Silhouette of a black cat with it's paw on a purple ball of yarn. The text 'Adventures of a Stashaholic' is in green and purple

Another One Bites the Dust

Sing with me (in the key of Queen): Sherri walks warily down the street, With the brim pulled way down low Aint no sound but the sound of her feet, Knitting needles ready to go Are you ready, are you ready for this Are you hanging on the edge of your seatOut of the doorway the booga’s ripAin’t they really neatAnother one bites the dustAnother one bites the dustAnd another one gone, and another one goneAnother one bites the dustHey, I’m gonna knit for youAnother one bites the dustOh Yeah Lookout. I’ll spare you the rest. Needless (or is that needles) to say I’ve …

Better yarn pics

Because Pirk asked me so nicely, I stopped knitting long enough to take some better pictures of the yarn.  This pattern features a slipped edge and a crocheted cast on – both make the edging very nice looking. From Misc From Misc From Misc Clancy helped pick the colours From Clancy

6 of 1, 1/2 dozen of the other

It’s officially fall in Toronto…the leaves are turning, there’s a chill in the air, and the Halloween candy is in the stores! I’m happy because fall is actually my favourite season (despite the fact that I need to mainline Reactine). To celebrate, I went coat shopping yesterday. I saw a lovely apricot coloured wool coat […]

Birthday Ramblings

Today is my 40th birthday. I have learnt a lot in life, mostly by screwing up experiencing learning opportunities. I thought I’d take a moment to share these with you. The minute you say that you always knit to gauge, you won’t. When you think you have yarn in your stash that will work with […]