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
Sock Madness – Round 3
First off, I’d like to say thank you for all the kind words and good wishes yesterday. I consider our family extremely lucky, especially since the person affected is back to normal and back to work already. Thank goodness for … Continue reading
Sock Madness!!! – Flying Dutchman
Whew! I knit a pair of sort-of-complicated socks in just over three days! The pattern is Flying Dutchman and it is was the Round 2 pattern for Sock Madness 7. The sailboat motif is achieved through a technique called intarsa … Continue reading
Sock Madness – Round 1
The socks are done!! I cast on the evening of March 6th, and finished up the Kitchener stitch on the second toe at about 7:30 this morning. The pattern is Sockdolager, and will eventually be available for free on Ravelry. … Continue reading
Hudson Cowl
Have you every seen the movie Hudson Hawk? If you haven’t, don’t bother. It isn’t one of Bruce Willis’ masterpieces. But, thanks to my high school job as a movie store clerk (the stories I could tell!), I’ve seen it … Continue reading
The Madness
March marks the beginning of Sock Madness. You know for a sock knitter like me this is only a good thing. 😉 The whole point, essentially, is to knit seven pairs of socks as quickly after the pattern is released … Continue reading
More Temperatures
Look, my Temperature Scarf is still growing! It is complete up to March 2nd, including all the ends being woven in. Amazing, isn’t it? Not the scarf, but the fact that I am keeping up with it. 😉 I don’t … Continue reading
Baby Surprise!
No, there isn’t another baby coming here. (The thought makes me want to faint!) I’ve knit another Baby Surprise Jacket, the classic pattern by knitting genius Elizabeth Zimmermann. Here it is off the needles: And after a fold and seaming … Continue reading