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……
First and most importantly – my kitty is going to be ok =o) He had a bladder infection, but he’s looking much better this morning. Whew! Lots to say about jewellery lately, so I wanted to put up a knitted FO post – so much…
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…
At the KW Knitters Fair I met an artist who dyed her own wool. Her name is Emily and she has an Etsy shop under the name Viola Viola. I fell in love with a colourway of hers called ‘Graphite’ and purchased a skein –…
Kool Aid and Food Colouring Dying Yarn part II involved venturing into food colouring and vinegar instead of just Kool Aid. It’s messier, but the colours are a little more predictable. My goal was to try and match the glaze colours on two mugs that…
So I finally tried dying yarn on my own for the first time, and I decided to ignore the expensive dying kit I bought at the KW Fair and go for Kool-Aid technique first. I was really surprised, I’ve never done this before and the…
Late night double posting today; I wanted to share some things I just got out of the kiln – these are yarn bowls and yarn bells for knitting and crochet. The construction is simple and elegant, you place your ball of yarn either in the…
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…
There is nothing more satisfying than getting a treat from the kiln. This weeks haul included this gorgeous, wide mouth shallow serving bowl. The Tanin Red glaze gave it a lovely bronzing effect along one side. This pitcher took advantage of the last dredges of…