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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2012 Yarn Stash-Down
Bottom Line: -859.1 yards
Tag Archives: Knitting
Black Socks
Knitting black socks isn’t really all that fun. The stitches are difficult to see in anything but bright light, and, well, black can be a little bit boring. And when you are knitting men’s socks, all that black can seem … Continue reading
CreativFestival – Day 2
Yesterday was a pretty eclectic day for me at the CreativFestival… (I appologzie for the poor quality of the photos. I took them early in the morning, without using good lighting.) First, I took Fractured Fair Isles, a knitting course … Continue reading
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A Wee Sweater
More baby knits! I whipped up this little sweater the other week. It took me an obscene amount of time to sit down and sew on three tiny buttons, which is why I’m just posting about it now. (I just … Continue reading
Tiny Pink Socks for Breast Cancer
I’ve participated in a few different charity knitting projects organized through Ravelry. I’ve knit slippers for Native elders at one of America’s poorest reserves, and I’ve also knit Tit Bits for women who have a breast removed due to breast … Continue reading
Garge the Monster
In September, I took part in a little knit-along on Ravelry. The goal was to knit up a project using only one skein of yarn. And you know, it was harder than you’d think. It seemed that just about everything … Continue reading
Vacation Projects Progress
Well, I’ve been home from vacation since last Thursday and I still haven’t gotten around to posting an update. We did have a great time, although Vegas has changed a good deal from the last time we were there (a … Continue reading
Baby Knits!
No, there is no new baby on the way over here. We are quite happy as a trio. However, a friend of the family and his wife are expecting their first, a little girl, in mid-November. Since I didn’t learn … Continue reading




