Believe it or not I have never knit with anything I’ve spun. This is mostly because I had never spun up enough yardage to make anything. A while ago I did manage to spin up some Romney from Spunky Eclectic. While it isn’t the softest (Romney never is), it sure is pretty. The striping reminds me of a Noro and it’s really quite nice to work with.

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I’ve been trying to drink more green and herbal teas but they go cold too quickly. I’ve been promising myself a teacozy for a long time. Well the
Christmas break plus a bit of a cold made me crave a warm cuppa. I sat
down and designed this today. If anyone is …

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I was very privileged to be allowed early entry to The Purple Purl. So early that the windows were still covered with paper! My good friend Jennifer and my new friend Miko are the proud entrepreneurs who have put their heart and soul (and in Miko’s case her lungs) into the store. In a scant 6 weeks they transformed a dingy antique store into a vibrant yarn cafe. There is already a sense of community happening and it’s only been open for two days!

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What a weekend it’s been!

My step-daughter dropped off her 9 week old kitten (Rogue) on Thursday night for us to catsit while she was out of town. Clancy was NOT impressed. Much hissing and chasing occurred for the first day.
The funniest part is that Clancy is almost 3, is …

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