Last fall, a friend expressed her desire to be one of those little old ladies at an old-fashioned quilting bee. This inspired me to send out an invitation to a few more friends to see if they’d like to get together regularly, throughout the winter, to work on crafty projects. The gathering was a success! There […]
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DIY: Knit a Silk Bamboo Scarf
This scarf is perfect for anyone that cannot wear wool. The fibres are so glossy and soft that there is no chance of any wool-related itch. I wanted to make a gift for our mother, who is both sensitive to wool’s scratchiness and is always too warm. Basically, she is never cold and I needed to find […]
Purl Soho
Tomiko and I discovered Purl Soho through their blog The Purl Bee. Then we discovered they had a shop in New York City. In Soho. So when we visited our aunt over the long weekend, we naturally trekked down to Soho to take a look! The shop stocked beautiful Liberty fabrics, thick and colourful felt, […]
DIY: Knitting Needle Protectors
I started a herringbone cowl with a super fine alpaca. I love making it, but it hasn’t been my fastest project. Honestly, it’s been untouched for a few weeks. One thing I discovered while working with a delicate yarn is that it does not want to stay on my needles! Without having any point protectors, […]