Posts under ‘knitting’

I started the project because I needed a boost. The last four attempts at starting something new were FAILs: wrong yarn (acrylic blend, what was I thinking), wrong needles, wrong mindset, boring pattern. I was surfing through Ravelry.com and I saw this cute little shawl pattern called citron. I had the yarn in my stash [...]

… gave the Grade 8′s the freedom to create their own project. They were given a wiki space and links to the Facebook Privacy Policy and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. Their mission is to “decode” it (their term) and reword it so that someone their age could understand it; how they do it is [...]

March Break is for finishing things that have been sitting in the to-do pile for far too long. Like this: It’s this incredible lace weight yarn made of silk and seaweed fibre that is so soft, it feels like a whisper against my skin. I love it.

I met my friend and co-worker Amy for an afternoon of stichin’ and bitchin’.  We started out with a pretty amazing lunch at a cafe on Queen West, and then headed to Trinity-Bellwoods Park for our own personal K.I.P. Day. That’s Knit In Public for you non-knitters. We sat on a bench and watched the [...]

I looked at my husband over a plate of ribs last night and between bites, told him how productive I’d been during the day while he was working. “I worked on a blog site for a friend, then tweaked a client’s site a bit. I wrote another Alaska tale and edited two others. I finished [...]

Joseph’s mother does not think that the bear looks “sinister” or “scheming”. He does however look “oh god that is cute” and “too adorable for words” and “incredibly sweet”.

Made for Joseph, the new human. The bear is currently bigger than he is.

Almost finished a client site. Bought Keith one of his Christmas presents. Booked a cottage for our 3 day getaway. Made a double batch of Keith’s favourite steak and Guinness pie. Knitted a bunch. This is almost done. This has been cast on. And I saw something I think I’ll make for my bounty. Played [...]

I got home from school yesterday feeling a bit knackered. And although it was not my Thanksgiving, I was most thankful for the unexpected afternoon off. Walked in the door at 2:05, clothes were shed and I was tucked under the covers for a quick nap by 2:06. Somehow the quick nap turned into a [...]