So as you know I attended Knit East this past weekend in New Brunswick`s lovely St. Andrew`s by the sea The event was held at the Algonquin Hotel Sarah and I organized a shawl/cowl swap for the event. We ended up with about 20 knitters taking part and we had a great time exchanging swaps. Here’s a group shot taken by the lovely Heidi I knit the Amberwell Shawl by… Read More »Knit East part 1 | Celtic Cast On
Things are super busy right now. T is back into the swing of her Fall activities We have been running here there and everywhere. I’ve been wrapping up test knits Packing for Knit East this weekend Blocking a shawl for a swap at Knit East Preparing to leave my baby overnight for the first time Thinking about a mindless project to take with me Not to mention laundry, and general… Read More »Busy Busy Busy | Celtic Cast On
I’m completely smitten with natural and white coloured knits right now. I felt the need to cast on for a warm Fall sweater. Something fitted with some yummy cables in a natural colour of course. I kept coming back to Tanis‘ pattern I Heart Aran and think it would be perfect with some jeans and a tall pair of boots. I am a bit excited to be wearing my boots… Read More »Au Naturel | Celtic Cast On
My version of Lily’s newest design in the works, Hallin! You may notice that in Lily‘s Hallin she used mohair ridges to add some texture to her tank. I knew I wanted to do stripes but the ridge and stripe combo just wasn’t working so I omitted the mohair and went with a fully striped version. I used two colours of Elann Lara for this tank. The same yarn I… Read More »Hallin | Celtic Cast On
What big ears you have…. What a long nose you have…. What itty bitty front teeth you have… If you are expecting the big bad wolf you won’t find him here. Unless of course you try to hurt her family they big bad Moolee will be on your tail! It’s my gentle protector, ever quiet ever faithful and ever protecting her herd. Feeling the love for my Molly girl!
Here’s a look at my newest test knit for Lily I’m opting for a little bit of nautical inspiration with this one and I’m hope it turns out as planned. It’s going to be fabulous with my new loafers. *cue sailor dance* FO soon!
Ok I just couldn’t wait to show you all my finished knit. It was so nice out yesterday that I blocked it out in the sun during the day, sewed buttons on and took pictures during the evening. Presenting….. Agatha! This was a test knit for Andi of Untangling Knots using Cascade 220. I knew I wanted to knit this when I first saw glimpses of Andi designing it back… Read More »Agatha | Celtic Cast On
~ Two of my favorite things are knitting and reading, and the evidence of this often shows up in my photographs. I love seeing what other people are knitting and reading as well. So, what are you knitting or crocheting right now? What are you reading? Take a photo and share it either on your blog or on Flickr. Knitting – I couldn’t resist joining in on the Solid Socks… Read More »Yarn Along 11 | Celtic Cast On
I have been trying to get pictures of this little fella for weeks now. At the beginning of Summer we began to notice wood slowly being piled up just before the bridge at The Pond at the bottom of The Ridge. People call it the Beaver pond but we had yet to see any signs of beavers there. Throughout Summer the shallow pond seemed to be getting higher and higher… Read More »Mr. Beaver | Celtic Cast On
Its been a while since I’ve Joining Ginny for Yarn Along. To be honest I haven’t been reading at all until I downloaded an audio book yesterday. So, what are you knitting or crocheting right now? What are you reading? Reading – I downloaded Little Princes by Connor Grennan from my local library’s site. I love that I can download audiobooks and ebooks for free from them. Although the selection… Read More »Yarn Along 10 | Celtic Cast On