I’m going through a serious tidying phase at the moment and my current focus is my vintage knitting pattern collection. I’ve got a few weeks off in May and I plan to get out EVERY vintage pattern that I own, weed out any I don’t really want to keep and file the…
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Colours and Casting On
So the Ashburn KAL is underway. Knitters have started to choose their yarn colours and cast on. I had a LOT of trouble deciding on colours. I think my first colour problem was being so distracted by colours used in the pattern pictures. The peacock blue and toffee brown with the pale…
Ashburn Shawl Knit Along
Join me for a knitalong! I’m about to cast on the Ashburn Shawl by Melanie Berg.
Another Wee Liesl Baby Cardigan
I made another Wee Liesl baby cardigan. The pattern by Ysolda Teague is one of my favourites for whipping up when someone announced they’re having a baby. Tommy seems to approve too – or maybe he just liked playing in the leaves while I took photos.
Retro Monday – Patons Headliners
Today’s pattern leaflet is the incredibly stylish Patons Headliners. I bought this one from a vintage shop in Bacchus Marsh after it was advertised on Instagram. This is one of my favourite vintage patterns even though it’s from my least favourite decade of fashion. This is probably because the designs are from…
Knitting Resolutions
One of my knitting resolutions for 2017 was to blog more often. It’s now February 21st so I have a lot of catching up to do! Blogging aside, I’ve set a number of goals and resolutions for the year. I put knitting projects or finished objects in the “goals” list and changes…