I knit the My Cup of Tea Socks, a free pattern by Robin Lynn, for Nina’s birthday. Nina has small feet that are frequently cold, so for her birthday this year, I decided to knit her some cozy, wool socks! My Cup of Tea Socks are worked top down and in the round on dpns. […]
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DIY: The Mistral Pullover by Emily Greene
I knit myself the Mistral Pullover by Emily Green, published in Breeze by Making Stories. I bought several skeins of 100% Rambouillet wool yarn from Rambling Yarns. Juliet, the farmer, bought a flock of Rambouillet sheep from Alberta and brought them over to Ontario. Custom Woollen Mills in Alberta processed the yarn, as they have […]
DIY: Knit Harvest Cardigan by Robin Melanson
The Harvest Cardigan by Robin Melanson is a steeked cardigan knit with fair isle colourwork and embellished with embroidery. It also has corrugated ribbing at the hem, cuffs, buttonband, and collar. I love the almost gradient effect of the colours! I’ve wanted to make this cardigan since before I knew how to knit. The pattern […]
Trusty Toe Up Socks for Ryan and Free Pattern by Tanis Lavallee
I knit these Trusty Toe Up Socks for Ryan using a self-striping yarn. The Trusty Toe Up Socks are a free pattern by Tanis Lavallee. After knitting several top-down Rye Light socks for the toddlers in my life, as well as the Ol’ Reliable Top Down Socks also by Tanis, I decided to try a […]
Unraveling by Peggy Orenstein
I recently read Unraveling by Peggy Orenstein after borrowing it from the library. The book, whose subline is ‘What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World’s Ugliest Sweater,’ follows the author’s journey through learning ‘essential skills for the apocalypse’ during pandemic lockdowns. This entails all the skills needed to […]