Monthly Archives: February 2012
Luck of the leap year
So this afternoon I went over to the Cascade 220 portion of my yarn stash (as one does), to grab a single skein of something that I could use for a new small project. And while I was there I … Continue reading
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Weekend recovery
I spent this past weekend in the company of ten other knitters in a cottage (well, more like a 2-storey rental house, but still), a seems to be becoming an annual tradition. I have to say there are worse ways … Continue reading
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Parallel hobbies
Like a lot of other knitters, one of the reasons I love knitting is that it’s very difficult to see yourself getting to the end of the line, once you’re on the train. It just keeps going. There’s always more … Continue reading
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Event Horizon
You know, sometimes, when you start a sweater and then blink and discover that almost six months have passed since you started it and you still haven’t finished it yet, you then discover that you are actually pretty close to … Continue reading
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Urban Collection: Aberdeen Ave. Mittens and Hat
One of my goals as I began putting together ideas for my Urban Collection was to offer a set of patterns with balance; In theory, I wanted a person who might knit all of these items to have a knitted … Continue reading
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Urban Collection: Locke St.
What can I say, folks, but that it’s a great relief to finally get to show off a few designs to you after keeping them under wraps for so long. February marks the first wave of releases of my Urban … Continue reading
Worth the wait
Knitting friends, over the course of the last several months (well, almost the last year, actually), I’ve been working away on a big project for myself. It’s finally ready to start getting revealed, a few pieces at a time, and … Continue reading
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I hear sometimes people spend their time watching sports on television
This morning I decided to actually try putting away some of the detritus that had gathered on my desk (not all of it, though – I wouldn’t want to over-exert myself), and came across this comic strip my dad clipped … Continue reading
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