She’s come unspun
Well I graduated from the Lettuce Knit school of drop spindle spinning. I’m quite happy with what I accomplished. I didn’t get a great quantity of wool, but it’s acceptable. I’ve started with another piece of roving. Somewhere in my stash is a 1lb bag of Corriedale. Beats me where. I ask you – how […]
Never Say Never
I had taken a drop spindle class early in the year, but didn’t have much success. I am a stubborn old goat, not one to give up easily, so when I saw that Lettuce Knit was having a class I signed up immediately. I had met the teacher Laura at a Drunken Knitter’s T.O. […]
Happiness Abounds in the Stashaholic Household
Alert the media (or at the very least fellow Stashaholics)…….and lock up my MasterCard! Mary Maxim has opened a store at Yonge & Eglinton. They’ve taken over where Lewiscraft was and today was their first day. Of course I had to be there to welcome them to the neighbourhood. It helps that I have some […]
The Wait is Over!
Updated with new pics! Here’s the new pics of the finished purse. Yes, it’s in black and I wouldn’t normally do one in black because it doesn’t photograph well…but I think you can see what it looks like ______________I’ve decided to design a series of purse patterns and see if I can self publish them. […]
Stitch #97
I swear I have tried 96 other stitches before I got one I liked. This is a top secret project that I hope will be the spring board for something good. All I can show at this point is the stitch. It’s in black (because I need a little black something for my brother’s wedding), […]