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There was a time before I had my Denise Needles that I was forced to finish a project if I needed the needles it was on (or transfer it to some holding yarn and hope nothing untoward happened to it). Now unlucky WIPs get shoved to the bottom of the basket robbed of their needles [...]

I finally got out into the backyard to survey the damage from winter and finally dig up the Jerusalem Artichokes I had planted last fall. These tubers are best harvested after a killing frost and well we really didn’t get a good one till January so I left them in the ground over the last [...]

The other day I had a yummy sesame and soba noodle salad that left me wanting more so yesterday I made an attempt to recreate it. This is what I came up with: There is shitake mushrooms, edamame, part of a tin of tuna and some spring onions mixed in with the sesame seeds and [...]

If you didn’t get out to enjoy any of it, dude! my sympathies! I did partake of the weather by attaching the second seat to our stroller and taking Abi and Bradon on a nice long walk which has left me with quite the sunburnt face. Le Sigh! You would think after 31 years of [...]

I have successfully executed a short row heel using the tutorial on Misocrafty and now I’m feeling very tempted by these. In other knitting news I have narrowed down the choices for my Montreal Sweater, using the 9 balls of Misti Alpaca from my stash I’m either going to knit the Neck Down Shaped Cardigan [...]

Three times, that is how many times I have knit this heel, each one is a slightly diffrent variation of the short row heel technique. I have noticed that some techniques give me better results than others, it could also be that I’m just getting in so much heel knitting practice that I’m simply getting [...]

I’m knitting my third pair of socks. This project is my transit project. I like to work away on it while riding to work and listening to a Terry Pratchett Audio book, I find this combination particularly relaxing on those days where work was just a bit much and I’m thinking of saying “stuff the [...]

The release date is set for June. Now we speculate the playlist… I see a large amount of Hair Metal…I will be a happy gal!

Yes indeedy people, we have hot water again! To be specific we will have hot water in about an hour once the new tank has filled up. Here is our new tank: We are all very happy with it and may even name it.

I finished my toque (it’s the pompom that makes it a toque, without it’s just a knit hat)…I have mentioned in the past my complete inability to get a project done in time for the particular season/event it’s intended for right? So really this comes as no surprise to any of us that I’ll be [...]