Today the sky is white white white, and the wind is swirling and billowing about in the trees every which way. So naturally I feel compelled to wear a white lacy top and to try to curl my hair. Seems…
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“Not too crafty” It bag
Here is another knitted project, a bag that was knitted free-form with no pattern. After casting on I just randomly did a few cables and whatnot and literally knitted until the wool ran out. I popped a vinyl “bag” of…
Tea Cosy, specimen 1
Today I’m not wearing anything particularly exciting, so here instead is the tea cosy I gave my friend J yesterday for a belated birthday present. It is from Loani Prior’s excellent book “Wild Tea Cosies” which I saw in Calico…
Major surgery
Today’s effort is the result of a little wardrobe surgery. A few years ago we went to a dress-up evening and our whole table went as 50’s style swing dancers. All the guys wore jeans, white T-shirts and leather jackets,…
The sadness of predictability
Today we’re going to some friends’ for lunch, so I’m wearing these white linen pants that have been mainstay smart summer pants for about three years now. They are New Look 6497, very easy and quick to run up though…
Rescued from the clothing graveyard
Thursday, 15th October 2009 I made this one about 4 or 5 years ago, and it was a favourite for a whole summer. Then the weather turned cold, I got tired of it, and it was relegated to a plastic…
