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Glazed Ginger socks

23/10/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on Glazed Ginger socks

Finished some new socks!  These are the first out of the sock wool I bought in Melbourne.  This is the own brand produced by the store (now how often do you come across that nowadays, hmmm?) Morris and sons, 100%…

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Bless her little cotton socks

09/10/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized14 Comments on Bless her little cotton socks

You don’t have to tell me.  It is crazy to be knitting white cotton socks.  But honestly, these are just shorty ankle socks and take up about two or three evenings each in front of the TV, so why not?…

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Domestic diva VII

23/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized10 Comments on Domestic diva VII

Went on a recky (translation; Aussie slang for reconnaissance mission) through the husband’s side of the wardrobe for this morning’s outfit.  Oh, btw, that’s just the shirt here, not the skirt hehe, in case you were wondering… Details: Shirt; Burda…

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Domestic diva III

19/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized27 Comments on Domestic diva III

This is an all-new outfit for today; another pair of corduroy jeans, these in my new favourite neutral, greige.  These are made using Burda 7863 again, fitted to me, with a zip placket and coin pocket added, and flared out…

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Domestic diva

17/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized8 Comments on Domestic diva

The Maternity dress.  Oh, sorry, not aiming to mislead, I’m NOT expecting.  This is just the name I mentally gave to this dress ever since its debut out of the home atelier.  This final form here is quite a bit…

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Comfort dressing

12/09/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized6 Comments on Comfort dressing

Self-Stitched September day 12: Woohee, taking one’s photo everyday has been quite a challenge, not to mention the embargo on reaching for the same old same old favourites from the wardrobe.  Everybody has favourites and comfort zones and there are…

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Darning; a how to

31/08/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized12 Comments on Darning; a how to

First of all, I’d like to thank you for your brilliant suggestions for my style statement!  As I read them I just thought, well, how nice everyone was … thankyou all for “getting” me.  It’s really hard to assess yourself…

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Semi-Fauve socks

30/08/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized6 Comments on Semi-Fauve socks

Just in time to see in the last days of winter (yay!) last night I finished some new SOCKS!!  I’m dubbing these the “Semi-Fauve socks”; as obviously only half of each sock bears the wild vivid gaudy colours that was…

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