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Julia Hedge's Laces "Oh damn," said Julia Hedge, "why didn't they leave room for an Eliot or a Bronte?" Check out this blog post on Julia Hedge's Laces......it's all great....but what really caught my eye was....it's at the end of this photo filled post.... The absolutely fabulous newly refurbished Liverpool Central Library! Here's  another article in the Daily News.... then there is this blog.... a sense of place Ronnie Hughes and Sarah Horton Here's another blog post about the newly renovated Liverpool Library! Skip to content I'd love a HUGE Library like this. My own little town last year opened a brand new Library / Arts Centre to service this growing community I live in.  Milton Ontario is the fastest growing community in the Province of ontario with a 56% growth rate (2006 - 2011)  I don't think anyone really knows how many people are living in Milton....it is growing too fast to coun...

While doing a big of Ravelry research on Caller Herrin.......looking at all of the projects, reading notes (I wish more knitters put more notes in their project details).......I came across this blog...... It's now on my bloglines list. My swatch is done - it has been washed in Eucalan and is drying right now - I will measure it and go from there.

Favourite Blog Feature........... I found "needled" just a few months ago, via Ravelry somehow......and now I check every day in anticipation of  a new post.  I love Kate's knitting, and I appreciate her story. If you're like me, you'll go back and read Kate's blog from the beginning..... Right now I'm going to go check my stash of Jamieson's Shetland Spindrift to pick out some shades for my own "Christie Johnstone".....click on the clip below to go direct to needled Happy Knitting and Happy Valentines Day!

Introducing a new kind of posting here on Shades of Shetland.  Every once in a while I'd like to feature a blog that I regularly read.  They don't all have to be about knitting, but this one features a lot of the things that inspire me - knitting, colour, great photography, sheep and lambs, and today some pretty spectacular photos of "The Farmer" hubby LOL!  Thanks for sharing with us Kristin! I've been reading Kristin Nicholas' blog for a while - todays entry is truly wonderful - enjoy!