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I am still knitting. Even though I have been doing more sewing related things. Right now, I can leave the machine out, but once school starts again, I’ll have to put it away and only work on things I can pick up and put down often. I’ve just finished a really nice shawl, but cannot [...]

Recently took a trip to Boston area for a friend’s wedding. It was a short 4 days including the two days on the road. We borrowed a GPS from a friend which really came in handy and suffered mostly time in the pouring rain. However the day of the wedding was great so that’s really [...]

A bunch of stuff on and off the needles and in progress on the knitting front. Sharing some in progress photos with y’all. Or maybe just a reminder that I shouldn’t start anything new.

I’ve been meaning to share this for ages. One of my presentations from last semester was on leisure resources for my Information Resources (Reference) class. My partner and I choose the topic of Knitting and compiled a select list of resources of books and community references. Knitting Resources Handout I created a handout for the [...]

Rav Project link Pattern: Design A – Girl’s Lacy Cardigan, Hat and Bootees from Sirdar 332, Little Sweet Peas Yarn: Twilleys of Stamford Sincere Organic Cotton Needles: US 5 / 3.75 mm, US 3 / 3.25 mm Date Started: December 20, 2008 Date Finished: February 22, 2009 Modifications: Didn’t make buttons and buttonhole but two [...]

As expected, had a fantastic time at frolic. I didn’t really have much in mind to get anything save for maybe some DIC baby. Perhaps not surprisingly, my interest again was in lace. Here’s a show of the goodies. And I love the new goknit bag. It’s HUGE. awesome. DIC Baby in Dusty Rose & [...]

I like to knit sock as I work through my piles of reading for my program. Mostly because it’s fairly mindless. Somehow, in my excitement to make progress as I read, I probably should have started paying attention. See this? Of course, I didn’t notice the massively long heel before I turned it. Of course, [...]

Pattern: Kinetic by Norah Gaughan Yarn: Crystal Palace Yarns Panda Soy Print (Yes, fingerling weight) Needles: US 2 2.75mm Addi Turbo circular Date Started: November 1, 2008 Date Finished: Dec 31, 2008 (last finish of the year!) Modifications: None. I just made it on fingerling weight to get scarf size. Ended up doing 11 repeats [...]

Christmas Calendar 2008 ~ DROPS Design Working on exams and last papers. Thought it was best to share this cute advent calendar of Knitterly goodness.

My classerooms are so ridiculously cold that we often wear our coats and hats in class. I do not look forward to colder weather. It was time for some fingerless gloves/mitts for those cold classrooms where I have to type notes. At least I try to be prepared for colder weather. I found this pattern [...]

I’ve been trying to make sure I try to have some fun whenever I can. I took the chance on Friday during the day to head to the creativFestival for a quick two hours and check out the market floor. I came home with some goodies. It was a sad showing for needlework. I’m glad [...]

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We recently had a long weekend here in many parts of Canada. For us however, it was a semi-holiday. I was going to do a little more on the weekend, but having come down under the weather on Saturday, I spent Saturday and Sunday resting up. And since everything was closed on Monday, ended up [...]

Each season brings out the previews for the new knitting magazines, all of which I very much look forward to. But the Autumn/Fall season is particularly interesting since it heralds in a new knitting season for the year. In 3 days, we’ll also have a new online magazine/pattern store – Twist Collective. The previews have [...]

For some reason, I really thought that the cardiganized versions of Urban Aran (Ravelry) were done using steeks. I had even started mine with a great yarn perfect for steeks. So, I finish the back in just about no time since the yarn is bulky and the pattern not too challenging. But then the project [...]

Some times, I crave yarn. I’m sure yarnies knows the feeling. This past week, I’ve been dreaming about yarn, planning projects that I can start with new yarn, trying to find ways to find sales, and in general wasting time. Because I was craving yarn and wanting to start a new project. I needed to [...]

I actually got my YOL project rather quickly this time around. I guess makes up for last time’s seemingly forever delay. I knew going into this lace club that I wasn’t going to like everything they put out. In fact, the first kit was a bit of a disappointment for me. I didn’t love the [...]

… a sleeve! The day the pattern came out, I was intrigued. I wanted to make this sweater for kid/baby, but never got to it. It looks so nice as an adult cardigan, I wanted to make it. It went right on my queue. Next day, there’s a Ravelry group, and intrigued became obsessed. I [...]

Pattern: Hemlock Ring Blanket by Jared Flood (Ravelry) Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted in Dusty Olive 241 Needles: US 4 (3.5 mm) Dpns and US 9 (5.5 mm) Circular and Dpns Date Started: June 4th, 2008 Date Finished: June 18th, 2008 (yup, finished it in two weeks!) Modifications: I made up to row 117 of [...]

Pattern: Hanami by Melonie Gibbons (Ravelry) Yarn: Lane Borgosesia Baruffa Cashwool in pink purchased from theloopyewe