Bring on the Cold Weather!
Let me tell you, there’s nothing like working on an Aran sweater in a heatwave. Ok, maybe an afghan. And yes, I did both this week. Well very late last night (or was it early this morning), I was spurred on by chocolate chip cookies (never underestimate the power of chocolate) and finished my first […]
My new toy :-)
When Drew came to visit us in the spring, he had the nicest camera I’d ever seen. I had just bought my Kodak Z760 and was feeling pretty smug (an upgrade from 2 megapixels to 6.1 seemed a giant leap)…then I saw his – 8 megapixels! Wowee! And a zoom on steroids too! Well I […]
Why a 1/4 of an inch brought me to my knees
I’m world famous (in my little world anyway) about going on and on and on and on about the importance of doing a gauge swatch. I have learned the painful way that it is a necessary evil for three reasons: Unless you know someone in every potential size, if you don’t do a gauge swatch, […]
World Cup Tally
Apparently watching the World Cup was good for my progress on projects. Here is the final tally: started and finished my official Knitting World Cup sweater finished my wire necklace started and finished a pair of socks for Dad (cast off the last stitches before the game went into penalties) crocheted a thread bookmarks (which […]
Canada Day Ramblings
Warning: Lots of pictures below! I’m a couple of days late with my Canada Day post, but it took that long to get the energy to unpack and upload after the wonderful weekend I had! I am a Niagara College Graduate (class of 19XX) from the Radio Television and Film program (that and $4.25 will […]