At the end of last year my mum asked me if I could make her a shawl. Mum NEVER asks me to knit her anything so of course I immediately said yes. She wanted a shawl to wear with a new dress for a special occasion *last week* one that she could pin around her shoulders but also one that she could use as a layering piece over her jacket… Read More »Miss Dashwood | Celtic Cast On
Pattern:Groovy Socks by Caroline Hegwer Yarn:Knit Picks Felici in Building Blocks My Rav project page My Groovy socks were actually finished in December I could just not get the right lighting to snap some pics of these. Turns out my bro has tons of natural light at his house so I took advantage the last time we visited and got pics of a couple of pairs of socks. My Smokestack pics… Read More »FO: Groovy Socks | Celtic Cast On
I’ve been spending a lot of time in the kitchen as of late. Since changing my dietary needs I’ve had to be more aware of what’s on hand and what can be made for each meal that follow my guidelines. I’m loosely following Paleo but not putting as much emphasis on meat as paleo seems to do. I’m learning as I go and creating some yummy things with a few tweaks… Read More »In The Kitchen: Dinner and a Dessert | Celtic Cast On
We have been battling snow storms lately…. We were blathered with a huge dumping of snow last weekend which left T and I snowed in. It was a tonne of heavy snow so we took advantage of our situation and…. went out to play. A couple of days later we woke up to another snowed in situation! After shovelling off the deck and clearing paths we again decided more playtime… Read More »Snowed In | Celtic Cast On
Pattern:Smokestack Socks by Tanis Lavallee Yarn:Tanis Fiber Arts Purple Label Cashmere Sock in the Dove colourway My Rav Project Page I recently had the pleasure of testing another pattern for Tanis Fiber Arts The Smokestack Socks pattern is another timeless classic, a unisex pattern that will suit absolutely anyone! Smokestack is the sock version of her Brixter hat, genius and works perfectly in sock form. I love the simple mix… Read More »Smokestack Socks | Celtic Cast On
Since last summer I’ve been having some health issues and suffering from GERD. It is not a fun disease and being in pain after eating anything is no fun at all. As a result of this I have had to really change what I’m eating and probably the biggest thing is trying going Gluten, Dairy and Wheat Free. I can see a big change with the dairy already although I… Read More »Gluten Free Pumpkin Muffins | Celtic Cast On
Pattern:Spate by Jane Richmond Yarn:Madelinetosh DK Twist in Saffron My Rav Project Page *Pics taken by T! My little photographer did well!* I didn’t think I would have time to knit anything for the Olympics this year but since we had a snowy weekend I managed to start a pair of Spates. I’ve been wanting to knit this pattern since I reviewed Journey but just haven’t had the time. Jane… Read More »Spates | Celtic Cast On
I finally got pictures of my finished Carolina Socks Taking self portraits of socks in ‘just the right light’ is incredibly hard and frustrating! After 3 weeks of trying this and that I finally caved and let Moose take these ones for me. Pattern:Carolina Socks by Monkey Toes Yarn:Three Ewes Twisted in Fiber Ewephoric Sock in the Wild Thing colourway. **This company is no longer in business but you can… Read More »FO: Carolina Socks | Celtic Cast On
Thank you to all that entered The Scrumptious Collection giveaway The random number generator chose #11 Monica of Sweet Purls A couple of weeks ago T found this Rebecca Danger pattern I was working on. I kind of forgot about it for some reason or another but all that was left to do was stuff the baby monster, add eyes and seam the bottom. That seemed like a pretty easy… Read More »Daphne and Delilah | Celtic Cast On
I’m delighted to be part of a blog/podcast tour bringing you a review of The Scrumptious Collection 3! A gorgeous collection of 13 designs using FyberspatesScrumptious yarn that comes in a variety of colours and from lace weight to chunky. The designs include 3 sweaters, 2 cardigans and 8 accessories. If you follow the tour you will likely see these fabulous designs several times over but today I wanted to highlight… Read More »The Scrumptious Collection 3 – Review and Giveaway! | Celtic Cast On