Christmas Knits

Our Christmas giving has become much more streamlined over the past few years, but I still fuss quite a bit over what to get our kids. While I want my gift to be appreciated and…

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relaxing weekend — even finished my scarf!

This weekend was exactly what I needed. What with the past few weekends being so busy and having such a heavy teaching load, PLUS having decided to amp up my running, I’ve been feeling as…

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Random Between the Weekends

Photo of Haida home and totem poles on Museum grounds, seen from inside the UBC Museum of Anthropology. Since we’re almost at the weekend again, and there are still a few things I’d like to…

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a little Toronto knitting detour

Knowledgeable knitters might be surprised to hear that I came back from Toronto without any yarn to add to my stash — they’d know how many yarn stores I must have passed as I walked…

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knitting update

I’ve finally finished my Chevron scarf (pattern from Last-Minute Gifts), thank goodness — the knitting seemed to go on and on forever. Not surprisingly, I suppose, given that this Handmaiden Cashmere (sooo yummy!) is a…

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