Tammy

A Canadian living in France with her Dutch hubby after 17 years in the Netherlands. A total TV and movie junkie who is never not knitting. She also enjoys other crafts, nail art, cuddling her dogs and general geekery. Otherwise just working on getting by and making a life for herself in her 'new' country.

Designer WIP-itis. It’s a thing.

One of the things I see most while kicking around craft groups is the dreaded never ending WIPs. Everyone has them, unless they are incredibly organised and never distracted, which is not me. Not by a long shot! I’m exactly the opposite of that, in fact! I see a lot of makers talking about how they have all these WIPs, …

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Chain Reaction Socks – Free Pattern

Hello everyone! I am back to share the pattern for my Chain Reaction Socks with you! As I mentioned in my previous post these are the perfect socks for crashing in front of the TV with your latest Netflix binge, or for on the go. There are only two rows of actual pattern work and the rest is all just knit, …

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Chain Reaction Socks – WIP

I figured it was time for an update on the Metropolis socks I posted about a little while ago! The socks are finished but I don’t have proper photos or the pattern written up just yet, but I do have some WIP photos and info to share. When I wrote my previous post, I wasn’t sure what I was going to do …

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Whirl Fine-Art: A Closer Look

Yesterday Scheepjes announced their new yarn, Whirl Fine-Art, which is taking Whirl to a whole new level! It still has the long, beautiful colour changes we all love, but now in a Superfine Merino blend in DK weight. It is the same blend as in the Merino Soft line, which means they are a perfect match for using together in whatever gradient project …

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Mad About Metropolis

Hello friends! Wow, it really has been a spectacularly long time, hasn’t it? As usual, so much has changed since I last wrote, I don’t even know where to begin. We’ve moved AGAIN, and are now living in the very south of France in the city of Montpellier. It was a very rough year, 2019, for various reasons, which lead to this …

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Scheepjes Yarn 7 Bookazine: REEF (-A-Long!)

Scheepjes has recently announced the release of their new YARN Bookazine, issue 7: REEF. For the month of May, in our International and Dutch Facebook groups, we are having a REEF-A-Long where members can choose from the beautifully colourful projects in this issue and work on them together! I actually REEF-A-Longed before it was cool! I didn’t submit a design …

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Natural Yarn Dyeing: Dandelions

One thing I’ve wanted to try for a really long time is dyeing my own wool. I think it’s a bit of a natural progression, getting into knitting or crochet, then spinning and once you get into all of that dyeing is never far behind. For many who get into fiber arts, I have become curious about mostly every aspect …

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Elemental Knitting Series (Water): Glacia Shawl WIP

Hey everyone! I thought I’d pop by with a bit more info about the Glacia Shawl that I’ve been working on for the first instalment of my Elemental Knitting series. As I mentioned in my earlier post this series is an idea I came up with to help knitters become a little more comfortable and knowledgeable about their stitches. This isn’t …

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