Knit Purl is a shop that, for a start, looks very awesome from the outside. I can say this because the first time we found it was on July 4th–so I spent lots of time looking through the windows and wanting very much to be…
On the second full day that we had in Oregon, Tito and I spent the day waterfall hunting along the Historic US 30. That highway, impressively, actually had too many waterfalls for us to visit in only one go, so we had to pick and…
I tried to be all sneaky and pre-program blog posts to run while I was away, specifically to avoid the inevitable blog-death that accompanies a dearth of posts… except that I optimistically thought I’d be blogging again the second I got home… and that was…
For Canada Day weekend (these photos are late, I know) we spent a few days at a cottage in Collingwood with my family. The back of the cottage went right out to the water, and I endured many a mosquito to get these pics, but…
Rayna and I received these batts a few days ago, from my friend, the incredibly talented Mother Macrina! She dyes fiber for her Etsy store, Inglenook Fibers, and her work is unbelievably beautiful. I could print pictures of her unfolded batts and put them on…
I’ve taken up dyeing my own wool for my projects. I don’t pretend to be super talented at this, but there is something satisfying about being in control over every step of your creative process, to complete your vision exactly as you imagine it. These…
This one sat on the loom for a long time while I was distracted with the spinning bug – but now that it’s finally off and blocked I’m quite happy with the results. This is all coming from one skein of Fleece Artist Trail Socks…
From this: To this: And this: And finally this! I was getting 11 WPI on this yarn, so I used my 7.5 dent heddle. Feeling pretty happy with it :) It’s about 60″ long and super warm. The Navajo plying really lends itself to warp…
For Canada Day I always like to share some photos of this stunning country I am lucky to live in :) This year, here is a selection of my photography from one of our favourite drives – Toronto to Winnipeg, across the top of lake…
It’s amazing how much the fiber changes, from merino top to actual yarn. This is a braid from a dyer called ‘Urban GypZ’ – part of our haul from Jaqueline’s stash (more on that later!). Most of it was spun on the weekend at the show.…
When I was spinning Peggy I kept wondering if spinning was supposed to be this hard. I practically had to manhandle the fiber to draft it, and ended up drafting very thin, almost to pencil roving, to make it go. Looking back, I’m amazed that…
What’s a day in Niagara on the Lake without a visit to Kim’s Critter Collection (aka Gryphon Ridge Highland Cattle)? The evening was warm and perfect. Here’s Eddie munching away. I love the light in this shot. Cow trundling towards me… Closer… Closer! Aaaand someone…