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green and blue scrappy jumper

09/11/2024 Carolynknitting, sewing4 Comments on green and blue scrappy jumper

  hello!  I’ve knitted a new jumper, from that big inherited bag of scraps and leftovers that has stymied my dreams of a minimalist, streamlined stash for quite a long time now…  I’m trying to make a project a month…

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indigo mestre shirt

31/10/2024 CarolynUncategorized6 Comments on indigo mestre shirt

I made a new shirt recently, using the Pauline Alice Mestre pattern … and I just have to say that this new design is extremely impressive to me with many beautiful, clever and thoughtful details.  In my opinion, it’s hard…

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snuggly dress/shacket

28/09/202428/09/2024 CarolynsewingLeave a Comment on snuggly dress/shacket

I made this very snuggly and cosy shirtdress/jacket thingummy recently, the pattern is the new Fibremood Ildri … I think it is called a shirtdress, but it can obviously be cut shorter as a shirt or jacket too.  btw, while…

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little sludgy cardigan

31/07/202431/07/2024 Carolynknitting, Uncategorized3 Comments on little sludgy cardigan

…once again slithering in under the wire on the last day of the month with my knit-of-the-month!  For July’s effort I made a new little cardigan.  This is yarn that I bought during our hiking trip to Italy 12 years…

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new jeans

14/07/202414/07/2024 Carolynsewing1 Comment on new jeans

honestly, I don’t ever encourage T to pose with me, he just does it all on his own. 😀 I’ve made some new jeans, and the overly wide-legged-ness of them is so funky and awesome … it’s silly but I…

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another twisted collar shirt

07/06/202407/06/2024 Carolynsewing3 Comments on another twisted collar shirt

I made another unusual little shirt … this one is similar to the other, cotton one that I made just recently but does have some key differences. I used a length of beautiful snowy white linen from the Linen Shack…

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some odds and ends

05/06/202405/06/2024 Carolynsewing1 Comment on some odds and ends

Just recently I took part in me-made May again, and had a month of taking my own photos once more.  It feels funny to go back to this, since I’ve completely got out of the habit of taking daily photos,…

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a weird new top

24/05/202424/05/2024 Carolynsewing7 Comments on a weird new top

Hello!  I’ve made a new shirt/top; it’s a little weird but it’s an idea I’ve had in my head for a long time and have been quietly working on realising it.  I’ve actually been making this shirt for over a…

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