This was one of the earliest garments in this excellent book to catch my eye, and as it turns out probably the easiest. Only one or two basic measurements and very few seams… While the design is called “wearing a…
Tag: cardigan
Blue and pink hand-knitted cardigan
This is another thing unearthed in my winter woolies sort-out, that hasn’t been photographed or written about here… I do feel a bit silly for having forgotten about all these things… but here we go. I started knitting this cardigan…
The makeshift project
Oh, I am in a much better mood today since my family turned up here last night… I swear I was getting a minor case of …something mental… here all by my lonesome and carrying on one-sided conversations with the…
Dove grey skirt, Japanese
So I’ve made a new skirt, this one is skirt “d” from the Japanese pattern book, “Unique Clothes Any Way You Like” by Natsuno Hirawai. I’m already in love with its tendency to flutter and float about my legs as…
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…
Me and the best friend
Nice to be back here with my big furry best friend again … On our last lovely balmy evening in Melbourne we met friends for dinner down by the Yarra River and chinwagged into the late late hours. Our friends…
Ladylike in brown
This morning attended a ladylike morning tea to celebrate a friend’s birthday, so have thoroughly enjoyed the last hour sitting in the dappled shade of the jacarandas sipping tea from a charmingly cracked and mis-matched pretty china set, ahh, just…
Green Day
Aaah, social whirling over and life is back to normal around here for a while… I do like to go out and get dressed up once in a while and the social season is certainly upon us now spring is…
