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Month: April 2014

Nettie; by seven

30/04/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized46 Comments on Nettie; by seven

The very clever Heather of Closet Case Files has released another pattern, this one is a must-have basic, the bodysuit, available here.  Named Nettie, after the totally gorgeous Nettie of Sown Brooklyn. Of course, I say “must-have” and I didn’t…

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SWAP; in conclusion

27/04/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized56 Comments on SWAP; in conclusion

SWAP!   I have had a mammoth dressup-and-selfie session.  Aaaaagh!  How do models do it?!  Please excuse any grim, loopy, vacant or otherwise weird facial expressions that pop up randomly amongst the following pics.  The good thing is that I am…

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Gold Miette

25/04/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized33 Comments on Gold Miette

I have knitted a cardigan.  And weeeeeeee! this is the final thing in my eleven piece swap.   Finished… hurrah! The Miette is designed by Andi Satterlund, and is available as a free download here.   Such a great little pattern.…

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Inside Out

24/04/201418/04/2016 CarolynUncategorized24 Comments on Inside Out

Meggipeg alerted me to the fact that today, 24th April, is Fashion Revolution Day; thank you Megan! and it was lovely to finally hang out together, in person  🙂 So I am wearing my dress and my cardigan inside out…

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“Baseball” skirt and tee

12/04/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized67 Comments on “Baseball” skirt and tee

This is just a bit of silliness really; remember I said I had some idiotic plans for my leftover off-white leatherette? well I just hopped straight into it.  This is a new skirt, leatherette with red stitching to delineate the seam…

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Piped trench

05/04/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized86 Comments on Piped trench

I have made a winter coat for myself!  It’s a dark charcoal woollen trench with the seaming and edging accented in pale grey/ivory/bone pleather piping.  The charcoal wool has a light gauzy check woven throughout; itself with a teensy houndstooth…

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