Well. Just got a notification that my Shetland Wool Week Annual is on the way. Of course. Just as Canada Post returns to strike. (for the record: I don't object to workers going on strike. I know they're worried. And my SWWA will get here. Eventually.)

Sigh. I bought eyes for the Derpy I'm making for my GD. I bought them and they were sitting here on my desk and now? I'm ready to put eyes on and I cannot find them. I see that Chateau Bornais has ONE set left, and I will be making a bee-line for their booth at the KW Knitters' Fair tomorrow.

Tonight's the night! September is the beginning of the guild year, but it's not too late to join as either a full member or a social member (an excellent option if you crochet and are looking for other yarnies - my partner joined to talk crochet!).

I'd subscribed to this channel because there are lots of cool videos, and this one popped up this morning. Crocheted Jasmine Gajra: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBZ8...

Programming worked very hard this year to get us another round of amazing speakers -- I'm so exited to see Sarah Schira kick off the guild year! #Knitsky

Okay there is no brown on these, they’re all just lovely buttery yellow. Costco has boxes of organic Canadian ginger for $9.99, and I dried it. Mostly to add to tea. It was really lovely.

Are you as excited as we are about the #KWKnittersFair2025? Get involved, help out for a couple of hours, and get into the event for free, & enter a special door prize draw just for volunteers! Fill out the form here to sign up: www.kwkg.ca/fair/volunte...

We're set up for our final Night Market! Come visit us at the Waterloo Public Library until 10pm tonight! #shoplocal #craftmarket #kitchenerwaterloo #whatelseareyoudoingtonight?

So, I *am* a K-Pop person and I still didn't think the movie was for me. And then discovered my GD was obsessed with it. And told me I should watch it. So we did, and now I'm making her a Derpy for her birthday. Along with some other really good girl-power books for the gift.

Well. Some good came out of the AC strike -- for me. Got a call from the surgeon's office yesterday to say, it's short notice, can you make an appointment tomorrow? I mean, yes? Who turns down a specialist appointment. Found out the reason talking to the doctor.

Wed. August 16 is Kick Cancer's Butt Day when donations to Great Cycle Challenge Canada are matched by the Garron Family. Double your impact funding the fight against kids' cancer by donating towards my fundraising goal of $500 here: greatcyclechallenge.ca/riders/RobLee2

We're SO CLOSE 🙏 www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

Because Ignatius Farm is taking a fallow year, I went and looked at a number of places doing farm shares -- found a nice, small, woman-owned farm who was trying out delivery to Guelph. Signed up. Was very happy, but she had to cancel deliveries to Guelph because too few people had joined in.

Yes, of course I pre-ordered a gnome kit. I missed out on the December mystery knit-along last year, and I'm really happy to see a kit available through a LYS and a fave dyer, Feisty Fibres. Yep, I went bold. #knit flyingsquirrelfineyarns.com/products/gna...

Okay, I think I’m officially a crocheter. In other news, avoid the first day of the Mary Maxim tent sale. Especially if you are sick with a miserable cold (yes I was masked, the full force of it only hit after two hours in the line to pay).

Thanks to partner I’m managing to get some things done this summer despite the knee injury. Today: walnut pesto.

Several people has told me I am a fool to have left Facebook. I did so because I wanted to take a stand against Zuckerberg. Seems I am alone in this. www.jaywalkingguelph.ca When I survey audiences, no one says "I saw you on Bluesky" they still say "Facebook I think"

My partner is a kind person who donates loads of time and money to others, and one of the things he does is this yearly ride. It's a tough time, I know, but if you can donate, we'd really appreciate it, and if you can't, but you can pass it on, please do. greatcyclechallenge.ca/riders/RobLee2

We went out to the Erin Feast of Fibre this morning, mostly so I could do some door prize shopping for the upcoming @kwknittersguild.bsky.social guild year. Can’t show you the lovely thing I bought but I can share my own purchases.

Knitting/crochet friends: I have an umbrella swift my dad made for me (out of like, popsicle type sticks) and it's starting to fall apart. I would like a sturdy but cost effective one -- preferably under $100, but definitely not one of the cheapo plastic ones. Recommendations? #knit #crochet

The plan is to do a cupboard clean out and reorganization. The knee injury means I’m not able to do that. But we got some nifty containers (Canadian made) and we’re slowly getting things into them.

With the first Canadian Creatives Starter Pack full to the brim, I've launched version 2, coined CANUCK CREATIVES. Follow and/or recommend someone who deserves to be represented. That "someone" might be you :) go.bsky.app/KtvfDVp

OMG. Stunning. I'm resisting for the moment (too many projects stacked up and project paralysis ie I cannot figure out what to start). But OMG. craftyintentions.com#/geodes/

The ULA+LIA Kickstarter is back for another year -- Jon Hetts was a speaker at the KW Knitters' guild this past year, and I bought some of the laceweight Yak yarn then. I've been waiting for the Kickstarter, and you bet I backed it! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ula...

Sigh. Against my better judgement, I used liquid pectin for my lilac jelly (as per the recipe). I hesitated in the store, because the only time I've had jelly not set is when I used liquid pectin. I am regretting. My jelly showed all the signs that it would set, but it isn't setting. I am sad.

Adventures in new farm share.

Look, it’s a teeny bit off kilter and funky but it looks like what it’s supposed to be. This pushed my crochet skills, which is always a good thing. #crochet

Blue canarye yn the outlette by the lighte swicche Who waccheth ovir thee Make a litel dovecote yn thy soul

Okay, it looks a bit funky because I’ve done some fudging where I struggled with counting in crochet, but it has eyes and it’s looking like a thing. For a first effort, I can live with it. #crochet.

Every Canadian has only three friends.

Have you voted yet?

If you are Canadian, have you voted yet? If not there is still time! Vote!

I don't know if my occasional pleas/reminders for people to go vote actually help, but hey, maybe they do. Please go vote tomorrow, Canadians. Please. (OMG, I don't know if I can sleep tonight I'm so stressed.) #ElbowsUp

Tour time! guelpharts.ca/programs/wal... Explore Guelph this year. Bring your friends.

My goodness, I love Nardwuar interviews. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3yy...

Guelph and area peeps: I won this amazing print from House of Anansi press and I want to get it framed properly. Do any of you have recommendations of a framer who could do a good job for me?

I suppose it's time to remind everyone that polls don't vote, people vote, and y'all, you need to get out and vote. (Also, just because 47 is quiet right now doesn't mean he still doesn't want us as the 51st state. He very much does.) #ElbowsUp

Referendums. On. New. Federal. Taxes. OMG. I mean. Just. And don't get me started on the fact that the one person in our household who has the federal dental plan will be the only one to have it, because it won't be available to me. OMG. #ElbowsUp

Wait up. Tell me again he's not like That Dude to the south of us who also did this. Yeah. Yeah. (I recognize there are issues here in the realm of disability/access etc., and we need that addressed, but this isn't that. This is culture war stuff.) #ElbowsUp www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

We did the thing.

"Say, 'Defund the CBC', one more time, asshole."

Spring Sale! All my patterns on Etsy, Ravelry, Payhip and the Littletheorem Knits website are half price with coupon code SPRING2025. The code is valid for a week, until midnight (GMT) on 24th April. There’s a linktree link in my bio ❤️❤️❤️ #knitsky #knittersofbluesky

Polls don’t win elections! Votes do! Your voice matters for the future of Canada. This could be the most important election of our lifetime. Make it count. Get out and vote! #cdnpoli #Elxn2025 #NeverPoilievre #ElectionsCanada

It's mind-boggling that the CBC has no Bluesky presence. And yes, I wrote to them.

Canadians: POLLING. IS. NOT. VOTING. POLLS DO NOT VOTE. YOU DO. Feel that I need to emphasize this right now. Please don't give in to apathy. Please look at the platforms, look at what is being shared (esp. for candidates that aren't answering questions). But PLEASE go and vote. PLEASE.

Ah, bless Nardwuar for being a ray of sunshine in a challenging world: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZmh...

So. Having hit a plateau in my knee replacement/post-shingles recovery, I decided that it was time to start pushing myself a little. I've been looking into the idea of interval walking. What I need is a playlist, with songs set at various RPMs to encourage me to speed up/slow down.

Anyone interested in learning Tunisian crochet: Lori Harrison of Aklori Designs (who wrote the book Exploring Tunisian Crochet) is teaching an Intro to Tunisian Crochet on Zoom. payhip.com/b/OXibW