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Maritime Memories

Friday, August 8th, 2008

My husband and I have just returned from a 2 week holiday which took us clear across this vast country of ours to the Maritime provinces of Canada. We saw a bit of New Brunswick, and a lot of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Along with miles of stunning beaches and countryside […]

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ewetwo at etsy

Monday, July 14th, 2008

The ‘two’ in ewetwo refers to my daughter and myself. We live 1200 miles apart and our newly launched etsy shop is another way to stay connected across the miles. At the moment my daughter is somewhat of a silent partner as she is very busy attending summer classes at college.
I, on the other […]

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Fibre Week

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

I’ve just returned from Olds, Alberta, where the annual Olds College Fibre Week is currently taking place. I was only there for the one day but I saw and heard plenty to inspire me for a whole summer of knitting and spinning.
I attended a full day workshop on Colour Blending. We experimented with […]

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Labour of Love

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

I’ve finally finished knitting the Silk Printed Cardigan for my daughter. I’m not sure why but this sweater was a challenge for me. Perhaps it was knitting with Bamboo yarn for the first time, or maybe it was having to follow a graph for the bodice pattern at this time of year. The […]

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A Fair Purchase

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

I have just cast the stitches onto my needles for the Krista sweater, by White Lies Designs. I love the shaping and romanticism of the White Lies patterns. Their curvaceous lines are so flattering to us buxom women!
I’m using an incredibly soft, drapy yarn by Mirasol called Cotonani, a blend of merino and […]

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