I started blogging here on February 20, 2009. It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year already. Thank you to my readers and to those who leave comments. I really appreciate the readership. At the…

Our city has been invaded. The torch is light. The athletes are here. The Auzzies have left up the Fitting Kangaroo (yay!). It is crazy every where we go. And the energy is infectious. I have…

We are getting a dog. We have been waiting for about a year but we are now Golden Retriever owners: Last night we were able to go see them. We had a chance to hold a…

After a hectic start to the January semester, we were able to get out of the city this past weekend to a gorgeous, quiet, reflective place. How I would love to be back in the mountains.…

It’s done. Amazingly, it didn’t take as long as I had anticipated. I was so mesmerised by the colour change rows, which were every right side row (and the ever-changing colours of the fingering weight sock…

We are still in Toronto. There is nothing really much to report. It’s very cold here and the wind chill is making it even colder. We hopped onto a streetcar to get down Queen Street East…

Things from 2009: Swatching. This was the single most important knitting lesson that I learned this year. If you want results, you have to swatch. Washing. Once you swatch, wash the poor little thing to see…