I had a little challenge two weeks ago – a commission to make an “interesting” baby hat for a little girl. I couldn’t make any of the texture ideas I had work out with the three colors my client (customer? collaborator? patron? victim?) chose, so I made a mostly plain hat with some textured bands … More Rosette Recipe
After a bit of internal debate, I decided that you might like to know, in a little more detail, what’s coming if you’re interested in the Liturgical Year series. So as the projects leave my needles, I’ll be posting previews and sneaky peeks. The first project that I actually finished, since I had the yarn … More Sneak Peek: Epiphany’s Socks
It only took: A month of designing A month of knitting Two months of test knitting and A month of copy editing and endless tweaking To produce the Stole Sweater pattern, which is finally up for sale. It’s probably the most complicated and involved garment pattern I’ve produced – not because it’s that difficult to … More Stole Sweater Succeed!
Several years ago, when I was in the most nascent stages of my knitting obsession, my mum bought me one of those pattern-a-day knitting calendars. The year was 2005. By my foggy understanding of history, acquired mostly by osmosis and wikipedia, that year was toward the end of the novelty-yarn craze that did so much … More Nostalgia
The Experiment House had itself blessed yesterday in fine style. In what I can only hope was a representative sample of activities within its walls, the whole place was filled with humans, sprinkled with holy water and collects [pronounced CALL-eckts; it’s an Anglican thing], then there were many hours of eating and lady priests playing … More Finished Objects in the Finished Basement
It’s hard to believe that I’ve only got four pairs of socks left in my knit through Nancy Bush’s epoch-marking book, Folk Socks. Less surprising is the fact that I’ve put off the three pairs with complex fair isle cuffs until now. (The fourth is one I’ve decided to do in handspun.) It’s not that … More Stalled in the Starting Gate?
For some reason, I keep telling myself that I like finishing. “Weaving in ends is satisfying!” I say to customers, colleagues, students and friends, with a genuine and optimistic smile. “After working so hard on something, weaving in the ends just right is really a treat, and blocking evens out your stitches so nicely and … More Cowl Town
August’s Socks, “St. Peter’s Port Stripes,” were completed with a day to spare, despite mounting indifference starting halfway down the second leg. Seeing them next to their blue inspiration, though, I know it was all worth it. Pattern Review: This was my first time doing Latvian braids, which was a treat. Other than that, this … More Strides in Stripes
We spent a lot of time near water last week. Lakes, ponds, streams, swamps, and a decent amount of rain. I’m not sure what it means, then, that pretty much the only thing I knit was a pattern themed on fire. Before we left, I dyed (or had dyed, since my history with green is … More Fire knitting in Water country
Southern Ontario is a beautiful mess of farms. Driving along the grid of two-lane highways, one passes sheep farms, dairy farms, and fields of corn, wheat, soy, etc. The gently undulating hills are enough to add scenic interest without taking away one iota of sky. Right across the street from Inverhuron Provincial Park, where we … More Philosophers & Wool
Osborn Fiber Studio 