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Posted on August 25, 2017August 25, 2017

A Year of Canadian History – August

This month's Canada 150 post is about Emma Lajeunesse Albani, the first Canadian international superstar. I have to say that I had never heard of…

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Posted on August 2, 2017August 2, 2017

A Year of Canadian History (July’s Post) 

This month's Canada 150 blog post is about Pauline Johnson, Canadian poet.

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Posted on June 30, 2017June 27, 2017

A Year of Canadian History – June

Tomorrow is July 1, 2017 and Canadians officially celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation, the beginning of our country as we know it today.   150 years ago, at noon, the Dominion of…

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Working through knitting patterns in My Knitting Book:

Patterns from this book, published in 1843

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The March project for the #yearofdishcloths2021 is Double Dutch. I picked this lime stripe by Bernat because it made me think of spring and matches some bulbs that are bravely deciding the worst of winter has ended #KnittersOfInstagram #KnittingInCanada #KnittingPrettyThings
Homemade pizza dough success! #flourwatersaltyeast #fridaynightpizzanight #newskill
This project is so potato-chippy ! I am loving how it is coming together!! 💕#honeycombshawl #stephenwest #knittersofinstagram #spinnersofinstagram
Inspired by @westknits talk with the @kwknittersguild and decided to make a worsted weight #paintedhoneycombshawl using a cream main colour with my handspun - and I love it so far!! #westknitsarethebestknits #knittingwithhandspunyarn #thisisgoingtobesocozy #perfectsummereveningwrap #dreamingofsummer2021
More super yummy bread complete with a baked in heart ♥️ #bakingbreadathome #flourwatersaltyeast
This beautiful blue #merinobraid dyed by @cloud9fiberworks is perfect for a snowy winter’s day #spinnersofinstagram #spinningmyownyarn #canadiandyers

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