February Blah....s!

Well it's the last day of the month. Just read in the paper that March will be wet and dreary - oh great. Well, as soon as I get all the book-keeping out of the way, I plan to spend some major time in my studio. I'm slowly re-organizing my space, since our son has moved on, and fluctuate between organizing, and knitting. I have a new machine to set up, as soon as there's room, and am looking forward and planning for the week in Haliburton. Tomorrow is the first day for signing up! I'm soooo excited.

Sheep Strings Cafe

As part of Ontario Heritage week, The Town of Richmond Hill is inviting us to join in some of events, one of them being the Sheep Strings Cafe, held every Thursday evening at the Heritage Centre. A great opportunity to meet fellow knitters, enjoy sharing your handiwork, and some great company. I'm planning to attend. Hope to see some of you there. Happy Knitting!

Teaching!

Teaching machine knitting is my passion. I am delighted to announce that I will be teaching at the Haliburton School of The Arts-Fleming College this summer for one week.
The course is titled "Tips, Tricks, and Techniques" and is suitable to beginner and intermediate knitters who want to have some fun with their machines.
I plan to post a little more regularly, so that you can see what we will be working on.
I'm excited!!!

Gifts that were knit

I just cannot get over how quickly time flies, and it has been months since I last posted. Could it be that I was busy knitting. By all means. I knit two shawls as gifts. One is the short row technique that I used in my capelet, done in a beautiful mohair and silk yarn. I'll post the exact details on Ravelry when I get back home, but here is a picture of that shawl. It turned out gorgeous, as it is so soft and light weight.

How Time Flies!

Well, my husband and I just celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. 40!?!?!?! Not quite sure how that happened. Anyway, we spent a week in Vegas, did a lot of walking, and saw a lot of really great shows. And now it is 5 weeks till Christmas! I've done a fair amount of knitting, both machine and hand. With hand-knitting I'm still on my lace kick. As for the machine, socks are on there now, as they are real quick Christmas gifts. I did knit a shawl for my daughter's birthday at the end of October. It is a take-off on the Summit Shawl. Not the best picture, but here it is.

It's not that I haven't been knitting...

It's just that I forget to record it here. I am busy preparing for the Creative Festival in Toronto, so time is at a premium. Here is a close-up of the "Summit" shawl,that I will be teaching in the "Lace on the Machine" class.

Me second lace shawl - 198 Yard of Heaven

Well, I'm quite pleased. This really is a great pattern to start with, as the pattern repeats are separated by purl stitches on the right side. I'm not sure I totally like the edging, but it sure looks great blocked. I knit it in Hand Maiden Cashmere and Silk for my SIL who is dealing with some serious health issues. She'll be getting it shortly.