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  • We just spent a little over a week in Toronto. While M. was working, I walked the streets of the city with my good friend, Sam. Since we are both knitters, our first stop was Romni…

  • To attempt to cure my “finishitis”, I have been working on one project at a time (even though I still have three projects on the needles – I am trying to focus). The project I am…

  • Somehow, someway, I end up knitting things twice. Often it’s because I change my mind about the yarn half-way through, I realize my gauge isn’t as bang-on as I thought, or I just plain-don’t-like-it. Owls by…

  • Recently I celebrated my birthday, which meant I was “allowed” to go out into the online world of Etsy and purchase from roving. I ordered some handpainted merino roving from FreckleFaceFibers, which I am stoked to…

  • I finished Kate Gagnon’s Springtime Bandit this week. This pattern was a fast knit. The yarn was great for a summer knit – it’s a light rayon (Berroco Softwist). I had used the same yarn for…

  • I ordered an unfinished Kromski Minstrel after Fibres West back in March. It arrived through Canada Post in early April — it has taken me over two months to put it together and get it working.…

  • Here’s to finishing a second baby throw! I knit the last two weekends straight to get this finished – unfortunately the photos aren’t great but I’m hoping to get some better ones in the days to…

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