LOST + Knitting

It is a knit blog right? Well…not so much during LOST. Thankfully I am not the only fibre-freak LOSTfanatic. Check out these awesome colourways: That’s the Bad Robot colourway from RiverPoet Fiber and Yarn. There’s one skein remaining….   This is the 4815162342 colourway from Yarntini – quick! There are 5 left! My skein was a [...]

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Knitterly Olympics

Living between the venues for the 2010 Winter Games has turned out much better than anticipated. Sure, there’s little to no snow and driving was held up for 7 years in the making but…now that it’s here, might as well enjoy it right? We took our Daycare kids to 2 Olympic events — and they [...]

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News – not necessarily important

I think I am not the only one who is so excited to see this guy return: Hee hee! I’ll never forget that shy/sly grin he wore as he rationalized stealing the other tribes shoes:”Pirates pillage. Pirates steal. Pirates take advantage. We are pirates, so we pirated.” I laughed out loud! I am casting on [...]

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Scoutleader!

Scoutleader is the name of the lady who is spoiling me during SP12 — and spoiling me she is! Look at what arrived today: This is the most incredible package! Well beyond anything I expected. Listen to this, there are 2 skeins of the softest Bamboo/Silk/Merino blend sock woll in vibrant, happy fall colours. Then [...]

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Dose of Fibre

I thought it might be time for a little of the fibre here, you know, since I call it a knitting blog. Here are the latest squares to arrive for Brandon & Denver. You’ll also notice a little seen guest – the sun! (cue angelic chorus) Also appearing here today: Madame Defarge from Nefarious. I [...]

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There’s Still Time

Squares for Brandon & Denver’s blanket continue to arrive. Here are some of the latest to arrive: Over the last 2 weeks I have had more people write to ask if they can contribute squares – the answer is YES! The blankets have worked out to be a little smaller than expected and so I [...]

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Newest Arrivals

A few weeks ago we upgraded our fish tank. Partly from necessity (imagine live fish as a table decoration at a wedding with nowhere to go once the party is over – yep. 60 of ‘em. That’s how we got more fish – though not all 60!) and partly because it’s an addicting little hobby. [...]

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Yarn Pr0n & I’ve Made a Huge Mistake

I’m going to start with the yarn. The lovely, lovely yarn. So soft. So pretty. Spun with Silver!                      This gorgeous skein of fibrey wonder is from Woolgirl. You can buy yours here. I am not sure what this extra special yarn will become yet. I am waiting for it to whisper it’s innermost dream [...]

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Paring the Stash?

Did I say that? Did I join that 2008 Stash group on Ravelry? Hmmm…must have slipped my mind… I went to the LYS yesterday to pick up some prize materials (not the Knitty violator – the LYS that is actually an hour away) and I might have just got a few things for myself while [...]

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Huzzah!

This is going to be a bleary-rambly post. I am too excited to go to bed. I just spun and plied my 1st ball of yarn!   This is how I spent the better part of my day – on the couch, pre-drafting my wool, watching Rome Season 1. I thought of Navajo plying, but [...]

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