Monthly Archives: May 2012

I want those needles back!

Posted on May 30, 2012 by natalie

One thing I noticed when tidying my knitting bag recently is that I seem to have a lot of needles in use. I don’t feel like I have a million things on the go, but I confess that the number is higher … Continue reading →

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Saturday knitting update: Embers

Posted on May 26, 2012 by natalie

My friend Louise took me up on my offer to spin for her at some point. I was foolish not to get a before picture, but this started as a braid of Superfine Merino from Turtlepurl in a colour called … Continue reading →

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Socks!

Posted on May 20, 2012 by natalie

It’s been years since I’ve knit a pair of socks. According to Ravelry I knit a pair in 2009. Last year my daughter came into my LYS with me and spotted Sirdar’s Smiley Stripes in rainbow colours and begged me … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: holy crap, that’s a lot of yarn!

Posted on May 19, 2012 by natalie

I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of yarn that came out of my most recent box of Cupcake Fiber Company batts. The colour is Lichen and the fiber is Falkland. I have about a total of 850 yards of … Continue reading →

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Cat Bordhi: finale, and support your LYS

Posted on May 15, 2012 by natalie

Yesterday morning I went to my final Cat Bordhi class and participated in a set of creative exercises. Afterwards I had a lovely lunch with Amanda & Annie and tried to give Amanda as many tips as I could think … Continue reading →

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Cat Bordhi: Sweet Tomato Heel

Posted on May 13, 2012 by natalie

On the third day of Cat Bordhi classes, we did Cat’s Sweet Tomato Heel. I first learned of this heel last fall when I went to Rhinebeck. Geneviève (aka TurtlePurl) was pretty much a Sweet Tomato Heel evangelist. I finally got … Continue reading →

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Cat Bordhi, day 2: Mobius knitting

Posted on May 12, 2012 by natalie

Today’s topic with Cat was mobius knitting. It was another wonderful day of knitting and learning. One of the fun parts for me was seeing all the different works in progress. Here are cowls in progress from two Nancys and … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: lichen progress

Posted on May 12, 2012 by natalie

I only have full bobbins to show and no yarn today. I’ve been busy but when you’re spinning skinny singles things take a while. Each of these bobbins holds 2 batts from my Lichen cupcake batts. I’m not sure why … Continue reading →

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Cat Bordhi, day 1

Posted on May 11, 2012 by natalie

I was apparently so excited about starting my weekend of classes with Cat Bordhi that my body felt the need to wake me up at five o’clock this morning. I’m sure I’ll pay for that later, but I’m still going … Continue reading →

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Even more Frolic swag

Posted on May 8, 2012 by natalie

So on Saturday I showed you all the fluff that I brought home from Toronto. There was also yarn involved. After spending all day pretty much in the Sheeps Ahoy booth staring at the beautiful yarn from Riverside Studio, I caved. … Continue reading →

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