, available as a free download. Designed by Sarah Hatton using Brushed Fleece, its simplicity makes it a quick...
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Cables
Winter Cove is finished - blocked and all ends are sewn in. I make that sound like a big deal. There were only 4 ends :)Perfect timing because more colours of Rasta arrived today Lettuce and Paris...
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Caracol
005 AniversarioIt's here. Caracol from Malabrigo. Truly a unique yarn! We start with a bulky thick-and-thin single made of our delightfully soft superwash merino wool, and then we criss-cross it with a...
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Pompoms
Mr. Canpar brought in a large box this morning and in it were Faux Fur Pompoms.-pink-cream with black-berryWe also received-aubergine-midnight blue-ice blueMore colours should be arriving soon...
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Lemongrass
It's halftime of the Grey Cup so I'm quickly writing. The game has been really exciting and the halftime show has been good. The sound is the best that I've heard at a halftime in a long time.We went...
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Sorrento
Wannietta brought in this great looking cardigan on Saturday. The cardigan looked good on the pattern and on Ravelry but it is so much better in person. I dressed it with jeans but it will also work...
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Mimsy
This morning we received a shipment of Zauberball Starke 6.The same unique color combinations as Zauberball® Crazy in a DK weight to give sweaters, shawls, and scarves a truly creative flair. Beth's...
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Extreme Bulky
We've been asked for super, super bulky yarn and now we have one. A shipment arrived yesterday afternoon with charcoal grey Mondo. I took out some 25mm needles and cast on. This is one and a half...
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Marley
Lorna's Laces. Franklin Habit. Knitting. Don't miss out.Let's all close our eyes for a minute and fast forward past the holiday wonder and madness and imagine that we finished all of our projects with...
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Rainbows
Thank you Donna. She let me know that Frabjous Fibers just introduced a new So Fond of Rainbows kit. They are on order and I think we will see them in January. I'll blog about them when they...
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Mondo Throw
It's finished. The throw is super soft and really, really, really warm.Rowan is sharing photos from Magazine 61 (coming in February) on their Facebook page.It looks like it's going to be another great...
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Knit one to give, give one to knit, or treat yourself!
I finally made it to the last clue. There are 586 stitches on the needle right now. It takes a bit to get through a row. I was playing around on Raverly and came across some great patterns that use...
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Knitting Camp 2017
I've been working on Knitting Camp today. She's coming back. Beth Casey from Lorna's Laces will be joining us in September. For one class there will be two instructors and to do this class we've...
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Lucy
It's been a fun day opening boxes.The first had 4 colours of Cashmere Premium from Lang.Pure top quality cashmere. Only the finest cashmere is used to make this yarn. Premium animal fibre for...
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Family Slippers
The minute I saw the pattern from Churchmouse Yarns I thought of my Aunt Jane. She used to make these slippers. By the dozens. A basket near the front door heaped with these Family Slippers makes for...
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Sock Minis
It's snowing lightly in Ancaster this morning. I guess it's time to start thinking about my Christmas shopping. 16 sleeps until the big day. Here are some ideas for the knitter in your life. We are...
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Ombre Cowl Hood
Beth finished her scarf last night and Lynn sewed the ends in today. All four of them. You'd think that Beth could learn to do this by now but it's so much easier to send it with me and have someone...
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