I thought I would start this post with a tribute to the workers of the garment industry. It is in the form of a giant button with a needle through it. Note the banner on the right hand side with “I Work” on it. The garment district is still pretty big, but not as big […]
Read moreBurda 7422 or wearable blanket
When I bought the fabric for Mark’s coat, I bought some of the same fabric, in black, for me (his is navy blue). I was very drawn to this Burda pattern when flicking through the books in Knitwit, and had a feeling that I already owned it, so imagine my delight when I discovered this was […]
Read moreNew York City highlights: Week 1
A shot of the Manhattan skyline to start the post off… We have packed an amazing amount of touristy things into our first week in New York, including but not limited to: Empire State building Highline Central Park Freedom Tower Chelsea Markets Union Square markets Statue of Liberty and of course, Mood Fabrics – twice! […]
Read more1978 cabled jumper
I managed to knit myself a jumper for our trip, using a pattern from a vintage Vogue knitting patterns book that I bought for 20c in an op-shop – the patterns range from the 1920s to the 1980s; this one is from 1978. As you can see, it has pockets! I didn’t coordinate mine with pyjama bottoms […]
Read moreTravelling outfit
One of the problems with travelling from a warm climate to a cold climate is what to wear in that transition between countries. I chose to make some trousers from my knit trouser block which I used to make my One Year One Outfit trousers. I teamed the trousers with a funnel necked top made from […]
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