I often gravitate to the comfort of the drab families of colours like shades of olive, subdued purples, rusty browns and mustards and dirty greys, perhaps the drabber the colours the better they suit me… and yes, this favourite little…
Tag: Vogue 7303
First day of Spring!
Woke up thrilled at the first day of spring, and the first day of Self-Stitched September! Then looked hopelessly at all my handmade clothes and felt completely uninspired… blah blah blah, all horrible. Resisted the urge to throw…
Moebius strip, in wearable form
Oh, I finished a new scarf. Or cowl, more accurately. A ginormous cowl. I finished it a coupla weeks back and put it in one of my photos yesterday, in the outfit that seemed to have been the most popular…
Just blown in…
Scene 1: A dilapidated hall. The monthly scheduled meeting of Shoe-aholics Anonymous. A circle of seated ladies, subdued and looking sheepish, but very well shod. All eyeing each others footwear covetously. Convenor; Ladies, we have a new member, here…
Data Irretrievable
I hate technology. No, an exaggeration, I just don’t trust technology. Just when you come to depend upon it, wham! it lets you down. And when it happens, it’s always big-time. Over the weekend my computer crashed. As my husband…
“Snow Bunny” beanie
I know, I know, the name I’ve given my new beanie is kind of ridiculous and inappropriate, given today’s weather you can see in my photo here; blazingly brilliant sunshine in clear periwinkle skies… it’s OK, I’m happy to have…
Noro baggy beanie
So, here is the other baggy beanie I’ve made for this winter. This is made using one ball of Noro Kuryon? I think? I bought it a few months ago, and have lost the tag so colourway is unknown, sorry!……
Adding a lining to a finished skirt
My bottle green basic skirt has had an update! Well, not one you’d see, but one that will make it tons more wearable in my winter repertoire; I’ve added a lining. The first few times I wore this in autumn…
