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Changes are coming …
It’s been a long, long week. After my week up at camp, I returned home to my very messy apartment, which hadn’t been cleaned in over two weeks. Note to self: Never expect your significant other to clean up your mess for you, because it will not happen! This whole week since I’ve been back has… Continue reading Changes are coming …
Camp Life
I am at camp right now. No, it’s not the camp you have fond (or not so fond) memories of from when you were growing up. It’s the camp that’s located in a remote area in Northern Alberta. Where the nearest town (with a booming population of about 2,000) is a 2 hour drive away on… Continue reading Camp Life
Yarn Packages are the Best Packages
Tonight, I spoiled myself. I came home to discover that my long awaited Knit Picks yarn order had arrived, and rushed to the lobby to pick it up from the concierge. Inside the plain cardboard box was: 6 skeins of Stroll fingering sock yarn in three fabulously neutral colours; 4 skeins of bulky weight cotton… Continue reading Yarn Packages are the Best Packages
The Art of Knitting a Cowichan Vest – Part II
Since my last post, posted just over a week ago, my Cowichan vest has progressed immensely. I’m over half way done! Such a change from knitting socks, using fingering yarn and 2.5 mm needles. For this vest, I’m using special six strand roving yarn from Custom Woolen Mills (grown and processed here in Alberta!) as well as… Continue reading The Art of Knitting a Cowichan Vest – Part II
The Art of Knitting a Cowichan Vest – Part I
I have some exciting news. I’m enrolled in a ‘Learn to Knit a Cowichan Vest’ knitting workshop! My first class started this last Monday, at Stash Needle Art Lounge in Inglewood, Calgary. They have a beautiful space hidden away from their knitting store filled with comfy couches, tea and Nanaimo bars. It was pure bliss! Finally… Continue reading The Art of Knitting a Cowichan Vest – Part I
Lake Minnewanka in November
I went for the most gorgeous hike this last Sunday in Lake Minnewanka. It was a good thing, too, since lately I’ve been acting a bit more ‘anti exercise’ than is healthy, and taking the car too work more often than not. Luckily Pascal managed to drag me out of our cozy apartment and we… Continue reading Lake Minnewanka in November
Productive Saturday Afternoons
It’s a lovely, lazy Saturday afternoon and I am spending it crossing things off on my to-do list. Buy a new coffee pot because the old one is broken and I cannot survive a week without coffee. Clean out the fridge which is emanating mysterious odors. Search Amazon for potentially useful items Set up new colour… Continue reading Productive Saturday Afternoons
My Newfound Sock Obsession
Lately, all I can think about knitting is socks. Maybe it’s because I haven’t quite worked up the courage to knit my first sweater. It might also be that I don’t want to invest in buying 10 balls of yarn for a project, cast on, then let it sit in a corner for the next… Continue reading My Newfound Sock Obsession
Knitting Socks while Knitflixing
I am on a sock knitting craze. It started when I purchased the ‘Socktacular‘ book of sock patterns from Knit Picks. I began with a fairly easy stitch pattern called the ‘Basket Rib’, consisting of only knit and purl stitches I fell in love with the simplicity of it. The mindlessness. Now this was a… Continue reading Knitting Socks while Knitflixing
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