The trip is going so well. We’re alternating excursions with quieter days right now. It’s that sweet spot of stimulation and relaxation. We had a fantastic hike in Bad Bertrich up the steep valley and past the ancient lava flows…
Design Resources
Has all this talk of designing made your brain feel itchy with ideas but you’re not quite sure how to go about it? These three resources have proven really, really helpful to me in the past year since I started…
Designing on the Go with Online Stitch Dictionaries
You might be wondering how I plan to do this challenge without the stitch dictionaries I normally use. So am I! Just kidding. Before I set this project up, I did a little browsing to see what is available online,…
Blue Hills Fibre Festival
I had a lovely afternoon yesterday. I taught a class on fixing mistakes in lace at the Blue Hills Fibre Festival in Carberry, Manitoba. It was a very small class, but I loved teaching it and I know for sure…
Travelling Landscape Project Colours
I knew I wanted to pick something neutral as a base so that I could let the voting excite me with the choice of the brighter/more playful colours. I went through the Wollmeise website colours (approximately 1, 111 of them,…
The Travelling Landscapes Project
What is the Travelling Landscapes Project? I’ve challenged myself to design a shawl inspired by my travels in Europe this summer. 4 weeks, 2 skeins, at least 4 countries = 1 shawl? I sure hope so! Here are the general…
Yarn Review: Sweet Georgia Superwash Worsted
Sweet Georgia has always held a sweet spot in my heart. Long ago, back when the knitting internet was young, it was the first yarn company I’d ever seen have colourways inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the Willow…