Category Archives: Knitting

yarn along wednesday

Posted on December 2, 2015 by caroline

Brown and grey – my favourite, but they are really boring to photograph…… Umaro has grown another repeat, I love this blanket so much that I suspect the instant I give it to my mother I will cast on another … Continue reading →

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Christmas knitting

Posted on November 18, 2015 by caroline

Last Thursday I cast on the second (and only other) Christmas present project. Every year my side of the family draw names for the adult gift giving and this year I will be giving my father a gift. This has … Continue reading →

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comfort

Posted on November 15, 2015 by caroline

I think we could all use a little comfort this weekend.  I like to bake when I’m feeling unsettled and it distracts me from checking the news updates every ten minutes. Then, I just need a little will power to … Continue reading →

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start spreading the news….

Posted on November 6, 2015 by caroline

I seem to have Frank Sinatra singing in my ear all day long while I’m here. What a crazy, busy city! We walked down through Central park this morning to make our way to the American Museum of Natural History. … Continue reading →

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Irish Hiking Scarf

Posted on November 2, 2015 by caroline

This was one of the first few knitting projects that I ever started, and to be honest I had 100% completely forgotten about it. In the great clean out of 2015 (which is like my WIP pile, unfinished) I rediscovered … Continue reading →

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best laid plans

Posted on October 28, 2015 by caroline

I had fully intended to post on Monday, then yesterday and now here it is Wednesday again. I’ve been fighting off a particularly nasty virus but seem to finally be on the other side of it today. At least I’m … Continue reading →

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back to normal

Posted on October 21, 2015 by caroline

Our election is finally over and we have a new Liberal Prime Minister. No matter your politics, it was such a relief to have the wash of election signs gone from the landscape yesterday. A fresh start as it were. … Continue reading →

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blue

Posted on October 7, 2015 by caroline

Seems that blue is my colour lately, I find myself drawn to it. I remembered that I had purchased a few skeins of yarn last year with a bit of birthday money for the specific purpose of making a September Pillow from … Continue reading →

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winter project and pattern winner

Posted on October 4, 2015 by caroline

I’m joining in with Jennifer from the lovely thistlebear blog who’s suggested that we try to encourage each other with our winter projects. I’ve posted a few times on Umaro which will be one that I’d like to see finished … Continue reading →

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love eyes and a clarinet playing knitter

Posted on October 1, 2015 by caroline

  To begin – if you are at all interested in a small Lizzy Kate cross stitch pattern that I’ll be giving away – go HERE and leave me a comment – Nicholas will choose a name out of a hat tomorrow … Continue reading →

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