Handmade by Carolyn

Thoughts on sewing, knitting, and looking my best

  • Home
  • about me
  • my patterns

Tag: cardigan

Style Statements…

26/08/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized12 Comments on Style Statements…

Personal style blogs, anyone?  Personally, I adore personal style blogs. I just love to look at clothing choices, how people interpret and use fashion, and am fascinated by the ability of clothes to express one’s personality somehow.  People-watching is such…

Read More→

Leopard twin-set; 6 different ways

19/08/201021/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized15 Comments on Leopard twin-set; 6 different ways

  I haven’t done one of these for a while and I just felt like doing another one, thanks to my enthusiasm for my new leopard print twinset! I foresee the future usefulness and versatility of this twin-set is in…

Read More→

A very simple cardigan

13/08/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized17 Comments on A very simple cardigan

I made myself a cardigan; a quick fix project out of some stash fabric… and put together a little tutorial.  I did another cardigan tutorial back here, but this one is a leeetle different, although using the same pattern… The…

Read More→

Domestic diva

12/08/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized12 Comments on Domestic diva

Should one make the effort to look stylish when one’s daily schedule involves simply popping into the supermarket, the post office and the bank?  Or if one’s place of work is in the home?  After all, if the peeps around…

Read More→

Just blown in…

10/08/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized3 Comments on Just blown in…

Scene 1: A dilapidated hall.   The monthly scheduled meeting of Shoe-aholics Anonymous.  A circle of seated ladies, subdued and looking sheepish, but very well shod.  All eyeing each others footwear covetously. Convenor; Ladies, we have a new member, here…

Read More→

The wind and the tides as our companions…

07/08/201021/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized6 Comments on The wind and the tides as our companions…

Walking along a wintery morning beach. The wind whips at our hair, tying curly tangles in sudden lusty gusts, prompting me to seek the warm sanctuary of my cosy handknit hoodie about my ears and saving the hair from a…

Read More→

Aviation chic

07/07/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized10 Comments on Aviation chic

My outfit today has a sort of aviator/biker appeal about it.  I really love the Burberry fall 2010 collection like below, but I watered it down to suit my suburban not-very-high-fashion neighbourhood with its elderly population.  I’m not sure why…

Read More→

Except the boots…

21/06/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on Except the boots…

Today my outfit is completely handmade by me!!  Doesn’t happen with extreme frequency, especially during winter when jumpers and cardigans are in constant appearance, so feeling pretty pleased with this outfit!  And my socks are knitted by me too, although…

Read More→

Posts pagination

Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 Next
Copyright © All rights reserved.
Blog Kit by WP Charms
Switch to desktop version
↑
↓