'Sense'ational Sunday @ Hearts Content Cable Station

Knitting at the Hearts Content Cable Station for their 'Sense'ational Sunday. We had a tremendous time, with food, music and tons of ladies showing off thier talents.

Fairisle Knitting 101

See How It's Made, Fairisle Knitting 101, held at the Hiscock House Provincial Historic site Trinity. We had a wonderful workshop on Thursday with Shirley Scott (Shirl the Purl) and learned several new techniques including "Corrugated Ribbing" and "Steeking". There were tons of laughs and food of course.

Fairisle Knitting Techniques

Looking forward to tomorrow with Shirley Scott. We are doing a workshop at the Hiscock House Provincial Historic Site on Fairisle Knitting Techniques, should be a fun day, any day with Shirl is a fun day.
Going to try some new colour combinations for my Diamond Striped hat later. Will post a pic when it's complete.
Sun is shining and there is a little breeze, a "large" kind of summer day.

It's been too long

I should be studying for an exam I have to write on Thursday night for my Tourism Supervisor Certification but my excuse is I'm taking a break! I can't believe I have not made a post since last October, so much has happened, I won't begin to tell you.
I continue to knit, fill my orders and create new and wonderful colour ways for my hats. I have been doing a Diamond Striped Hat with marino wool and the colour combinations are too many to share. I also did a hat with two greens and wine for the Cupids 400 celebrations.

My shawl met it's demise last night!!!!!

My shawl met it's demise last night!!!!!
I made "a" mistake and got half way across what should have been a purl row doing a pattern, wondering why there were not enough stitches!!! Started to take it back lost a few and in frustration pulled the needles and unravelled all of it. I am now starting with 7 stitches again.
I started this knitted lace last week at a workshop we did with Shirl the Purl (Shirley Scott). Not my usual knitting because it is so fine and you have to watch the graft so closely but I was advancing even with a few mistakes along the way. My fellow participants in the workshop and moving forward with their pieces as well. I can't believe I was up to about 150 stitches or more and now it's back to the start and seven (7) stitches!!

Where else will we find you knitting?

It's been a while, but I've been busy. I had company in August which was very nice, Karen and Erika visited.

Been knitting and trying some new patterns. One with three colours and two eyelet bands has proven to be very popular.

For my birthday I went ot Vegas with Karen and two other friends, that was wonderful and of course I knit while playing the slots, must have brought me luck.

I am now participating in "Hat Wars", my hat has been sent to MI and I am waiting to see my target list her death!! I will post a picture of the hat next time.

Well summer is slipping by, someone told me that last Wednesday was the middle of summer, it all down hill from here!!
Karen and Erika will be here on Tuesday, I am so looking forward to that. Hope the weather stays nice for them and they can get some hiking and outdoor things in.
Trinity Festival next weekend, that will be so much fun. Beer & Cracker contest Saturday evening at Rocky's, oh the mess I will be in when that's over from all those folks blowing crackers in my ears while they try and whistle, I know only in Trinity would you find such a weird contest.
Knitting continues, doing "Jelly Bean Row" hats ans mitts for Jennifer's of Nova Scotia order for the fall. Also using up a few odd balls of yard on hats, mitts and scarves, it's really only an excuse to buy more yarn when I see something that I like. You use one ball and buy two, that's how the "stash" grows, right folks???
It's another beautiful day, I was outside knitting, surprise, but came in for a little break. Just had "fresh" cod fried for my lunch, it was soooooooo good.
Well my knitting awaits so I will be off for now.