Thank goodness for March! Spring is on the way, even if we have just experienced our first real snowfall of the Winter. Flowers will be starting to popping up soon, the rain will come by the end of the month, and we may even see the return of some birds shortly. February was not quite [...]
Reflections in the Pond
Thoughts about life from a cold Canadian Wiccan
Browsing the archives for the Knitting Olympics tag
21 Feb 10
Knitting Olympics Update 2 and Love
Happily, I am moving along very well with my Knitting Olympics project Hey Teach. Last night I finished up the back and left front and seamed them together using the invisible 3-needle bind off (sometimes called Japanese 3-needle bind off, I think). I have a 6th ball of yarn on the way to me, but I’m pretty [...]
14 Feb 10
Knitting Olympics Update 1
Happy Chinese New Year! Gong hei fat choi! (That more or less means “Congratulations and be prosperous.”) Welcome to the year of the tiger. I’ve been a bit of a busy bee the last few days. On Friday afternoon I finished up my pair of Francie Socks. They are fabulous and fit perfectly. Oh, aren’t those awfully pale [...]
12 Feb 10
Knitting Olympics Training
It looks like I will be going with Hey Teach for my Knitting Olympics/Ravlympics. I’ve registered using the Yarn Harlot’s form here and I’ve set up my Ravelry project page here (registration required to see). I even swatched the project yesterday. My swatch is not a thing of beauty. I started out with 26 stitch cast on, [...]
11 Feb 10
Love and Some Roasted Chestnuts
Last night was stitching night at my LNS. Actually, it isn’t very local to me with no car, but the lovely Erica and her friend Barb take pity on me and come out of their way to pick me up. Stitching night is like a little bit of balm for my soul. I get to [...]
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Country: Canada
City: Toronto, ON
Birthday: May 10
Sign: Taurus
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