Handmade

A basket of puppies came to visit our neighbours ...but they still want a cat!

Every November I tell myself I will slow down and enjoy the process of creating Christmas gifts with my children and every November I promise to make hundreds of gnomes for the school winter fair and ...
okay, I am not panicking but where did November go???
I finally took the kids to a knitting cafe, The Purple Purl on a play-date and it was so cute to see them sitting in the chairs knitting away. That is, after I purchased them a drink, a snack and a ball of yarn. I must remind my self next time to set firm boundaries before we enter the cafe- like - no I will not buy you more wool at $12 a ball!
After that it was off to the OK Diner where we sat at the counter and they ordered ceasar salads and I ordered a burger- the complete opposite if what usually happens but I couldn't resist- I was in a diner!
Our next stop was across town to my most favourite place in the world though I have yet to sign up for a workshop- hence the name of the store is The Workroom. It is a sew and craft store where you can use the sewing machines by the hour. The space is so funky and the  fabric and patterns are similar to, if not, Amy Butler designs.I boldly bought a pattern of a funky tunic to motivate myself to learn to sew. I am trying to coax the owner into a sewing workshop for moms and daughters. Every town and city should have knitting cafe and a sewing workshop like these two places!

That is a Vietnamese Pot-Bellied Pig which we will not be considering- perhaps a cat...

Comments

[Katherine]

Oh, I wish we had a knitting cafe! But we do have a fabulous place with sewing machines by the hour (The Fancy Tiger); I'd love to take a class. They have Amy Butler fabrics (I love that tunic!) and others of that type. So far I've boldly bought a kit for a lunch bag and haven't touched it. I had ideas of making one for each child we know for Christmas....

[Jen]

So who is the Amy Butler of the knitting world?