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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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an all Western Australian dress

30/08/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized101 Comments on an all Western Australian dress

OK; it’s done, the second and arguably the most time consuming component of my one year one outfit project!   Can I just interject right here… WOOOOHOOOOO! Phew!  so, just saying, but I’m tentatively predicting that this one piece could…

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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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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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not quite so baggy, blue pants

11/07/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized20 Comments on not quite so baggy, blue pants

Remember these trousers below? well, they’ve had a little makeover! before… These are the tapered trousers from “she has a mannish style” a Japanese pattern book by Yuko Takada.  Renamed “She Wears the Pants” for the English version of the book, in spite…

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I’m a cow

02/07/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized46 Comments on I’m a cow

… a Friesian cow! And here I am, out standing in the field. Ha! whenever I hear about someone, some highly accomplished person gaining recognition for being outstanding in the field of whatever, I cannot help it but that old…

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two sea change tops and a little blue skirt

16/04/201522/09/2017 CarolynUncategorized38 Comments on two sea change tops and a little blue skirt

I absolutely adored the new Lily Sage & Co Sea Change top when Debbie debuted it on instagram and rushed with unseemly haste to sign up when she called for testers.  My love has not diminished upon making up a…

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