Knitting Lessons
Saturday. 23 January
We are offering a special edition of our Knitting workshop this Saturday. For $5, you receive a small quantity of yarn, you make a pair of knitting needles, and our knitters show you the basics. For knitters who are past the complete and utter beginner stage, who have a project they could use a bit of help on, are welcome to bring it in. Marilyn, who says she has lots of experience in making, and correcting, knitting mistakes, can even advise on adjusting your project if it seems to be coming unstitched or missknit.
When the Lesson is over you may take home your partially knit piece, a bit of yarn, and your own knitting needles, to continue knitting later.
Two of our knitters are Marilyn Spearin, docent, above, and Catherine Watts, docent, below.
This Saturday,
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We're Open for Visitors!
the
Tollkeeper's Cottage
The oldest structure
of its kind in Canada - now
a museum about tolls, roads,
and nineteenth century life
owned, restored and operated
by the
Community History Project
(now a charitable organization).
Located at the corner of
Bathurst St. and Davenport Rd.
(Toronto, ON)
in The Tollkeeper's Park.
We're open Saturdays
11am - 4pm
from Nov to April...
Sat 17 April, St Patrick's Day we will be serving piping hot tea with Irish soda bread and marmalade (pioneer style - peach instead of imported oranges! $5.
Bring friends who have not yet visited the Cottage, for a tour of one of the few surviving buildings of early Toronto
Community groups can use the space for meetings also
Ctv Video tour of cottage (volume should be turned up--this will go to the ctv site)
Watch this site for changing tidbits on local history, announcements of new programmes including a rug-braiding workshop, and other events.
There are gift-type items for sale at the museum including: maple syrup, books on local history, hand-made pure soap, apple syrup and apple butter, and other recipe collections.
We also now have Tollkeeper's Cottage Tee shirts for sale
Educational class tours (in English
or French)
or Senior tours can be arranged. (teachers and administrators may wish to print out the brochures referenced)
