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Snow Days!

Snow Days!

Wintery photos including my attempts at snowflake photography and dreamy snow scenes.

InformationAndrea RangelFebruary 16, 2021outside, outdoor photography, BC, Canada, Victoria, colours, color inspiration, vancouver island, nature photography, victoria, lagoon, birding, birders, geese, plant photography, snow, snowflakes, cattails, forest, lake Comments

Announcement: I'm going to be on Fiberside Chats!

Announcement: I'm going to be on Fiberside Chats!

Join me February 12 at 3pm Pacific for a one-hour Zoom session. I’m going to share my 6-step checklist for choosing the perfect yarn for every project.

announcementAndrea RangelFebruary 2, 2021event, class, yarn class, yarn substitution, knitting workshops, zoom, zoom class, fiberside chat, longmont yarn shoppe, video, announcement Comments

5 Underrated Tools Every Knitter Needs

5 Underrated Tools Every Knitter Needs

Five indispensable tools I use all the time in my knitting life and why I love them.

InformationAndrea RangelJanuary 19, 2021tools, tips, knitting, knit, knitters, steamer, ruler, needle gauge, counter, scale Comments

January Renewal

January Renewal

Every January I check in with myself and ask a series of contemplative questions to renew my intentions. Learn about my process and consider asking the questions for yourself.

InformationAndrea RangelJanuary 14, 2021color inspiration, color work, colourwork, renewal, reflection, contemplation, planning, intentions, dissent, dissent pullover, outfit, outfit post, sweater, sweater knittingComment

Winter Birding

Winter Birding

A double rainbow, wigeons, and pintails at the lagoon!

Free Wallpaper Images!

Free Wallpaper Images!

I picked nine free nature and yarn photos for you to use for your phone or tablet wallpaper home or lock screens.

InformationAndrea RangelDecember 14, 2020BC, Canada, colours, color inspiration, wallpaper, images, nature, nature photography, yarn, yarn love, yarn photography, andrea rangel

Twinkle Sock Chart!

Twinkle Sock Chart!

Twinkle is a new colour motif for the Saxe Point socks that was inspired by a string of lights. A new festive colour way from Gauge Dye Works is also available.

InformationAndrea RangelDecember 8, 2020BC, Canada, colours, color inspiration, socks, colourwork, gauge, gauge dye works, gauge yarn club, sock knitting, twinkle, saxe point, saxe point socks, self striping yarn, toe upComment

Gauge Dissent Toque

Gauge Dissent Toque

Here’s how I made a Dissent Toque using the Sun colourway from Gauge Dye Works.

InformationAndrea RangelNovember 16, 2020BC, Canada, colours, color inspiration, moon, sky, sky ebook, sun and moon, hat, socks, scarf, color work, colourwork, gauge, gauge dye works, gauge yarn club, hat knittingComment

*CLOSED* SKY Giveaway!

*CLOSED* SKY Giveaway!

Enter a giveaway to win the SKY ebook and Gauge yarn for the project of your choice!

InformationAndrea RangelNovember 11, 2020outside, BC, Canada, colours, color inspiration, moon, sky, sky ebook, silhouette and sky, morning and evening, sun and moon, hat, socks, scarf, color work, colourwork, gauge, gauge dye works, gauge yarn club, giveaway, win Comments

Autumn is happening

Autumn is happening

Nature photography showing what it looks like in the forest in autumn in Victoria, BC.

InformationAndrea RangelNovember 3, 2020outside, outdoor photography, BC, Canada, Victoria, colours, color inspiration, vancouver island, nature photography, fungus, autumn, victoria, oak tree, fall leaves, bones, skull, moonComment

Look at this wildlife!

Look at this wildlife!

Otters, eagles, and beautiful beach photos from Victoria, BC.

InformationAndrea RangelOctober 20, 2020outside, outdoor photography, BC, Canada, Victoria, colours, color inspiration, vancouver island, summer, beach, seashore, coastline, low tide, birds, nature photography, oyster catcher, river otters, otters, eagles, bald eagles, limpet Comments

Knit Stars 5.0 Signups! 🌟

Knit Stars 5.0 Signups! 🌟

A gorgeous video trailer showing a peek into Knit Stars 5.0 and what Knit Stars, an online knitting festival, is all about.

InformationAndrea RangelOctober 13, 2020BC, summer, knit stars, knit stars 5.0, video, video trailer, knitting video, knitting workshops, knitting classesComment

End of Summer Walks

End of Summer Walks

Some of the nature I’ve seen walking beaches and lagoons in between summer and fall.

Introducing the Dissent Toque

Introducing the Dissent Toque

Dissent Toque is a colourwork hat knitting pattern inspired by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Dissent jabot.

Nature on a Rocky Shore

Nature on a Rocky Shore

A look at the amazing life that can be found along a rocky shoreline on Vancouver Island in BC.

InformationAndrea RangelJuly 31, 2020outside, outdoor photography, BC, Canada, Victoria, botany, colours, color inspiration, vancouver island, summer, beach, french beach, anemone, barnacles, jellies, limpets, seashore, coastline, low tide Comments

Wildflower Meadow Socks Calf Hack

Wildflower Meadow Socks Calf Hack

Hack your Wildflower Meadow socks for a customized fit with this simple tutorial!

InformationAndrea RangelJuly 29, 2020summer, knitting patterns, wildflower meadow, sock pattern, gauge dye works, gauge, self striping yarn, gradient yarn, announcement, hack, mod, calfComment

August Gauge Yarn + Pattern Club

August Gauge Yarn + Pattern Club

Signups for the August 2020 Gauge Yarn + Pattern Club are open now!

InformationAndrea RangelJuly 28, 2020summer, knitting patterns, gauge dye works, gauge, yarn club, gauge yarn clubComment

Wildflower Meadow Socks

Wildflower Meadow Socks

Gauge Dye Works June 2020 Yarn + Pattern Club reveal!

InformationAndrea RangelJuly 20, 2020summer, knitting patterns, wildflower meadow, sock pattern, gauge dye works, gauge, self striping yarn, gradient yarn, announcementComment

Summer Sale!

Summer Sale!

Get 15% off my indie patterns this week!

InformationAndrea RangelJuly 9, 2020summer, sale, knitting patterns, pattern saleComment

Just Nodding Onion Flowers

Just Nodding Onion Flowers

Lots of photos of the nodding onion flowers blooming in my garden with bee visitors!

InformationAndrea RangelJune 29, 2020outside, outdoor photography, BC, Canada, Victoria, botany, colours, color inspiration, vancouver island, summer, flowers, nodding onions, flower photographyComment