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On Saturday I took the car in to be serviced. The repairs were going to take a couple hours so I headed over to the coffee shop to have a nice cup of tea and work on my knitting project. So I ordered my tea and sat down in one of the over-stuffed, leather chairs in the corner, pulled out the mittens I’ve been working on and set to knitting. That’s when the gentleman beside me piped up, “you’re too young to be doing that!”. In the back of my mind I was a little offended, when is it too young to learn a valuable, tactile skill that improves motor skills and can foster literacy and social skills??! Instead of being abrupt I told him he would be surprised to know that there is a whole community of young fiber artists and all he’d have to do was a little internet research to discover the going-ons in the knitting world. I went on to back my argument with a segment from CBC radio where they interviewed a photographer with one of the only dark rooms left on the lower mainland. The photographer went on to say that more and more high school aged people were coming in to use his dark room because they are tired of sitting in front of a computer, fiddling with photoshop. They’re craving the hands-on aspect of the craft and the magic of having an image appear before their eyes.

I  believe that society, with economic times and growing technology, has come full circle and we are getting back to out roots and the basics for survival. People want to know how it’s made and want to try to make it.

What do you think? Is there a “too young”?

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Working out of town really cuts into one’s social life. I basically leave the house at quarter after six and am home again at 4ish, where two of those hours are spent driving and the other 8 are with 12-14 year olds who’s hormones are raging and their favorite past time is testing limits and pushing buttons. Needless to say, I’m exhausted at the end of the day… All I want to do is come home, eat something delicious that doesn’t take all night to make, knit and watch Fringe (a very entertaining, sci fi mystery about an FBI agent trying to solve messed up science mysteries. If you like CSI, you’ll LOVE fringe).

But that still doesn’t leave much time for a social life. This is where I reiterate that I LOVE RAVELRY.  I joined the local knit group on ravelry where I found women my age who also love to knit, we coordinated an evening where we meet at the local pub, drink beer (or pomegranate ciders), eat, knit and visit. We are inspired by others ideas and projects and the conversation is never boring.

I look forward to my weekly Stitch n’ Bitch! See you Wednesday Ladies!

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Well, I finally did it. I drafted my own pattern! I was sitting browsing the multitude of free patterns on Ravelry.com and thought to myself, “I’ve benefited to much from other people’s generosity, it’s time to give back.”   Here’s my contribution as a THANK YOU to all those out there who selflessly post amazing patterns. I’ve enjoyed them immensely!

I call it the Big Girl Bonnet, the flower on the side is made out of #2 sport weight yarn and the pattern in from Crochet Today in their free listings.

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I was browsing on Ravelry this morning and came across this cute slipper pattern.  I was drawn in by the versatility of it and am excited to make some. I thought I could put a rose or flower motif or add a strap to make cute mary janes… the possibilities are endless! I purchased the pattern from Mamachee and had an excellent shopping experience.

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Our new place is very cold and we don’t want to turn the baseboard heaters on to heat it so I’m making myself a wrap. I found this pattern and totally fell in love with it. I’ve started the squares and hope to get it done soon.

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