It is my youngest niece’s birthday tomorrow and I wanted to make her a frivolous and girly little skirt because she is luckily still little enough to love pretty dress-up clothes. A dress I had made her for a previous…
Going to the game
Once again, soccer Mum mode… today I lucked out, got myself a nice sheltered spot sitting in the sun and managed to knit continuously throughout the game; bonus!! Yeah, I can finally knit without having to watch what my hands…
Pattern Magic; page 50
I skipped ahead a few patterns to get to this jumper because I totally wanted to wear it this winter!! This is of course drafted from Pattern Magic. by Nakamichi Tomoko. This is an amazing top pattern for two reasons;…
Blue cable socks
‘Nother pair o’ socks. These are made entirely of the Patonyle’s wool, but following the shrinkage disasters of the other socks made with this particular wool I’ve been a lot more careful in the laundering of this pair and they…
Black high-waist straight-leg jeans
I’ve made some new jeans! After being inspired by some of the beautiful examples of other people out there making their own jeans, and the success of my own khaki stretch gabardine jeans I decided to give this a…
Game of 8 questions
Thankyou ladies, for your sweet comments yesterday. Really lifted my spirits to read your kind words. I think it’s so wonderful that we have this new international community at our fingertips, where women can support each other in our creative…
Except the boots…
Today my outfit is completely handmade by me!! Doesn’t happen with extreme frequency, especially during winter when jumpers and cardigans are in constant appearance, so feeling pretty pleased with this outfit! And my socks are knitted by me too, although…
Lounge room curtains, 1
One set of my lounge room curtains! There is another set, which I will post pictures of next week. I do try to limit my blogging in some ways, as in, yes, I do post every day which may be…
