Category: Knitting
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My TFA Colour KAL project is finally finished, off the needles and I love it. I love it so much I’ve already cast on another one. The Pink Grapefruit turned out to be just the thing. Ravelry project page here: This is the Colour Affection shawl all done! Thank you to the lovely Jeanette for modelling…
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Just a little update for what’s on the needles – The Colour Affection shawl is coming along nicely, despite the fact that every row feels like an eternity now. We went to the Purple Purl on the weekend to pick up the final colour. So far it’s chocolate and mint. I thought, Mallard? Deep Sea?…
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All done! And what a task it was. Here is Stash Part 1… …and Stash Part 2. It is now only 1/3 the size of it’s former glory. I kept the yarns I love to work with, the precious yarns that were handspun or gifted to me by friends and the yarn that Tito liked…
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I’m doing it. I’m Purging the Stash. There is a ton of yarn here that predates my discovery of my one true love – hand dyed merino and alpaca blends. Lots of acrylic, wool, novelty yarns and other things I know I’ll never use. Lots of them are full skeins. I’m looking for a worthy…
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The Shattered Sun Shawl is from Sweet Georgia Knits in Vancouver. Designed by Felicia Lo – this pattern was so gorgeous that I cast on almost as soon as I saw it. Ravelry Project page here. The recommended yarn was not carried anywhere here in Toronto, so I substituted for IndigoDragonfly MCN Sock – in…
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These are my purchases from Saturday. They make me so stupidly happy that I had to share them. Incidentally, this photo contains my favourite colour range (ocean, earth) and my 2 favourite yarn artists – Tanis Fiber Arts and Viola Viola. Viola Viola, alas, is not dying any more yarn for the time being. She’s…
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I was looking for something cuddly to make out of some of the alpaca skeins I bought last autumn at Alpaca Acres in Stratford. Alpaca is so soft and luxurious – I knew it would make a great wrap! I selected the Citizen Shawl by Liz Abinante. I have knitted her Travelling Woman shawl a…
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It’s a pretty amazing feeling to see a photo of something someone else made using your designs. I started designing patterns for Ravelry last year and I wanted to share some of the project photos that other knitters have posted. That someone invested time, skill and yarn to make one of my ideas is both…
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2 of my best friends are getting married – she’s from Sri Lanka, he’s Portugese. They both love Super Mario. Nailed it? I wish I had some advice on how I made these, but I honestly just opened up a pic of Mario and Princess and winged it bit by bit. This was for their…
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Inspired by the good works of the Yarn Harlot and other knitters who have used patterns to raise funds for charity I’ve decided to try an idea of my own for knitting karma! Here’s how it works. This is a lovely cowl pattern I’ve just developed: It’s a beautiful and stylin’ one-skein project. I used less…
The Blue Brick 