I know, I know … “tartan” and “Japanese” are not words that should generally go together but anyway, let’s not digress! I bought a short length of this beautiful piece of wool during our recent holiday to Japan. At the…
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little pink jumper
I’ve knitted a little jumper… this is made completely from scraps and leftover wool from other projects and the (still) large bag of bits and pieces that Mum gave me a couple of years ago. Something from nothing! Seriously, my…
little sludgy cardigan
…once again slithering in under the wire on the last day of the month with my knit-of-the-month! For July’s effort I made a new little cardigan. This is yarn that I bought during our hiking trip to Italy 12 years…
Balinese sarong-style “alberthe” dress
I made a new dress, possibly the last summer sundress before our cold winter sets in for real… I was very fortunate to have a warmish enough day recently in which I could wear it to the beach and take…
Japan; a travel wardrobe
Hello! We’ve just got back from our … fifth! I think? trip to Japan, and it was absolutely fantastic, as always! For the purposes of hand-making related blogging, here’s a compilation of the clothes that I took and how I…
the Karijini dress
Hello! I’m back, and with a BIG project that has been on my mind for quite some time now… a new pattern! Please welcome the newest pattern to gallop out from the Carolyn & Cassie Pattern Co stable, the Karijini…
2023; a retrospective
Hello! It’s the last day of 2023, and I’m feeling miraculously motivated to look back upon my year of making, and see what I made, how it worked out and generally do a bit of retrospective musing on the things…
Christmas dress! hot choccy treats and some cute little kiddie things
I’ve made some new things… … including a new Christmas Day dress for myself… the latest subtraction from ye good old stash. So this new dress was made with a piece of lovely border print stuff bought in the closing…
