Author Archives: caroline

Just another Manic Monday, I wish it were Sunday.

‘Cause that’s my fun day. It’s paperwork Monday here for me, and I can tell you I’d much rather be stitching or knitting. However, since those activities don’t pay the bills – paperwork it is. I can reminisce though, and … Continue reading

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Family Day

First up, a finish! I’ve completed the first Santa design of PrairieSchooler’s Woodland Santas. I will be stitching all four designs horizontally with some sort of dividing border in between each. I’m looking for something that looks like a bit … Continue reading

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February already

Can you believe it? I certainly can’t. We had snow, but now it’s gone again and today is a mild 8degreesC. I feel very out of sorts with this strange winter that we’re having. There are green things coming up … Continue reading

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Oh Canada

Finally we have proper Canadian weather! This is my absolute favourite – beautiful and very conducive to warm, wooly goodness, both the knitting and the wearing. The dogs approve and spend a lot of time tracking the resident bunny. Knitting on … Continue reading

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January blah

I’m trying, really trying but it’s been a not so great week. A knee (re)injury has me super crabby as John can attest to and a stack of work that has been keeping me from my various projects is slowly being … Continue reading

Posted in EPP, Life | 9 Comments

winter project catch up

I completely missed linking up to thistlebear and her lovely winter project along. I blinked and December was gone. To rectify this for January, I offer the following photo as proof that I did indeed work on my massive blanket projects … Continue reading

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just another Wednesday……

Boy, oh boy – I’ve been sucked into the world of Instagram. It’s so addictive, I find myself checking in WAY too often. I need to set some limits for myself, I think. With TheMakersYear, I’ve found a few like … Continue reading

Posted in Cross Stitch, EPP, Fabric, Knitting, The Maker's Year, yarn along | 15 Comments

a blank page

The first day of the New Year is one of my most favourite days. There are so many possibilities, things to look forward to in the months to come. A blog and podcast that I enjoy, A Playful Day, has … Continue reading

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Ta dah!

Last one! Once all of the middles are stitched, you can remove all of the pins, including the South Pole. Now you will take the second colour that you’ve chosen, and add 5 rounds to each section. I like to … Continue reading

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final temari post – part a – photo heavy

I know I promised that this would be it, but it’s just too long with so many photos so I’ve decided to split it in two parts and I’ll post the second part (it’s shorter) on Thursday. Tomorrow is yarn along … Continue reading

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