Last weekend, I gave up tickets to see Jack Johnson. Tickets that were a very special and sweet surprise for my birthday from 黃厚巽… I know, I hang my head in shame… but I had to, in order to attend Urban Yarn‘s presentation of Kaffe Fassett at the University Golf Club. Over 200 Vancouver fans…

Last week, the frenzy surrounding Stephanie’s [Knitting Olympics](http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/olympics2006.html) got me thinking — what would be challenging for me to knit in 16 days? And really, the answer would be “anything”. Even a single sock would be challenging for me to knit in 16 days — the challenge being finding the time to do it. But…

It’s getting cold in Vancouver. I know, I know, “cold” is relative since it’s not cold like Vermont… but hey, I just got back from sunny California. My hands and feet freeze up in my office because I’m mostly sitting at my computer, moving at the absolute minimum, typing away. Last week, the handspun yarn…

What can I say? This vest was fun, fast and easy to knit. I’m wearing it today and just love it. Here are my finishing photos: Crazy looking tube vest This is the top edge of the vest — I didn’t bind off just yet. I just strung the stitches onto some waste yarn so…

Why yes, I do knit. But I’m feeling pulled in all directions — should I knit something for my dad’s upcoming 60th birthday, or all those friends and colleages who are newly pregnant, or be selfish and knit for myself? Well, let’s see… I’m knitting for myself. Awful, aren’t I? For me, me, me! I…

Another day, another stash acquisition! Mmm, that’s right, I’m stashing for Fall projects now… [Little Knits](http://www.littleknits.com) is closing out their Cascade yarns, so I broke down and bought a pack of Cascade 220 for my St. Brigid… It was wonderfully priced at $4 something per skein. Funny, Cascade 220 isn’t sold at any of the…

I just picked up a copy of Alice Starmore’s “Pacific Coast Highway” from an interlibrary loan. Realize that this same book just sold for $256 CDN on Ebay this past weekend. _Crazy, I tell you, crazy._ There are just two items that I might make out of here: the Grant Avenue vest and the Abalone…

After a bit of swatching (in the round, well, flat with long loops), I finally decided on a colourway for Meg’s Fair Isle Cardigan. Instead of the warmer browns/heathers in the original cardigan, I chose cooler greys and plums for my version. I’m using Jamieson’s Spindrift in Black, Granite, Oxford, White, Loganberry, and Raspberry. See,…