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Tuesday, 11 July 2017

Crafting On: Woodland Animals

Joining Nicole at Frontier Dreams for Crafting On...

A gift for our Waldorf summer camp, some wee knitted woodland animals. They were easier to knit than I thought they would be (being so small). The patterns are all from the book Mini Knitted Woodland.

Quelques petits animaux de la forêt au tricot pour notre camp d'été Steiner-Waldorf

Happy Crafting On!

Tuesday, 27 June 2017

Crafting On: Milo

Joining Nicole at Frontier Dreams for Crafting On...

A finished Milo for Evie (Ravelry notes here)

And casting on a new shawl with these beauties...

Happy crafting on!

Tuesday, 13 June 2017

Crafting On: High Waisted Overalls

Joining Nicole at Frontier Dreams for Crafting On...

I just recently finished adding buttons (Wooly Moss Roots) to these High Waisted Baby Overalls so Evie could start wearing them. She looks very comfy in them and I love the high waist that keeps her core nice and warm. I think these overalls are adorable and super practical. I highly recommend this pattern.

Happy Crafting On!

Sunday, 7 May 2017

Spring Days/Journées de printemps

We are currently enjoying spring in Montreal, taking long walks in the parks, spring flowers are blooming everywhere. We've been having lots of rain too, which is making everything very green and it's good for knitting...

En ce moment, nous profitons du printemps à Montréal. Nous faisons de longues promenades dans les parcs. Tout est en fleur. Nous avons eu beaucoup de pluie aussi dernièrement, ce qui rend tout très vert. Les journées de pluie, c'est aussi très bon pour le tricot...

Pondering what to make with gorgeous Canopy yarn by the Fibre Co. in sunny Mango (love this yellow!) while I work on my second Antarktis shawl in Fibre Co's Meadow. I finished knitting my Seashore Cowl as well as a little Marple dress for Evie. I'm really happy with both of these projects and thoroughly enjoyed knitting them. For the dress, I used Luna Grey yarn in lovely Blush colour. Luna Grey yarns are among my favourites for clothing.

Je réfléchis à ce que je vais faire avec ma nouvelle laine Canopy de Fibre Co. Je trouve ce jaune magnifique (la couleur c'est "Mango")! Je travaille aussi sur mon deuxième châle Antarktis avec la "Meadow" de Fibre Co. J'ai terminé mon châle Seashore ainsi qu'une petite robe pour Evie (Marple) et je suis très contente des résultats. J'ai beaucoup aimé tricoter ces deux projets. La petite robe est tricotée avec la laine Luna Grey que je trouve parfaite pour les vêtements.

Evie has been taking many long baby naps in her Snug As A Bug sleep sack. I don't think there is a more peaceful activity than knitting quietly next to a sleeping babe. Bliss!

Evie fait beaucoup de longs dodos dans son sac de couchage (Snug As A Bug). Je ne crois pas qu'il existe une activité plus paisible que de tricoter tranquillement à côté d'un bébé qui dort. Quel bonheur!

Tuesday, 18 April 2017

Crafting On

Glad to be joining Nicole again for Crafting On...

I've almost finished working on a Seashore Cowl for myself for spring/summer with yarns from my favourite Riverside Studio and Ginny's hand dyed fingering in Hopi red and Amaranth. Ginny's peachy pink yarn reminds me of a lazured Waldorf kindergarten room. I think this cowl will come in handy while nursing and the colours are nice and soft for baby...

I've also been updating my Ravelry page with lots of baby knits for those interested.

Happy crafting on!

Tuesday, 4 October 2016

Keep Calm Craft On: Blue Sweater and Shawl

Joining Nicole at Frontier Dreams for Keep Calm Craft On…

finished blue sweater for S, I'm so happy with it and the gorgeous Wooly Moss Roots buttons just pop against the blue yarn (I love this yarn and it's the most perfect shade of blue!)

and another finished shawl… Another gorgeous blue, mixed with rich browns. The colour is Vandyke and the yarn is my favourite for shawls, I've used it several times before. It's hand dyed Riverside Studios and her colours are the most amazing that I've ever come across. I tried adding a bit of Haiku yarn for the trim on this shawl, but then decided I preferred to just stick with the Riverside yarn throughout.

Happy crafting on!

Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Keep Calm Craft On: Sunburnt Shawl

Joining Nicole at Frontier Dreams for Keep Calm Craft On…

finished Sunburnt shawl in beautiful, soft, handspun Cashgora yarn from Peace Fleece, wood shawl pin from Wooly Moss Roots

Happy crafting on!

Monday, 26 September 2016

Lately - Dernièrement

lots of walks in the woods

and on the beach

We were sorting through our fall woollens the other day and the kids (youngest) couldn't wait to try them on again. They bundled themselves up to go to the beach, though it was totally unnecessary!

It's wild lingonberry time! I made lots of jam over the weekend. There is nothing like freshly baked bread with (still warm) lingonberry jam! Heaven!

Making progress on S's blue sweater and just finished reading a very powerful and beautifully written book by Beth Powning.

Tuesday, 9 August 2016

Keep Calm Craft On: Violet Cap

Joining Nicole at Frontier Dreams for Keep Calm Craft On…

Although I already have too many projects on the needles at once right now, I still went ahead and started a Violet Cap this week, from my first issue of Making (I want to knit this before summer ends). I absolutely love Making! It is sooooo inspiring!!!

Happy crafting on!

Wednesday, 27 July 2016

Knitting and Reading

Joining Ginny at Small Things for Yarn Along…

I'm currently working on my second (love this pattern!) Pretty Basic shawl and just finished reading Remarkable Creatures, a fascinating story that I very highly recommend.

Another book that I finished reading not long ago is The Last Midwife by Sandra Dallas. I thought I should mention it here as well, since I would also highly recommend it, I just couldn't put it down (as is the case with many Sandra Dallas books!).