Tag Archives: kal

A New Year

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

It is a New Year; The Christmas decorations are down and put away until next year; I am still working through the last of the Shortbread; We moved my Daughter up to Campbell River this last weekend to start her first “real” job – … Continue reading →

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“Fall Back”

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

November 1st and another time change is lurking around the corner.  I find the time changes hard to adjust to and very irritating – at least the Fall one allows for more sleep! Fall is hitting hard right now – there … Continue reading →

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Lemons, Poppy Seeds and “Let Me Make Cake”!

Posted on October 28, 2012 by

I am taking huge liberties with the title today – but I am baking cakes today and it just seemed to work!  One lemon layer cake and one lemon poppy-seed pound cake!  We are going to be the ones eating cake … Continue reading →

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All About the Knit

Posted on October 19, 2012 by

This week I am writing patterns for the knitting I did last week and I have started an eternity scarf for the store. At the store we got in some great yarn yesterday.  One yarn was from Queensland Collection, a … Continue reading →

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Well, Fall is Officially here!

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

It is past seven am and  it is still dark.  The rain is pouring down and the wonderful extended summer has abruptly come to a close The furnace is blasting out heat and I am sitting here with a shawl … Continue reading →

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Mama Mia! What a week!

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

The highlight of this week was most definitely going to see Mama Mia in Victoria!  The music was wonderful; the acting was passable; and the audience loved it – except for the critic – the guy in the Times Colonist … Continue reading →

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A Rose by any Other Name

Posted on July 29, 2012 by

There is something sad and sweet about finishing. The last piece of the Edging the Pink KAL is now up and ready to download.  It has been a wonderful journey and I have enjoyed every minute of it! For the … Continue reading →

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Roses, Roses Scarf or Shawl – Attaching an Edging

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

How to attach an  edging, be it I-cord, lace or anything else. Quite often when attaching an edging there will be live stitches to attach to, when there aren’t any live stitches the following method works very well.  If  you plan ahead … Continue reading →

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A very Narrow Edging

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

I had a difficult time finding an edging that gave the look that I wanted to the Roses, Roses Scarf.  Because I was also struggling with yardage issues and could only work within very narrow parameters I ended up designing a … Continue reading →

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Get Your Knit-on! Long Weekend Knitting!

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

What a great way - for me at least - to spend a long weekend! It wasn’t quite how I envisioned it…. I had hopes of sitting out in the backyard enjoying the sun or shade should it prove to be too hot, … Continue reading →

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