Aries; the ram. But… where is the ram?? Well I am wearing him! In the form of my pure wool felt cardigan/jacket. Baa-aa! And I did take a picture of this inquisitive flock of girls while I was driving up…
Tag: Simplicity 4698
Navy blue blazer; 6 different ways
Oh this was so easy it felt like cheating; after all, it’s not so much a matter of hunting about to find what will go with a classic navy blue blazer, because of course everything goes with this thing! So rather…
International Suit-Up Day
What uuuup?! I was planning to do something else for today, but when my son informed me last night that today was International Suit Up Day, well, how could I not? Barney is our family’s favourite character from How I…
Domestic diva XI
Hehe, realised that my most loathed domestic duty has not yet been immortalised here; the dreaded office work… (groan) I used to be an analytical chemist (yes, with a degree n’ all…) and so led a reasonably interesting life with every…
Going to the game
Once again, soccer Mum mode… today I lucked out, got myself a nice sheltered spot sitting in the sun and managed to knit continuously throughout the game; bonus!! Yeah, I can finally knit without having to watch what my hands…
Splitting up a suit, 2
Here finally is the jacket from the suit I made a few years ago (see here and here)… made from free fabric and using Simplicity 4698 … again. Yes, I do re-use patterns a lot, glad you noticed! We had…
Navy blue jacket
Digging through my winter wardrobe is producing some old creations… This jacket I made about two years ago and wore quite a lot for the last two winters. This year I looked at it a bit sideways, wondering if it…