My latest glove design, ‘Los Guantes De Claudia’ are finally complete! These gloves were my first ever collaboration project. The lovely Claudia from Eweknit here in Toronto gave me a skein of Zen Yarn Garden Serenity DK, literally on a whim, the very first time…
Right at the end of our journey to the Highland Cattle Farm I picked up a feather from the ground near the chicken pen. ‘Can I keep this?’ I asked a bemused Kim, ‘Uh, sure’. Of course I had plans (evil laughter, ok no, not…
Though I’ve been abysmal at making time for pottery (yes, it’s a New Year’s Resolution) there were a few more goodies to be pulled from the kiln last week. These 2 yarn bowls are both done up in delicious shades of turquoise, chocolate and minty…
I finally knitted a Henslowe! I kept holding out for a skein of yarn that was at least 450 yards, since the pattern calls for up to 437 yards. This was knitted up in Zen Yarn Garden Serenity Silk (Colour: Yellow Opal) which comes in skeins…
Last weekend Tito and I put our tree up. The putting up of the Christmas tree has been a long tradition in our family – my parents still have the same tree they bought in 1975 and we put it up every year! My folks…
Blog death yet again – but this time it’s not my fault. My computer has been on the blink, and I have been in and out of Apple stores trying to get this resolved. I am starting to feel dubious about ‘genius’ being a job…
On Sunday, our awesome friends Johnathan and Bev took us treasure hunting at an antique market out in Milton. Places like this are fascinating… …filled with old books, old toys, furniture, art…. …even things that are creepy… …and then, SHAZAM! Here’s what I was able…
Finally finished the Dustland Hat by Stephen West, and it goes perfectly with Tito’s Guernsey Wrap. A little too perfectly, the stitch patterns in both are almost identical. No complaints though, it made for a good match with the scarf. I totally did something wrong here,…
I’m one of those people that can only eat meat by never thinking too hard about where my food is coming from. So, when the abattoir truck changed it’s morning route and started going by my home I was pretty distressed. In this case it’s…
I’m actually getting a head start on Christmas knitting this year – we’ll see how long this bout of organized enthusiasm lasts. This is the Fairview Scarf by Tanis, and I’m working in the delicious TFA Red label Cashmere/Silk in the colourway ‘grapefruit’. It’s for…
There are those among you (you know who you are) who looked at my photography and read about my experiences on our North Ontario road trip – Lake Superior, Highway 11 and all the rest – and only thought ‘ok… but what did you knit…