It's taken me a long time (and many pairs of socks) to perfect my vanilla sock recipe, but I think I've finally done it! I used this pair of socks as a canvas for trying out new techniques, so this might be a bit of a bumper post... you have been warned! The Pattern My… Continue reading Scrappy advent calendar socks, and some thoughts on the perfect sock yarn
Category: Knitting
Me Made May: Final week (and what I’ve learned)
Hey, long time no see! Apologies for not posting this nearer to May, but here it is; my final outfits from Me Made May 2020! Day 22: To start off the week I wore my LB Pullover T shirt hack, in camel print jersey from Lamazi Fabrics. Day 23: On this day, the only me… Continue reading Me Made May: Final week (and what I’ve learned)
Me Made May: Weeks 2 & 3
Originally I was going to do a Me Made May post each week, but as you can see, that hasn't happened! So this will be one big roundup for weeks two and three: Day 8: This day was really warm, so I wore a pair of Safiya shorts I batch sewed last month (along with… Continue reading Me Made May: Weeks 2 & 3
Vanilla sock round up
I'm really bad at blogging about my knitting projects, and there are lots of socks I've made over the last few months that I've never posted about... until now! Fair warning, this post will be really boring if you aren't interested in sock knitting! I'm partly writing it as a record for myself. I've revised… Continue reading Vanilla sock round up
Week no.1 of Me Made May!
I didn't have enough handmade clothes to participate in Me Made May last year, but this year I do! I've been looking forward to Me Made May for months, so even though I'm stuck at home I'm still doing it regardless. My pledge is: To wear at least one me-made item every day for the… Continue reading Week no.1 of Me Made May!
Handmade presents
Confession time: these are actually all presents I made last Christmas! Yes, this is how slow I am at writing blog posts... Anyway, I wrote it eventually, and I thought I may as well share it, even if it is several months late (hence the vague, non-seasonally-specific title). I love giving people handmade Christmas presents;… Continue reading Handmade presents
‘Pretty Thing’ cowl by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Back in the summer, I went to Copenhagen and did a mini yarn haul. My favourite purchase was a skein of incredibly soft 4ply Baby Alpaca yarn in a moss green, heathered with some purple here and there. I spent ages trawling Ravelry for the perfect cowl/scarf/snood pattern, but most of them needed slightly more… Continue reading ‘Pretty Thing’ cowl by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Dressing like a crayon: Stellan tee dress hack and Salut Cheri beret
Wow, that title is a bit of a mouthful... A couple of my recent makes combined to make the perfect autumnal Dress Like a Crayon outfit: The dress is a hack of the French Navy Stellan tee, a free pattern for a loose fitting T shirt. To turn it into a dress I literally just… Continue reading Dressing like a crayon: Stellan tee dress hack and Salut Cheri beret
Natural dyeing and yarn shopping in Oswestry
About a month ago I went to stay with family in Oswestry, and whilst I was there I partook in several yarn themed activities. Day One: Firstly, I went to Ewe and Ply, a small and lovely yarn shop. The staff were so friendly, and they even gave me a goodie bag on my way… Continue reading Natural dyeing and yarn shopping in Oswestry
Self-designed circus socks
I was so happy with my first pair of self-designed socks that I decided to make another! I'd just bought a beautiful skein of hand-dyed sock yarn, and my original pattern was for worsted weight, so I had to make up another one to suit the finer yarn. On the first pair one of the… Continue reading Self-designed circus socks
oolong stitches 