I wanted some casual things to wear when I’m not at work, but wanted them to be dressier than a regular t-shirt, so, prompted by a 30% discount at StyleArc, I bought some new patterns. First to be made is the Elizabeth top It’s a bit clearer in the schematic. This top has got a […]
Read morePink White Russian
When I saw the brand new offerings from Capital Chic Patterns, I knew I needed a couple of the patterns. First one to be made was the White Russian, from pink silk stretchy velvet I bought at the Western Market in Hong Kong for the princely sum of HK$20, which is less than $3. It was a […]
Read moreFloral scout
This is one of the three tops I made the day I left for Hong Kong; a rather bright silk Scout woven tee. I am posing here with one of the cartoon characters on the Avenue of the Stars in Nathan Road – not sure why but he reminded me of one of my sons when asked […]
Read moreBronte top #1
If you think that the title of this post infers that there is another Bronte top to report after this one – you’d be correct! This is the first of the Jennifer Lauren Vintage Bronte tops that I’ve made. I did it in a massive hurry yesterday to bring to Hong Kong, where I am […]
Read moreKnitwittery
I have been collecting Knitwit patterns for a while, but keep forgetting about them. Then I found this one during my tidy up and thought that it was just the thing to make a top from some fabric that I bought at Knitwit, the shop which used to sell these patterns (a nice symmetry, I thought) The […]
Read moreWhite moebius
This is the white lacy shoulder wrap from Cat Bordhi’s “A treasury of magical knitting”. Mine is a little different from the one in the book because I made it too big, so I simply threaded some shirring elastic through it, giving it a frilly air. I knitted it from a linen/silk blend yarn […]
Read morePink pants
These pants are a reprise of the summer cream pants (Vogue 8859 again), but in a lovely pale pink slubby cotton/elastine. It was slightly cooler in Perth so I took the opportunity to slip on my new Hitofude Cardigan. I forgot to say before that hitofude means “a single brush stroke” as this cardigan is knitted from a […]
Read moreSummer pants
These white pants are Vogue 8859 – a Marcy Tilton design and so, so nice. I’ve teamed them here with my Dreams of Snails scarf top. And here with my tiny Scout tee and the back view. These pants fit really well because the top half of the back is cut off grain. They also go […]
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