Author Archives: Heather

Falling Short of Gold

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Heather

Sadly, my Olympic Ravellenic dreams did not come true. I’ve run out of the main colour yarn for my Isle of Trucks sweater. I do have more coming, thank goodness, but it will be a while before it arrives. There it … Continue reading →

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Very Scary Spoilers

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Heather

If you are working on the Lizzie*Kate mystery Very Scary and you don’t want any spoilers, don’t look any further! Usually I’m not very keen on mysteries, since I am so darn picky! But I’ve wanted to stitch a Lizzie*Kate … Continue reading →

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August WIPocalypse and Theme-a-licious

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Heather

Two SALs in one day! Last month’s WIPocalypse went pretty well. I was able to finish up my Christmas Biscornu fairly quickly, although I am in no rush to do buttonhole stitch again anytime soon. This month’s focus project will … Continue reading →

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Olympic Knitting

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Heather

Oh, noes! I’m tempting fate by using the O-word! (Thankfully, the COC is a little less crazy than the USOC.) Not much of a start, but I’ve still got just under two weeks. The pattern is Isle of Trucks by … Continue reading →

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Shades of Spring

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Heather

Let’s see, I’ve covered Halloween and Christmas so far this month. How about Easter next? This is another old Creativ Festival class (2010, I believe), from Laura Dickson of Enchanting Lair. It is called Hanging About, and due to supplier … Continue reading →

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Fields of White

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Heather

Ugh! I know that I don’t like working with large swaths of white. And, yet, I do it again and again. The pattern is 1753 Sweaters (great name, eh?) from Sirdar. The yarn is Knit Picks Cotlin in colour Swan, … Continue reading →

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A Dragon’s Castle

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Heather

I’ve had the Creativ Festival on my mind recently because it is time for the class brochure to come out, and so I figured maybe it was time to finish up a few old class projects. Earlier this week I … Continue reading →

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