I’ve been pretty inspired by reading some posts by other bloggers on the sum total of their clothing expenditure; particularly Waves with her very interesting breakdown of her clothing costs for 2011 and her feelings and thoughts on the same, and Terri…
Tag: daily outfit
Blue-collar crime
The charge; gratuitously making for myself the same shirt, a second time. Namely the Vogue 1248 triple collared shirt. Well, how many collars does a girl really need?? (tsk tsk) No plea entered, as the defendant is so clearly guilty as charged.…
Sorta Missoni
Firstly, thank you so much for all those lovely comments on my cardigan! I was overwhelmed to read so many kind words… and with regard to my little rant; also to stress that I am not down on Burdastyle per…
Calico cotton cardigan
The good news: I’ve knitted a cardigan! I bought this perfectly lovely ivory cotton yarn at the beginning of last spring, and started this cardigan when I had finished the garter stitch jacket. I can be a pretty quick knitter…
A double-sleeved shirt
Remember I said I had made 6 shirts over the past month and a half? well here ’tis t’ sixth! This blue shirt was was intended for one of my boys and was pretty much finished, but I was getting…
On the rocks…
… in my on-going part-time quest to get great pictures with my dog; can you see her? She is there in the picture… just. Camouflaged well in amongst the rocks… Blue and green together is such a great summer time colour…
Iceberg garter-stitch jacket
With impeccable timing I have finished a toasty warm little knitted jacket. Yeaah, just in time for these really hot hot summer days ahead, hehe… I’m a bit sad about having to pack it away for a while, but that’s my own…
A tale of a purple dress
Once upon a time, an avid seamstress took a trip far far away to Melbourne. There she visited the fabled Tessuti’s and spenteth up big on fabric. Including a piece of slippery dippery shot rayon-y stuff in a wonderful plummy-chocolate-y…