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Surprises Madrona

This was my third time at Madrona in four years, sharing a room with Yvonne as for last year, hanging out with knitting friends from Vancouver which was great and an improvement over last year, taking lots of classes as … Continue reading

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Lace Design

I spent much of the weekend at Sivia Harding’s lace design workshop, put on by the West Coast Knitters’ Guild. I love knitting lace, so the chance to learn more about the design process to jump-start me into designing my … Continue reading

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Brown Sweater

I recently realised that I have a lot of projects on my Ravelry pages that aren’t blogged. So I’m going to put in a few postings to catch up. Since it’s some time since I knitted these, details are likely … Continue reading

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Diamonds Cardigan

This cardigan was my project for my Level 4 finishing class with Jean Wong. The finishing classes are a less hectic and less formal version of the Nihon Vogue course, which still teach a lot about design and techniques. Level … Continue reading

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Bohus and Rovaniemi

This weekend was a busy one, knitting-wise. The West Coast Knitters Guild brought Susanna Hansson to town for two workshops, one on Bohus knitting and the other on the lapland mittens from Rovaniemi. I enjoyed both classes though the second … Continue reading

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