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Running Shoe Washcloth Pattern
It is a great honor when someone loves the things you knit. And my friend and her husband are probably the biggest fans of my washcloths that I have. So for Christmas I came up with 3 new designs, specifically for him! Obviously these could be enjoyed by anyone of course, they just happen to be his interests! This pattern has one running shoe, slightly inspired by a free t-shirt I received for volunteering (with work) at a water station at one of the Stampede related runs that occur in Calgary every year. The colour even ended up being pretty much the same as that shirt. While like most of…
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Great Pumpkin Patch Washcloth
A free pattern to knit a reversible pumpkin patch washcloth for the fall season.
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Pattern Testing the Shag Carpet Shorties
These are my favourite socks! This may be a little premature as I see a number of socks in my near future, but still, I love them! When Nicole of Woolfield.Studio asked if anyone wanted to test these beauties I replied within a minute! Especially since I had just bought a skein of DK that would be perfect – not too varigated or multi-coloured to take away from the gorgeous cables. And using the skein right away meant it didn’t stay in my stash too long and get celebrity status so I became to scared to use it. Now regarding the socks: first of all, DK weight socks knit up FAST.…
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Take a Class
If you’ve been following along on Instagram, you know that I just finished taking a class at STASH Lounge here in Calgary to learn how to make thrummed mittens. I first took a knitting class 3 years ago because my mom wanted to take a knitting class with her daughters. So for her birthday we signed up for the Learn to Knit class at STASH. Pretty much all 3 of us knew how to knit, my mom had re-taught me to knit as a teenager after her mom had taught me as a child. But my mom wanted a refresher. Now this is going to sound pretty dramatic, but this class…