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On a Tuesday 27 Aug 2013 | 05:55 pm
So It turns out that when you knit a Pi Shawl and then post photos about it on the internet, not only do you get the finished shawl but you also get lots of interest and curiosity. Many of you … Conti...
Worth it 25 Aug 2013 | 01:48 am
About a week ago, I gave my finished Pi Shawl a little cold-water bath in the sink and laid it out for blocking. In the process, it looked something like this: That’s a relatively mediocre iPod Touch ...
A photo finish if ever there was one 19 Aug 2013 | 12:16 am
Last week, the day after my previous blog post, I took myself up for a day trip to hang with some knitter friends in Peterborough (because they and Peterborough are both delightful, and I need to visi...
And now for some back-and-forth 15 Aug 2013 | 02:17 am
I’m still working away at the Pi Shawl – it’s the only thing I’ve been knitting on for the last week in fact, and knitter friends, I’d really thought I was going to be finished it by now. I’m doing … ...
Classic Color – A new collection 9 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Last winter, I knitted a lot of things and wrote a lot of patterns. A number of them finally went live this week, and it’s very exciting to see them again in their formal debut – especially because it...
Around and around 7 Aug 2013 | 10:42 pm
August around these parts can be a bit of everything when you’re a knitter. It’s close enough to fall that you’re well within your rights to begin casting on sweaters, since finishing them around the ...
From arts camp in the woods 1 Aug 2013 | 02:06 am
Dear knitters This week I’m away teaching for my summer week-long stint at the Haliburton School of The Arts summer workshops, or what I affectionately think of as arts camp in the woods. I’ve got a c...
Knitters in the city 22 Jul 2013 | 09:41 pm
This past Saturday marked the return of what has become an annual event, the TTC Knitalong in Toronto! We gather in various teams in different places throughout the city, everyone gets a chance to sho...
It’s always sweater season 12 Jul 2013 | 06:49 pm
If a person (well, a knitter) were to, say, cast on a bulky cabled cardigan in the middle of winter, you probably would not think this was at all strange. If said knitter were to let that sweater-in-p...
Digging deep 10 Jul 2013 | 12:57 am
So, here’s the thing. Now that I’ve suddenly revived my affection for the Jaywalker sock pattern, I’m not sure I’m going to be able to stop any time soon. I mean, I’m still going to knit other things ...