& We Need Music Too...

Hi friends!

I've been in crazy knitting mode as of late - soooo muchh knitting.  The auntie/baby fever is riding at an all-time high, I must admit!

I finally went to the store yesterday & picked up a bunch of new yarns!  More Cascade Magnum for an infinity scarf order, some organic cotton, as well as some more of the Debbie Bliss Rialto.  Today has been quite the productive "cotton-filled" day:  housewarming presents (1 customized dishcloth, 4 matching coasters), organic coffee sleeve...

Blue Sky Alpacas - Multi Cotton in Gherkin

I'll be posting up photos later this week to share with you.  =D

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In the meantime...

I was over at  Kyla's last week.. & we jammed!  It was honestly my first time singing with someone else.  (I started taking lessons in January - following 8 months of it during acting school!)  

We got to play on her toy piano - she strummed her guitar, I played a couple melodies.. then we recorded us singing together.  Yup, we covered "Wonderwall by Oasis" - a classic!

- Click here to hear our cover on Kyla's SongBlog -

Kyla & I with all our instruments!

A little background info - we were paired up as scene partners while we were in the Canada's National Voice Intensive earlier this year!  We were cast as Hero (me) & Ursula (her) in Shakespeare's play, "Much Ado About Nothing".  Our friendship has blossomed & we totally re-did our dinner and wine night like what you would find in the film, "Julie & Julia".  It was super cute!

Hopefully one day we will sing together again (she's moving away =(.. so, I guess I will have to go visit!).  I think our voices compliment each other's quite well - so happy she helped me break out of my singing shell!  Loveeeee, oh love.

Thanks for reading!  xx.

& We're Back.. =)

I've picked up my knitting needles again after a short month break!  It's been a crazy month full of ups & downs, in more ways than one.  But my Addis have never left my side.

A quote for any other artist out there lost in the cyclic void or oblivion - you will find your way out.

"Art only prevails; it can never ever fail you."

Stay tuned... lots of knits are coming..  ; )

Thanks for all the LOVE.  xx.

Spring Awakening

It is official - I think Spring is making it's way here in Vancouver!  The daylight lengthening, the weather milder.  

You step outside, your mind still & you take in that cool breath of air.  You feel that path of air travel into your body, to your heart.  & suddenly everything feels at ease.

Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC

Well, sometimes I get this feeling out of knitting.  Sometimes, I want to poke my eyeballs out with my precious Addi needles. 

"BAHHHH.. ripping out at least 36 rows & I'm not sure how many I've ripped out & oh my.. can even get all the stitches back on the needle the right way!? !*(@$&$@*" 

Extra Long Men's Double Knitted Cashmere Fisherman Ribbed Scarf 

Sound familiar?  You know what I'm talking about.  Went back to Bikram Yoga for the first time in a long time today with the intention of making it regular practise ;).  It reminded me how much stillness is needed in our lives.

Same goes for everything else, even knitting.  The times I'm trying to plow through orders with brain jacked up on "Must finish.  Need to Finish.  Must Knit Faster." chants, are the times.  My brain suffocates, you must allow breath to reach your mind.  

Believe that the work (knitting) will just happen on auto-pilot then.  It will feel easy and your projects will be completed before you know it.   = ) 

Completed in 38 hours!!

For me, Fibre Art is another channel of meditation for me & I hope you can find the same type of benefits through discovering your own art! 

Low & behold, then there are also the times that I'm just continuously watching "Beverly Hills  90210" ('90s seasons) on Netflix while working on my orders...  

Beverly Hills 90210 (Original Cast)

Do what works for you & remember to breathe.  Trust that you will get it done.  xx.