I thought I would show you this Argil top I knitted during a summer that happened 12 months ago (yes this project subscribes to the slow blogging lifestyle!) . I posted about it on social media around that time, and meant to show it here […]
Summer Days
Hi all, How is everyone doing? Personally, I haven’t been feeling great, with everything going on everywhere. I mean, 2020 is just the year that keeps on giving in absolutely every way isn’t it? I suppose it is more remarkable if you haven’t been affected […]
Natural Dyeing: Red Onion Skins on Istex
Hi all, First things first: Depending where you are reading this you’ll have already noticed this, but I decided to redo my website layout. Don’t worry, this is not going to be a seasonal thing or whatever. Ravelry’s launch of their new website a bit […]
Another Use for Double Gauze
I want to show you all the Bo Top I made a bit ago! This is my first foray into woven tops and it was one of the things I made during my Covid-19 lockdown sewing burst. I’ve been meaning to make a woven top […]
Waking up With Bird Songs
Hey all. Summer has arrived in the year that is already a decade long. It’s the season of waking up with bird song through open windows. I thought I would come here and write a bit about what’s going on my end of the screen […]
A Springtime Balcony
Hey all, how are you holding up? One of the things that has given me great joy during this shittest of times is seeing the plants on my balcony growing in the new season. Spring season means it is basically changing every other day and […]
Dinosaurus Drex
Hey all, got a fun make to show you today. It’s denim, it has mega-deep pockets, and it’s got a dangerous bite – Intrigued? Read on. The pattern is Marilla Walker’s Isca dress. A pattern I was smitten with instantly when it was released and […]
Colourblocked Skiff: Blackberries and Cherries
Hey makers, How are you all doing in your individual lockdown / social distancing circumstances? To be honest, on my end I’ve been struggling, and been feeling perpetually tired. I’m trying not to be hard on myself about it, since things as they are are […]
Flannel Hinterland
Hello readers. Coming at you with some warm sewn comfort this time. I know, I know, two finished makes on the blog in as many weeks…what is this, 2012? Well, not exactly but I thought since I’m spending more time at home now (as are […]
Harvest Moon
Hey all, I thought I’d show you my blue colourwork allover cardigan. This was my primary knitting project for the winter, a long lost time where it seemed perfectly normal to want night sky echoing colourwork cardigans. A time when going out for groceries wasn’t […]