I think there’s a reason why Wendy Johnson named this particular pattern “Catnip”. I went looking for the July 2011 sock pattern for the Skinflint Sock Club (no idea if anyone is still following along, but I’m putting the choices up anyhow, at least until I can get back to podcasting). I came across quite […]
It took about three weeks, but Lhiabelle and I finally managed to make it to Calgary’s newest knitting store, The Loop. The Loop is run by Annie, who previously worked (managed?) both Make One Yarn Studio in Bridgeland, and The Knitting Room off Crowchild Trail. Annie’s new digs are a bit smaller than I would […]
Working on the Gush socks (pattern by Yarnissima)…Starting on clue #4. I have to admit that while I was excited to get started, I’ll be happy to see the end of this pair. The yarn is a little *too* “wool-y” for this time of year, and the knit & purl pattern is somewhat fiddly. I’m […]
Amazingly enough, I actually have a couple of quick pictures to show! Yay! I’m surprised, what with a very busy vacation and then schedule crazies at work, but I’ll take my resource photos where I can get ’em. It doesn’t look like much of anything, but that’s because this is a sorta cast-on picture. I’ve […]
One of the ways we like to celebrate birthdays in our household is to take time off. My birthday, in February, was made more interesting by a case of Shingles. Luckily, Robin’s birthday has been eventful in ways that are more entertaining and include 100% less hospital visits. We have had a great week so […]