January 28, 2013
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So, four colours, none of which are neutrals. Right. I can do that. *shudders* I decided to make my first attempt by mixing up the colours in the first Eventually Granny Square blanket: It still makes me a feel a … Continue reading
January 3, 2012
by mio
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I learned to knit a couple of years ago. I finally sat down with multiple youtube videos and strained my brain until I finally got it. (For the crocheters out there, I recommend learning Continental style with short needles to … Continue reading
January 23, 2011
by mio
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Docteur…. QUI! I’m knitting… please don’t tell my hooks. (Although, it does occur to me now that you could probably immitate this pattern nicely with crochet-on-the-double, if you’re not a knitter.)
December 29, 2010
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I’d been thinking about making these hats for a while, stymied by a lack of the right colours. I happened to be at Michaels one day and noticed that Vanna’s Choice yarn had the perfect colours! Not knowing how much … Continue reading
December 15, 2010
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So sorry about the blog outage! We had a family emergency and ended up accidentally missing the renewal date for the web hosting. Whoops! All is well now, so check out this scarf I made: This is a Queen Anne’s … Continue reading
February 2, 2010
by mio
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I know this won’t come as a surprise to everyone reading this blog, but Bell sucks. I’ve had the misfortune of being a telephone customer of theirs, as well as a customer of Bell Sympatico. For anyone who pays attention … Continue reading
December 4, 2009
by mio
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One of the problems with writing a craft blog is that it becomes hard to keep up the closer you get to Christmas. More time is spent on crafting, and most of those crafts are presents you’d prefer the recipients … Continue reading
November 6, 2009
by mio
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Thanks to the washout that was Big On Bloor 2009, I’ve had a head start on Christmas crafting! Remember this? It’s bigger now: (Colours are a lot closer to real life in the first picture.) And it is officially the … Continue reading
October 3, 2009
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A quick post, just to catch you up. Here are the hat/scarf sets using the scarves from before: Two strands of Bernat Soft Boucle: Orange Patons Melody: Black Patons Melody: Green and Variegated Patons Melody: (I didn’t realize it when … Continue reading
October 2, 2009
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So, I made this scarf: using yarn I’d bought off of eBay. It seems to be a discontinued dusty rose colour in Patons Melody. It was when I went to make the matching hat that I realized I had only … Continue reading