When I was in high school I thought that knitters were grandmothers making things for their grand children or a hobby for old people. Oh how naive! Even when I got back into knitting in university, I never broadcast the fact that I was making scarves. I would only knit at home, even though my brother’s would say that I …
Work In Progress Wednesdays
I often wonder how many times I can talk/write about my work in progress before I bore my readers. I don’t want to mention it in every post (unless its something spectacular). But I finish small project within a few days and I often forget to mention them when I tell you what I’m working on. So I will start …
Knitting & Arrested Development
Only three sleeps left until the glorious return of Arrested Development. I am ridiculously excited and can’t wait to see the crazy antics of the Bluth Family. I’ve been trying to catch up with past episodes so I’ve been watching and knitting. Surprisingly (or not so surprisingly), I still manage to laugh out loud in almost every episode. And I …
Long Weekend!
Happy Victoria Day (on the 20th) to all my fellow Canadians! If you’re not out spending time at the cottage or camping, I hope your spending it outside. The weather is a little bit chilly in the morning and at night but during the day it’s still beautiful out. My husband and I are saving our vacation time for a …
Swatches
I found this very pretty baby yarn in my stash a few days ago and I’ve been wondering what I could possibly knit with it. It’s Bernat Baby Coordinates Chunky in plushy purple, which doesn’t seem to be available on-line (how long have I had this yarn?). I’ve been trying to come up with/design a pattern; I tried cables, lace (or …
Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day Momma! And Happy Mother’s Day Alice (Momma in law)! Now go and knit something for your mom’s! 🙂 Happy Knitting, Ashley
Awwwwwwww
Why is that the most common response when we see something baby related? I was recently helping my sister in law with ideas for a baby shower, and almost all things that were cute and tiny resulted in ‘awwwws’. As much as I wanted to give input, all that I could muster where ‘awwwwwws’. And in actuality it took a lot …
New Adventures
My inventory of knitted items keeps growing almost exponentially. Every time I pull out a new ball of yarn my husband always asks “What are you making now, and who is it for?” Almost always I have no one in mind for my knitted items. There are only so many knitted items you can give to friends before they say enough. …
needles, needles, needles
I was in the local craft store in my favourite isle and I realized that there are an abundance of choices for knitting needles. There are shelves hidden behind shelves full of these needles. Being a knitter, I know what I’m looking for and all these choices and options thrill me somehow. But for a beginner starting their first project, …
Finally Finished!!!
Today’s post will be short and sweet. After weeks and weeks of struggle to complete this project, I have finally finished the lovely cabled baby blanket. The pattern is not complicated so I’m still wondering why it took so long. I had no motivation to complete it, mostly because there was always something else I wanted to knit. Here are …