~rediscovered project~

March 15, 2010.Reading time 2 minutes.

I thought I might sew a skirt, so I rummaged through my rather large stash of fabric and found this viscose georgette with a cute optical print – a piece of unused sampling from quite-a-few years ago! It is charcoal and denim blue – two of my favourite colours. However, unfolding the bundle I found […]

~last days of summer~

March 10, 2010.Reading time 1 minute.

There is a distinct feel in the air now that summer is drawing to a close – the humid restless nights are now gone and we are back to sleeping under our sheets not over them, there is a definite autumnal crispness and clarity to the air, and I even slipped on a pair of socks […]

~skirt progress~

March 7, 2010.Reading time 2 minutes.

I hope a nice weekend was had by all, and you managed to find some time to sit down with needles-of-whatever-sort-you-enjoy-most in hand. I made some progress on my Ladders and Lace skirt, which is actually the Ruffle and Pleat skirt from Interweave Knits Summer 2009, designed by Cecily Glowik MacDonald. From the photograph you can see […]

~new sock photos~

March 5, 2010.Reading time 1 minute.

I hope you all like the new photos for my Silver Fern Socks. The last ones were taken in a bit of a rush (on a 10 year old who couldn’t keep still!) and they had a little background flare, so I am a lot happier with this series. If you’d like […]

~fair isle yoke top~

March 3, 2010.Reading time 2 minutes.

Today I finished my #6 Fair Isle Yoke Top by Fiona Ellis from Vogue Knitting Holiday 2009, so I couldn’t wait to take some photos of it. It is summer here, and I felt a bit silly wearing long sleeves and a woollen top outside in the heat, but I managed to find a patch […]