Champagne
I designed this neckwarmer last year for my friend’s birthday. Within 48 hours, I had spun and knitted it. I could not find a decent set of buttons in my st...
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Nanotube mitts
Ever seen a sheet of graphene? Carbon atoms in a sheet of graphene assemble into an hexagonal lattice, which resembles a honey comb. Take a sheet of graphene...
Knitting and men in uniform
Last week in Halifax, a beautiful ship named Esmeralda (complete with lots of men in uniform) was about to leave the harbor. So I sat in a ray of sun and wat...
Knitting libido is back
Fall is here and we had a couple of cold nights here in Montreal, which urges me to knit a couple of warm items. After a hot and humid summer, my knitting l...
Skinny sari scarf
A couple of weeks ago, I knitted nearly a whole scarf at a conference. It’s a new bad habit of mine. Eh.
Pierrot’s Scarf
I live in Montreal where winter can be very rude at times (like -30C in January). On one of those freezing evening, I was waiting for the bus with my friend ...
Feather and fan shawl
My sister in law got married this summer, and I bought a new dress for this special occasion. It was a beautiful sleeveless blue and green silk dress with su...
Baby booties
Three of my friends are pregnant. Three! A couple of years ago, we were wild party animals (well, sort of) and now we are all settled down, serious and well-...
Conference baby hat
As I already said, last week I was at a conference. In fact, I attended various symposia for four days in a row and sitting on an straight chair for several ...
Mom’s mitts
My favorite hand-warmers for everyday use is an hybrid between mittens and fingerless gloves. The fingerless part is useful to manipulate my keys, bus pass, ...
Fembot progress
The fembot knits up quickly, even if I have tons of other things to do. Here’s a picture of her head :
Le robot
What was this yarn I bought yesterday for? Hmmm… I’ll give you clue :