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Archive for October 2017

Christmas Cactus crochet pattern

I have a gorgeous new addition to my Potted Plants range for you – a Christmas Cactus! The Christmas Cactus is a popular houseplant also known as Zygocactus, Schlumbergera, and Thanksgiving Cactus. It has flat, segmented stems that resemble leaves, and beautiful bright flowers. Christmas (or Thanksgiving) cacti are so named because they usually flower […]

Goat to Yarn to Goat

From Angora Goat to Mohair Yarn to Amigurumi Goat… …this is an an 8-year-long yarn story! Our story begins in 2009, in Ontario, Canada… I visited Wellington Fibres, a small farm that raises Angora goats. (In case you didn’t know, Angora bunnies produce angora fibre, and Angora goats produce mohair fibre – there’s no such […]

all change… again!

I have some huge news to share: I’m going back home to Canada in 6 weeks! Our South African adventure has given me some amazing experiences and a new viewpoint on the world, but I can’t wait to get back to the welcome safety of my beautiful adopted homeland. Happy Thanksgiving, Canada – I’ll be […]

teal ribbed sweater

This is sweater #10 of my ‘learn to knit by making a dozen self-designed sweaters’ project. (Here are links to #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 #8 and #9, if you’d like to see my progress.) After the success of my most complex design yet, I thought I’d try something a bit simpler, and […]

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