About Silverlotus

Mother, Wife, Daughter, Needleworker, Knitter, Want-to -be-Writer
Toronto, Canada
Birthday: May 10
Interests: crafts, ancient history, Tarot, sleep
Site: The Lotus Pond
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- Also, @beCraftsy has a free online class right now! Dipped, Dusted and Rolled: Handmade Chocolates. Yum!! http://t.co/twKb7HXP 18 hrs ago
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2012 Yarn Stash-Down
Bottom Line: -859.1 yards
Tag Archives: Knitting Olympics
February Review and March Goals; and a Gold
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, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cross Stitch, Finishes, Goals, Knitting, Knitting Olympics
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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). … Continue reading
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Tagged Cross Stitch, Finishes, Knitting, Knitting Olympics, Teresa Wentzler
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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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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. … Continue reading




