I took a short break from Lace Wings….

On my way to visit with my sister-in-law and her family in Port Hope, I made a detour to the Black Lamb. As a novice drop spinner, I needed to seek out anyone who could give me some feedback on my technique. Store owner, Laurie was very kind to give me a one on [...]

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a piece of Canadian heritage

Look what I got! I asked for a knitting bag and this is what I got…the HBC Signature bag! A great purchase from the Hudson’s Bay Company at their flagship store on Queen Street in Toronto. A very roomy bag made from 100% wool with leather trim and cotton lining.

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Lace Wings takes off

I am determined to complete the Lace Wings shawl. It accompanied me to last evening’s SnB at Lettuce Knit. It was Amy to the rescue once again. Two weeks ago, she sugguested stitch markers and circular needles. The stitch marker tip was successful, since enabled me to count up to multiples [...]

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De-stress yourself

Whoever said knitting is relaxing? I have been struggling with my first lace project for several weeks now. After many trips to the frog pond, I am stressed out. I have been very irritable, tense and unable able to concentrate. In other words, miserable….
In order to make life happy for [...]

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Back to the basics

I have a family of non-knitters. They do not understand why I would hand spin my own yarn. When I use my drop spindle and spin the soft wool rovings into yarn, I experience a great sense of accomplishment and pride in my creation. I learned how to use a drop [...]

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To the frog pond and back again…

No real progress here…I feel this is a mission impossible after numerous re-starts of this shawl. I am extremely falling behind on this project if I want to have this shawl on my shoulders by September. I’ve brought Lace Wings to the Wednesday Knit Night two weeks in a row now. This [...]

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We’ve come a long way, baby….

It is 1985…I am knitting sweaters in the round with plastic circulars. I was not very sophisticated since I did not know the difference between acrylic and wool.
Fast forward twenty years… and I find myself in a yarn shop in Toronto, like a child in a candy shop, attracted to the myriad of [...]

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To the frog pond and back

My first attempt to progress to the next knitting level began two weeks ago when I purchased a skein of Handmaiden’s Sea Silk from my favourite yarn shop in Toronto.
Megan, the store owner,provided the encouragement and moral support I needed to start my first lace project. We chose the one skein Sea [...]

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The Eclectic Knitter

Welcome to my blog. This is my place to examine my knitting perspective…
I am writing of the “eclecticism” I experience in my obsession with knitting. I frequently use the word eclectic to describe one who is creative, diverse and free. The eclectic knitter expresses oneself in colour, texture and style. [...]

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