I needed a portable project to take to Devan’s skating class yesterday … My sock yarn collection is growing (like you couldn’t have guessed that) and I’ve been wanting to try out Colinette’s Jitterbug. I keep hearing it mentioned and I feel
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 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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I can’t believe the time is going so quickly. A week ago I went to the Fibrefest International with Carmen and Nigel. Nigel made the arrangements with me while he was in his last weeks of a 4-month-long trip to
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I’ve been working away on my secret project for One Planet. There has been a lot of knitting and reknitting going on around here. The yarn is very different from what I’ve been designing with lately so there’s a learning
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Yesterday Canada Post arrived with a parcel of yarn from One Planet Yarn and Fiber.  I’m working on a secret project for them and it’s great to get the yarn in my hands so I can finalise the details.  The
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Three Bags Full, one of my LYSs is now carrying my patterns!  Three Bags Full specializes in gorgeous natural fibres, often hand dyed.  They don’t carry the conventional self-patterning yarns and therefore weren’t carrying my patterns to date.  I convinced them
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As I mentioned before, my friend Marje took the morning off of work to drive me to a couple of yarn shops in Calgary. It sure beat taking the bus around town! On Thursday morning we visited Knit One Chat
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On Tuesday evening I decided I wanted to knit a black lacy cardigan. There’s a pattern I like in the recent Spring/Summer 2007 Vogue Knitting and Elann had a rayon/cotton/linen blend called Callista on special. Friday as I was passing by
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Wednesday night we watched the fireworks as part of the Celebration of Light fireworks festival in Vancouver. Different countries participate in this fireworks competition and Spain started the festival off with a bang (pun intended!). My Dad and Nigel live in
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A package of yarn arrived for me at my Mum’s.  I ordered it just before I left for Edmonton and had it shipped here so I could play with it right away (and save a little on taxes!).  I ordered some
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I finally managed to make my way to a new LYS the other day called Three Bags Full.  What a warm friendly little store.  Look at what I bought! The last of sweetgeorgia in colourway Momiji.  They still have a few
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Just received a package in the mail containing yarn – yipee!  It’s called tvyarn and is handpainted by Jana of White Oak Studio. The colourways for her hand painted yarn are inspired by the shows she watches on television while
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