It seems as is autumn has set in already. The leaves haven’t quite started changing colour yet, but there is a chill in the air when I go to work in the morning, and I now wake up long before the sun rises. The oncoming dark and cold inspires me to crochet warm and snuggly accessories […]
I started crocheting again this winter, as a way to stay busy on long, cold, dark winter days. The day after Boxing Day, Romni Wools on Queen St W had a sale on almost everything in the shop. In the basement, I found five skeins of Diamond Luxury Collection silk/microfibre/wool blend in off-white 4-ply. It […]
The Blue Northward Hat was a custom order for a six year old child, but it also fits Kenji!
I’ve created a roundup of some beautiful free mitten knitting patterns.Even though I have yet to knit a mitten, I definitely want to make some of these! Of course, you can always browse the massive archive of free patterns on Ravelry to find more free mitten knitting patterns. Many of these patterns are by established […]
The Pennyroyal Hat by Magpie Fibers is the first hat I knit! After feeling happy with my Wheat Infinity Scarf, I decided to move on to a slightly more complex pattern. I used one skein of HiKoo by Skacel in Simplinatural, a gift from a friend visiting from Switzerland (although he bought it in Vancouver). […]