Peter out front…with my ‘little bread truck’. Well, I finally made it to 15 Gower Ave in Toronto, the home of Sew Knit Serge owned by Peter Smith. I’ve know Peter since I met him years ago at the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition)…if memory serves, back in the ’80’s. He had both sewing machines and…
Manteo, Roanok Island NC. I knew there was a yarn shop around the Outer Banks, North Carolina, and I remembered one from years ago, the last time I went over to Roanok Island and it’s main town, Manteo. Fine Yarns at Kimbeeba is in what used to be an auto shop and under part of…
Just how cute is this little jacket? While slaving away over a hot knitting machine, yesterday, my friend Rose appeared, after much travel, including her native South Africa, bearing gifts. Her grandmother had passed away and among her things were knitting patterns from the ’40’s (I couldn’t find a date) and this is from the…
This little one I was knitting this one while I was at the One of a Kind Christmas in Toronto (…trying to avoid US economy!) trying to get it done in time for my stepdaughter’s Toronto baby shower. It was the Yoda coat and a little hat and some booties worked from some wonderful…
Margot and me outside our hotel… The Gershwin. This is what my old college roommate wrote in a Christmas card a couple of decades ago! I do hope that everyone did have a Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays (to be PC). After shows, my Mum’s 90th birthday and a flying visit to New York City…
Felted collar in situ. It’s been a very busy month since the build up to the One of a Kind Show, it was nice to be back in Toronto for the Christmas edition for the first time in more than a decade. I had been doing the Ottawa Ottawa Originals in past Decembers until the…
Why ouch? Because I’m hurting in more ways than one and – forgive me – but I need to vent. My wrist hurts, it’s De Quervain’s tenosynovitis and its in my right hand. It can be cured…if I stop using my right hand for a while….I’m getting symptoms now in my left hand. Sheesh… where…
I’m off to Artemisia in Westport to restock some items as they do seem to sell well there, then my friend Georgia (framer and 1/3 owner at Artemisia) and I are off to Perth to visit Janie Hickman at her yarn store JanieHKnits as she’s having a sale.I didn’t make any decent money at Fanfayr…
While away on vacation, I was doing hand knitting, stocking up on socks and knitting some hand knit flowers for a new Wrap I now do. Sometime before heading out I was in the LCBO and picked up one of their hand picnic baskets which fold flat and have a zip pocket inside and a…
When I called a friend with whom I had long meant to get together she said she was going to the Toucan pub for a knitting night….. ‘Count me in’ I said and, after meeting for coffee, we wandered in together. We found a bunch of people at the back knitting away on various projects…