Do you remember the Red Spot Dress that wasn’t going too well? Well I have been busy with my quick-unpick and now have the bodice underlined with calico. I haven’t fitted it yet, but here it is on the mannequin and it is looking a lot better: As well as eliminating static and giving the […]
Read MoreLast weekend while we were walking the Rugby World Cup Fan Trail on the way to the All Blacks v Wallabies semifinal, Sonny Boy was obviously contemplating something… “Mum, you know that black T-shirt, the one that is too small for Dad, but too big for me?”“Yeah”“Do you think we really need it?”“Well you will […]
Read MoreLately I’ve been beavering away on a Tatiana Pullover by Marlaina Bird from Interweave Crochet W2009. I thought all was going smoothly until I laid it out to admire from a distance – I’m glad I did because one underarm is higher than the other: Does your cat like to walk on your projects too?! […]
Read More“Fail – The Red Spot Dress” was going to be the title of this post, until I realised I was already thinking of the best way to fix this mess of a dress, and I promptly reminded myself that I don’t do failure! There is almost always something that can be done to fix disasters, I […]
Read MoreIf you are a regular reader of this blog you might recognise this item already, you may even have helped me to choose the colour of the buttons – if so, thank you for your input! I started knitting it about a year ago, and finally have all the ends woven in, and attached the lace, […]
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