You will remember when I posted my any colour top that I promised that I would put up a pattern for a modified version. Well here it is! Dropped stitch top I’ve also created a page which is accessible from the top menu. When I was knitting it I was nervous that the neck wouldn’t be […]
Read morePenguin pullovers
Gabrielle from Heaven Wrapped in Claremont (one of my favourite hangouts!) alerted me to this worldwide call for penguin pullovers for fairy penguins caught in oil spills. Apparently they lose their waterproofing so they get cold and the jumpers also stop them preening the oil out of their feathers, which poisons them. http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2014/03/05/3957423.htm. [update: the […]
Read moreDammit Janet
Yes, we went to the Rocky Horror Picture Show, and I went as Janet (or a very vague facsimile thereof!). I gave tickets to Mark and Bridgette for their respective birthdays and Tom and I went along for the ride. My dress is made from an original 1960 Butterick pattern. It says 34″ bust, but […]
Read moreMany pieces
I have noticed that, on the rare occasions when I cook, I look for recipes with 3-5 ingredients. In a moment of wild introspection I realised that I am doing the same thing with sewing patterns, resulting in a seemingly endless array of shapeless shifts. What to do? Well, go pattern shopping of course! First […]
Read moreFrom stashbuster to stashbustee!
I was going pretty well with my stashbusting pledge and then my sister came for a visit – dropping off this! Yes, she had a little clean out and this is her entire stash now sitting on my floor! Gah!! Mind you, I was pretty impressed with how small it is – mine would probably […]
Read moreAny colour…
…as long as it’s green! I have always had an alarming, almost pathological attraction to the colour green and it’s not going anywhere any time soon. A cursory perusal of my stash cupboard shows quite a few more pieces of green fabric and a whole box of green wool. I bought this green Jo Sharp […]
Read moreBlack shirt
I made this shirt for Archie whilst still in the month of February – sewing for those you love, in Stashbuster Sewalong land. I have finally captured him wearing it, albeit with the usual photographic reluctance on his part. It is Kwik Sew 3422, this time with short sleeves. The only changes I made were […]
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