And the months dragged on

Wow, last post was in April. Bad jupe! I should've posted earlier, but honestly, I've not been knitting a whole hell of a lot. On the other hand, I HAVE been spinning a lot.

My lovely friend, Cindy Cole Bennett, gave me one of her old spinning wheels, an Ashford Joy. I've been spinning up a storm and will post pictures of many of my lovely new handspun at the end of this post.

First, though, is a short list of some of the projects I've been working on, in no particular order.

Booties for a lady at the gym who is pregnant. She runs the childcare centre and is always great with my kids. This is the least I could do for her.


Winter is coming and Nick's head is getting bigger. I made him a new hat and cowl set for the chillier months. I didn't line it with fleece because he's often running and playing and I want his head to breathe a bit.  I hope these fun colours keep winter bright.

The project that truly will never end, Aquaphobia, is now over 50% done, as I completed the first sock and started on the second. This pattern is so annoying to me. Some people love it, but not me.

A teacup cosy is exactly what the doctor ordered now that the weather is getting cooler and more cups of tea are being poured. I usually make it by the cup so a cup sized cosy made the most sense for me.  (I also started making a teapot cosy, but I haven't yet woven in ends nor added floral embellishments. I'll take a WIP pic)

Moving along, I have only a few more knitting projects to show off, then I'll make another post just for the handspun.

First off is a shrug that was called Birds of a Feather.  I made it out of a lovely eco wool in a navy blue and instead of birds, I used dragons. I call it my Mother of Dragons shrug.

I don't have any pics of the completed product but I wear it all the time, as the weather is perfect. Here's a WIP photo.

If you haven't already caught on from my other comments (Winter is Coming and Mother of Dragons) I'm a Game of Thrones fan.  These socks aren't close to finished, but they're a fun and focused knit named after Brienne of Tarth, the Sapphire Isles.

I think that's it, for now. I will have more FOs to show off at some point, as Christmas knitting is beginning to happen. Also, a huge project of many handknit items is coming up in preparation for Comic Con 2015 in Toronto. Here's hoping I can get enough stuff finished to make a profit! :D

Next post -- spinning!

A couple FOs, plus a Frolic.

It's been a fruitful couple weeks in the land of fibre arts.


 First off, I finished my niece's Zita.

Next, I finished the first Aquaphobia sock. After a year. I know, not exactly fruitful, but at least slightly productive, right?

Third, I started on a Young Einstein for the little guy. The shoulders are almost done.

Fourth, I'm working on a sun hat to match the Zita. The brim of the hat mirrors the band on the dress. (no picture yet, but the same colour as the dress) And Fifth, I just finished spinning the FML Skein. Why is it the FML skein? Because it got tangled all to shit and I spent three hours detangling it.

With that out of the way, I should also mention that I went to the DKC Knitters Frolic again this year. It's a once a year event where they hold workshops and have a huge marketplace of yarn and spinning and other goodies which you can buy (and for those with a budget, just drool over). I picked up some new fibre and a skein of yarn.

Super Mario colourway by Studioloo

Malabrigo fibre

Lime green Superwash wool

Wool and firestar mix

And, as you see at the bottom of the stash, a beaded row counter for lace and other pattern reps. Oh, and someone gave me some free hand balm because the skin gets dry from spinning.

The Frolic was great. It's one of my favourite events of the year and it was nice seeing my friends from the knitting group. Special shoutout to Sandy, who braved crazy bad traffic with me and endured our adventures into parts unknown on the way there.

Good times!

Oh, and lastly, I've added a knitmeter and spinmeter to the site. Just a fun way to keep track of how much I've knit and spun this year. We'll see whether or not I keep up with it :P

I'm going to keep up, damnit.

I've been SO bad with updating this thing. I'm going to put forth a genuine effort again to keep things going.

First off, I finished my Miranda sweater. I misread the pattern and did the version without the front pocket, but honestly? I can live without the front pocket. I wore it on Patrick's Day. It's just warm and snuggly. I thought I would've needed a tanktop beneath it but it's perfectly fine against my skin. I usually find wool, even superwash merino, slightly itchy. This merino? Not itchy. It's just soft and lovely. Here are a couple pictures:

Next up is a WIP of mine. They're called Tadpoles and they're actually very reminiscent of Monkey socks, only reverse.

I originally cast on 64 for this sock and got to the third rep of the pattern when I realised in dismay that they were too small for my foot. After much swearing, I ripped the whole thing out and cast on 72 instead, modifying the pattern accordingly to work with the added stitches. The first sock is about 3/4 done now and fits like a dream. They also look beautiful. Here are some WIP pictures.

Finally, I finished a project that had been hibernating for about a year and another that had been hibernating about six months, now. First is my husband's Dwarven Battle Bonnet:

And second are the cigar smoking gloves I made him. He hasn't worn them yet but I know he likes them. It's just a matter of catching him for a photo wearing them.

And here I am, forgetting other projects I finished since my last post.

Hat and mitts for me to match the Honey Cowl I made ages ago.

8 months of FOs and WIPs

As I posted previously, it's been a long ass time since I posted here. I still haven't finished the Aquaphobia socks because the pattern is boring and tedious (first sock is still under construction. I'm thinking of just frogging it) and in lieu of finishing it, I've finished so many other projects.

Here is a list of the stuff I've finished!

Kerrera cardigan sweater. I worked on this in NYC and finished it at home.

Young Einstein (which I should really photograph as finished)

Vera - for Russell. He LOVES it.

Groovy Singer Blanket -- for my husband's boss whose wife had a baby

Not a FO, but MORE HEXIPUFFS!

Handspun - traffic lights

Handspun - Cardiovascular

Rusty's Mike Wazowski hat. My own pattern, unpublished as of right now

Handspun -- A Case of the Purples

Mom's Leaving Cowl

Boot Candy

More Boot Candy

BAM! POW! For my comic art teacher.

Soleil's Primrose

Slumleech baby blanket -- for my buddy Kurt whose wife had a baby

Slouchy -- a really fun knit.

MOAR FOs!

I finished 2012 strong and have already started a couple awesome projects in 2013.

Here are my FOs from 2012 and the first FO of 2013.

Pictures after the cut

Almost a full year of FOs

Wow, it's been way too long since I last updated this page. My apologies to anyone following.

I have a huge number of finished objects to update with. It's just been much busier for me, so updating the page with the FOs, along with Rav with FOs, as well as shouldering two feisty crotchfruit is a lot of work.

I've been enjoying my knitting group at Whole Foods. The people I've met and the friends I've made are just amazing. I look forward to going every week.

I've brought knitting travelling to Mexico and to Thunder Bay. So many wonderful memories this year.

I have one more commission to finish up - which means maybe one more blog post this week. Won't that be novel? I'd better get back to knitting, eh?

Go just past the cut to check out all my finished projects.

Many FOs!

Well, another several months and another several projects to report on.  It would seem the last time I updated was after I finished the hoodie sweater for my son.   Much has been done, since.

Here are a few pictures of some of the projects I've done since the fall.

More FOs

I finished a couple more projects.

A handful of FOs

Well, it's been awhile since I've posted. BUT, it's good! I have many finished objects to show off!

1. A hat for Nick made with leftover Elann Peruvian Highland
2. Christmas Ornaments made with various leftover bits of yarn
3. Cabled Capitain hat made with Noro Silk Garden Chunky
4. My first adult sized sweater made with Cascade Eco
5. Cabilrimetry made with Red Heart Soft Touch
6. Cotton Coasters made with mystery cotton yarn

Yeah, yeah. I've been lazy with posting. But at least I make with the awesome FOs! :D

FO - Hong's Hat

Finished. Finally. I hope it fits his big fat head. :P