Alpagas Charlevoix is an alpaca farm and fibre store in the Charlevoix region of Quebec. Charlevoix is one of Quebec’s most inventive regions for agrotourism. The landscape includes green, rolling hills dotted with trees; fjords; headlands; and bays; hugs the St. Lawrence River and is a designated a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve. Tomiko and I were driving on highway […]
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La Route des Saveurs de Charlevoix
La Route des Saveurs de Charlevoix, or the Charlevoix Flavour Trail, crosses the Charlevoix region of Quebec and brings the traveller to the various food producers in the terroir. When Tomiko and I plotted our Quebec Culinary Adventure, we based our route on how far we could get in the time we had. That meant we […]
DIY: Multiplicity Buttoned Crocheted Shawl with Free Pattern
The Multiplicity Buttoned Crocheted Shawl is a beautiful shawl I crocheted using a pattern from Esther over at Make My Day Creative. I used a rich red alpaca yarn that Donatello brought back from Colombia. The yarn came on a big cone, so I’m not exactly sure how much yarn I used, but the pattern […]
DIY: Seaman’s Crocheted Hat and Free Pattern
I crocheted this grey, stretchy, ribbed wool hat for Ryan, and I lined it so it’ll be super warm because he has short hair and cold ears. I made it in dark grey 100% merino Filatura di Crosa Zara Melange wool. He is also a fan of the computer game Mass Effect, so I added a […]
DIY: Cable Crochet Beret and Free Pattern
I crocheted this cable beret for Tomiko using turquoise 100% wool. I have a wool felt turquoise beret from Lilliput Hats, a traditional millinery here in Toronto. Tomiko ‘borrowed’ that hat for a while this winter, and I only got it back after I promised to crochet a similar hat for her. The free pattern works […]