the Hat Junkie

The Answer Is In the Box.

So, here I was desperately trying to think out of the box for the solution to my sustainable fashion problem and all along the answer was right there in the box…well, in the boxes, the many boxes, and shelves and drawers and the attic… I have been struggling with the question of how to shift…

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Dear Abby, Should I cut the sweater or stretch the husband?

Dear Abby, I have just finished knitting the main body of the sweater for my husband.  He is 6’1″ and kind of enormous. There are a lot of stitches in this sweater.  By nature, I’m a selfish knitter. I so admire all the women who want to express their love for their family and friends…

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The Strong Witch and New Directions Part Two

Last I left you I wrote about how knitting seems to be taking me and my little cottage industry into new territory.  I wrote about my concerns regarding micro fibres.  I’ll come back to that topic, but first….Here’s my latest!  She is called, The Strong Witch.  This hat is an ode to all the women…

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Brier Island

This past weekend Tony and I ran away to Brier Island.  I have always had a long list of reasons as to why I can’t go anywhere, not least of which is a sense of needing to be open in case someone comes to visit my studio.  But Robin, who runs the Chester Bay Chalet,…

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A Stitch In Timeless

Today as Lego and I walked the short distance between my house and the Lunenburg Academy, I met a man visiting from Ireland.  Determined to learn a bit about life in Lunenburg, he proceeded to ask me as many questions as can fit into a couple of town blocks.  Happy to oblige him, I did…

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Fifty Years

I had big plans for my fiftieth birthday.  I was going to get in the car and drive an hour an a half to Wolfville and take a lone adventure to Gaspereau Valley Fibers.  I have been thinking about how I used to be so adventurous.  I was the twenty year old that just left…

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All this and I didn’t leave the house

O.K.  fine, I do leave the house once a week to go to the Farmers’ Market and I also walk my dog, but my life revolves around my home and that’s the way I love it.  I know it’s not a life for everyone, but being by myself in my little studio with the occasional…

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