Sewing, Stashbusting

Watson undies x 2 – it’s elementary!

The minute this pattern hit my frontal lobe I bought it. A bra with no underwires? A no-brainer for me. The pattern is from Cloth Habit, and the bra pattern includes a long line and a regular length band. It is for stretchy fabrics, but it looks as nice in a knit as in stretchy […]

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Knitting

Black Miette

All winter I kept thinking that I needed a black cardigan to throw over whatever I was wearing when the weather was cold and I was inside and therefore a coat wouldn’t do the job. Enter my third Miette – in black Alpaca with a touch of merino. I should say here that I didn’t […]

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Free pattern, Knitting, Perth city views

Miette cardigan

This is my second Miette cardigan, knitted from wool I bought from Litet nystan in Stockholm (and finished with buttons from Hong Kong). This is fabulous wool, soft and easy to knit. It is Alta Moda Alpaca – baby Alpaca. I extended the length by two pattern repeats and also added several inches to the sleeves to make […]

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