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sockies

01/10/202001/10/2020 Carolynsewing3 Comments on sockies

my previous batch of sockettes has been worn practically threadbare, so I indulged in a happy rummage through the prettiest of my cotton jersey scraps, followed by some samurai wielding of the rotary cutter, a spot of rapid vrrrm-ing though…

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heaven…

17/09/202017/09/2020 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized6 Comments on heaven…

Heaven by name, heavenly by nature?  Well, I think it’s a pretty nice dress, at least! 🍓 this is the new Heaven dress pattern by @fibremood; an unusual design with a chic, wide trapezoidal neckline and an interesting combined sleeve/yoke…

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snowy white dress

03/09/2020 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized10 Comments on snowy white dress

  It’s a bit sad that this dress looks like a white-out and doesn’t photograph as “exciting” because it’s a thing that’s been on my sewing bucket list for YONKSSS, and I absolutely love it!  I think it’s elegant and…

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some noice new basics…

31/08/202031/07/2023 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized3 Comments on some noice new basics…

I’ve had this post sitting just as a draft for weeks now and just keep adding new tees to it but I’m rapidly coming annoyed with myself that when I wear one of them I have to write “not blogged…

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a little packet of masks

16/08/2020 CarolynUncategorized2 Comments on a little packet of masks

… we are so very very fortunate here in WA so far, there have been no outbreaks of covid-19 but we’re not taking that for granted! everyone including me is continuing to practise social distancing and hygiene because for sure…

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an exciting need for maternity gear!

15/08/2020 Carolynsewing15 Comments on an exciting need for maternity gear!

so, I have some very exciting news!  I’m going to be a granny again!  Well of course I’m already a granny to darling little Arthur, but I am going to be granny to TWO.  That’s cause for celebration, I think!…

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golden yellow Jade skirt

11/08/202011/08/2020 CarolynUncategorized3 Comments on golden yellow Jade skirt

… sooo, while I was knitting up my new blue-flecked jumper I was all the time envisioning it worn with a brightly little coloured little skirt.  Only problem was that I currently did not have such a thing in my…

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fluffy blue speckles

10/08/202010/08/2020 Carolynknitting, Uncategorized2 Comments on fluffy blue speckles

Oh hey!  I’ve just finished knitting a new jumper.  Perfectly fluffy and perfectly relaxed and slouchy, the most wonderfully comfortable lounge-able thing you can imagine.  This is the We Are Knitters sparkle raglan sweater, a design by Krysten Ritter, in the “sprinkle blue”…

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