This morning, I noticed a hole in one of my socks. Now, your average non-sock-knitter wouldn’t give it a second thought, just toss them out, toddle off and spend a handful of bucks on a bunch of new ones. But…
A Velvet-y Dress
I desired to make for myself something quick and easy and selfishly frivolous… and a Tshirt dress is very quick and easy, yes? The fabric, a stretchy panne velvet from Fabulous Fabrics, is very lush; smooth and slippery and glides over the skin,…
On mittens, and making time for sewing
Rootling around in my winter woollies; I realised that I had never devoted a post before now to these mittens. I knitted them yonks ago: probably when the children were really tiny, and probably using leftovers from one or another…
Raincoat the Second
Ta da! please allow me to present the raincoat that I have made for Cassie. It is made using the same self-drafted pattern I used for my own raincoat, with just a few minor fitting adjustments. All the details are…
Smalls
Hehe, I was thinking of calling this post “My First Bra”, but apart from making it sound like the breathless diary entry of a sweet young teen (ahem) I have actually made two bras before; both years and years (and…
Waterproof pockets for a raincoat
I put these pockets in the two raincoats made recently, and they’re pretty well perfectly waterproof. Yay! See, while we have only had mobile phones, iPods and electronic keyless entry thingys on our car keys for a few years, they…
Operation Raincoat
Warning: distinctly un-humble and boastful post to follow… I have made this; my first ever raincoat… :0 and I am thrilled!!!!! with how it turned out! Making a raincoat is one of the scary things I have always wondered was…
On lemons, cats and hearts in the grass…
Fabio contemplates boughs laden with lemons, and dreams of a summer awash with limoncello… a furry feline line… and verdant love in unexpected places… May and June were lean in handmaded-ness… but soft! all is now beyond sweet memory since…
