Today I am wearing my newest cardigan, knitted last September. As is my usual bad habit I didn’t use a pattern but just made it up as I went along. This one has two different sized knitted-in pockets on the…
Tag: Calico and Ivy
Hot pink and khaki in the bush…
I knitted this mossy green scarf about eight years ago. It was a wool kit from Ivy and Maude, composed of an eclectic range of different yarns. Perfect for keeping the neck warm on a winter weekend away at my…
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…
Long n’ skinny scarf
Today is the first time I have showcased this scarf on the bloggeroonie. I made this about two years ago when big woollen loopy scarves made a small splash on the fashion scene. I bought three balls of lovely soft…
Tea Cosy, specimen 11
This is the tea cosy I knitted for my friend A for her birthday. It’s actually the very first tea cosy I made out of all of them and I love its little bobbles. It’s made from Jo Sharp wool;…
Tea Cosy, specimen 1
Today I’m not wearing anything particularly exciting, so here instead is the tea cosy I gave my friend J yesterday for a belated birthday present. It is from Loani Prior’s excellent book “Wild Tea Cosies” which I saw in Calico…
Patchwork
Found this one and only picture of the other version of the dress I posted about earlier today here, from McCalls 4454, elongated to dress length; the one made out of patchwork fabric bought in Calico and Ivy. It was…
