wintery days

Cold wintery days are here. Small blustering gusts of snow glitter in the air and the cold nips at my nose now.  Time for hot cocoa with little marshmallows dotting the tops, warm cosy duvets, DVD marathons on the weekends off, and knitting.  I can't wait to finish this cowl and wear it out.  I'm sure my nose will appreciate it too.

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Miss Cris

constructing autumn pieces

Lately I can't stop thinking about the fun I'm going to have being hands on with my Autumn wardrobe.  This Wiksten tank pattern has been on my wish list for ages and I've already got fabric in mind.  The tank will be my practice before I use Megan Nielsen's Darling Ranges dress sew along to construct my dress right.  I think a fabric I like, but can use as a try out first would be best.  Pattern sizing isn't always my forte.

catching up

I've spent a lot of time away from my blog lately.  Summer has been busy.  Most of the time I've had has been spent looking after my garden at mum's place and knitting.  

I plan to use my space here more to share recipes and all these projects I got going on dreaming up in my head.  Tons of sewing plans!  Up in the top right I've got Quill in progress...The wool is just the softest and thinnest wool I have used before.  I think I really like lace weight wool.

What have you been up to lately?

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Miss Cris

Just some things

1. these seeds, because I thought I would never find them.

2. this shirt, because I love bike riding more than anything and miss it so much.

3. this pattern, because I know as soon as I am done I'll have to wear it out some place fun.

So far this week (it's only Monday!) I've enjoyed several cups of tea, told myself to pick up that green house kit, and perhaps that kitchen scale to enjoy some of the yummy recipes Ai has posted over at her blog.  Ai inspires me so much!  I think I'll even make it to the St. Lawrence Market this upcoming Saturday before work.  Pork belly might be on the menu. 

other things:

i would really like a few pairs of these since I can't wear normal ones.

this whole post got me so excited for picnic weather!

pesto looks even more inviting thanks to this video post

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Miss Cris

Gardening Adventures pt.1

This, my friends, is only the beginning to my gardening adventures.  Last year I came to a compromise with my mother that I would be the one to take care of our garden.  What a huge task!  Was I thinking right?  Who knows!

The forever-optimistic-me knows that this will end in learning.  Perhaps I won't have the largest harvest I could of  had, but I will have gained myself a smarter, greener person for next years attempt.

My tasks that lie ahead of me are piling up to breaking deeper ground further up for tomatoes and beans, the addition or better soil and fertilizer, and probably removing some of this clay, with a few bazillion other things.

All the best to those other Plant geeks out there.  Wish me luck everyone!


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Miss Cris

my week in things

This, dearies, is how I started out my week.  Macarons from Le Petite Thuet on King St.W  The salted caramel flavour wasn't bad, but the coconut was the best!  (I had forgotten I hated raspberry anything) They ran out of mint chocolate, which I still want to try.

That beautiful sweater up there in mint, it's my new favourite anything.  It's so soft and drapes longer in the back.  I have a million possibilities in my mind to be wearing it and I cannot wait until the weather warms up for everyone to see it.
I've also been busy crocheting up some new coasters for my teacup to sit on.  My old one is pretty used up.  I love that it's wool and recycled. This one is made from a yarn that can be, once knitted, used as a wash cloth!

This last week of February (and the beginnings of March, yay!) came and went quite pleasantly.  I'm ready for you Spring!
How about everyone else?

other things:
since my skirt is on hold, this is next!
i love the idea about pinterest, but this made me think twice.

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Miss Cris

weekend adventures

Since catching this horrible cold Thursday, I've been pinned inside.  Instead of wasting my time worrying about whether I'll ditch this cold by work or not, I decided to pick up my crocheting again.  Yarn-bending anyone?  I made this lovely light and airy pound cake too.  Today just topped it all off with fresh home made pizza.  I never want take out again!

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Miss Cris