I was excited to hear yesterday that the Canadian government has officially recognized the Coast Salish Cowichan sweater as having national historic significance! The Coast Salish have a rich tradition of arts and crafts, and the sweaters are one of my favourites. GO KNITTING! My inner (or outer, depending on how well you know me) cynic can’t [...]
I’ve been wanting to show you this, my reindeer sweater, ever since I finished it last week. I’m so happy with this sweater – the fit and the style. In fact, and this is a first for any article of clothing I’ve ever worn, within 5 minutes of leaving my house on the first day [...]
L. and I have decided to create our own knit along. We discovered a sweater knitting class offered in town at Three Bags Full but just couldn’t wait until February to start. So we’re going to start knitting our own next week. I think these are so beautiful. And I’m sure you’ve noticed their strong [...]