tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59013839574685186842024-03-13T19:00:52.005-05:00The Match FactoryThe Match Factory is inspired by an old family story about an individual leaving the North ready to set the world on fire but always being drawn back, “Looking for more matches.”Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-70034882133168634972011-09-30T09:33:00.001-05:002011-09-30T09:33:20.159-05:00I won!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6wccM1B0OFmzjBnyO6jr12CmtbUibvs4u-f0E9Echte0sgzYuLxCw_S1fa26C_sc6Khs8cUDZ0e5JFbltP2JxyxECUmL9DCoAWRNrtggFJYGSX-C3eQMwrdY2FBYOsDXpdhtrSUNI0B5/s1600/photo-700160.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6wccM1B0OFmzjBnyO6jr12CmtbUibvs4u-f0E9Echte0sgzYuLxCw_S1fa26C_sc6Khs8cUDZ0e5JFbltP2JxyxECUmL9DCoAWRNrtggFJYGSX-C3eQMwrdY2FBYOsDXpdhtrSUNI0B5/s320/photo-700160.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658160712154044642" /></a></p>I was lucky enough to win the attendance draw in the Dye-Version booth At Knit Trade. A box showed up with this yummy collection of yarns this week. Come on to see the hand dyed bamboo Yarn I have here at the store or head over to see their stuff at <a href="http://www.dyeversion.com">www.dyeversion.com</a>. Thanks Jane!Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-52743502959318253332011-08-25T15:57:00.001-05:002011-08-25T15:57:57.886-05:00Live this !<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPYRLVIDrXQbX-BVf1SsqpwbEmnoaLO-uROI26sgWlueb8327HIZtgRsRkk1HG8kO9AKQYQx6F1o8AShEhxTBlETzDNr7ucDQEtTk91madMXLR-DojfFDxO0XRNmeiAgNq-CywD8XNUT_/s1600/photo-777887.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPYRLVIDrXQbX-BVf1SsqpwbEmnoaLO-uROI26sgWlueb8327HIZtgRsRkk1HG8kO9AKQYQx6F1o8AShEhxTBlETzDNr7ucDQEtTk91madMXLR-DojfFDxO0XRNmeiAgNq-CywD8XNUT_/s320/photo-777887.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644900765248831346" /></a></p>Do you think our current pattern books will age this well?Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-62511986878876142022011-08-11T15:38:00.001-05:002011-08-11T15:39:52.457-05:00I Am Woman...Hear me roar... us sewers are behind everything. Check out this great <http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifa href="http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2011/noted-the-seamstresses-behind-the-space-suit/?ref=fp_blog_title">article.</a>
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<br />Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-19074983301998452312011-08-10T15:58:00.001-05:002011-08-10T15:58:58.112-05:00Cabin Fever!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8i8dAySVLGGIgJrgVyMwDEDot3Uy_rVQ1xWAWfLQIVYQMWBkScSiqI0xPxgjXXENIjUOE4HRGqRxLw9ZBf88jHMrKeKQJsIxekYbYGcKNUZcFcrQkyRWShC7ebjSvW1TXPm037QzDt3g6/s1600/photo-738113.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8i8dAySVLGGIgJrgVyMwDEDot3Uy_rVQ1xWAWfLQIVYQMWBkScSiqI0xPxgjXXENIjUOE4HRGqRxLw9ZBf88jHMrKeKQJsIxekYbYGcKNUZcFcrQkyRWShC7ebjSvW1TXPm037QzDt3g6/s320/photo-738113.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639334749894625506" /></a></p>Cabin Fever is going to be arriving here at the shop over the next few weeks. This great felted bag is one of the patterns this sister team publish. I knit up a sample in Kerzter's Rejuvenation and it came together really quickly on 10mm needles with the worsted weight yarn held double. It seems I'm all about these quick projects these days.Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-32724452890870258522011-08-08T13:24:00.005-05:002011-08-08T13:31:55.618-05:00February is coming...
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<br />I really have been working on my February Lady Sweater. I hope everyone else has had time to squeeze it into their summer as well. Though, I'm shocked at how little knitting time there has been in my days. Funny, when it's not dark by 8 and too cold to be outside I spend a lot more time doing out door things that aren't exactly knit friendly.
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<br />Anyhoo.. I have been squeezing this sweater in there as well as a few other small projects. Swatching commenced, I am hitting pretty close to guage the pattern is calling for. The debate for me is that I really fall between chest sizes and also I tend to need more room in the shoulder and arms than most 'lady like' cuts allow for.
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<br />The result being that I am knitting a 41. So far, so good. The body is actually all done and I've started on sleeves. Sorry, I know I just skipped a lot of good knitting in there but there isn't much more to tell. I believe there are a few more rows after the eyelet increases to make room for my shoulders but other than that... knit, knit and knit some more. Hopefully I can make the self imposed labour day deadline.
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<br />Maybe this will be a Fall Fair entry.
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<br />Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-5291174879440541532011-08-08T13:24:00.001-05:002011-08-08T13:24:22.590-05:00I can blog from my phone?!Testing... If this works expect to hear a lot more from me!Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-83122597064003372612011-06-08T14:45:00.000-05:002011-06-08T14:46:15.149-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNWpXvIYJR5cWHkoH1RRCE05D_h9nXGA98k7tJLtiKcis79vHzCegk1-QEwyo8EIEF3sN1-zib7zahZbANUrHEe-Nr61cSM5DslSW91LSlTq0yjbgUTDnYIUI55plqL7v-xXzp0tSJ28N/s1600/February+Lady+Sweater+startsmall.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNWpXvIYJR5cWHkoH1RRCE05D_h9nXGA98k7tJLtiKcis79vHzCegk1-QEwyo8EIEF3sN1-zib7zahZbANUrHEe-Nr61cSM5DslSW91LSlTq0yjbgUTDnYIUI55plqL7v-xXzp0tSJ28N/s320/February+Lady+Sweater+startsmall.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615937471549636338" /></a><br /><br />First step... choose materials and do up a gauge swatch.Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-42761287456110930112011-06-02T13:34:00.003-05:002011-06-02T13:49:25.025-05:00Knit a Long with meThe February Lady Sweater has been on my short list for ages. It's cute as a button (something I admit to aspiring to), well recommended and really, I think it looks great on a variety of people. So, I am going to do a knit-a-long here at the store over the summertime. It's a quieter time for classes and most knitters aren't interested in taking classes so the Knit In Clinics are taking a break for a couple of months.<br /><br />The plan is, cast on July long weekend, finished photo to me for Labour Day weekend and all the finished sweater knitters will be eligible for a swanky (to be determined) prize. <br /><br />I have not knit this sweater before, so we can all do it together! Head over here to the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/february-lady-sweater">Ravelry link</a>. Make sure to read the wiki (the tab at the top) and print out your pattern. The designer has requested that yarn stores do not print and hand out this pattern and I will respect that request.<br /><br />Mine is going to be knit out of Vintage. I love, love, love this yarn. It is so nice and squooshy. Brick red I think, as no more black or grey is allowed into my wardrobe until I achieve some sort of colour balance!Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-19913355403934212602011-04-15T14:53:00.005-05:002011-04-15T15:13:33.798-05:00Once a Month?!I can't believe I've only managed to make it over here once a month since Christmas to post. Running my own business I have so many things that need done I'm wondering if a schedule wouldn't help keep things focused. Like Tuesday afternoon, I do some computer work (like posting here.) Not sure if I can commit to that kind of rigid schedule, but it's sure not all getting done right now.<br /><br />I have finished some knitting. The Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Q-Y3zmdT3R83-lygWMYZKhgRM-2W8P1Qv9Jna2yPTvxalDYTP-_gGk81O1TTzkoO5XhYkLfuojrde_fYEjbP2iHtEJNjEiCmoYaUjfugg6CEbvbh6n7tl5bSN9DltfwmgiXkieoobO6q/s1600/Baby+Suprisesmall.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Q-Y3zmdT3R83-lygWMYZKhgRM-2W8P1Qv9Jna2yPTvxalDYTP-_gGk81O1TTzkoO5XhYkLfuojrde_fYEjbP2iHtEJNjEiCmoYaUjfugg6CEbvbh6n7tl5bSN9DltfwmgiXkieoobO6q/s320/Baby+Suprisesmall.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595904570451041234" /></a><br /><br />This pattern is always fun. One of my favourite bits though is the little tiny bee buttons. They are from Button Mad the new line of buttons I am carrying.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jsGJm7gPQ1ZT1mSJNoLmsCSQ-GiSYJ9He7Uyug2ax3ZeOUim43CF2_RnIxle3pOdRsvwQ1bNTJuUuW_dyaD1Oz6yEsN3xMKqyRWvZFeEsiDbgpBbb3R6LFu6lZGOgTe54T4643mqF6PE/s1600/Bee+Button1small.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jsGJm7gPQ1ZT1mSJNoLmsCSQ-GiSYJ9He7Uyug2ax3ZeOUim43CF2_RnIxle3pOdRsvwQ1bNTJuUuW_dyaD1Oz6yEsN3xMKqyRWvZFeEsiDbgpBbb3R6LFu6lZGOgTe54T4643mqF6PE/s320/Bee+Button1small.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595905497811167538" /></a><br /><br />Produced by a Cooperative in South Africa these buttons are just beautiful. With a tag line like: "Why settle for plastic?" I knew they were things I would like.Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-57827457762908883352011-02-03T09:39:00.003-05:002011-02-03T09:43:17.425-05:00Candy for Knitters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgmTM8sjsx3b-o9WBu34yV5MGBsBNO00FqD-Ax6p91dHm-6p-9E6RQF9RTiaJs9Uv9KEyW002dXWPxdB8EUO-Es-xGg97q_DJYl7_tdS4K4jkSIZ9ZfpD3WY5YcNU1Dikb76X6i2nMU_J/s1600/Triana+2small.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgmTM8sjsx3b-o9WBu34yV5MGBsBNO00FqD-Ax6p91dHm-6p-9E6RQF9RTiaJs9Uv9KEyW002dXWPxdB8EUO-Es-xGg97q_DJYl7_tdS4K4jkSIZ9ZfpD3WY5YcNU1Dikb76X6i2nMU_J/s320/Triana+2small.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569473580429105202" /></a><br />I just got in Triana by Katia. This yarn has been backordered since before Christmas and I can see why. It's completely candy for knitters. One ball, one yummy scarf. The 'yarn' is a net or mesh and you knit into the edge loops along one side. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvBUYnI_JPwsfGT8naMsJYVmMvMjaw2OD7hENcGYL_pT4ErXhZByt45Oqd6w0qiQyWVM5TNG1DUBUkX6nXpj_a1skFSezob0_lUursV6QACHOlNxSAUtwpZwX1-_qy8bSg9dcM6uDqrfD/s1600/Triana+1small.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvBUYnI_JPwsfGT8naMsJYVmMvMjaw2OD7hENcGYL_pT4ErXhZByt45Oqd6w0qiQyWVM5TNG1DUBUkX6nXpj_a1skFSezob0_lUursV6QACHOlNxSAUtwpZwX1-_qy8bSg9dcM6uDqrfD/s320/Triana+1small.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569473721214264098" /></a>Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-2496299668804671592011-01-21T11:25:00.006-05:002011-01-21T11:35:00.102-05:00Still KnittingI have had my needles flying lately. Things for me, things for the shop. I'm keeping busy that's for sure. <br /><br />By word of mouth I have filled two sock Knit In Clinics. I'm seeing a lot more socks in my future!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7k_omwWNW1WT9JZ85SCF12gZfc1QuZY1RZ0VX0TzTAUCRXMuPat_mvgFycQBfrdJ_vn_bWBY5Ii0tX-z3oJmAQdFMqMmxGOUJvjb7R8CfF725AGWpKCxos-mjjvRmsuIvELzvU08yOLi/s1600/BSJ+2010+2small.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7k_omwWNW1WT9JZ85SCF12gZfc1QuZY1RZ0VX0TzTAUCRXMuPat_mvgFycQBfrdJ_vn_bWBY5Ii0tX-z3oJmAQdFMqMmxGOUJvjb7R8CfF725AGWpKCxos-mjjvRmsuIvELzvU08yOLi/s320/BSJ+2010+2small.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564676647409725058" /></a><br /><br />I don't think anyone has seen this around here. This is Elizabeth Zimmermann's amazing Baby Suprise Jacket. Not entirely original 13 450 other people on Ravelry have made this. I knit mine in three colours of Vintage to create the random stripe. This pattern really is ingenious, I can see why so many people love it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9cIEPUpIBYKfxngJVMsOzm72V40B6lEWi_lTnFZww4AYXgSmaD6bp3JzHyA7QSMbxqRPa-HXLLAJDezSA3iWL0CazOAp51pc-FP5hcaF8cXZhgNjeZSH-buqHFEcfyYo0D9wk45NwVFP/s1600/Button+Tab+Hat+2small.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9cIEPUpIBYKfxngJVMsOzm72V40B6lEWi_lTnFZww4AYXgSmaD6bp3JzHyA7QSMbxqRPa-HXLLAJDezSA3iWL0CazOAp51pc-FP5hcaF8cXZhgNjeZSH-buqHFEcfyYo0D9wk45NwVFP/s320/Button+Tab+Hat+2small.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564677334788262162" /></a><br /><br />This is the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/button-tab-hat">Button Tab Hat</a> (Ravelry link) knit again, in Vintage. I lost count of how many of these I made over Christmas. This is the one Mom got in her Twelve Days of Christmas.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlwD3qwtCTB3Ln1wsGO-493gw3Fd4dP2NqB8EkMZBTY0J0TSliWvf_01BzdChgjcxmaqetaOzuCYB_yamn50QvXkJCAx74CH6r7V39WnknzT-0bJcCBC86NHV9mx1HoC2dGLEraMLOwaH/s1600/Sockhead+Hat+2small.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlwD3qwtCTB3Ln1wsGO-493gw3Fd4dP2NqB8EkMZBTY0J0TSliWvf_01BzdChgjcxmaqetaOzuCYB_yamn50QvXkJCAx74CH6r7V39WnknzT-0bJcCBC86NHV9mx1HoC2dGLEraMLOwaH/s320/Sockhead+Hat+2small.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564678062700143410" /></a><br /><br />And this awesomeness is my new hat. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sockhead-hat">Sockhead hat</a> knit in Serenity 20 Cashmere blend from Zen Yarn Garden. Love... that's all I can say.Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-81506432977810442242011-01-15T09:50:00.003-05:002011-01-15T09:53:23.690-05:00De Lurker Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSy8iDy3speVqUVq_Cp9k5ust_U7RRgJxT8l8m3cujBS17Vqab8UxB-3BxWkfBPPSMVGYbAHYSBKNLLE8tqPMTiaat4fXNyWe3j71agfkJ4s2BtgOeYiAsdspWqVvCTex9s8MEH_vScJpk/s1600/safe_image.php.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSy8iDy3speVqUVq_Cp9k5ust_U7RRgJxT8l8m3cujBS17Vqab8UxB-3BxWkfBPPSMVGYbAHYSBKNLLE8tqPMTiaat4fXNyWe3j71agfkJ4s2BtgOeYiAsdspWqVvCTex9s8MEH_vScJpk/s320/safe_image.php.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562425865105764802" /></a><br />Hey all. Did you know it's delurker day? This is the day that all of us who read blogs all the time are asked to step up and say "Hi!" Don't worry about being witty or entertaining, just let me know you are there. I know I read a tonne of blogs and rarely feel the need to jump in with my comments.<br /><br />Thanks for reading, but please, take a second and say hello. I'd love to hear from you.Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-1610473763300346672011-01-05T16:56:00.004-05:002011-01-05T17:04:47.734-05:00A New Year, A New PostI just had to open an Knitting 2011 file in my documents. How crazy is that? I've knit so many things lately I need to share more often. So many things are samples for the shop they are all around me every day and I forget that I haven't posted about them.<br /><br />This great little sweater is knit out of Sirdar's Connemara Chunky. This started out as a quick sample to try out the yarn but wow, love this sweater. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvWqbZYKOn0FBqQvDX45IHOwh5La3YxzMk5sUsL5A7fsMimh_4tcZIoZaN8FlJwgSDWkUrTy-sMAO9C2EVuPdhS6RRUhyM_WApfPV44nuSVixxApT4mPnH3FzRFGPVtd2ldZh6F-SGWDF/s1600/Connemera+Chunky+1-11small.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvWqbZYKOn0FBqQvDX45IHOwh5La3YxzMk5sUsL5A7fsMimh_4tcZIoZaN8FlJwgSDWkUrTy-sMAO9C2EVuPdhS6RRUhyM_WApfPV44nuSVixxApT4mPnH3FzRFGPVtd2ldZh6F-SGWDF/s320/Connemera+Chunky+1-11small.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558824917846436930" /></a><br /><br />Coming up very soon is The Match Factory's second run at a Knit Clinic. We're going to be doing socks this time around. This is Kertzer's basic sock recipe from their booklet #402, knit in Kertzer's On Your Toes. I'm pleased, it's a nice vanilla sock.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQT0eYVfB1w9f6TW2-WydNnQp2VhloawVU7roCXeZR_e_P_It89WcyvGAUvF0RsRIDnUBGkJpETuzZsL6wrczuM-I2Ix-PCEXraDOW_DFadoZBCtQ2aBfkCYWRJiuGEqPqIFWcboTYq4N/s1600/Kertzer+Basic+Sock+1-11small.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQT0eYVfB1w9f6TW2-WydNnQp2VhloawVU7roCXeZR_e_P_It89WcyvGAUvF0RsRIDnUBGkJpETuzZsL6wrczuM-I2Ix-PCEXraDOW_DFadoZBCtQ2aBfkCYWRJiuGEqPqIFWcboTYq4N/s320/Kertzer+Basic+Sock+1-11small.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558824922172582898" /></a><br /><br />From the same book is the Lacy Sock, knit up in On Your Toes Bamboo. It's a nice little pattern but, I just can't get on board with the bamboo socks. The bamboo just doesn't have that bounce that yarn gives a pair of socks. If I get the second one done I think I'll wash and wear them a while and see if my opinion changes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7wDi4r62WZwry-b5UB5WnIYzhgGqQqN2JB3J2OBYD4H5-JPJ9g74miAQKXJ5zRcixr7fnN3NkVixiWsdWJcnRSOVkPUhM-ctuQQWatV7hS3jUi964_1hPvf4LLoFk4XQb0SpzDZrsAB2/s1600/Kertzer+Lacy+Sock+1-11small.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7wDi4r62WZwry-b5UB5WnIYzhgGqQqN2JB3J2OBYD4H5-JPJ9g74miAQKXJ5zRcixr7fnN3NkVixiWsdWJcnRSOVkPUhM-ctuQQWatV7hS3jUi964_1hPvf4LLoFk4XQb0SpzDZrsAB2/s320/Kertzer+Lacy+Sock+1-11small.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558824927014891170" /></a><br /><br /><br />Happy New Year all.Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-2435183533043668572010-11-06T06:47:00.004-05:002010-11-06T06:52:54.815-05:00Check me out!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0S5AMwF0SzrIhzHM0aveeJ1tn8_nUy-ahT9QB2cMKFzpunND4NvtvrJhqx8tA8x6XBVzWbwm77eteoEFuAanF7LQWFUltE6FIRsSdkxxSzjxUx7ycd6HfhxfyS3Lv-3SzQqef1cvCz60/s1600/IMG_5556.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0S5AMwF0SzrIhzHM0aveeJ1tn8_nUy-ahT9QB2cMKFzpunND4NvtvrJhqx8tA8x6XBVzWbwm77eteoEFuAanF7LQWFUltE6FIRsSdkxxSzjxUx7ycd6HfhxfyS3Lv-3SzQqef1cvCz60/s320/IMG_5556.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536402510646085474" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBIIaLHToaXhyphenhyphenj2SXCr209BTl3rj3JLhEAYPcCtqCAaaoxlJWsAQseLk-AZe12WLh9xKn7zz19JoETk9Z_swTXvK4dOSh65bmFWweo4t_OU0DKx6bLhVphTMkjYn5Gj_0KSxXU68jc3V_/s1600/IMG_3406small.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBIIaLHToaXhyphenhyphenj2SXCr209BTl3rj3JLhEAYPcCtqCAaaoxlJWsAQseLk-AZe12WLh9xKn7zz19JoETk9Z_swTXvK4dOSh65bmFWweo4t_OU0DKx6bLhVphTMkjYn5Gj_0KSxXU68jc3V_/s320/IMG_3406small.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536403138942307698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8U6tAQ3YObatVfd0w8Nhw1E9c28jDMsbGWRJdrnRMs6R2ZyEsPfNj5SsXFnEbb6l0RWeSLFuLJeHuEFhWw_Qfz3sg6jN9sQ5iOoE_O4pLpTJiWD628NIXHlu2vL-1A-E3b_N9Cr3DDYD3/s1600/IMG_5557.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8U6tAQ3YObatVfd0w8Nhw1E9c28jDMsbGWRJdrnRMs6R2ZyEsPfNj5SsXFnEbb6l0RWeSLFuLJeHuEFhWw_Qfz3sg6jN9sQ5iOoE_O4pLpTJiWD628NIXHlu2vL-1A-E3b_N9Cr3DDYD3/s320/IMG_5557.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536402612586895826" /></a>Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-69562091161355647772010-09-18T13:18:00.002-05:002010-09-18T13:22:57.771-05:00So Many Things Going On!We are open for business! I have had a 'soft' opening for the Match Factory as I work to figure things out. Yarn is rolling in everyday, customers are finding me and my regular clients are happy to have a store front to come to. <br /><br /><br />This link got me really excited.<a href="http://retailers.berroco.com/berroco/cgi/selection?state-map=ON&optionOPT1=berroco&optionOPT2=&mapid=CA&lang=en&design=default&country=CA®ion_name=Ontario®ion=&place=&map.x=358&map.y=218">Berroco's website<br /><br /></a><br /><br />I know my updates have been sporatic. More updates to come as I get things under control. So exciting!Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-8310048425441026212010-08-25T07:28:00.002-05:002010-08-25T07:31:01.633-05:00Extreme KnittingOops, second inspiration video in a row. This is pretty interesting though. Knitting with 1000 strands, totally an exercise in extremes. What I find interesting though is the statement that is below the video (click to get to the you tube site). The yarn used was all deemed excess and garbage. It really is a wonder what our society throws away.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VVRfVEONxJQ?fs=1&hl=en_GB"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VVRfVEONxJQ?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-44347168618836355132010-08-17T19:00:00.001-05:002010-08-17T19:01:49.423-05:00Raleigh DenimCheck out this cool video. It is totally possible to be the little guy, work hard and suceed. <br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13517107&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13517107&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/13517107">Raleigh Denim: Handcrafted in North Carolina</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/davidhuppert">David Huppert</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-35918815336692749912010-08-05T07:16:00.002-05:002010-08-05T07:17:21.652-05:00Colour Choices<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQvWFra12UmUW0RPZf-UOszVI5_W2o9FceNX2zLPH2t9ZoTfaWpkueqdK2sDNArD99r90yhLA-KtJwK7zyA7sRpNv_TXU4bjqRRp_mc5FUAiKplmlunpErbiL0OFr97M0sLA7_BFV3IYj/s1600/IMG00040small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQvWFra12UmUW0RPZf-UOszVI5_W2o9FceNX2zLPH2t9ZoTfaWpkueqdK2sDNArD99r90yhLA-KtJwK7zyA7sRpNv_TXU4bjqRRp_mc5FUAiKplmlunpErbiL0OFr97M0sLA7_BFV3IYj/s320/IMG00040small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501898631642272706" /></a><br />Ok, I`ve been convinced to keep this light green colour in the shop. It`s nice, fresh paint and way less work to keep it! Here`s my problem, this isn`t a colour I use a lot, what could I use to accent it? I need paint in an alcove, probable the main door as well. Any thoughts? It`s a nice light leaf green, very airy. And a metric tonne of white trim.Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-42539152018589293992010-08-03T06:47:00.003-05:002010-08-03T06:56:38.154-05:00A New Day, A New Blog Post<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFXPuyNkwbNM10idlqscDdciwUE9MFcM2uOsRS89z2QvaDtFBA5e_dUyCKKaqY0giqVS2JxRAJeZdlHqtZ92T9gOHzeAb781on54-RUJvzevfEzyNZ3pgWkTffmyo6TgUfbk0vX7Eoh7L/s1600/Alhambra4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFXPuyNkwbNM10idlqscDdciwUE9MFcM2uOsRS89z2QvaDtFBA5e_dUyCKKaqY0giqVS2JxRAJeZdlHqtZ92T9gOHzeAb781on54-RUJvzevfEzyNZ3pgWkTffmyo6TgUfbk0vX7Eoh7L/s320/Alhambra4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501149804425423282" /></a><br /><br />O boy, life changed a whole lot over the last few months I've been absent around here. Where to begin for a short synopsis? Met a fantastic guy, had surgery on the leg again, renovated the little house, built a garage, expanded the coop, raised my biggest ever flock of meat birds, quit my job for the man and today... today I am picking up the keys for the new and improved Match Factory. Just a little busy huh? Oh, I also went for a quick visit to Vegas, a canoe trip, to Ottawa..mmm...4? times, Toronto a couple of times, have a tenant in the Little House and got a motorbike. <br /><br />I really will try and update a little more often!Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-30771910574350320082010-03-23T20:48:00.003-05:002010-03-23T20:52:29.890-05:00Moose IV<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8j8Ga11eyBzJ4DKC1D6nZyisQ3SVrASq_UU7I8ppKp6XeS-66dMoBMbkGPtZfM41hJ0BS7uOgkULUoWrgFmstQbNATCpwBxfgnLwjESz2cqCZuJLjCuRNGV6-44xl4u70INNo0Hvw1Xob/s1600-h/Finished.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8j8Ga11eyBzJ4DKC1D6nZyisQ3SVrASq_UU7I8ppKp6XeS-66dMoBMbkGPtZfM41hJ0BS7uOgkULUoWrgFmstQbNATCpwBxfgnLwjESz2cqCZuJLjCuRNGV6-44xl4u70INNo0Hvw1Xob/s320/Finished.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452011665636530434" /></a><br />I'm still around. I've been incredibly busy on things that aren't very exciting. Check out finished Miss Moose. YAY!<br /><br />Crocus are blooming, chickens are getting frisky and I'm getting the bug to do some gardening. Check out <a href="http://sharonastyk.com/">Sharon's</a> blog. Independence days are back up and rolling for the season. I just kind of petered out last year along with the growing plants. Stay tuned for ID2010... coming soon!Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-81035092007591824992010-03-04T20:42:00.003-05:002010-03-04T20:46:16.268-05:00Moose III<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4Bs8hmTR54QBzssrfEu7dE08759VHNqJcEZQ_Pc-9YwwgvNOLDKCHTmqcUSL3oCjYahChf0nHNBQ2eYbXO2IP5Db9tYllxC7toDf_qJJd86BJSR3PyWOTyFb6EDZKXN56IO4KM5rbnkV/s1600-h/Moose+027small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4Bs8hmTR54QBzssrfEu7dE08759VHNqJcEZQ_Pc-9YwwgvNOLDKCHTmqcUSL3oCjYahChf0nHNBQ2eYbXO2IP5Db9tYllxC7toDf_qJJd86BJSR3PyWOTyFb6EDZKXN56IO4KM5rbnkV/s320/Moose+027small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444959919770915970" /></a><br /><br /><br />She's almost done! My portion is anyway. Matt is going to have to do some detail work but first many layers of latex need to be built up and dry on the shoes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI92DdbH0bo_MaJlsEjxYX8KQ0e0iNFAHzGkhlh1kyPXSPFqeNh5cmCuZmZz9LhJv7ps1bjHl4YlAgFoOEfKcNECyK9aKsg_FaBekRcXzFECF_09bYmOhpblu5SwLS04keBbUBMSE2aYIX/s1600-h/Moose+010small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI92DdbH0bo_MaJlsEjxYX8KQ0e0iNFAHzGkhlh1kyPXSPFqeNh5cmCuZmZz9LhJv7ps1bjHl4YlAgFoOEfKcNECyK9aKsg_FaBekRcXzFECF_09bYmOhpblu5SwLS04keBbUBMSE2aYIX/s320/Moose+010small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444959326851140882" /></a><br /><br />I helped work out fit issues mostly today. Of course we're hoping the average girl guide is taller than me! Another six inches and things look much better proportioned!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaomKkHUELxReh79otau5JEtpoOBNCUOPrNh-x0cq9UHUSPnmInwVyakdxBSia-eJKCacMqnDqCK2U3M8j8gvSqlUBfr1QnBAzEdtSEgjfuRGjVi6TEg0SXuywLr_SDZdF9hhKQ2z0WOD/s1600-h/Moose+009small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaomKkHUELxReh79otau5JEtpoOBNCUOPrNh-x0cq9UHUSPnmInwVyakdxBSia-eJKCacMqnDqCK2U3M8j8gvSqlUBfr1QnBAzEdtSEgjfuRGjVi6TEg0SXuywLr_SDZdF9hhKQ2z0WOD/s320/Moose+009small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444959625339108690" /></a><br /><br />So shoes, belt and shading work on her fur and Miss Moose will be ready for her international debut.Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-3166018417095984982010-03-03T19:29:00.007-05:002010-03-04T08:30:20.095-05:00Moose IIWell, Moose is growing nicely. I arrived to this gorgeous head already built and ready for some fine tuning, and yes, I believe that is a moose with a nose ring.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8D7_5OMwcPOrM6zcRhtSCPk9FLYljZMgk_RIgl28-b-uY1yGjvDWFQajKRhhxcW-3JWEzzcdOGquOKgrOJ5-qI6NEcBhipga4kS2oow3Rv-2EHm6E55AesTsSKFImg6IAwL2l-NfRc6T/s1600-h/Moose+002small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8D7_5OMwcPOrM6zcRhtSCPk9FLYljZMgk_RIgl28-b-uY1yGjvDWFQajKRhhxcW-3JWEzzcdOGquOKgrOJ5-qI6NEcBhipga4kS2oow3Rv-2EHm6E55AesTsSKFImg6IAwL2l-NfRc6T/s320/Moose+002small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444569707871909154" /></a><br />The usual working conditions were in place her at Matt's. Decapitated heads, brains and weird squishy things watching you work.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt98_jsKoSZ3bjhP7uBWZ1EsFVTrPa_RiptldRcK2KvSBDM2xQTNnuOU8Sll7rVIv-k8MaBtLuapl0sWLLflpdXw92wQ02ucSbi1n0PmCUb3DVJWklU8VId4TeZel6TStrvS2y7D3lNAqV/s1600-h/Moose+004smallanom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt98_jsKoSZ3bjhP7uBWZ1EsFVTrPa_RiptldRcK2KvSBDM2xQTNnuOU8Sll7rVIv-k8MaBtLuapl0sWLLflpdXw92wQ02ucSbi1n0PmCUb3DVJWklU8VId4TeZel6TStrvS2y7D3lNAqV/s320/Moose+004smallanom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444770360947192530" /></a><br /><br />I built hooves....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVBWJXlkKVlFdbZeQQxOsZrz_urNNT62kgdqPxHV3scpDCOT453XhpGmLWEmvJ1T5LizQITWnEhd_Hc4GYHnEvv8i2d8SgykHtBTH8edFshiSc0bLL-6xSfs0iTQL-NGptQpvF5vQtJVY/s1600-h/Moose+007small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVBWJXlkKVlFdbZeQQxOsZrz_urNNT62kgdqPxHV3scpDCOT453XhpGmLWEmvJ1T5LizQITWnEhd_Hc4GYHnEvv8i2d8SgykHtBTH8edFshiSc0bLL-6xSfs0iTQL-NGptQpvF5vQtJVY/s320/Moose+007small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444570318948545506" /></a><br /> Over all, she's coming together nicely. Lots of pieces to put together tomorrow. I'll be sure to take pics when we put it on me to check the fit.Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-2033838270013005072010-03-03T07:43:00.004-05:002010-03-03T07:47:06.353-05:00MooseI'm in Ottawa for a mascot build this week (and, well a specialist apt for my leg but that's another story.) More importantly I am here to assist in the building of THIS...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9LtRTUZjzDRqUZ-4mqu3vxG008NPyUKF1Jii6mkkCdJ7OFAfDIe47g3qdVgvjPQXGycv_hKXLLnmRhmb9czHx_wdxv82LSqTQDmKDbTusZNGinxh6Say_4WeAD2DVU7jApsV2_28S3ur/s1600-h/MOOSE_final-design_2009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9LtRTUZjzDRqUZ-4mqu3vxG008NPyUKF1Jii6mkkCdJ7OFAfDIe47g3qdVgvjPQXGycv_hKXLLnmRhmb9czHx_wdxv82LSqTQDmKDbTusZNGinxh6Say_4WeAD2DVU7jApsV2_28S3ur/s320/MOOSE_final-design_2009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444387993889047074" /></a><br /><br />Girl Guides Canada is getting a new moose for their international camp this summer. She doesn't have a name, the contest is still going on to decide that. <br /><br />I'll post pics when I get a break and get to sit.Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-46810105217902559112010-01-31T13:56:00.000-05:002010-01-31T13:56:00.105-05:00Heirloom Knit Baby Blanket<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzR7ibr5_JsdzChbXJVE9TwxkWStkxU6RgUwRVfDo5plsgHBOqqPYaMBT6L18G8u8oX9N8XxZ1iXnx1vOP1n068bcZghzRfK7a6MPaVKZgaRhUsjtbgDpKWSyatd6pzhzxM9z8fCkgatQ/s1600-h/Heirloom+Knit+Baby+Blanket+012small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzR7ibr5_JsdzChbXJVE9TwxkWStkxU6RgUwRVfDo5plsgHBOqqPYaMBT6L18G8u8oX9N8XxZ1iXnx1vOP1n068bcZghzRfK7a6MPaVKZgaRhUsjtbgDpKWSyatd6pzhzxM9z8fCkgatQ/s320/Heirloom+Knit+Baby+Blanket+012small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432238117932469490" /></a><br />I'm really not sure what possessed me to knit a baby blanket. A some point I got thinking about all the knitting my Gramma Fearnley did and how so much of that knitting was baby things. This certainly wasn't out of a quantity of babies in my family! They are pretty few and far between really. So many women of her generation knit baby things compulsively it seems. I can see the attraction of those small, portable projects, you only have to look at my socks to see that. Also, often vintage style baby things are lace knitters Mecca, so much details in such a small space. <br /><br />So I ended up picking up some cream coloured yarn. Apparently the yarn fumes got to me and it's not wool. Not sure how that happened?! Then I landed on the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/heirloom-knit-baby-blanket">Heirloom Baby Blanket</a> (rav link), a pattern by the Craft Council of America. <br /><br />What attracted me was that the blanket is knit is strips. Sounds good huh? Small portable just became even more portable. It never occurred to me that all those strips needed to be knit together. Then the lace edge, knit separately, then sewn on. Yup, that's about 4 billion miles of seaming. So, the blanket sure wasn't done for the fall fair 2009, maybe I'll still have it around for 2010 because I don't see any bellies developing in my immediate vicinity. <br /><br />Check out this pic though.... that's me working on the blanket last summer!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5s1FVbFgjUlvnk1CaeqSruIqCkINcAVToaw9f1keuqXfG5u4WUeiU6JTBS792oCLRxhf3QZwXl_Ur-39tan43deCPT8172Y1ILfZ-ODOUVpmvRMZDDKkGnbTZcY_rMZOfzikfKxhY1_E/s1600-h/Knitting+in+a+kayak.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5s1FVbFgjUlvnk1CaeqSruIqCkINcAVToaw9f1keuqXfG5u4WUeiU6JTBS792oCLRxhf3QZwXl_Ur-39tan43deCPT8172Y1ILfZ-ODOUVpmvRMZDDKkGnbTZcY_rMZOfzikfKxhY1_E/s320/Knitting+in+a+kayak.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432240372956051202" /></a>Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901383957468518684.post-4927051194774711362010-01-29T13:47:00.005-05:002010-01-29T13:56:43.336-05:00A Great Little Knit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rGd2c7M_E85w5rUEmgcoPSvHtYkRSDao31NsY3YZTbeqwQONsALRDA8Cm1eonWgsMUQPECWdm0vNeTRLRe9rMsptwrWRFUK9mMtJurzvkF0W874lO-TUAkQlCvP1NdMtTp0_jm9fyGXJ/s1600-h/Lace+Edge+Hat+005small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rGd2c7M_E85w5rUEmgcoPSvHtYkRSDao31NsY3YZTbeqwQONsALRDA8Cm1eonWgsMUQPECWdm0vNeTRLRe9rMsptwrWRFUK9mMtJurzvkF0W874lO-TUAkQlCvP1NdMtTp0_jm9fyGXJ/s320/Lace+Edge+Hat+005small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432237223179640722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbamXPHfuK5DluradoR3HEYPgpXfcOwloDDWlQlBe9No-PJ2GYbrjHUrLAMChimlTWlsxVeEX42Vi_kai4QY_hyphenhyphenBotVcnMPqUf_gpLto7RfDUsCw3DS3H1rrkM2y7HZQv_30MJuF_5LvbQ/s1600-h/Lace+Edge+Hat+006small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbamXPHfuK5DluradoR3HEYPgpXfcOwloDDWlQlBe9No-PJ2GYbrjHUrLAMChimlTWlsxVeEX42Vi_kai4QY_hyphenhyphenBotVcnMPqUf_gpLto7RfDUsCw3DS3H1rrkM2y7HZQv_30MJuF_5LvbQ/s320/Lace+Edge+Hat+006small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432237490128553154" /></a><br />I have been rolling along finishing a bunch of projects this week that are hanging around both physically and emotionally. I agreed to knit this little hat up for a friend's Mom for a Christmas present. She has lost all of her hair to chemo and is finding things a little cold. <br /><br />From <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/hats-gloves-scarves-easy-designer-knits-for-family-and-friends">"hats gloves scarves" by Louisa Harding</a> (rav link) this is a great hat. Knit out of Lang Silk Dream it's going to be super warm and extra soft on her head. I hope she enjoys it!Beaweezilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304823427601270784noreply@blogger.com0