by Venessa | Sep 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
Well, it has been a busy and crimpy week! The fleece sale was a full day of woolly wonders and auction angst, as part of the fall spinning program. We bid on our favourites; we won some; we lost some, but in the end five big poofy bags of fleece came home with me, and...
by Venessa | Sep 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Normally I use this space to write about what is in my hands, and on my needles. But right now I have more in my hands than I can handle alone. Maybe you can help. Today I walked and visited with Katie, a happy little girl who shared her morning with me on the...
by Venessa | Sep 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
Last night I put the brakes on my intense fair isle knitting, for a texture fix. We had a discussion in class the other day about the alluring knits featured in the Outlander Series. I haven’t watched yet, but I had heard about the knits, so began some research....
by Venessa | Aug 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
I just had to show you this! I have been swatching for the fall fair isle project and love love love how this looks and feels so far. . . . There is nothing finer than wool that has been spun this way, that is meant to be paired up with a fair isle knitting project....
by Venessa | Aug 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
I recently completed a project that, for me, is pretty darned beige! It was a choice I made thoughtfully though, because there are days when I would like to wear a cardigan that is calm and understated. Okay, not very often, but I would like that choice. That way,...
