no Hallowe’en post here

I do not have a Hallowe’en related post for today. I have never been very enthusiastic about this festival of pumpkins and dressing up. That being said, I spoke with my sister this morning and told her I would blog the progress of the knitted kerchief I am making for her. I [...]

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non-knitter tales

My spouse is a non-knitter. He simply does not comprehend the meaning and importance of a knitter’s yarn stash.
I am in the midst of packing my life’s belongings in one suitcase. The airline restricts me to one checked in baggage and one carry on.
I am in a state of [...]

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what is off my stix

Today is cold, rainy and windy. I packed all my winter woolies and they are on a ship, sailing to Ireland. I need something wooly and warm. After scouring my library of patterns and the internet, I decided to knit a hat for myself using one of my handspun skeins. I [...]

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from novice to expert

A comment made by Cheryl during our first meeting in Dublin, planted a seed in my mind. She said, “ you must stop calling yourself a beginner knitter”. At the time, I made a mental note to myself to update my blog profile.
I was at William’s Coffee Pub this [...]

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blog update part II

The trip to Dublin had a purpose and a plan. The spouse kept us on a tight schedule. Very little time for knitting, however, we took some time to stroll the paths of St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin.
I love this park in the middle of Dublin city.

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blog update part I

Our trip to London, Dublin and Ottawa was an eventful one. Constantly on the go…very little time for knitting.
I am disappointed that I did not make it to This is Knit at the Blackrock Market.
The knitting highlight of this trip was meeting my new friend, Cheryl. Thank you, Cheryl… you are a wealth [...]

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Stay tuned…

I have not dropped off the face of this earth. I will be back to blogging soon!

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What is on my stix? updated 16.10.06

Here is a silky wrap cardigan…I am using Misti’s cotton/silk blend. It is knitting up or should I say down quite nicely. It is a “top down” pattern. I love this technique since I get to try it on and see how I am progressing.

I will not give up. I re-started [...]

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90p and we complain about the price of gas?

I took a walk in the town of Horley and this was the price of petrol here in the UK .
Remember this is in pounds/litre, converted to Canadian currency…this is almost a twoonie!

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a frog pond on Air Canada?

I can not comprehend how the frog pond manages to appear over the Atlantic Ocean. I was mindlessly knitting away on my clapotis when I decided to do a stitch count…Arghhh….the numbers were off and my pattern of stocking stich rows were definitely out of alignmemnt! When and how did this happen?
Since I [...]

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