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May 26, 2012

In keeping with some of the blogs that I enjoy following, I wanted to post my summer manifesto as well! It’s hard not to be thinking about the summer when the sun has been out, I…
May 17, 2012

I thought I would join in Ginny’s Yarn Along this week since I haven’t been sharing much of my knitting lately and I am really enjoying the book I’m reading right now. Inkspell by Cornelia Funke…
May 9, 2012

I can’t say that the self-induced sweatshop of diaper sewing has finished as I have 8 sitting next to me half done. They only need their leg elastic and top-stitching. The end is in sight! Overall,…
April 30, 2012

I haven’t abandoned my knitting and turned this into a sewing blog – I promise! But here at Casa Del Welford, there has been a sweat-shop equivalent of sewing projects on the go lately. Surprisingly, I…
April 25, 2012

A friend lent me a neat novel by Emma Donoghue called Room. I’m about 1/3rd of the way through, am enjoying it very much and have laughed out loud a couple of times as it is…
April 15, 2012

In an effort to escape from purling, seed stitch, colourwork, lace, and pretty much anything else that resembles any variation of the knit stitch, I decided to go back to my one true love for my…
April 11, 2012

I was born in Northern British Columbia, where my parents had been transferred around for years due to their jobs at the time. Growing up, I remember their Cowichan sweaters, which were so warm that you…

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March 21, 2016

There’s nothing inherently super special about these socks, as they are just another pair of…
March 17, 2016

I seem to be on a proverbial roll over here with singles yarn. I spun…
March 14, 2016

I may never spin any yarn, ever again. Any yarn, that is, except singles. Oh,…
March 10, 2016

The Wool n’ Spinning Podcast Episode 18 :: Shawls & Fibre Prep Tools March 2016…
March 7, 2016

One of the recurring themes for me this year has been large quantity spins, usually…