Elijah and Otto make some new friends
Lots of new friends! These guys live in the adorable shop Ariadne
and were designed and knit by Jennie, the patterns for some of them are available from Ariadne and if you happen to be in Montreal she’s doing a class that sounds like a lot of fun soon. I love the idea of it - you make a basic doll in advance and then the class is for adding all of the fun details and giving the doll an individual character.
The owners of Ariadne, Molly Ann and Mary are really sweet and they took me to dinner on my first day here. I’ve ended up in the shop 3 times, I left Coraline there yesterday so we went to pick it up and found it in the window display which made me smile. If I’m going to lose a hand knit I’d like to do so at a knitting store! The trip to pick up Coraline turned into hanging out there for most of the afternoon.
Elijah and Otto also had fun meeting local knitters at the Montreal Knits meet up on Thursday. They were much more sociable than I was, what with all of the walking around me and Kate did during the day and the time difference I was very sleepy and not very talkative. It was lovely to meet people though and there was lots of enthusiasm for photographing the little guys. I love how everyone gets into that. Makes me feel less weird.
Posted: April 27th, 2008 under knitting.
Comments: 14
Comments
Comment from Alice from france
Time: April 27, 2008, 6:20 am
It seems to be a wonderful place! Lot of wonderful and beautiful knits! Great to heard that Elijah and Otto are really popular even in canada!
Comment from hadley
Time: April 27, 2008, 6:41 am
If Elijah and Otto even split that beer they’ll be dangerously drunk. Someone had best keep an eye on those two!
All that knitting is so terribly gorgeous. The floral bouquet is ingenious.
Comment from jane
Time: April 27, 2008, 6:59 am
Oh wow, that all sounds so much fun! I’m off to Montreal for a couple of days during a road trip this summer, so I’m bookmarking Ariadne - it looks wonderful. Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip :)
Comment from Alina Turner
Time: April 27, 2008, 10:04 am
Hmm… I don’t suppose you know what the pattern is for the crossover/chinese style edged with red top is from your second last photo? I quite like it…
Comment from Ingrid
Time: April 27, 2008, 12:21 pm
I’m going to Montreal this week and Ariadne is on my list of places to visit. I can’t wait!
Otto and Elijah look quite comfortable in the pub!
Comment from Simon
Time: April 27, 2008, 4:34 pm
If you get a chance try to visit this yarn spot. The ladies there are very nice. A plus for me is that it’s really close from my place. Anyway, nice and cozy place on the St-Hubert plaza. http://www.effiloche.com/A_propos.html
Comment from KERaven
Time: April 27, 2008, 4:53 pm
The stuffed friends in my house are very much real friends, so I can totally understand that Otto and Elijah are out on vacation making friends and enjoying the pub! I have to say however, that they are the cutest of the bunch up there.
I’m not sure how I have still resisted the urge to make them…..maybe it’s the 5 WIP.
Comment from connie
Time: April 27, 2008, 8:49 pm
Sounds like you’re having a great time in Montreal and hanging out with Kate. Elijiah and Otto with their animal friends are so cute!
Comment from Cirilia
Time: April 27, 2008, 11:28 pm
Tee hee, they’re totally blotto! My little friend also has a penchant for the bottle…
Comment from Judy
Time: April 29, 2008, 4:11 pm
Sounds like your having a good trip. My husband goes to Montreal on business so now I know where to send him for yarn. Thanks for letting us know about Ariadne knits. Their online store is great too. Have a great trip.
Comment from Nancy
Time: April 29, 2008, 6:39 pm
Looks like great fun! I’m heading to Montreal in late July - I’ve never been, but can’t wait. Can you give me some tips? Fiber or non-fiber related?
Thanks!
Comment from Joanny
Time: April 29, 2008, 10:40 pm
The knitted giraffe is the best thing ever.
PS. Sounds like you’re enjoying your Canadian adventures! Edinburgh (with me in it) is missing you!
Comment from Yael
Time: April 30, 2008, 5:26 pm
I’m sorry I didn’t get to meet while you were here, but glad to hear about your good bipedal times, as well as Elijah and Otto’s quadrupedal ones.
For some reason, your blog is showing up on my RSS feed. I’ve submitted the address twice now, but newsgator keeps telling me that the authentication has failed. Any idea why this is the case?
Comment from jaci
Time: May 1, 2008, 10:35 pm
oh man, they look trashed
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