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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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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For sometime I’ve been wanting to make a new laptop bag and I saw that Linda from Lányos Handmade has released a pattern for one called Luxe. I immediately bought the pattern as it was just what I’d been looking for, and even better, Linda is someone I have met and had lunch with in […]
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It’s summer here in Australia and the idea of a snowball is very appealing, so I made the Yuki Waffle patterns Snowball dress, which I’ve had my eye on for a little while. I won the pattern in the Designin’ December challenge in December last year, and I’m pleased to have given it a go. […]
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The latest Fibremood magazine, Edition 35, has been released and some of the patterns have been organised into families, where one pattern can be made a few different ways, which is such an interesting initiative. The Thalia comes with a crossover front, but it’s family member, the Tiany, doesn’t. The similarities between the two patterns […]
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The latest edition of Tauko Magazine, issue 16, has one of Liz Haywood’s zero waste creations, a zero waste beret. Imagine my excitement when Liz contacted me months ago and asked me if I’d be willing to be a fit model as my head is the smallest size, and my husband’s is the biggest, so […]
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When the theme for Sew Together for Summer was announced, I wondered if I could make a coordinating set from upcycled jeans. I had already been thinking of making a Tauko Magazine Centrefold, but knew I wouldn’t get it from a single pair of jeans, so thought I could get two garments from two pairs […]
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The minute I saw the Lara Eichwede Centrefold pattern I knew I had to make it from some upcycled jeans. I also wanted to make a pair of trousers to go with it, also from jeans, which I’ll blog in another post. I found two pairs on the free rack at my favourite country op […]
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I’ve had a fun couple of months making for the grandchildren, most of which has now been dispensed. As I write this I realise that I forgot to photograph a few things, but never mind. First up were two dolls for Little E and baby I. I used an extra large white tee shirt which […]
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The latest design to come from the kitchen atelier of Liz Haywood is the zero waste belt bag, and I couldn’t wait to give it a go! The pattern is currently 25% off so even better. I really wanted a recycled denim one so had a little hunt for something big enough and found the […]
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