Category Archives: Knitting

A visit to Philosophers Wool

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Leslie

I first discovered Philsophers Wool a few years ago, when I stumbled upon a book of their Fair Isle sweater patterns in a library in Colorado. Since then I’ve admired them for their commitment to producing local, natural, and fair … Continue reading →

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brief update

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Leslie

Clearly I deserve some sort of award for Blog Neglect, but the briefest of updates as to my goings-on in fibre arts these days: – More classes at Ariadne; – Devoting time to building an inventory to sell at Puces … Continue reading →

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no more plastic shopping bags

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Leslie

I was recently surprised to learn that those ubiquitous accessories of consumer culture, polyethylene plastic shopping bags, have been banned in multiple countries (unfortunately not the US or Canada). They’ve been banned for good reason, as not only are they … Continue reading →

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pondering the 100-mile yarn diet

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Leslie

Even though the phrase ‘carbon footprint’ has only recently entered my official vocabulary, for a long time I’ve made the effort to shop locally whenever possible, especially when it comes to food. It makes a lot of sense to me: … Continue reading →

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babies everywhere! (and Ariadne Knits)

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Leslie

I have so many friends who are having kids right now (and oddly, all of them have had girls so far), so it’s bootie/baby sock mania for me. I found this pattern for lacy baby socks and quickly knit up … Continue reading →

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bon voyage, wee tiny socks

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Leslie

The wee tiny socks, ready for their new role as mail art: My first attempt at using watercolours since kindergarten. Oh, and that’s a ship diagram between the socks (with navigational lights).

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Adventures in felting

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Leslie

I don’t have a lot of experience with felting (or, to be more correct in this case, fulling). In fact, I can only think of one felted object I made before I decided to jump in and make both a … Continue reading →

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