In my previous post I mentioned flippantly that I had used this pattern nine times, well I was wrong! I have made ten dresses using this fantastically versatile pattern, or at least using key elements of it… and I like…
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Sorta Missoni
Firstly, thank you so much for all those lovely comments on my cardigan! I was overwhelmed to read so many kind words… and with regard to my little rant; also to stress that I am not down on Burdastyle per…
Calico cotton cardigan
The good news: I’ve knitted a cardigan! I bought this perfectly lovely ivory cotton yarn at the beginning of last spring, and started this cardigan when I had finished the garter stitch jacket. I can be a pretty quick knitter…
A double-sleeved shirt
Remember I said I had made 6 shirts over the past month and a half? well here ’tis t’ sixth! This blue shirt was was intended for one of my boys and was pretty much finished, but I was getting…
Flat-felling a curved seam
Flat-felling gives such a nice finish to tailored items, but if you try it out on a seam with a bit of a concave curve happening it can end up looking messy and not much of an improvement to the…
2011; a year in review
A favourite picture from each month of last year. May has two, because I could not choose between them… January; here. February; here March; here. April; here May; pretty chuffed with my ballgown, here. I made the accessories and the evening…
Craig’s shirt
The penultimate shirt, for now… (and I am definitely thinking of something different to make for my boys next year!) This particular shirt, another Burda 7767, was made using shot cotton in True Cobalt, and is a Christmas present for…
Tim’s shirt
I made a shirt for Tim; again Burda 7767 (blush). And I’m embarrassed to confess that there are still a couple more versions of this in the wings too… sorry! I hope lots of mens’ shirts will not get too…
