Well, I managed to get all the yarn I bought in Iceland home in my suitcase…ok, my suitcase and Matt’s suitcase.
It was so hard to stop myself as the yarns are about half the price as her...
Jan 25, 2017
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I’m heading off to Iceland again later this week, it seems I can’t get enough of the place, and it just so happens that I’m taking the class Icelandic Yoke Design at Yarnover this Ap...
Jan 11, 2017
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I have been so thrilled at the reaction to my Orla Mittens, since they are one of my favorite designs (so far).
One thing that sometimes keeps people from knitting a mitten like this is the need for...
Nov 24, 2014
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My barge and biking trip to North Holland last week included a trip to the island of Texel. Located off the upper tip of the Netherlands in the North Sea, Texel is home to fishermen, tourists on seasi...
Jun 06, 2014
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Look what I found on Etsy.
That makes me swoon.
This is Erica Heftmann’s site, Color Shift Yarn
Couldn’t you just go right off a high dive for THAT?!?
Or THAT! Triple flip off the 3 mete...
Jun 13, 2013
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I recently hosted knitting lessons.
Lesson 1 is here
Lesson 2 is here
Lesson 3 is here
and finally lesson 4 here.
Some of the ladies finished their bags, felted them and brought them in. They turned o...
May 10, 2013
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On my way through Jo-Ann the other day, I spied these little packages of yarn.
They are eight 38 yard balls. They are shown for making pompoms. But really,you could make so much more.
What about this...
Apr 22, 2013
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Our knitting class had it’s second meeting. (You can read about our first class here.)
Everyone pulled out their bags, and they really looked GREAT. Everyone had so much enthusiasm for their new...
Apr 17, 2013
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This year Matt and I decided to vacation in Denmark. Since we were flying IcelandAir, a few day layover in Iceland was added to the plan, I was super excited, because Iceland is all about wool!
I knew...
Oct 15, 2012
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