The Beach House Breeze Cowl is an easy-to-wear cowl that narrows at the top, doubling as a capelet. With stitch patterns in three bold, beautiful sections, it’s a fun project to work on. Win a copy as part of the Fabulous Fun February…

Fabulous Giveaway!
Let’s kick off Fabulous Fun February with a yarn giveaway! Click here to enter! Contest Closes Saturday, Feb 4 at 6pm CST. Note: this Google Form will ask for your first name and email address so that I can contact…

Fabulous Fun February
As I watched the crafting world pour enthusiasm, generosity, and fun into the season leading up to the December holidays, I realized that I wanted to do the same thing for later in winter. December is already awesome! Around here,…

Dyeing with Friends
There’s been some colour play around here. Before Christmas, my friend Ellen (Scientknits on Ravelry) came over and we had a blast. She made tiny, high-pitched delighted sounds. We used the rough outline of this tutorial from So, I Make Stuff…

Scrap Blanket Mischief
Three rows into the scrap yarn blanket, and I felt it was time to shake things up a bit. I’m not ashamed to say that I’m doing this blanket entirely in imitation of PrairieGirlDanie. Until I saw her version I…

5 ways to make Deep Winter better
February and March need our help. If we don’t help them, they seem to never help us. (At least, not in Canada and not in the prairies. The snow likely won’t melt before April and it won’t be awesome until…

More Whimsy
Last Thursday, it was Cabbage Roses. Today Duck-Bunny? Well, this really does have a purpose. It’s the store sample for a class I’m teaching starting in February. If you’re in the western Manitoba area, here’s a link to the…
