last chance junction

if you happen to be in the toronto area, take some time tomorrow to check out the last day of the dundas west conjunction collective!

photo c/o eva michon

photo c/o jessica williams


drawing c/o jasonleedrawing c/o jasonlee (my ol man)


photo c/o valeria picerno

a knitter's lip bite

(ps. i love the knitter biting on her lower lip...don't drop that stitch my dear)

ok honestly, i was terrified to shut up shop, even just temporarily to fill it with ready mades, & its actually driving me into stressed out anxiety....
so i'ii be re-opening the shop with READY MADES as soon as sunday night or monday morning, as well along side the NEW ready made section will be the usual custom orders, it jsut makes sense...i really do love the idea of a ready made section , which i will fill as frequently as possible for holiday gifts. if it isn't too much spamming i can even update on the blog about ready made updates, hmmm...
who closes a hand knits shop at peek busy season, only a fool like myself perhaps?!
be back in a couple days, phew...i feel better abit already....
please sign up to be notified of YarnOverMovement return w/ a ready made section!

conjunction collective

“Civilization and its Discontents” will be a multidisciplinary group exhibition in the Junction neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. From Oct. 24 – Nov. 8, 2009, the historic site at 3109 Dundas Street West will be transformed by a variety of media including photography, painting, film, video, installation art and performance. The Conjunction Collective will organize and curate an exhibition that brings local, national and international contemporary artists of varying disciplines together in an effort to engage the local community in an exploration of the boundary between past and present. It is our hope that by bringing contemporary art outside the traditional confines of the gallery, both the lives of the participating artists and the local community will be enriched.

all photos c/o co-curator jennifer lee

goodbye, sunshine

one of my favorite participants of the awesome art show at the junction, was that of connie tsang.
her personal work entitled "goodbye sunshine", a series of intimate photographs displayed was profoundly touching to everyone who had a peek. also goodbye, sunshine, is available in print!
don't forget to check out the Conjunction Collective, until novemebr 8th, dundas st.west

photos c/o connie tsang

"My parents sold their small-town Chinese restaurant and gave up the only life they knew, after 40 years in the industry. This is an ode to their final business, Sunshine Restaurant, a place they called home for 17 years."

getting all ready made

as it stands the YarnOverMovement shop is all custom order knits, but i'm working on making the shop READY MADE so that everything is stocked & ready to mail to you *instantly*in a snap*, just like that so that yarnovermovemnt can be that sustainable & conscious shopping choice for someoen's present under the tree! i know i know noone wants to think about it yet, but... you want to take steps now to avoid ever having to step foot in a mall...
sadly, & it is actually really terrifying me to do this BUT, the shop will be on mini-vacation for a week & half, maybe even two weeks so i can knit & send off all my custom orders & begin knitting like an insane elf...
PLEASE be there when i get back! sign up to get notified of the return!

baby, baby, baby where you been?

photo c/o valerie phillips

way back when my ol man & i stumbled upon a wonderful mexican magazine entitled baby, baby, baby, with such surreal photography & amazing styling, there was a lot of sketching to be had of this (that's how i rate a good magazine if jasonlee is drawing from it well then...)in any case recently stumbled upon this magazine again (it was the spring/summer2009, we grabbed it just before they were taking it off teh shelves)...& so look for it there is to be a new issue out there someday soon of the fall/winter...hopefully we will be able to find it...

i will attempt to make scans sometime when i can...photo c/o roberta ridolfi

photo c/o gemma booth

pre- junction & opening reception

this past weekend my ol' man & i had the pleasure of stomping around our old toronto neighbor that is the dundas west junction, as our dear friend & artist jenn lee co-curated an amazing art collective show entitled civilizations & its discontents, along with another featured artist josh malcom, (the show is still up so hurry over before novemeber 8th). my ol' man's work was also featured in the show.
i thought i would need to tackle this event in a few blog installments, so thsi is just part one of pre-junction sloppiness & the opening reception found on my camera.

she sure is talented

who can resist this lady anyhow, check out her gorgeous lace cat mask, i'm crushing on her!

seriously my favorite blogger anabela of fieldguided is hosting a unmissable giveaway!
i'm achng for this myself.


sorry for the slight absence on this blog, that isn't particularly important on too many notes, in any case,i'ii be back with some posts, when i can come up for air from my drwoning in wool...my wee etsy yarnovermovement shop has reached over 300 sales, & for some reason thsi number was always a goal of mine & just wow, so next goal is to not crack under teh pressure. i'm getting so many orders lately, & i jsut want to express my gratitude, & i really wish i had more hands to knit, i fell awful that everyoen will have to wait abit longer than usual ... get your xmas orders in now. sorry terrible spellchecker here, too rushed to fix em all up...
i'ii get back as soon as i can post some pics of teh recent art show, & other nonsense stuff & such

on my bookshelf: L'Assommoir

i'm really kicking myself that it isn't until now that i've just started to read Émile Zola.
i am starting with the first one that was available on the library shelf, which was L'Assommoir,
themes of alcoholism & povery in a working-class district of Paris.

i like the bubblegum

my ol man who loves a girl whose perhaps cooly grittier than me, he bought me this very early madonna super soft tank...i never thoguht i would love tees so much, but perhaps it quite nice to not just be one way all the time aka longing after pretty blouses & ruffles & such...
a bob dylan tee is on its way to me too...
oh well i hardly leave my knitting needles & home anyhow & i'm old, i can't believe luke turned 16!...
ok back to knitting,...which reminds me please get to me your knitting orders very soon if its a christmas gift that doesn't come from the mall you are after...

balloon after party

i love seeing how a night is interrupted through someone elses lens, & jlee always has such a wonderful lens of it all!

all photos c/o jlee

small update

just a small update of a new colour in the shop, of an ol favorite of yarnovermovement, the whitby checkerboard cowl in creme...sorry my model & i have been having scheduling issues or there would be a few more items to update...

the cold is here...if i could i would

as a lady who spends most hours of her day knitting & knitting, one might suspect i am a fall/winter girl, but you'd be wrong, because i detest the cold, & i'm always cold, & my teeth are always chattering between october to april...


this year, i'm determined to be much more optimistic & have warmer thoughts of fall & winter, & to not fear the winter blues... thats the real issue i suppose, the winter blues, sigh..
i've already been inspired for fall dressing, so if i could pretend i could i would on these items, a cape coat, a fitted shrunken proper vintage looking coat, a pair of faux fur ear muffs (anyone help me on these?), floral printed large vintage scarves in rich hues, heels with laces...well so far...

super rainy super art crawl super night

having a hard time of it just getting to business today, things are changing, & were just getting there, all will be bliss soon enough, up & up, some snaps from rainy super crawl is all... katie was the bearer of balloon gifts for enid to wake up to next morning... my ol man & i are actually less socially hibernated these days, oddly enough...

dear white moon rising

dear light gray, structured & cropped leather jacket,
oh if i could just splurge on you,
sadly i can't even get approved for a credit card,
oh well, still very pretty of course

courtesy of lover & the white moon rising collection

oh, very n.e.e.t

so n.e.e.t has a blog now, so no more impatient waiting on that next online issue, & i'm impressed how involved it really is too, & it stands on it own! as well, i have to truly thank stephanie the girl behind it all for featuring yarnovermovement amongst her picks saying " N.E.E.T. loves statement pieces in bright colors, so this fall we'll be picking chunky handknit pieces like yarnovermovement's dropstitch cowl"as a guest curator on etsy, so yah thanks indeed.

a day, a night & a hungover morning

...a cold day out in our old toronto stomping grounds...(before the show)
diner, mostly queen street window shopping, a break in the park, hotel drinks....





...met up with ol' friends, its been ten years since we all saw each other again in a group...
lots of drinks, thee oh sees were brilliant, amzing, energetic...

dear off white lace frock

dear off white lace dress,
i am smitten with you.

photo c/o jill stuart (Photo by Kristian Dowling)

just rollin with the punches

dear hats like that

dear hats just like that,
you are so whimiscial & reckless
sincerely an admirer
photo c/o facehunter