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Midnight Miette

12/09/201506/02/2016 Carolynknitting31 Comments on Midnight Miette

What: I’ve finished knitting a new cardigan; another Miette, yes, that fantastically popular cardigan design and it’s super easy to see why, too.  Such a quick and easy thing to make, top-down, seamless, cute with nicely subtle zig-zag lace design at…

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snuggly chocolate-y ensemble

03/09/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized32 Comments on snuggly chocolate-y ensemble

True to form, right at the beginning of spring I’ve made a rather wintery ensemble for myself.  Typical!  😀 No, actually Mari from Seamster Patterns contacted me again asking me to take part in the second and last part of…

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forest green twist top

29/08/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized28 Comments on forest green twist top

I’ve made a new top. This is, as my title oh-so subtly suggests, the twist top from Pattern Magic; and is my fourth iteration of this top.  First three are here, here and here. Clearly I love this design. And…

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a bit of re-colouration

11/08/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized27 Comments on a bit of re-colouration

I’ve just been updating a few bits and bobs in my wardrobe… when I get bored or dissatisfied with a particular item but it’s still in perfectly good nick or I still kinda like it because of a good shape/style…

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Mississippi Avenue

03/08/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized36 Comments on Mississippi Avenue

I’ve made a little sundress for myself  🙂 in very fine, light handkerchief-grade linen from Fabulous Fabrics, deep browny/olive green.  I asked my husband how to describe the colour and he replied immediately “Sherman tank”, haha.  Hmmm! I’ve been told a…

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the difficulty of black lace…

27/07/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized28 Comments on the difficulty of black lace…

… is in getting it to show up in a picture.  My new skirt looks completely boringly plain in these pictures, which just proves it; the camera does lie!  Actually it has a rather beautiful lace appliquéd tulle overlay.  I guess…

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that 70’s show

19/07/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized48 Comments on that 70’s show

I dragged this dusty, cobwebby ol’ 70’s skirt from outta some trunk in the attic… hehe, just kidding. It’s new 🙂 A chocolate pleather, A-line, midi skirt was high on my mental list of things to make for myself this winter…

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alpaca cardigan; a 100% local product

13/07/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized47 Comments on alpaca cardigan; a 10047 local product

So, at the beginning of the year I mentioned that I was taking part in one year one outfit, the brain child of Nicki of this is moonlight; the challenge being that we participants have one year in which to make…

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