Wonderful Weekend of Wine Women and Wool
I was away this weekend in Kingston, spending it with two of my best friends. Every year, Peggy, Janette and I get together for our weekend of Wine (or Whine depending on the topic) Women and Wool. I ate too much, crocheted too much (my hands still hurt!) and definately shopped too much! Janette works […]
Sweater Update
I was away on a crochet retreat last weekend. In between projects, I managed to squeeze in some work on my sweater. I now have the first repeat of the pattern done. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the back of the sweater has the same patterning as the front. I had assumed that […]
Dusting off my needles
I haven’t been knitting for a while because it bothers my tendonitis. I’m going to try again though. I bought some Patons Aran yarn and am casting on even as we speak. I’ve always wanted to make the sweater on the cover of The Family Collection by Debbie Bliss. I don’t know why knitting hurts […]
YoYo Shawl Done!
I finished the YoYo shawl tonight – it’s soaking in Eucalan at the moment (since it’s wool) and then I’ll block it. Thanks so much for all of your kind words. Run, don’t walk and go buy some YoYo! Many people have asked me where to buy this yarn. I don’t get any commissions, but […]
Busy weekend
My hook was flying this weekend. I finished a comfortghan for a member of Toronto Hookups who recently lost a family member. The squares were donated by our guild members and I compiled them into the finished ghan. And my shawl seems to have drawn great interest from fellow crocheters. I’m almost half way done […]