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An early project…

05/04/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized8 Comments on An early project…

Once I mentioned here one of the earliest things I made that I still have, a pincushion.  And I thought maybe it deserved a post of its own as it is so funny to me to look at it now!…

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Little yacht romper

22/02/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized10 Comments on Little yacht romper

A blast from the past for today… This is a little romper suit I made for our eldest Tim when he was tiny.  I have no memory of where I got the pattern, it might have been a TopKids design,…

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Canary yellow suit-y thing

05/01/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized12 Comments on Canary yellow suit-y thing

Digging into the archives… This is a photo of a suit-y sort of a thing that I made to wear to my brother’s wedding, twenty years ago…  actually I still have this outfit and it still fits like a dream…

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Fisherman’s Rib 2-piece

09/12/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on Fisherman’s Rib 2-piece

Another blast from the past for today.  Actually this photograph is marked “Father’s Day” so should have come before the previous oldie I put up here, as this date puts Tim at only 2-3 months old.  He is held by…

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What were we wearing in the early nineties?

30/11/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized11 Comments on What were we wearing in the early nineties?

I am wearing here an outfit I wore to death.  I mean the outfit’s death, not mine, obviously… This photo is marked in my album “4 1/2 months”, which is the age of our eldest son who I am adoring…

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Blue/green stripe man’s jumper with round neck

12/11/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on Blue/green stripe man’s jumper with round neck

Thankyou all for your comments yesterday!  It does make me feel so much better that other people feel the same way I do and I’m not the only one! A trip down memory lane for today; this picture is of…

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Fair Isle knitted jumper

15/10/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized9 Comments on Fair Isle knitted jumper

Today’s photo is good for a bit of a chuckle, no? The above is a photo taken of my husband and me at our engagement party.  I know, we look like babies… this was over twenty years ago.  On a…

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Blast from the past

07/05/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized6 Comments on Blast from the past

This is good for a laugh. I found this old photo of me in an outfit I made for myself.  I’m not exactly sure how old I am, but I’m guessing about thirteen.  I am clueless as to the pattern…

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