My little granddaughter was visiting and found Buzzy, my sock monkey, and it was clear that she wanted him. I love the way she wrapped his arms around her tummy. I am not ready to relinquish Buzzy, he belongs in my home, so I found a selection of socks and asked her to choose a […]
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I’ve been wanting to make this pattern for ages, and the upcycles I’m doing for St Pat’s Repatched shop proved to be the perfect excuse. I used two tablecloths and made three tops, which I thought was quite a good effort. I initially chose a green (of course) maybe 1960’s tablecloth and had a play. […]
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Back in 2022 I knitted the Ozetta Field Cardigan from some beautiful silvery wool given to me by my friend Jenny. I loved the cardigan but every time I put it on it just felt too big. I had the choice of pulling it down and reknitting it in a smaller size or knitting it […]
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Lindy from Stokx Patterns has released a new pattern which is a bias top able to be added to one of the skirts from the Stokx stable to make a dress. I used the leftover fabric from my Fibremood Niva top to make the tank and simply added it to my elderly Carla Rock, not […]
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The latest edition of Fibremood is here and, as usual, it’s full of fun and different patterns. I chose the Niva, which has draping and pleats at the front, a stand-up collar, faced armholes, and an invisible zip at the centre back which creates an elegant top, suitable for layering. The front fold is symmetrical […]
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I’ve long wanted to upcycle a flannel shirt into something a bit more interesting and found the perfect garment in the Pinjarra Salvos Op Shop. It’s got a subtle plaid, but I did find the lack of pattern matching rather confronting. However, the shirt was new and very cheap, so I bought it. There must […]
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The last time Katherine, Sewblooms, Megan, Meggipeg and I caught up, Katherine suggested we make the jacket from the book “Sewing With Scraps” – see Liz Haywoods review here. Katherine had borrowed hers from the library, but when I saw the book I realised that I had one in my bookcase, which I think came […]
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As I’ve mentioned previously I’ve begun to volunteer at St Pat’s Op Shop in Fremantle, I’ve made a few new things for them to sell and thought I should record them. I made another LB pullover out of the leftover jeans from the first one. I had to spend a lot of time piecing as […]
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Today the latest edition of Tauko Magazine (Ed 20) has been released and I chose to make the Allyn undies as I am in desperate need of new undies and am always up to try a new pattern. They are designed by Nikki Griffin, and are a very quick make. The main difference about these […]
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Every time I travel I get tired of having a toiletries bag that I have to dig about in to find anything, Years ago my mother gave me a hanging one and it was so handy, so I thought I’d try and make another one. I was going to have a go at drafting a […]
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