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Home from the KW Knitter’s Fair 2015

I usually bring cash only to the fair, so that I can’t spend more than a fixed amount.  I did not take that precaution this year, and here is the guilty result…. A couple skeins of Georgian Bay Fibres “Bayfield Bulky”.  I bought these to make a colourwork jacket, to use up the rest of my one-of-a-kind “Sage” colourway, in …

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Good End to a Good Summer

We had planned, for months, to spend the Labour day long weekend at Point Pelee National park. We had a site booked at Wheatley Provincial Park (20 minutes from Pelee), and we packed up our canoe and Lauren’s new kayak. Well sometimes the best laid plans… just don’t pan out.  For those of you who also braved the outdoors last …

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Where Has the Summer Gone?

Well it looks like the last update was before gardening season started.  The Canadian summer is so short we sometimes forget to come inside and do things like update our blogs. Here we are at the August long weekend, and are finally doing some long awaited canoeing for which we just haven’t managed to make time until now. In the …

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Fairisle Mittens: Crochet Weave-In

Since I had to re-knit my mitten due to my dissatisfaction with the original result, I also got to retry my attempts to weave-in the ends using a crochet slip-stitch. Last time, if you’ll remember, I reported that my attempt was inconclusive.  This time, I can conclusively say:  This method is THE method.  Forever. 1. Pull all the ends down …

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Shetland Mittens… Starting Over!

Well mitten #1 is complete, but I’m not happy with it.  I’ve re-designed it and re-charted it and am ready to start re-knitting it.  I think I have EXACTLY enough of the “Dewdrop” colourway left to make 2 mittens, based on what my scale says I used for the first mitten. Things that didn’t work: 1. I don’t like the …

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Rouge Sheep and Shetland Sheep

Well now that Niagara Snow is done (and I didn’t think that would be possible)… What’s coming up next?  I don’t want to lose momentum, so I am diving straight into my next pattern write-up. The Rouge Sheep: These designs name themselves… I’m not fully responsible for these name choices. This is another 3/4 length coat, in Knitpicks City Tweed …