I knit these Trusty Toe Up Socks for Ryan using a self-striping yarn. The Trusty Toe Up Socks are a free pattern by Tanis Lavallee. After knitting several top-down Rye Light socks for the toddlers in my life, as well as the Ol’ Reliable Top Down Socks also by Tanis, I decided to try a […]
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Unraveling by Peggy Orenstein
I recently read Unraveling by Peggy Orenstein after borrowing it from the library. The book, whose subline is ‘What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World’s Ugliest Sweater,’ follows the author’s journey through learning ‘essential skills for the apocalypse’ during pandemic lockdowns. This entails all the skills needed to […]
What’s In My Knitting Notions Pouch
A knitting notions pouch holds all your essential items for working on and finishing a project in a portable, compact case. I can throw my knitting notions pouch into my bag when I’m taking my current knitting project anywhere. Then I will be sure I have all the little bits and bobs I need to […]
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Packing Knits Away for Summer
We live in Toronto, where the summers are hot and humid but the winters cold and snowy. That means that while we wear our wool sweaters almost every day from November through March, we barely touch them all summer. Of course, when you are packing away your knits for summer, you want to make sure […]
DIY: Spring Neckwarmer and Free Pattern by Justyna Lorkowska
I knit the Spring Neckwarmer, a free pattern by Justyna Lorkowska, for one of Kenji’s friends. Neckwarmers are a must-have for Canadian winters. As a mom, I learned that scarves are not very popular for kids anymore, due to choking hazards. So neckwarmers are a safer way to keep those little necks warm! I asked […]