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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