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Cassie’s bikini

23/01/201623/01/2016 Carolynsewing28 Comments on Cassie’s bikini

Hello! so here is Cassie modelling her new bikini, previewed on instagram the other day.  We both popped on our bathers this morning and headed off to the beach for a quick photo op, and of course a swim! aaaah, it…

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a townhouse dress

08/01/201608/01/2016 Carolynsewing33 Comments on a townhouse dress

This new dress is the latest step in my current project to add some architectural whimsy to Cassie’s work wardrobe …. and it was barely off the machine when she wanted to wear it to work straight away, like the next day, meaning today!   I took these…

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welt pocket in a shearling coat

01/01/2016 Carolynsewing20 Comments on welt pocket in a shearling coat

SO!  I’m currently making a shearling jacket to take to our much anticipated trip to snowier climes, coming up v v soon… eeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I can’t wait!! Anyway, I’ve put a couple of welt-like pockets in, and found it necessary to devise a…

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3 hoodies

27/12/201527/12/2015 Carolynsewing28 Comments on 3 hoodies

In other Christmas “making” I also made hoodies for my three menfolk; Craig, and for Tim and Sam.  For the last few years I’ve made summer shirts for them, but this year I wanted to do something different.  And all…

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a bevy of beanies

25/12/201526/12/2018 Carolynknitting10 Comments on a bevy of beanies

A bounty of beanies!  Buckets of beanies!  Beanies galore!  Beanies beanies beanies!  Beanies! Beeeeeeeeanies… So, I might have beanies on the freaking brain lately.  I’ve been on a beanie making bendahhh!  A beanie-a-thon.  Makin’ some beanehhhhs!  Yeah..   And I got my recent new man-about-the-house,…

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tie-dye cardigan

03/12/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized28 Comments on tie-dye cardigan

I’ve made another little cardigan… the last, I promise! for at least a little while!  I didn’t really need another one but I said I’d thought of yet another little way the construction of this design could be improved? naturally I just…

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tie-front cardigan from a Tshirt pattern; a brief tutorial

18/11/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized30 Comments on tie-front cardigan from a Tshirt pattern; a brief tutorial

Remember recently I made a little paprika cardigan? and I wasn’t super happy with my construction technique of the fronts and could visualise a far better method of getting that front edge nice and neat … well, of course I could not…

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paprika cardigan

04/11/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized35 Comments on paprika cardigan

I took some time out from making something far more time-consuming and complicated, ahem Alabama Chanin, cough cough…. ooo did I once say I would never get addicted to Alabama Chanin??? yaas, going back on my word, guilty as charged!!…

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