Here are the curtains I made for our master bedroom. Oh, I did warn you that most of my curtains were simply boring rectangles… so I hope expectations haven’t been raised too high… I expect my curtains to be simple…
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Pacific Blue shirt
Today is my youngest’s birthday! And as his shirt collection is sparse and he has about as much enthusiasm for clothes shopping as many of us reserve for root canal treatment I decided to surprise him with a new addition…
Ambrosial hoodie
Today I am wearing my newest cardigan, knitted last September. As is my usual bad habit I didn’t use a pattern but just made it up as I went along. This one has two different sized knitted-in pockets on the…
Bush jumpers
Today I have for you two bush jumpers… (btw, the above title is supposed to be a play on words as here in Australia a “jumper” is what in the US is referred to as a “sweater”… I’ve lived over…
Hot pink and khaki in the bush…
I knitted this mossy green scarf about eight years ago. It was a wool kit from Ivy and Maude, composed of an eclectic range of different yarns. Perfect for keeping the neck warm on a winter weekend away at my…
From sack to svelte
A wardrobe re-fashion: I had been planning to make myself a useful LBD for winter this year but struck gold at the secondhand shop… I felt incredibly lucky when I found this at a price less than fabric would have…
“Jailbreak” dress
Remember this fabric and pattern? Well I made it up over the weekend and submitted a review of the pattern to Pattern Review. I’m still getting the hang of that site. The other day I realised (lightbulb going off!) that…
Birthday scarf
Today is my brother’s birthday! 😀 (yay) Since for Dad’s birthday I made him a scarf I decided to make D one too, so bought 3 balls of this lovely soft Vera Moda yarn and got knitting. Dad’s scarf was…
