Author Archives: sandi

About sandi

Knitter. Spinner. UFO wrangler. Sometime bead artist and weaver. 3 cats, 1 dog, 1 spouse, 1 crazy life.

Annual Freaky Time, plus knitting & spinning

Why, hello there. Yes, I dropped off the blog for a while. It’s been a long, weird winter here; as I type this, we are expecting freezing rain or hail or sleet or fire and brimstone tomorrow (depending on the … Continue reading

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in which I actually speak about my adventures with yarn

Time for a bit of knitting and spinning on this knitting/spinning blog, what do you think? I bet I’ll wander around as I usually do, however, so let’s see where my tapping fingers take me… I was going to do … Continue reading

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first post of 2013

Ah, the possibilities of a new year… I’ve already finished one project this new year, one I started about a month ago. I can’t show you the entire whatsit, nor can I tell you what the pattern is, because it … Continue reading

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Gratitudes

Hi, friends. I know some of you were starting to worry, what with the lack of posts and all. Hugs to everyone who thought of me, and who sent notes of caring and kindness. After a few weeks of Sucky … Continue reading

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Monday, give or take an hour of daylight

Last post, I was debating the all-consuming First World Problem of Clasps versus No Clasps on my Sandrilene: Yes, the clasps themselves are pretty.  Yes, I was incredibly clever and added glass flower beads to each sewn point. Yes, they … Continue reading

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October musings

This has been the view from my desk chair for most of the week: Today, however, the sky has apparently fallen, because all that yellow and gold and auburn is now on the ground. I do love autumn in Ontario. … Continue reading

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Quick post, with sheep

My laptop is currently having a hissy fit, so I’m doing a mini-post on my iPhone. We shall see if this works or not. I’ve been washing fleeces for days; my house is currently bedecked in random spots with nearly … Continue reading

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