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Cables and a First Gansey

It’s been awhile since Galt Riverstone, and I really itch to have a cable project on the go, at all times – so I sketched up the following sweater over Christmas this year. I used this yarn – which I bought at this store.  This is the sheepiest, loveliest, unprocessed Blue-Faced-Leicester wool, I have ever used.  This is my second …

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Starting 2016

Welcome 2016. 2015 was a quiet year in terms of designs released – with only the Havelock Pullover – but I certainly never stopped knitting so I have plenty of new material to release this year. Here are some highlights: 1.  I finally made the decision to switch to professional pattern photography – one of the best decisions I have …

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Killarney 2015

This is a few months late, but too good not to share.  Marcus and I had a 5 day long weekend around Canada day so we booked a much anticipated trip to Killarney Provincial Park.  It was our first trip to this particular park, and will certainly not be our last. Day 1: We set off at the Carlyle lake …

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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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Scotland – The Falls of Acharn

We recently returned from Scotland, where enjoyed 3 short hikes in the Spey valley as part of our travels.  This has to be the best country for hiking I have ever been to.  There are almost more hiking “paths”,  marked by signs that actually say “path”, than there are roads for vehicles.  Everything is quiet, untouched, …and ancient. Most pleasing …