About

 

My name is Shaulaine (Xiao Lan or ‘Dawn Orchid’ in Chinese.)

I am an engineer by day (Engineering Physics 2004, McMaster.) I enjoy my work, but textiles are a creative outlet for me, so I spend a lot of my free time sewing and knitting. 

Since I knit mostly my own designs, I thought I would develop some of those designs into patterns to share here. I also dye yarn so that I can enjoy the freedom of designing both the yarn and the pattern together, to better achieve the vision in my head. I particularly love untreated Blue Faced Leicester in rich but subtle colours.

When I’m not knitting or sewing, a lot of my spare time goes into my garden.  My dad is a master garden designer (http://www.gardencandensis.ca,) but for myself: I just like to dig in the soil, hang out with my plants, and inspect daily growth with a beer in hand.  

Whenever I can get away from my work and my garden, I love to hike and canoe.