Category Archives: Teaching

How much……

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

……. Can one weekend hold? Not only was the most beautiful May weekend ever, think summer weather with clear blue skies and warm temperatures.  It may have been the busiest weekend ever for me! The weekend was Bookended by a wonderful mix … Continue reading →

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Retreating!

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

Retreat – Merriam-Webster Definitions a (1): an act or process of withdrawing especially from what is difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable (2): the process of receding from a position or state attained <the retreat of a glacier> b (1): the usually … Continue reading →

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It’s Official

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

Whoo Hoo! I’ll be teaching at the Vancouver Island Fibre Fest!  I can hardly wait! The class will be knitting and then painting the Leaf and Point Scarf.  Look here for the class description.  Hope to see you there! Happy … Continue reading →

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Bits and Pieces…..

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

It is the end of the year – well, just a few days left, and my time seems to be broken down into bits and pieces of “stuff”; stuff to finish; stuff to start; stuff to clean; stuff to put … Continue reading →

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On Teaching

Posted on December 15, 2012 by

The Fair-Isle glove class ended this week.  For the last 3 weeks, 6 students and I have been exploring the colourful world of Fair-isle and some of the possible ways to combine colours!  It has been a wonderful adventure. Teaching … Continue reading →

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Deadlines!

Posted on September 29, 2012 by

Motoring along – deadline for Vogue Knitting on Tuesday looming! Teaching a finishing class today and Dinner Theatre tonight. Tomorrow is power knitting day! Happy Knitting Lynette

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Ravellenics are on!

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

The Summer Olympics are on T.V., and the events are happening fast and furious.  The Olympics make for great knitting.  This year I am attempting to clean up some WIP’s in the form of socks -  I really need some socks!  … Continue reading →

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Hurry up and Wait!

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

After last months’ mad dash of activity the start of this month almost seems leisurely by comparison! I have just started the first sample for the fall classes –  Ribbed Double Button Toddler/Child Sweater.  I am working with Tosca Light, a self striping yarn … Continue reading →

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Plotting, Planning and Scheming – But not much Knitting

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Well, maybe not scheming!  But not much knitting – very unusual for me! I have started to put together the Summer Class idea’s yesterday.  If everything comes together I will have 5 workshops, 3 separate projects plus the painting project which takes two workshop … Continue reading →

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Whew!!

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

I have spent the last hour clearing out some photo files on my computer.  They dated from June 2010 to Dec 2010.  I did not do much more than check to see what was in each folder and deleted the ones … Continue reading →

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