by Leslee-Langlands | Jan 24, 2017 | Store, Stories
We were sad to note the passing of Mary Lou Vella recently. Mary Lou was one of the original “Loopy Loungers” back in 2012 when Roisin opened up the room as a communal knitting space. She was an amazingly fast knitter, loved sparkly things, helpful to less...
by Leslee-Langlands | Apr 29, 2016 | Roisin, Stories
Talk about a busman’s holiday. Roisin seems to have been knitting up a storm. Here’s some photos. Roisin in her “knitting corner” in Bob and Mylee’s almost-done kitchen/family room. I think she was working on this really...
by Leslee-Langlands | Feb 14, 2016 | knitting, Roisin, Stories, Sweaters
Phil modeling his ‘ould love aran sweater’ knit by Roisin, with love in (almost) every stitch. Phil has a ‘new love aran sweater’ knit by Roisin when they were first together, in traditional off-white wool (see below). The...
by Leslee-Langlands | Sep 25, 2015 | Crochet, Stories, vests
Now here’s a story. Joan (in this photo) was a schoolmate of Roisin’s in Ireland eons ago. She was visiting another schoolmate in Comox from the same class, same year. It was a small school, possibly 12 classmates and 4 of them,...
by Leslee-Langlands | Sep 24, 2015 | Hats, knitting, patterns, Roisin, Scarves, Stories
And here is the origin of the Snarf. Roisin’s daughter Maura modelling the Snarf mum knit for her. It was Maura who spotted the design on the recent visit to Montreal Roisin, Triona and Maura did in July. What daughters want Mums knit,...
by Leslee-Langlands | Jan 20, 2015 | blankets and throws, Children, Stories
I am a first time Great Aunt (I have been a great aunt for almost three decades now). My niece had a son on January 18. His name is Alexander and here he is wrapped in his Purple Blanket of Love, the second one I have knitted. I wrote about the first one, for...
