Socks! When my very talented mother starting knitting socks I must admit to a sneaking moment of thinking “What on Earth…?” but she proved herself to be ahead of the zeitgeist and it was no time at all before I…
Feeding the soul
Stopped in this morning at Samudra, one of my favourite-ist cafes, ever. The ambience in this place is breath-taking. They grow most of their own produce to make up the menu, enabling a guaranteed fresh and seasonal selection to chose…
Cosy brown cardigan
Wintery weather is well and truly upon us today (glum face). We even got a little wet on our beach walk here today. Just a light misty shower thank goodness… eau de “wet dog” is not my favourite fragrance to…
Nice little stormcloud cardi
My husband has had this jumper for about ten years and hasn’t worn it at all for the last five years at least. When I found it in our toss-out bag I knew straight away I couldn’t ever throw it…
Pattern Magic; project 4
It might seem as though I’ve forgotten about my pledge to work my way through the very excellent book Pattern Magic by Nakamichi Tomoko but I haven’t. It’s just that other sewing projects (such as ballgowns) have intervened and new…
Toasty warm layers
So you can probably tell by my windswept hair in this photo that the weather today is a blustery foretaste of winter to come here in Perth! On a whim this morning while trying to decide what to wear, I…
Lounge suite re-cover, version 1
My post last week entitled “Lounge suite re-cover” should really have been given the addendum “version 3”, as it is the third re-cover this suite has endured… After searching high and low for a photo of the first re-cover…
Khaki jeggings
I’ve submitted my first Pattern Review … er, review. This is for Burda 7863, the slimline pants I’ve just finished for winter. I wanted slimline pants this season so I could wear them tucked into my biker boots, and I’m…
