Meet the new baby. This is the Canon 7D. Swaddled in TFA Grape. Yes, I said swaddled. Because nothing says love like TFA yarn. No Patons cop-out for my camera! I crocheted a camera cosy. I’m not sure if this qualifies me as uber geek……
I’ve just completed my very first knitted shawl! The pattern is the Travelling Woman by Liz Abinante. The yarn is TFA Blue Label in Mallard. Thank you Tanis, for the recommendation! This was an ideal first lace shawl – the purl columns as well as…
Santa was very good this year! Among many lovely things (like girls-night-out tickets from my best friend, and lots of gift certificates to the Purple Purl!) I got two absolute killer gifts: 1. Tito got us tickets to see the Lion King! Mufasssaaaaa!!! 2. A…
My Sensei (Karate instructor)’s daughter is about 3 years old. Now 3 is old enough to have your own deadly assassin ;o) For Christmas I’ve made her a little ninja doll, using the Japanese technique of amigurumi. Amigurumi (編みぐるみ?, lit. knitted stuffed toy) is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting…
New yarn bells out of the kiln today! Two of them are in rustic blues, browns and greens and one of them was a custom order for a lovely lady that sent me pictures of the fabric in her sunroom and asked me to match…
When Kris and I were in Hawaii, (what a strange place to think of cold-weather drinks) I came up with an idea for combining two of my loves into a cute, comfy drinking vessel that would feel cozy in your hands when filled with hot…
Here it is at last! After months of careful planning I am deep in preparing the inventory for my latest show, Inspira. I hope that many of you will be able to make it out, it’s my first time including jewelry and knitted items in…
I finally got around to photographing some of my finished work, and what could make a better shot than getting a lovely (and patient) girlfriend to model my work for me! Yvette is modelling my Lacy V fingerless gloves and slouch hat in ocean blue…
This past weekend Tito and I drove out to the beautiful town of Merrickville, ON – a town dedicated to crafters of all kinds. They have several pottery and glass blowing studios, a brilliant artist who carves gourds and a metal smithy. On the way…
I wanted to show off a purse that someone ordered from me recently – it’s crocheted in an open shell pattern holding one strand of worsted brown yarn with one strand of Tanis’ Blue Label Mallard. The handle is leather from Americo Original on Queen…
Just some shots of recent work here, the first cosy mug has been finished and last night I made a cute little bracelet with Tanis’ Blue Label Grape =o) Hand-thrown, two-handed, post-skating, hot chocolate wooly teacup =o) The crochet pattern is called ‘wave’ and the…