tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57473647271170220032024-02-19T01:19:40.413-05:00Spinner Knits Random thoughts on knitting, crafting, cooking, kids, family and anything else that comes to mind
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<b>I have done it! I have conquered my stash!</b></div>
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The last time I bought yarn was July 2015 - one skein for the <a href="http://www.spinnerknits.blogspot.ca/2015/09/thunderstorm-mkal-shawl.html" target="_blank">Thunderstorm MKAL</a> and one skein of Malabrigo Rios in Archangel in August 2015, which I used for the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/greenwgirl/boneyard-shawl" target="_blank">Boneyard shawl</a>.<br />
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Wait...I lie. I also joined the <a href="http://madcolorfiberarts.com/store/#!/Mad-Geek-Tour/c/2854005/offset=0&sort=nameAsc" target="_blank">Mad Geek Tour - All of Time and Space (Doctor Who)</a> and received 3 skeins of sock yarn. (July, August and September) <br />
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And in September I went to the closing sale for <a href="http://www.lettuceknit.com/" target="_blank">Lettuce Knit</a> and bought 4 skeins of <a href="http://www.scrumptiouspurl.com/" target="_blank">Scrumptious Purl</a> (because <a href="https://www.instagram.com/knitpurlmama/" target="_blank">Robyn was Instagraming</a> the gorgeous Baby Beluga from Jamaica and I was totally jealous!)<br />
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Okay, <i>other than that</i>, the last time I bought yarn was in June. But in May and June of last year I didn't just buy yarn.. I BOUGHT YARN. I acquired a massive amount of yarn. Between Knitters <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/toronto-knitters-frolic" target="_blank">Frolic in Apri</a>l and then a visit to Montreal to see Robyn and her <a href="http://dupetitmouton.com/" target="_blank">awesome shop</a>, I bought more yarn in a few weeks time than I think I have bought in my LIFE! Plus, Robyn GAVE me some as hostess gifts and birthday gifts. I could practically swim in all that yarn.<br />
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And I'm NOT apologizing for it! I'm not feeling bad at all about it! But I did reach a point where I ran out of places to PUT it all! So I have been on a mission to make some space.<br />
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I dug through all of my yarn and sorted and organized it. This was my idea of heaven :) Hayley at Knit-o-matic had a <a href="https://knitomaticyarns.wordpress.com/2015/11/06/yarn-swap-quince-co-yarn-tasting/" target="_blank">yarn swap in November</a> and I donated much of my leftovers, acryllic, and older stuff that I know I will never get around to knitting or had fallen out of love with. That cleared out a reasonably sized grocery bag. Felt good about that!<br />
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And the rest I have been knitting up as quick as I can - randomest projects first :)<br />
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(Isis Cowl - named for the Egyptian legend, not.. you know... )</div>
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Camo Sugar Plum Cowl - Malabrigo Twist, softest yarn EVER!</div>
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The Socks that Had to be Socks - the yarn just wouldn't be anything else!</div>
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Quick Chunky Socks</div>
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Quick Chunky Socks II</div>
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Polar Bear Charity Project </div>
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Aujourd'hui Cowl in Punta Fuego "Magma" LOVE this colourway! </div>
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Mya's Sugar Plum Cowl - made for sweet 4-year old Mya who is battling (and beating) Leukemia</div>
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Longest project ever, so happy to finally have it finished. And she wears it ALL the time. So happy about that :) </div>
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Pitter Patter Shawl - test knit for BohoChic Fiber Co. Used up my Mrs. Crosby Loves to Play yarn from my first Knitter's Frolic. LOVE the way the colours combined :) </div>
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Nick's Jurassic Socks - totally looks like Dinosaur scales </div>
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Baby Blanket for little Andreas. Knit through two Seasons of True Detective, five Seasons of The Wire and a couple of Terminator movies. Manliest blanket ever! </div>
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And finally, the biggest stash-buster of them all, A Blanket for Seriously Cold People!</div>
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7 skeins of Cascade Magnum cleared out a whole basket of storage space :) </div>
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After all of this knitting I have this much yarn left: </div>
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11 weeks til <a href="http://frolic.torontoknittersguild.ca/" target="_blank">Frolic</a>! </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5747364727117022003.post-38565202336507775232015-12-30T19:01:00.000-05:002015-12-30T20:34:24.341-05:00I Slipped... December 30, 2015<br />
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I have been working on a blog post for MONTHS, cheering for the fact that I had conquered my stash. In it I brag that the last time I bought yarn was in June 2015. I was pretty pleased about that. And I <u>have</u> been diligently working through my stash and getting through a lot of projects, re-assigning yarn and just feeling right properly organized and not a little virtuous.<br />
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And then <a href="http://knitpurlknitpearl.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Robyn</a> sent out a <a href="http://dupetitmouton.com/" target="_blank">shop</a> update.... damn it!<br />
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<a href="http://dupetitmouton.com/" target="_blank"><i>We have new yarn collection in the shop by Artfil, our local eco-friendly handdyer. The new collection is composed of 10 self-striping shades called Cocktail. Every colour is a replication of existing layered cocktail/smoothie or jello shots. The corresponding recipe is printed on the back of the label which is bilingual. The yarn is composed of 80% Superwash Merino/20% Nylon with a gauge/tension of 28-32 stitches on a 2.5mm or 2.75mm needle. The yarn also looks great knitted up on a 3.00mm. They are 50g skeins, with 177m/194 yards. One skein is enough to make a hat, or a large man’s sock. You will require 2 skeins to make a pair of socks. </i></a><br />
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I am not particularly partial to cocktails, but SERIOUSLY - could YOU resist this yarn??? I wanted pretty much all of it! But I settled for Zest, Watermelon and Love Potion. <br />
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Now that I am done <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/greenwgirl/down-by-the-sea" target="_blank">Aunt Janet's sweater</a> and nearly done the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/greenwgirl/pitter-pattern-shawl---test-knit" target="_blank">Pitter Pattern Shawl</a> that I am test knitting, I'm going to indulge in socks socks socks! My plan is to master the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-lips-kiss-heel" target="_blank">Fish Lips Kiss hee</a>l AND perhaps try knitting on dpns... maybe ;) <br />
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Such pretty yarn! Robyn..... thank you again for being my favourite enabler!<br />
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(PS - my only other Boxing Day shopping was for a new Joystick for the PS4, so I kinda think I deserve this!) Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5747364727117022003.post-34507313840164476872015-11-11T16:29:00.003-05:002015-11-11T16:29:42.848-05:00Hudson's Bay Cowl <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I bought this yarn last year with the plan of making <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/snowman--tree" target="_blank">Susan B Anderson's Snowman & Tree</a> from her Topsy-Turvy Hand-Knit Toys book. I LOVE topsy-turvy toys and hoped my boys weren't too big them. I had visions of tucking one into each of their stockings and listening while they figured them out. Such lovely daydreams! </div>
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Then we got an email from this young lady's Dad</div>
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asking us to send a few things from Canada that he can't get in Amsterdam. J and Mr. Ed have been friends since Kindergarten and they have a Bromance that has stood the test of time</div>
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Mr. Ed decided that we should put together a Christmas basket for J and his sweet family, and "oh, by the way, do you have any nice, really Canadian-looking knitting you might be able to include"?</div>
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Um... sure dear. I'll get right on that?!? </div>
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A couple of trips to Roots, Indigo and a round of digging through the stash led to a beautiful, very Canadian Christmas basket complete with my very own Hudson's Bay cowl. I think the green really should be blue, but this was the yarn I had and Mr. Ed is rather proud of me. </div>
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5 days knitting and I'm a superhero! </div>
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So it's all packed up and headed overseas. I wont even hint at what the shipping cost... </div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Little Things
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #ff6600;">Don't ever outgrow the little things</span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #ff6600;">the world just gives away,</span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #ff6600;">The free fresh air and sunshine,</span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #ff6600;">And the games that robins play.</span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #ff6600;">Don't ever outgrow the magic</span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #ff6600;">of a puddle in the rain,</span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #ff6600;">the splash one little puddle makes,</span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #ff6600;">the joy rainbows contain.</span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #ff6600;">Don't ever outgrow big shady trees</span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #ff6600;">with shadows twice their size,</span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #ff6600;">And the wonder of a perfect moon,</span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #ff6600;">That captivates the eye.</span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #ff6600;">Don't ever outgrow the tender heart</span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #ff6600;">that loves the things it sees,</span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #ff6600;">And brings to all that's beautiful</span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #ff6600;">in treasured memories.</span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: black;">-Authour unknown</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: black;"><i>This poem has hung in my Mom's kitchen for as long as I can remember. I was reading it with the boys this weekend and enjoyed how much they took from it. </i></span><b><span style="color: black;"> </span></b></span></div>
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Finished! Very happy with my prety Ripple blanket. Wove in the ends while
sitting on the dock this afternoon so it smells like sunshine and
Hawiian Tropic <br />Would have done a more colourful border but ran out of yarn!<br />
Xandy already claimed it for a post-swim nap on the paddle board - looks so perfect against the bright orange :) Will definitely be making another one of these someday. <br />
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This time last year I made a quilt. Not just any quilt, but a quilt I sat down on a Monday and worked for four straight days to finish... <br />
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I had bought two charm packs from the <a href="https://www.missouriquiltco.com/" target="_blank">Missouri Star Quilt Company</a> with the intention of making something for our good friend and neighbour Connie... and then totally forgot until a week before her birthday. It was A's first year of what should have been full day school and I thought, "hey, I have the time, why not make a quilt?" So I spent four straight days sewing.<br />
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I used a Disappearing Nine-Patch pattern that was featured in the <a href="http://www.fonsandporter.com/issues/Quilting_Quickly_Fall_2013" target="_blank">Fons&Porter's Quilting Quickly Fall 2013 Magazine</a> - 19 Easy projects by Jenny Doan and Missouri Star Quilt Co. <br />
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It was extremely fun to make and while it was a little rushed and my squares are not totally perfect, it is cherished by Connie and I was very much pleased with the end result. It also taught me that I will never again spend QUITE that much time at a sewing machine!</div>
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This spring Mr. Ed gave me an iphone5. I am infamous for being stupid low-tech and not having a smart phone. But I wanted an iphone for the GPS feature as I was driving to Montreal to visit <a href="http://knitpurlknitpearl.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Robyn</a> and didn't want to get lost! </div>
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Because I am me, I still have my old "dumb" phone which I use as a phone and the iphone is for music, games, movies for the kids, directions and....<a href="https://instagram.com/" target="_blank">instagram</a>. This was NOT a good thing for me to discover and proved to be highly addictive. Mr. Ed keeps threatening to take my new toy away from me! :( </div>
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I'm pretty good about leaving it alone when we're home and in the city, but at the cottage I get a bit lonely for adult conversation and it's proven to be a great way to see what friends and family are up to. It's also a GREAT way to yarn shop and stalk my favourite knitting designers. </div>
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One of the very first posts I read this summer was for a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/thunderstorm-mkal" target="_blank">MKAL</a> organized by <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/designers/alicia-plummer" target="_blank">Alicia Plummer</a> of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/two-little-plums" target="_blank">Two Little Plums</a>. I fell madly in love with her Campside shawl a few months ago but had never knit a shawl or followed a chart and was struggling a little. So when I read "I have to say, I think you’re going to love your shawls. I love this pattern more than Campside, and that’s saying a LOT" on Alicia's instagram post, I knew I had to sign up! </div>
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Drove the kids into town and popped into the <a href="http://www.janknitsstudio.com/" target="_blank">local yarn store</a> where I immediately zeroed in on this yarn: </div>
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/cascade-yarns-heritage-silk-paints" target="_blank">Cascade Yarns Heritage Silk Paints</a> - 85% superwash wool and 15% silk. SO soft and luxurious and looks like a proper Thundercloud :) Colour is called "misty blue". </div>
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The MKAL actually started on June 12 so when I read about it I was already a few weeks behind on clues. Ever the stickler for deadlines (I like then, I just don't always make them!) I immediately cast on and got to work :) By July 8 I had finished "Stillness" (Stockingette) and "Winds" (Twisted Stockingette) phases (above) and the WHOLE time the weather at the cottage looked like this: <br />
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It just rained and rained and rained. I seriously questioned if working on a project called "Thunderstorm" was such a great idea! </div>
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July 16 I finished Raindrops (above) and on July 17 finished "the brief pause". This was a great clue - only four rows! I was catching up... and it was raining again. Bring on the Downpour! (below)<br />
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Everyone on the Ravelry forum celebrated finishing this section so I knew it was going to be challenging .... it took the longest of the whole shawl and was a two week clue. That's how long it took me - with SERIOUS devotion each night, sitting with my charts and not letting anyone talk to me! I made a few mistakes and on the last row and had to tink back 291 stitches. Sigh... </div>
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August 2 - finished "Fading Rain", which absolutely FLEW by (one night) after Downpour. It was the same charts as Raindrops so it was familiar territory. </div>
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The last charted section was called Petrichor - "the smell of dust after the rain" and was a sort of lacey 2x2 ribbing. Not sure I loved the look, even though I loved the name. If I were to make again I might do a few more raindrops and then just do a straight rib. The final section "Earth" was a very welcome garter stitch border. </div>
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And here is my finished Thunderstorm :) </div>
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Even to photograph it I had to wait between rainfall, but I am thrilled with the end result! </div>
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And I didn't have any wool soap with me at the cottage so I washed it in baby shampoo so it smells wonderful! I blocked it on the deck so it dried in no time and then I just carried it around the woods taking pictures! </div>
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It was such an interesting experience knitting with a KAL. I loved having the forum to read and check in with and I loved seeing everyone's finished shawls as they came off the needles. It was great having help and reading other people's questions and was incredible to see some of the modifications, beadwork and cast-offs other (more experienced!) knitters did to make the project their own. Truly inspirational!</div>
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And just as this was finished up, some lovely knitter started a KAL for <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/campside" target="_blank">Campside</a>! </div>
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So there's hope for me yet ;) </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5747364727117022003.post-796968183708359552015-08-27T22:18:00.001-04:002015-09-07T13:08:14.780-04:00Alphabet Baby Quilt <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For Miss Emmylou Rose Abraham of Amsterdam Holland</div>
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Beautiful beautiful baby girl for Imke and Julius! </div>
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(who objects because we CANNOT figure out what the X for Dinosaur is!!) </div>
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Finished August 10, 2014 at the cottage. Sewed on August 3 and 4 in pretty much one go. Then hand-stitched the binding. </div>
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(Mom, we're at a quilt show.. they have lots of fabric... why are you buying YARN??!!) <br />
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I hate to call this post "the rest of the quilts" And there are nearly 90 more pictures here...lots to love and lots to enjoy. So we'll call it Enjoying the Village - a gorgeous day to look back on.. and lots of inspiration! <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5747364727117022003.post-24880595619128137652015-08-27T21:08:00.002-04:002015-08-27T21:08:41.103-04:00Pioneer Village Quilts at the Creek - The Fox and the Owl QuitsThese were two quilts that really caught my attention this year a the <a href="http://www.blackcreek.ca/v2/events/quilts.dot" target="_blank">Pioneer Village Quilts at the Creek</a>. I'm with N in his preference for more modern quilts and I sincerely wish these two, made by the same quilter, had been featured together.<br />
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I loved the simple, almost straight-line quilting and the colours. And I really loved the log-cabin detail. I love log cabin. Its so classic :) </div>
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Would have taken more shots of the owl quilt but the boys were DONE by then and causing a rukus! </div>
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Whenever I tell non-crafting, or even some crafting friends that I take my boys with me everywhere - including quilt shows and yarn festivals - they look at me like I'm crazy. And maybe I am a little. But I was raised by a single Mom who took me everywhere and it taught me a few things. First and foremost - kids can survive boredom. Second, keep it as interesting for them as possible and don't press your luck. I remember a SIX hour stint at a local shopping mall that left me scarred for life and a permanent internet and small store shopper!<br />
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I don't take my boys shopping. I hate shopping and cannot imagine torturing them with it. But I do love craft shows and festivals and have no intention of missing out or paying a babysitter a fortune when I know it wont hurt them. And the cool thing is, they usually enjoy themselves and have a true appreciation for the work and craftsmanship that go into many of the exhibits I take them to. Two years ago I took the boys to the <a href="http://www.blackcreek.ca/v2/events/quilts.dot" target="_blank">Pioneer Village Quilts at the Creek</a>. <a href="http://www.spinnerknits.blogspot.ca/2013/08/pioneer-village-quilt-show-2013.html" target="_blank">I gave N a camera</a> and A just ran around, and we stayed a couple of hours and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! <br />
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The boys enjoy Pioneer Village and there is usually a treat of maple candy at the end as a reward for good behaviour. They can run around and enjoy the village and they had some very interesting conversations with some of the other attendees. This year N met a family who had literally fled the forest fires out in BC and had come to Ontario to stay with family as their house had burned down! One thing the mother had saved was a quilt she had made for her nephew and had just given him for his birthday. She was so excited to be at the quilt show and enjoying her favourite past-time in the midst of all that craziness. A met an old man who was being told by his wife to "sit quietly over there while I look at the quilts". A told him that his Mom had told him the same thing and would he like to watch some Angry Birds?<br />
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It was 40+ degrees this year and cooperation was limited. A lay down on the grass at one point and refused to move. So I left him there with an iphone and a bottle of water and checked out as much of the exhibit as I could while keeping him in eyesight. N took a few pictures and climbed stuff. It was hot.<br />
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What was interesting this year was the selection of quilts N focused on. He has a definite preference for modern quilts and geometric shapes. Anything that looked like it came from <a href="https://minecraft.net/" target="_blank">Minecraft</a> was a big hit!<br />
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This "I-spy quilt right at the beginning got lots of attention. Very cool use of colour and we loved the "wave" effect. A liked that the Berenstein bears fabric I had used on an earlier quilt was present :)<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5747364727117022003.post-31387792271242759572015-08-26T20:31:00.002-04:002015-08-26T20:31:21.052-04:00Quilts at the Creek 2015 - Sunbonnet Sue Edition July 19 - <a href="http://www.blackcreek.ca/v2/events/quilts.dot" target="_blank">Quilts at the Creek, Pioneer Village </a><br />
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This summer is absolutely flying by and I've been meaning to post about this year's <a href="http://www.blackcreek.ca/v2/events/quilts.dot" target="_blank">Quilts at the Creek</a>. I missed it last year and was absolutely determined to make it this year. Of course this year it was nearly 40'C with humidity and cooperation from the boys was...limited. Still, I was SO glad that I went and as usual I took SO many pictures! So I've decided to post in segments. One of my favourite quilts got the most attention so it gets its own post. So many pictures! I love Sunbonnet Sue. I have only the vaguest of ideas on how to make this sort of quilt but it's on my quilting bucket list for when I have the time and attention span to make one. Looking at it now I wish I had taken MORE pictures! Each and every square deserved attention. (the boys were fighting by this point though so I'll take what I can get!) My favourite is the scuba diving Sue...and the surfing Sue....and the tobogganing Sue with her little Cat :) <br />
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In the Summer of 2013 my Aunt went to Prince Edward Island on her summer vacation and was super excited to bring me back all sorts of quilty goodness. I was crazy addicted to quilting at the time and was thrilled to have someone buy me fabric! I had asked her to bring me ONE fat quarter in purple and instead she brought me fat quarters and two quilt kits. Neither were in colours I would have chosen myself, which at the time was kind of fun.<br />
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Fast forward to Winter 2015. I've made so many quilts I'm kind of exhausted by the whole thing and my last two have been stuffed in shopping bags to be fixed and finished when I'm done being mad at them! All the lovely fabric and kits that I have bought myself and have been given by sweet family and friends now make me feel guilty as they sit there, waiting to be turned into something great.<br />
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I just don't FEEL like quilting right now (on the plus side, my knitting has really flourished!)<br />
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My Aunt's birthday was coming up and I thought maybe a deadline would prove motivating. I also had slightly less pressure as I was not planning on finishing the quilt, simply piecing it together so she could go pick out backing, batting and binding. So .... not so bad right? Then I opened the kit. I'm not sure how drunk the person who put it together was, but there was not a straight line in the whole thing. I started trying to follow the pattern the kit came with but that many 6x6 inch squares were NOT going to come together well if all of the edges were wibbly wobbly. I couldn't face it! So I kind of did what I love to do and completed a center bit and then log-cabined it through to the end:<br />
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It looks...okay. I don't really love the colours and while some of it is pretty, some of the fabric is just...odd. I would definitely NOT have put all of these together and I'm curious how it would have looked if I had just kept going with the squares. It was supposed to be more random, less planned looking. I'm not sure, and now I'll never know. I just hope she likes it! Not enough to buy me any more on her next trip... but enough that she's happy with it ;) </div>
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Ah Mother's Day... a day seriously doomed for some degree of disappointment. Or perceived disappointment at the very least. My husband has spent all weekend convinced I'm mad at him..<br />
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Mr. Ed does an incredible job when it comes to surprise presents or extravagant dinners out but birthdays, Valentine's Day, mother's day... even Christmas, to a certain degree, he always "forgets". He doesn't really, the man works in Marketing and spends months prepping ads for these days. But when they roll around I suspect he's a little burnt out and just doesn't care anymore. He's already working on ...oh right...Father's Day (I always miss that one!) <br />
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Needless to say, I'll have a treat sometime in the next few weeks, but today...today I got up, made coffee, fed A breakfast, set three alarms for N, poured an instant breakfast down his throat, got in the car, battled traffic to get around the Sporting Life 10K, felt fat and lazy for not running in it, dropped them off at gymnastics, grabbed a quick coffee at McDonalds, picked up A, took him for second breakfast at Tim Hortons, picked up N and then...sat for <u>an hour and a half</u> in traffic to go a distance that normally takes me FIVE minutes!!!! Still not clear on the accident details but they had to close the DVP and all traffic was re-routed through that area. So we sat...and sat...and sat...A played Angry Birds and N watched Doctor Who. Both at full volume. My head hurt.<br />
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When we could finally move a little I turned into the nearest grocery store to get N some lunch. It was close to 2:00 and he'd done hours of gymnastics but really had nothing to eat. He had some pizza and potato wedges (LOVE the hot food counters at Loblaws!) and then we did a quick swoop of the store to pick up lunch supplies and snacks for the week. We made it to the cash with fruit, cookies, crackers and ice cream... and 8 boxes of Cocoa Pebbles (only reason I ever had for driving to the states to go to Target ;) ). Then the boys spotted the flowers...<br />
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HUGE DRAMA!<br />
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First they had to have a screaming wrestling match over one because they both wanted to give it to me....N won that, <br />
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... and then A threw himself on the floor sobbing because he didn't have flowers for Mommy. I told him it was okay, he could "buy" me some too. So he spent a few minutes looking and came running over with these:<br />
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The <span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>purple</b></span> butterfly!!</div>
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...in my house full of boys it is well known that PURPLE is my favourite colour. So despite being first, N felt like A had made the better choice. </div>
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So now I have two beautiful bouquets of flowers and I have to claim pink as my new favourite colour ;) </div>
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Ah, Mother's Day...the day we make an entire grocery store crack up! </div>
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Once again I really do have to thank the boy's teachers. They are fantastic. </div>
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And all gift-kidding aside. THESE are the gifts the boys work on and are SO proud to give me after school on Friday. </div>
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A was beyond excited about his "seeds". He is completely obsessed with gardening and making things grow. And he is wicked protective of them. I was only allowed to HAVE my present if I promised to be careful! </div>
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<i>I planted these flowers to let you know, <br />Just how much I love you so! </i></div>
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and I must point out the comet. He is exceptionally proud of the comet. </div>
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<i>"You love me day and night</i></div>
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<i>and a drawing of a Sharktopus :) </i></div>
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<i>So awesome! </i></div>
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<i>And the poem... priceless!</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-seriff; font-size: xx-small;">This painting has hung in my Mom's living room for as long as I can remember. She loves the paintings of <a href="http://www.bevdoolittle.net/" target="_blank">Bev Doolittle</a> and when I was little we used to spend hours pouring over her coffee table book trying to find the "hidden" painting within the painting. They were, and are still, almost magical. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-seriff; font-size: xx-small;">Growing up my Mom loved to visit the property of<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RD_Lawrence" target="_blank"> R.D. Lawrence</a>. He was a neighbour of ours at the cottage and in 1986 published <u>In Praise of Wolves</u>, a book based on his experience with and study of wolves. On his property he had two arctic wolves he found as babies. Their mother had been shot and abandoned by hunters and he knew they would not survive. He brought them home and electric fenced his acres of property so that they could live as naturally as possible. On Thanksgiving weekend, visitors could go and watch the wolves from an observation area as they were fed a treat of moose or deer that had been obtained from local hunters. Mom went every year and always said it was one of the best experiences of her life. Children were not allowed so my brother and I waited for the stories she would tell us over turkey dinner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-seriff; font-size: xx-small;">We've always said that Mom likes animals better than people and now that she is retired she lives in the country, surrounded by her beautiful <a href="http://www.ennismoorcollies.com/" target="_blank">collies</a>. She loves her dogs and I don't think its a coincidence that they are somewhat wolf-like ;) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-seriff; font-size: xx-small;">Either way, when I saw the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/huntress-shawl" target="_blank">Huntress</a> pattern in the Fall/September 2012 issue of Knitscence I put it aside with every intention of making it for her. Its taken me awhile but I finally got around to knitting it: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-seriff; font-size: xx-small;">I used <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/manos-del-uruguay-wool-clasica" target="_blank">Manos del Uruguay Wool Clasica</a> in the woodland colourway I'm not sure if a variegated yarn shows off the wolf as well as it might, but I LOVE the colours and have decided that its kind of like Bev Doolittle's painting - you have to search a little to find it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-seriff; font-size: xx-small;"> The wingspan is 58inches so more than generous enough to wrap around the shoulder and chest once, or around the neck a couple of times. I feel like the once is the best way to show off the pattern, but we'll see what Mom decides. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-seriff; font-size: xx-small;">For the photo shoot I used the gorgeous shawl pin that <a href="http://knitpurlknitpearl.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Robyn</a> brought me last weekend. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-seriff; font-size: xx-small;">I know she loves this yarn for socks and it was a bit hard to commit it to a project I'm not 100% sure she'll end up wearing. She will love it and be thrilled with the design. We'll see? Maybe to a dog show when she's all dressed up. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-seriff; font-size: xx-small;">Thank goodness I have about 40g left. Maybe some <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/turkish-bed-socks" target="_blank">Turkish bedsocks</a>?? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-seriff; font-size: xx-small;">I kind of made these as a Mother's Day present, but also a little bit to butter her up so that Mr. Ed and I can her to babysit so we can go to Amsterdam for our 10 year Anniversary in the fall. Fingers and toes crossed she likes it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">For the husbands who complain you buy too much Lego for your kids....send them to my house. We LITERALLY have a swimming pool full :) </span></div>
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Slowly recovering from this year's Knitters Frolic weekend! Such fun :) I had looked forward to seeing <a href="http://knitpurlknitpearl.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Robyn</a> for months and then I got to meet <a href="http://schatzi-knits.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Monica</a> and she's awesome. A right proper girls weekend and my boys were total angels. Seriously. I was so proud of them. And I had so much fun :) <br />
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Had to buy something the minute we walked in the door! Little project bag :) Put to immediate good use in our <a href="http://frolic.torontoknittersguild.ca/product/bead-whimsy/" target="_blank">Bead Whimsy</a> class with Sivia Harding. THAT was so fantastic it deserves its own post. So more on that to come. <br />
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After a fantastic class with Sivia in the morning we "scarfed" down a quick lunch and headed for the Marketplace. Despite Monica's fear, ALL the yarn was not gone and we did our fair share of shopping and depleating the supply! My big find of the day? TARDIS yarn by Indigodragonfly! I think I bought every skein that said Tardis. Not all the same yarn, but ALL Tardis blue :)<br />
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Second find of the day - Summer Breeze Cotton Shawl. The sample was all the oranges and pinks but there wasn't enough of the bright pink in the Sirdar Baby Bamboo to make me a kit so I made up my own. I hope I like it as well in the blues and purples. Those ARE more my colours, but the oranges and pinks were so different from my usual choices I'm wondering if that was part of the appeal! Worst case, I will get more yarn and make a second one :P<br />
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This wasn't actually from Frolic, it is some gorgeous Folio yarn that Robyn brought me from her <a href="http://frolic.torontoknittersguild.ca/product/bead-whimsy/" target="_blank">shop</a> :) It's going to be a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/garden-house-baby-blanket" target="_blank">Garden House Baby Blanket</a>...as soon as I have time! </div>
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The colours are (4501) Pearl, (4516) Tea Rose, (4548) Mohegan, and (4562) Purple Mountain. </div>
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My super cool new knitting bag from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/221992945/divided-drawstring-project-bag?ref=hp_mod_rf" target="_blank">Sticks and Pins</a> and sold at the booth for <a href="http://creativeyarns.ca/" target="_blank">Creative Yarns</a>.
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It will be going everywhere with me from now on :) </div>
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Presents from Robyn :) I LOVE love love the earrings - tops of knitting needles, size 9 (5.25mm). I meant to wear them TO Frolic, but totally forgot. Next time :)<br />
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Mystery yarn from Robyn. No tags but 2 skeins of fingering weight yarn in totally awesome colours. Very interesting to have someone pick colours for you based almost entirely on your Ravelry projects and stash. The brown and blue remind me of my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/greenwgirl/longstocking-muffler-ii" target="_blank">On Your Toes Bamboo</a>, and the bright pink, blues and purples remind me of my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/greenwgirl/simple-yet-effective-shawl-fingering-weight" target="_blank">Simple Yet Effective Shawl</a> and, of course, my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/greenwgirl/nick" target="_blank">Nick</a> cowl. </div>
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I haven't totally decided what they will be used for but am having fun searching rav for ideas! </div>
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And last but not least, a beautiful skein of Sock Yarn (80% superwash merino, 20% nylon) from <a href="http://www.dyeversion.com/" target="_blank">Dye-Version</a> yarns. The colour is called "Upstream" and it is destined to become the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/river-rock-scarf" target="_blank">River Rock Scarf by Sivia Harding</a>. I bought some gorgeous purple/pink and yellow beads from <a href="http://www.beadfx.com/" target="_blank">BeadFX</a> that I think will be perfect. </div>
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Okay, so all in I "only" bought five things at Frolic. That's not too bad right? </div>
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The rest? Mr. Ed can blame Robyn! </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A few weeks ago I was getting frustrated with every project I was working on. N had me working on an <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/greenwgirl/eleventh-doctor-who-amigurumi-pattern" target="_blank">Eleventh Doctor Doll</a> that was fun until I got to the pants and realised that crocheting super tight stitches in black yarn might make me crazy and blind at the same time! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I had started a pair of socks but thought the yarn was too nice for socks but couldn't bring myself to frog them...even though I found the perfect project to use it for instead. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Needed something quick and simple that I could knit when my brain was tired or when I was on the go. And I had the prettiest yarn to work with: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is <a href="http://knitomatic.myshopify.com/products/fleece-artist-trail-socks?variant=972764268" target="_blank">Trail Socks by Fleece Artist in Hibiscus</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And these are pictures of Hibiscus (Hibisci?) that I looked up on Wikipedia because I wanted to know what colour a Hibiscus was :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At first I thought the yarn was going to be another <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/greenwgirl/simple-yet-effective-shawl-fingering-weight" target="_blank">SYEShawl</a>, but the way the yarn is dyed the runs of colour are too short and it wasn't looking right. And then I discovered <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/greenwgirl/nick" target="_blank">Nick</a>. Not only do I love the name :) … it looks perfect. I am LOVING how the colours are pooling and KNOW I am going to love wearing it. </span></div>
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This is N's Eleventh Doctor. </div>
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He "couldn't sleep" one night and trying to bore him into going back to bed I continued to play around on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/" target="_blank">Ravelry</a>, snuggling him on my lap and hoping he'd get sleepy. No such luck... instead he found <a href="http://craftyiscool.blogspot.ca/2012/12/doctor-who-collection-completion.html" target="_blank">this</a> pattern for the whole series of Doctor Who dolls and a crocheted Tardis! Of course he wanted me to cast on immediately and pretty much stalked me until he started to see progress....and made me redo anything that wasn't absolutely perfect. Three bow ties and several attempts at black pants he's finally done! N sat up with me until 1:00 in the morning while I carefully stitched the hair and it hasn't left his arms since :) </div>
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Crazy-making project but worth every second for the giant grin my little guy gave me as soon as it was done! </div>
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Now I have to make the Tardis - the doll doesn't exactly fit into this one! </div>
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This is MY quilt. It took me awhile to commit to it but as I was struggling to find enough fabric to piece together the back and something for a border I decided to stop being silly and make the darn thing properly. I had $70 of beautiful brown fabric just sitting in my stash and I was saving it for someone else?! Then I saw it was called "<i>Coffee Moment</i>" and knew it was meant to be! I used up all of my darker purple to make a proper border and bring the quilt up to the "right" size for my tables. The brown was the perfect amount for the backing and binding and it really balances out all that purple! Mom had suggested something navy, which would have been good too...but the brown is really perfect. At first I thought the pattern might be a little too "fancy" - kind of too much for a Mennonite Quilt (named because I bought the fabric from a Mennonite lady in St Jacobs), and then I remembered <i>Anne</i>. And more specifically...<i>Anne's dress</i>! In the movie it was blue, but in the book....</div>
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<i>Anne took the dress and looked at it in reverent silence. Oh how pretty it was - a lovely soft brown gloria with all the gloss of silk: a skirt with dainty frills and shirrings, a waist elaborately pintucked in the most fashionable way with a little ruffle of filmy lace at the neck. But the sleeves - they were the crowning glory! Long elbow cuffs and above them two beautiful puffs divided by rows of shirring and bows of brown silk ribbon</i>...</div>
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<i>..."Like it? Oh, Matthew!" Anne clasped her hands. "It's more exquisite than any dress I could ever imagine."</i></div>
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<i>"The puffiest in the world," exulted Anne. "You are a man of impeccable taste, Matthew"</i></div>
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Yes, the brown would be just perfect. My quilt is lovely - all little forget-me-nots that remind me of Nan and Celtic crosses that remind me of Mom...honestly, I think I love every inch of it. And ALL that purple. Finished it up on Valentine's Day - still with lots of winter left to need a good cozy quilt. </div>
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(6'C on the deck - warm enough for a cup of coffee and a book with my quilt!) </div>
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(Gratuitous corner shot -super happy with the quilting on the corner too)</div>
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Notes on the making of my quilt :)<br />
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May 2014 - went to St Jacobs quilt festival w A. Got ridiculously lost but had a blast. Was planning on visiting friends after show (bribe for A for good behaviour) and I remember him standing in the middle of the sidewalk with his little hands on his hips, stomping his foot and saying "Okay enough Mommy. You've had your fun, now it's time to go do something I like!!" Bought a Jelly Roll at a darling little Mennonite Quilt store on the way out of town with the only cash I had! Colours are blues and browns and purples from what I can see. <br />
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October 29, 2014 - worked the Jelly Roll into a full piece. Turned the Celtic crosses around and much happier with the "wrong" side :) Came out rather small 30.5' x40.5' Have to decide how to proceed... LOVE the colours. Lots of pretty purples and floral prints. Reminds me of Nan (my beloved great grandmother).<br />
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December 28 - Dying to quilt after months of knitting. Played around with all my purple fat quarters. And a few scraps leftover from Grandma's quilt. Thinking about a sort-of log cabin idea? Added 2 fat quarters cut into 2.5 inch strips, went in log cabin pattern til it measured 50.5x 41.5 inches. Added a 5.5 inch purple border to make it 51x60.5.<br />
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February 15 - got tired of trying to make this fit on my frame. Need a few more inches of fabric to get it to baste properly. Added 5 inches dark purple (SO much purple!) and then committed to the chocolate brown for the back and binding. End result is 60x69.5 inches. Perfection! <br />
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For years I have wanted to take the boys up to the cottage in the winter. But up until last spring, I really didn't have a vehicle that could risk it. But then I got Gretchen. Gretchen is the name of my Jeep and I adore her. So this March Break I decided the time, the weather and the roads were right to make the trek. My Mom was super excited and the boys were thrilled at the chance to go up and play in the woods. It was fantastic. Everything I had hoped it would be. </div>
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The temperatures were +4'C and the drive up was smooth sailing. We knew we wouldn't have running water and may not be able to get in the driveway so we packed light and hoped for the best in terms of electricity. </div>
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The boys were hilarious. We got there and they jumped out of the car in their pjs...and then immediately jumped back in to grab snowpants and coats and mittens :) </div>
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Once they saw the frozen lake and the piles of snow they went crazy. They immediately grabbed their ninja swords and went on a bear hunt. Luckily they actually found tracks (I'm hoping it was just a large dog...) and spent the rest of the weekend in delicious anticipation of actually meeting a bear. (it's a family legend the time a black bear tried to climb in the kitchen window to take part in a bbq lunch spread so it's not <i>impossible</i>...)</div>
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They helped carry wood and we had a cozy campout in front of the fire with pizza and natchos for supper - all in the name of minimal dishes to wash. Pizza Hut may not deliver, but pickup on the trip north was well worth it! We brought hot water bottles and quilts and by bedtime had the place warm enough that N pulled off his t-shirt and declared it too hot. </div>
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Pancakes and bacon in front of the fire for breakfast and a rousing, if interestingly "ruled" game of monopoly before heading back out to play in the snow.</div>
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Absolutely everything I had hoped for and the perfect end to the March Break. </div>
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Hauling in gear from the road (even Gretchen wasn't going over those snowdrifts)</div>
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Views of the Lake</div>
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"Brear Tracks"...likely a big dog...but sent the boys into throes of excited terror!</div>
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The old homestead, warm and cozy and happy to have company after a long winter</div>
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January 1, 2015<br />
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First order of business on the first day of the year? Frog the Loopy. Wasn't really on my agenda, but A and I were up early and it just kinda happened. Unraveling the Nantucket Throw was almost harder than knitting it up! And the newly formed giant ball of yarn is the size of a beach ball!<br />
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Cast on 20 stitches and planning to work in stocking stitch til I'm done. Trying 20mm needles instead of the 25 to see if I can get it a little tighter. Might be too tight. We'll see in a few minutes. That's one nice thing about this yarn... you see where you're going REALLY fast!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5747364727117022003.post-89602897820414607122014-12-26T16:27:00.001-05:002014-12-26T16:49:22.503-05:00Quilts of 2014Haven't posted properly in a really long time - lots of half posts saved to drafts, but very little finished thought. Would write when I can but all those promises of "so much free time" when the kids went back to school? Lies. All of that lies. Busier than ever and constantly on the move. Also, did different things this year. Much more knitting this fall - portable made it more appealing.<br />
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But it's time to do my annual tally. N loves to tease me for all my lists and this is the GrandDaddy of all the lists of the year. So here goes :)<br />
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1. Read 26 books. 1 less than last year. Might be able to get through one more before Wednesday, but not super worried about it!<br />
2. Quilts and Sewing Projects - Made 7 "actual" quilts this year, one half-quilt-half-afghan, 3 comfort zones, some seriously awesome pillows and 17 pairs of pajamas. Actually, I'm more impressed than I was expecting. Thought I hadn't gotten much done! <br />
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Quilts for the twins 3rd birthday - these were super fun :) </div>
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Knitted afghan lined with flannel. Lots of delicious pink to work with!</div>
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3 comfort zones. Mr. Ed is convinced we could make our fortunes with these. </div>
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Very popular with ANYONE who sits on them!<br />
Have trouble getting Mr. Ed to get OFF them actually :) </div>
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The Twilight payback pillows. This fabric is too awesome to not post twice :) </div>
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17 pairs of pajamas. Amazing how fast kids grow.<br />
N's bare ankles already poke out of most of them... </div>
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N's Time Vortex Quilt. Sleeps with it every night and absolutely loves it. Couldn't ask for more!</div>
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Made from four fat quarters - loved the fabric so much I bought it four separate times. Just did a simple "pinstripe" for the quilting and hand-stitched the binding for the first time.<br />
Much happier with the results.<br />
Tucked away for Julius' baby girl, due in April. </div>
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Four straight days of quilting later I had a very pretty lap quilt.<br />
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Not the tidiest disappearing nine-patch but I had so much fun with my self-imposed deadline and LOVED the fabric. </div>
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The Super-Gigantic Leftovers Pajama Quilt</div>
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Made this out of all the leftover fabric from the pajamas, plus a few pj tops the boys never wear.<br />
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Came out at 72x98 inches. And even then, I hand-stitched the binding on...took forever.<br />
All in navy fabric! Not worlds best plan, but yards of cozy flannel. Awesome :) </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5747364727117022003.post-62426301131251935872014-12-11T21:35:00.000-05:002014-12-26T16:28:58.818-05:00No More Natural! December 11, 2014<br />
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I can't do it. I can't knit another stitch in natural-coloured bulky yarn. My system cannot handle it!<br />
Since November 19, I have knit and knit and knit and knit three different weights of natural yarn. All beautiful 100% natural wool. All soft and warm and gorgeous. All varying degrees of "bulky, chunky or super bulky". But I can't do it anymore. My left wrist is killing me and I keep getting chills every time I put one down. They are so warm and heavy and heavenly that I have sat, buried in yarn, knitting for hours. Entire evenings spent covered in wool. Series of tv shows. Miles of fibre. <br />
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Lovely really, but the projects are done and it's time to move onto something.. new. Something light. Something obnoxiously BRIGHT. Something coloured. Or maybe... a quilt :P <br />
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