Holli Yeoh

Archive for May, 2008

Busy Busy Bees

We started off with 13 knitting spools for Devan’s class and yesterday I had to go back to the store for more. The project is a hit with the kids. Today when I arrived in the classroom to knit with
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No straights for me

I hadn’t really realised it, but I’ve been knitting with circular needles almost exclusively for a few years now. I love my Addi Turbos. That’s all fine and dandy until I can’t find the right sized circular needle in my
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The Knitting Bee

Devan’s teacher has asked me to teach his class how to knit. Since the children are 6 and 7 year olds, I decided to teach them spool knitting. I found these cute “knitting bees” at Dressew for a great price
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Eye heart ewe

Just because he loves me, my little fibre-conscious boy gave me a love note. I received another lovely gift recently. Nigel knit a pair of socks for me in some lovely soft merino dyed by Sweet Georgia before she went
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Note from home

We played hookie this morning. I took Devan to the International Children’s Festival so we could go to a Creole music performance offered in both French and English. (That’s how I rationalized it because D is in French Immersion!) It
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What is standard?

I’m very confused about standard sizes for kids’ sweater patterns. For my most recent design, I decided I would dutifully follow the recommendations by the Craft Yarn Council of America. Indie designers are definitely encouraged to follow the guidelines for
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Guild workshops

It’s been a busy knitty time for me lately. Our Guild had a great day of workshops the weekend after Quadra Island. I taught my glove workshop in the morning and we had a lot of fun with it. It feels
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Hand dyeing workshop

 I had time to take in a couple of workshops while I was at the knitting retreat on Quadra Island. Truely, what’s a knitting retreat without a workshop, right? Judy MacLean of Sweatermaker Yarns creates beautiful hand-painted skeins of indulgence.
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