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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Tag Archives: Knitting
Knitting for Babies
Spring is well on its way here in Southern Ontario, or at least in the GTA where I am. Today we should get to 15°C and have a rain shower. Of course, I’m no fool (mostly), and I know that … Continue reading
February Review and March Goals; and a Gold
Thank goodness for March! Spring is on the way, even if we have just experienced our first real snowfall of the Winter. Flowers will be starting to popping up soon, the rain will come by the end of the month, … Continue reading
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Posted in Cross Stitch, Knitting
Tagged Cross Stitch, Finishes, Goals, Knitting, Knitting Olympics
A Knitting Meme and Some Hope
I’ll start you off with a little Hope. I’ve made great progress on this panel. And while I won’t say it is easier than Teresa Wentzler’s Love panel, I will say that Jennifer Aikman-Smith’s panel is less complicated and therefore … Continue reading
Knitting Olympics Update 2 and Love
Happily, I am moving along very well with my Knitting Olympics project Hey Teach. Last night I finished up the back and left front and seamed them together using the invisible 3-needle bind off (sometimes called Japanese 3-needle bind off, I think). … Continue reading
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Tagged Cross Stitch, Finishes, Knitting, Knitting Olympics, Teresa Wentzler
Knitting Olympics Update 1
Happy Chinese New Year! Gong hei fat choi! (That more or less means “Congratulations and be prosperous.”) Welcome to the year of the tiger. I’ve been a bit of a busy bee the last few days. On Friday afternoon I finished … Continue reading
Knitting Olympics Training
It looks like I will be going with Hey Teach for my Knitting Olympics/Ravlympics. I’ve registered using the Yarn Harlot’s form here and I’ve set up my Ravelry project page here (registration required to see). I even swatched the project yesterday. My … Continue reading
Sweater, Snowman and a Pond
Bliss! I had about nine hours of sleep last night: to bed at 9:30 and up at 6:30 (because the husband had an early appointment), with only one small cry from Baby Man. He slept until 8 and didn’t want … Continue reading