It was A’s birthday a week ago, my sister-in-law, and I’ve made her a loopy scarf for a present. She has a lovely olive complexion and reddish and caramel highlights in her dark hair, so I’m thinking these warm strong…
Year: 2010
Oversized knitwear
The latest Vogue magazine has been singing the virtues of oversized knitwear for this winter. This isn’t a look I go for very often, but I thought for once in a while, why not? Granted the fashionable colours for this…
“Welcome” plaque
While sewing is my first and fiercest love, I have once upon a time also indulged in other artistic pursuits; including folk art painting. Anyone else who once joined in the “folk art phase” please don’t remind me how long…
Noro baggy beanie
So, here is the other baggy beanie I’ve made for this winter. This is made using one ball of Noro Kuryon? I think? I bought it a few months ago, and have lost the tag so colourway is unknown, sorry!……
Bedsocks
These did not start out life as bedsocks, but as proper socks deserving of wearing outside of the house. Now they look just awful and I’m a bit embarrassed to put them up here, but they are handmade by me…
The pared back menswear look
My ensemble today is inspired by the minimalist pared back look of this Chloe outfit (below)I spied and coveted in my Vogue magazine. I assumed at first it was from the spring/summer Celine collection that I have raved about in…
Pattern Magic, page 13, sleeve 2
OK. I know this is a bizarr-o looking sleeve. Luckily Bessie is an uncomplaining model. Trust me, this isn’t the strangest looking thing in this book, but I still consider the drafting exercises in Pattern Magic by Nakamichi Tomoko to…
Little charcoal skirt
Today is the most miserable of days Perth has to offer; we’ve had tons of rain in the last 24 hours and it’s windy and stormy to boot. Good news for the farmers, though, this rain has finally broken another…
