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,...
by Venessa | Jul 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
Ah, time. . . . . . to finish off those patient and loved W.I.P.s that have been longing for some attention! Here are the lacy ones that were coddled and photographed this week. . . . . In the two photos above is The Mountain Moss Shawl, knit in Quince and Co. Tern,...
by Venessa | Jul 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Here’s why. . . . By Jim Sinclair, Special to the Vancouver Sun July 2, 2014 Opinion: Compromise is a two-way street BCTF has moved a mile, the government not one inch It is time for Clark to make our children a priority and bring the necessary funding to the...
