I’m bringing Vodka Lemonade to the office. Well, at least to the office knitters. I have a fantastic workplace – the benefits abound – not the least of which includes a lovely, talented, and eager-to-learn community of crafters. Every few weeks, we get together for show-and-tell, tutorials, and motivation. And each year I guide them… Read More Office Cocktails
Why? Why can’t I knit in season? I cast on a cotton tee shirt in August. I whipped up a rustic, bulky cardigan in January (where I live, it’s already too warm for rusticbulky things by mid-February). I absorbed myself in designing a super bulky scarf after the local cherry blossoms made their annual appearance.… Read More Knitting White After Labour Day
Earlier this month, I went on an A-MAZING knitting adventure in northern British Columbia. 40 knitters took over an entire passenger car of a Via Rail train. We spent six delightful hours knitting, socializing, cocktailing (dang right, cocktail is a verb), gasping at the glorious scenery, and generally swooning in our knittery-immersive environment. I know…looks… Read More Fading on a Train
Since 2019 began, I’ve been a bit of a whirling dervish in the new projects department, and considering my low tolerance for disorganization, serious action was required. A week or so ago, I lost my senses and agreed to do a test knit for Tin Can Knits. As usual, the deadline is tight and I’m… Read More Project Management
Hi all, Nice to “see” you again. Busy summer – no time for posting. That’s the best I can do for excuses. Anywho…let’s move on, shall we? So, a year ago I knit this sweater (Sandy): Nice, right? The stripes turned out really cool. However, after it’s first wear, I realized that it was too… Read More The One I Couldn’t Get Right
Back in March, I set up a silent auction offering custom knit services to raise money for charity. You can read the post here. As promised, here are the results. When both auctions had closed, the winning bid for the accessory was at $100, and the garment lot was at $260. If I do it… Read More Knitting for Cause – the results show
I enjoy being charitable. I participate in worthy fundraising campaigns. I donate a portion of every paycheque to great organization. I help out the homeless directly and indirectly. But I’ve never been all that keen on charity knitting. A loooooonnnnng time ago, I knit a few bears for Doctors Without Borders to take to Africa,… Read More Knitting for Cause
Hooray! It’s a fait accompli. I won’t bore you with too many details, just the good stuff…loads of pretty pictures. All the finishing is crochet. The joins are continuous flat braid. The border is a round of single crochet scallop stitch in the Feather Grey, then a round of reverse single crochet in the Summer… Read More All Together Now
Essay: How I Spent My 2017 (well, some of it anyway) Every month last year, I knit a couple of these: Yup, that’s 30 blocks – not yet joined – we’ll get to that part. First, how and why… You may recall back in September, I gave a sneak preview of a handful of the… Read More A Year in the Life (of a knitter)
Seems there’s this thing that happens when you’ve been knitting for, well, ever – you start to believe that the rules don’t apply to you. The latest issue of Knitscene has a most charming polarbearsnowflake hat. All the cute, right? I showed the pattern to my knitting group at work yesterday and they challenged me… Read More When will I Learn?