About Heather
Needleworker, Knitter, Crocheter, Sewist, Paper Crafter, and more!
Also known as Silverlotus & Stitchinglotus
Located just outside of Toronto, Canada.
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Annis – The Beginning
I’m knitting a shawl. In fact, I’m knitting a bright pink shawl. A bit out of the norm for me, eh? The shawl is Annis, from Kitty Spring+Summer 2010. The yarn is “cotton flake” laceweight I was given as a … Continue reading
Eyes! Eyes!
One of my endless goals to get myself organized. I’ve been working on sorting out my stash, putting yarn in drawers and bins according to some weird logic that makes sense to me when I do it but not later. … Continue reading
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March Socks – Part 2.5
Oh noes, more socks. I know, it isn’t very exciting for my readers who don’t knit. But, I love to knit socks (they are small, portable, and fairly quick), and I enjoy sharing what I make in the hopes that … Continue reading
12 Days with Gold
In my last post I expressed some, uh, trepidation with regards to using the Anchor metallic that came in the Twelve Days of Christmas kit. But, I’m a big girl, so I got out my needle and gave it a … Continue reading
Day One Done-ish
My goodness, this was certainly more of a struggle than it was worth, but day one of The Twelve Days of Christmas is finally finished… well, except for the outside border and a little bit of backstitching. I’m using the … Continue reading
Reverse Hearts
My LoveSocks are coming along really well, especially considering I’m new at this whole instarsia thing. I’ve finished down to the heel flap on the second sock, which is a mirror of the first. Now, you might have noticed a … Continue reading
LoveSock Colourwork
The day I posted about not having the yarn for my March socks was the day the yarn arrived. Since it is a fairly simple sock, I’ve already made some good progress. It is a striped sock with a colourwork … Continue reading