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Aileen
'I'm at the stage of my life where I'm too hot to wear sweaters.' I hear this all the time. How about a vest?A slightly fitted vest knit in one piece from the bottom up with armbands and collar picked...
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Halfway
Fuse Fiber Studio has finished dying my yarn. Oh my goodness!! I think I could stop my post here. I don't know what can make this any better. Rebecca will be shipping the yarn tomorrow or Tuesday and I...
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Elder Tree
Are you new to shawls? Do you want to knit a shawl but don't want to work with fingering weight yarn on 3.5mm needles? Take a look at the Elder Tree Shawl (pattern purchased on Ravelry).Hey, that looks...
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Wearable Modern Designs
Melanie Berg introduced two new patterns today. I saw her post on Instagram and sent her a message right away asking for permission to use her pictures. These are great!!Pattern: Verdon (purchased on...
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Quicksilver
I talked about Melanie Berg's new patterns yesterday and it got me thinking about my Melanie Berg shawl. Where was my shawl?? Lynn found it this morning and I'm happy because I love wearing it.Pattern:...
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Cupcake
The yarn from Fuse Fiber Studio arrived this morning. Oh my goodness. How am I going to choose??I played with a few combinations and patterns this afternoon. I'm going to sleep on it and decide...
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Where is he??
I sat with my nose pressed to the window all day waiting for Mr. UPS. He finally came late this afternoon with four boxes from Long Dog Yarn.The colours are awesome and have been added to the website....
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Lest We Forget
Remembrance Day is a day for all Canadians to remember the men and women who served and sacrificed for our country. It is a day we encourage every individual, young and old, to pause, to give thanks...
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Fun with Colour
Beth has a new project. I brought home a skein of Bamboo Bloom Handpaint and Mrs. Crosby Steamer Trunk for her to make the Hanasaku Cowl. The pattern is free in the store when you purchased Bamboo...
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Jolly Wee Elves
I thought I was finished the back last night when I posted but I really wasn't. I needed to do some decrease rows first. The back is now finished, I've cast off 49 stitches and I'm working down the...
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Jewel Dragon
I'm totally obsessed with Svetlana Gordon's work. Her scarves and shawls are amazing. I wrote her this morning and asked if I could share her pictures on the blog. Over the next few weeks I'm going to...
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Autumn Dance
This is Svetlana Gordon's Double Jacquard Autumn Dance (pattern purchased on Ravelry). It is knit with Malabrigo Sock and Mechita. If I saw someone walking down the street wearing this scarf I would...
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Cheap Thrills
Mr. Canada Post brought in a box from JUL this morning. We have the new Filigree Stitch Marker Set with Row Counter.Handmade Fair Trade in Indonesia White Brass 6.25mm inside diameter - fits US10...
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Aurora Borealis
Mr. UPS dropped by this morning with our box from Primrose Yarn Co. I was shocked to see it already. This is what I saw when I opened the box. There were 240 skeins. The website has been updated so you...
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Match & Move
Of course I picked colours of Adelaide. I've decided that when Veronika is finished (should be tomorrow) I am going to work on two shawls at once. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and every other Sunday I...
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True Colors
I started knitting with the Fuse Singles this afternoon.The yarn is very nice to knit with and I really like the colours that Rebecca dyed.I decided to make Melanie Berg's True Colors (pattern...
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Cross My Palm
Our good friend Kate Atherley has a new pattern - Cross My Palm (purchased on Ravelry)Less than 50gm of any medium-to-heavy fingering weight sock yarn turns into a fabulous pair of fingerless...
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Black Friday
Diana stopped in after work with True Colors. I love it. It was way too dark outside for pictures so I took a few in the store.A newsletter just went out about Black Friday and Cyber Monday. If you...
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Effortless and Stylish
Mr. Canada Post dropped off a box from Lynda this morning. Veronika is here. And she is fabulous.Pattern: Veronika (purchased on Ravelry)This select pattern is included in the Indie Design Gift-A-Long!...
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Leather Closure
Wannietta knit a cardigan for Beth a long time ago. It was too small for Beth but now it fits. We were supposed to have a zipper sewn into it but that didn't happen. Beth wants to wear the cardigan...
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