This is the one where I frolicked.......and took zero photos. Wah, wah. Insert face palm. I am a bad blogger. I am currently on the Executive for the Toronto Knitters Guild and did have a small hand in organizing the social media/podcaster area for this event, plus I am also a volunteer so I did feel a bit pulled in various directions. Luckily I had the foresight not to sign up for a class on the Saturday. I've said this before but I haven't felt a strong pull to buy yarn lately. I've mostly ...
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February Finishes, Faves & Fantasies
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 ...
Sugar Plum Shawl by Mina Philipp
I'm so pleased to present another test knit shawl. This is my third (the second is a secret test so I will post about that when the pattern is released). I was honoured to be able to test this pattern for Mina Philipp from the Knitting ExPat You Tube podcast. I had seen this gorgeous shawl Mina designed for her sister in law's wedding, and as I have three weddings to attend myself this summer, I was looking for something simple, yet fancy enough to dress up. The Sugar Plum Shawl fit the bill ...
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 ...
Then Comes Spring by Francoise Danoy
Welcome to my first blog post. I was recently privileged to be chosen by Francoise Danoy (Frenchie) of Aroha Knit Designs to test knit her latest design, Then Comes Spring. The shawl turned out so beautifully that I knew this would be the kick in the behind I needed to finally get this blog up and running. This is a crescent shaped shawl with a leaf lace pattern for the body and a garter stitch border. Here is the link to my project page. It was tough to get a nice full shot of the shawl ...