It's March 9th already. How did that happen? I wanted go ahead with my February post anyway as I didn't have a lot of finishes but did have a lot of life happen. I only finished two projects in February, and one was just in the knick of time. I finished my first pair of self striping socks. It's true what people say about the yarn being addictive. I called these socks Potato Chippy for just that reason. This is a plain vanilla sock with Fish Lips Kiss heel in Knit Picks Felici (Ever After ...
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January 2017 in Review
I've decided to post quick (hopefully) monthly reviews so I can better track what I am finishing, as well as track my stash management goals. This is also going to be a bit of a test for me to see if I can put together a post quickly. Aaaaaaand.......go! This is my first official finish of 2017. It is the Earl Grey hat by Clare Devine. This was part of her Tea Collection. I do have another skein of this yarn (Patons Classic Wool Worsted) to make the matching cowl. I absolutely love the ...
Toronto Knitters Frolic – Classes & Podcaster Meetup
The weather is finally catching up to the calendar here in Toronto, however, the warmer weather also brought with it a nasty flu bug for yours truly. Here is my long delayed review of the classes I took at the Toronto Knitters Frolic almost a month ago. First up was a class on Short Rows taught by our international guest instructor, Bristol Ivy. I've been following Bristol on Instagram for awhile now, and one of the things I love most about her feed is that when she posts photos of herself, she ...
Toronto Knitters Frolic 2016 – Acquisitions
Last weekend was the annual Toronto Knitters Frolic, put on by the Toronto Knitters Guild. What an amazing event! As usual, the venue was the beautiful Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. The international guest instructor this year was the delightful Bristol Ivy. We are blessed in Toronto to have a vast array of talented instructors living locally, and I felt fortunate to attend classes with Bristol, as well as Stephanie Pearl McPhee and Kate Atherley. I will talk about my classes in a later ...