Category: Crochet
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Calming Waters Shawl…Inspired by the West Coast
The Calming Waters Shawl…Inspired by the West Coast, particularily Vancouver where this picture is taken. Vancouver is one of my most favourite places to visit and just be! I had the pleasure of living there for 2 years many years ago. Love everything about it, but then I am a city girl by heart. I…
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What’s New…Rose Onie Scarf Collection in New Colours
What’s New…Rose Onie Scarf Collection in new colours. Just a peek into what I have been busy designing in the last few weeks. These Rose Onie designs are all custom orders from wonderful clients that wanted to add their own inspiration and style to my Rose Onie Design. The darker ones give a wonderful eclectic…
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I love Roses…new designs
They are likely my favourite flower of all. So many colours to choose from with different characters and beauty abounding from their leaves and petals. I especially love the aroma they share, it is soft and delicate and oh so lovely. With roses in my mind I decided to design a style that was different…
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Victory in Victoria…Yarn finds of course!
Victory in Victoria, B.C…..Yarn finds of course! One of my favourite things to do while on holidays is to check out the local knitting stores to see what they offer. I find most knitting stores are very different and each have their own unique style and character. I managed to squeeze in two fabulous knitting…
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Eclectic Essence Collar Scarves
Eclectic Essence Collar Scarves were one of my new designs last Fall. I wanted to combine various hand painted merino wools with other wonderful fibers including Alpaca, LLama, Cashmere, Silk and other fine yarns. A small collar style neck warmer style scarf that was light, warm and cozy. Then embellish to add that special touch and…
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New Fall designs…Ruffle Lace Collar Scarf
I have been working on my Fall and Winter Designs over the past month and getting some of the ideas out of my head. Here is another one of my new designs for Fall, the Ruffle Lace Collar Scarf. These are done in Malabrigo Hand painted Rios Yarn. A lovely worsted weight with amazing colours. I wanted…
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Dreaming of the Ocean…Eclectic Waves Scarf, Ear Warmer, Fingerless Gloves
Dreaming of the Ocean inspired the new Fall collection the Eclectic Waves Ear Warmer and Fingerless Gloves sets that compliment the Eclectic Waves neck warmer scarves. These designs have a water theme and are based on the ocean or a body of water at different times of the day. The Teal collection is the ocean…
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What’s new today…a peek at what I have been making
What’s new today and a peek at what I have been making. I just finished one of the Rose Onie Scarves in a lovely Silver Grey. Again I used the Diamond Yarn luxury Aran weight Super Wash Merino Wool. The silver grey has a hint of blue undertone to it which adds such a lovely touch. …
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Inspired by our Heritage
Inspired by your heritage is something that can be exhilarating to do and of great importance in ones life. Who you are is greatly influenced by your family’s history and background on various levels. I recently spent a fantastic afternoon at the Local Heritage Festival. I highly suggest you take a visit to your local festival of similar…
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My Knitting has gone to the Dogs!
My knitting has gone to the dogs, Mocha in this case. This is our family dog Mocha who is an amazing dog for sure. The only thing negative about her is she would probably lick you to death. 🙂 The other day she was bugging me to play with her so I grabbed my daughters…
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