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  • Summer Reading 2019

    Summer Reading 2019

    Summer reading: read and to-be-read. Also, aloud to the children, The Book Thief.

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  • Little Blueberry Pie

    Little Blueberry Pie

    Tiny wild blueberry pie! The process: kayak in search of blueberries; find a small patch (scarce pickings from lack of rain)

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  • Armscote Manor Wool Arrived for Fall Knitting

    Armscote Manor Wool Arrived for Fall Knitting

    Armscote Manor Wool has arrived to usher in the fall knitting season. This is a plump and airy DK yarn (we’re knitting it at worsted gauge for our sample sweater) from the fleeces of a grazing flock of rare breed Portland sheep

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  • Pam Dress in Progress

    Pam Dress in Progress

    Started this 3 years ago! Maybe it will be finished this year.

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  • Lovage Sweater Finished Photos

    Lovage Sweater Finished Photos

    Finished! The Wool Brokers 2 Ply Shetland colours: 203, FC24, FC34, FC41, 1283 Mix, 36, 052, 12 Mix

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  • Winding by The Ocean

    Winding by The Ocean

    A beautiful day!

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  • Finished Lovage Sweater

    Finished Lovage Sweater

    Jamieson and Smith lovage sweater.

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  • Progress on Lovage Sweater

    Progress on Lovage Sweater

    Progress Marie Wallin Knits Lovage.

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  • Early Morning Baking

    Early Morning Baking

    Early morning baking. Haven’t been able to get the best rise with this recipe but the texture and taste are amazing! Picture of the slice as soon as it’s cooled. Breadtopia Pain de Campagne

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  • Baking Bread

    Baking Bread

    Yum!

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  • Barberton Daisy Ubuntu Centre Progress

    Barberton Daisy Ubuntu Centre Progress

    Working on centre motif for Barberton Daisy Ubuntu in koigu kpm.

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  • Cable and Moss Stitch Cardigan Sample

    Cable and Moss Stitch Cardigan Sample

    Mayu has been knitting away on the cable and moss stitch cardigan in Armscote Manor Portland Wool. It’s exciting to be welcoming this beautiful yarn to our shop in a few months and we’re knitting a sample sweater in preparation.

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  • Blooming Waterlily

    Blooming Waterlily

    First bloom.

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  • Rigid Heddle Essentials Fall Weaving Class

    Rigid Heddle Essentials Fall Weaving Class

    We’ve just posted a new weaving class for the fall—Rigid Heddle Essentials with textile artist Amanda Wood.

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  • Rice-Filled Burlap Felting Pillow

    Rice-Filled Burlap Felting Pillow

    Such a good idea, rice-filled burlap felting pillow.

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  • All Purpose Carrying Case

    All Purpose Carrying Case

    Beautiful accessories from Twig and Horn: Interchangeable Needle Cases and All Purpose Carrying Case

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  • Lovage Sweater Tree Motif

    Lovage Sweater Tree Motif

    Loving the emerging tree motif, soft green against a bright pink background.

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  • Eastern Fox Snake

    Eastern Fox Snake

    An Eastern Fox Snake paid us a visit this week! Big with beautiful markings, a great camouflage on our rocky shoreline. Looks a lot like the Massasauga Rattlesnake (poisonous and endangered) but the eyes tell the story

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  • Eco Friendly Burlap Needle Felting Pillows

    Eco Friendly Burlap Needle Felting Pillows

    So happy with our burlap needle felting pillows as a more eco friendly alternative to foam. Rice-filled and patchable when they show wear, the pillows make a great surface for needle felting. A big thank you to Infiknitbuzz for sourcing these for us.

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  • Sleeves Joined on Lovage Sweater

    Sleeves Joined on Lovage Sweater

    Morning knitting on Marie Wallin Knits Lovage. Sleeves joined!

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