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Snoods ahoy! 17 Nov 2011 | 04:35 am
I'm so happy it's gone a bit chilly, let's get out the snoods! The blog world seems to have gone mad for them thanks to Karen! Here is one I've just crocheted (using a pattern I blogged last year) wh...
Knitting help! 14 Nov 2011 | 07:01 am
Friends, I am in need of help from you expert knitters out there. I have been trying to knit a very seasonal snowflake lace pattern: Isn't it pretty? I intended to knit it up into an ear warming head...
What? Not another Rooibos 23 Oct 2011 | 03:27 am
Um, yes, it is another Rooibos. Sorry! (my third, after dotty and grey). It's my favourite so far though. Isn't the cherry print fabric the cutest? And I love the pop of colour from the collar. (They'...
Why is my stitching all WRONG?! (help) 16 Sep 2011 | 04:42 am
I know some of you are sewing machine whizzes, and I'm very much a novice, so I'm asking for your help. What would make my (normally very well behaved) sewing machine make this mess on the underside o...
The Liberty Book of Home Sewing 4 Sep 2011 | 09:27 pm
Oh my god - I have just seen this book, and although I've only seen the cover and one photo, it's set my heart a-flutter... Has anyone seen any other pictures or reviews or do we just have to wait un...
Sometimes you've got to think small 4 Sep 2011 | 09:21 pm
My month is off to a slow start, I think I'm a little under the weather as my energy levels are zero. It's sort of self-perpetuating though, isn't it, the more you sit about feeling sorry for yourself...
The one where I make excuses and swear off gin... 31 Aug 2011 | 09:30 am
Well well, long time no blog... *ahem* Let's just be honest here, I haven't blogged because I haven't made anything since my floral Pendrell - well, nothing except another Pendrell in pink gingham w...
Pendrell, I think I love you... 20 Jun 2011 | 01:50 am
What a little gem of a pattern. I can see why Karen has made umpteen of them. Here is my Pendell, sewn up with material I got for £1/2 a metre in Walthamstow Market. Ignore the thread hanging from my...
Walthamstow market fabric haul 13 Jun 2011 | 02:22 am
So yesterday I went to Walthamstow market to check out the cheap fabric Karen's always raving about. And I wasn't disappointed! I came away with 2m of each of these for around a tenner: Bargain! The...
