We went to a 70’s party last night; and can you guess which character from the 70’s I am?!? At the time that she flitted into the public eye, this distinctive style of dressing that she favoured sparked a minor…
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New-Old Hoodie
There is something exhilarating about transforming textiles otherwise destined for the ragbag into something fabulous … enter exhibit A: the new/old deconstructed hoodie that I have made for myself. I was inspired by a really cute little thing that Cassie…
Knitting tension tip
This saves a small amount of time… If one is using a new-to-you yarn and knitting up a tension square, and you see that the tension is not yet quite right… Don’t unravel what you have knitted so far; just…
Peppercorn cardigan
I have knitted a cardigan. The pattern is Jo Sharp’s “Tweed Coat” available as a free downloadable pattern here and the yarn is Jo Sharp Silkroad DK Tweed in Peppercorn (col 425) which I bought during the 30% off closing…
Sludgy little skirt; 6 different ways
I haven’t done one of these for a while! but that’s OK since I thought May and June came with somewhat of an overload of “daily outfits” posts, no? 😉 I am so thrilled with this little sludgy skirt, made…
Thoughts on a slow wardrobe…
This morning, I noticed a hole in one of my socks. Now, your average non-sock-knitter wouldn’t give it a second thought, just toss them out, toddle off and spend a handful of bucks on a bunch of new ones. But…
A Velvet-y Dress
I desired to make for myself something quick and easy and selfishly frivolous… and a Tshirt dress is very quick and easy, yes? The fabric, a stretchy panne velvet from Fabulous Fabrics, is very lush; smooth and slippery and glides over the skin,…
On mittens, and making time for sewing
Rootling around in my winter woollies; I realised that I had never devoted a post before now to these mittens. I knitted them yonks ago: probably when the children were really tiny, and probably using leftovers from one or another…
