(If you are my pregnant cousin, I recommend you stop reading this post here or risk ruining surprises). Last week I wrote all about scheming a new shawl. I woke up the next morning working hard to keep myself from casting that on. And I succeeded. By taking on a totally other project. Realizing my… Continue reading Tiny Tree
(Here is your weekly Summertide MKAL spoiler warning) Each of the clues so far in the Summertide Mystery Knit Along (MKAL) have been about 20% of the stitches. I knew that couldn’t last. With four total clues, at least one of them was going to have to be bigger. And clue number 3 was it.… Continue reading Diving deep into Clue 3
Last night was New Year at the Ottawa Knitting Guild. It was so great! There were old friends and new faces. We heard all about the big plans for the year (speed dating for knitters in November! The knitting challenge theme is Brioche stitch! So much to think about!). And then, my favourite part, Show… Continue reading Shawl Scheming
Once again, beyond here lie spoilers for the Summertide MKAL. Consider yourself warned. Clue 2 for the Summertide Mystery Knit A Long (Summertide MKAL) came out last Thursday morning and you probably heard my jaw hit the floor. Among the first words were, “Continue with colour A”. I was shocked how disappointed I was. I… Continue reading The Mystery Deepens, Clue 2
Warning: “Spoilers” Ahead for the Summertide Shawl MKAL This week’s knitting has mostly been about the Summertide Shawl Mystery Knit A Long (Summertide MKAL). I had everything locked, loaded, and ready for the clue to drop on Thursday morning here in Ottawa (Helen Stewart, the designer, lives in London, England and actually puts the clues… Continue reading Building a Mystery, Clue 1
Sometimes a hat just needs something. A flourish. A little je ne sais quoi. A signature flair. That teal hat (Tofino Surfer by Tin Can Knits) I knit this summer needed something. And I figured out what it was. It arrived yesterday and has been successfully applied: Behold. The power of a pink pom. I… Continue reading A Perfect Topper
For the long weekend, we decided to take a little local road trip to a nearby small town we’d somehow never ventured to before, Almonte, Ontario. Only about 30 minutes west of Ottawa, this little mill town has a vital, fun downtown core, and was a treasure trove of knitter friendly items, even for a… Continue reading Almonte, The (Knitter) Friendly Town
They’re not imaginary exactly. Virtual I guess? Distant perhaps? Like pen pals? I have a lot of people I consider knitting friends that don’t know me, and that I’ve never met. People that host podcasts. The folks that post in my favourite Ravelry boards. Fellow (!) bloggers. And I do stuff with them sometimes. I… Continue reading Imaginary Friends
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