Wovenflame

Remember when I wove that chenille last fall? I had to wait until the guild loom was ready before I could begin weaving the second stage. I...

I don't consider myself an avid sock knitter even though I almost always have a pair of socks in the works. While some knitters can'...

Two steps forward, one step back. I had hoped to finish the argyle part of this sock some time tonight but I've had a set back. I could ...

On my trip to Alberta by car, last week, I started this scarf. It's knit using Noro Silk Garden in colour ways 211 and 8. I finished it ...

All I ask of myself, in regard to the TKGA Master Knitter program, is that each week I do at least some small thing. Progress, even if it is...

Progress continues on the " Roses " cross-stitch. I've really been enjoying working on it.

The beginnings of a scarf . Mindless knitting for long car trips.

Bobbin Management Oooooo, this argyle sock has been a struggle! I've knit this far on the sock twice now....I lost the first attempt, al...

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When my children were babies I made my own receiving blankets. They weren't any cheaper to make, but they were thicker, larger, and I li...

Although I have knit myself nice sweaters and hoodies and I own a perfectly good robe, around the house when I'm chilly, I find myself m...

When I spin I'm careful to sit in a chair that allows me to maintain a comfortable posture. If I don't, I pay for it later with back...

A jolt of colour in the form of hand dyed silk hankies. These are not the kind of hankie carried by grandmothers and used to wipe noses and ...

I used to do a fair bit of cross-stitch. One of my pieces even won a first place at the Chilliwack Exhibition in 1993. I don't believe I...

The beginning of the dreaded argyle sock, 2 inches of 2x2 ribbing. So far it's going pretty well. Hopefully success will stick with me t...

Although they may look something like tribbles , let me assure you they are not. They're just nice neat balls of combed wool, ready for ...

I've been combing wool nearly every day, and every day my clothes have been covered with VM (vegetable matter....the grit, grass and occ...

Argyle Practice I worked up a bit of an argyle swatch this week in preparation for knitting the argyle sock for Level II. I think it turned ...

During the summer months some of the members of the Chilliwack Spinners and Weavers Guild gather together during the day, on a weekly basis,...

Way back in March of 2005 I posted this picture of my Great Niece Isabella on my blog. She was the recipient of the "Beribboned Eyelet...