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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 May 31, 2017June 14, 2017

A Year of Canadian History – May

In this post, I continue my project for 2017, discussing interesting Canadians who lived around 1867 (the time of Confederation) in celebration of Canada's 150th…

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Posted on March 20, 2017

Some Great Podcasts – #TryPod

As a knitter and a person who commutes to school and often needs to drive for several hours at a time for work, I am…

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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!! đź’•#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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