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japanese pattern book sew along ::
Posted by vicki brown on
I received an email from Kate at M is for make this morning, inviting me to take part in this...
As I am a complete novice, I'm thinking this will probably be a fantastic opportunity to get a bit of help from some more experienced sewers along the way! Plus it may give the boost I need to get that sewing machine off for the service it so desperately needs before any dress sewing takes place!
Now to...
continental style ::
Posted by vicki brown on
last week I attended my first neighbourhood 'knit and natter' gathering, it was lovely and there were fabulous cakes!
Whilst I was there I was taught to knit continental style (essentially holding the yarn in your left hand rather the right). So far, so good, I'm not quite as fast as I am englishstyle yet, but getting close. I'd love to be one of those super speedy knitters, you know where the...
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stylish dress book ::
Posted by vicki brown on
this arrived in the post for me yesterday. I'm hoping to make myself a dress to wear to my cousins wedding in April. Inspired by this lady's beautiful creations, I feel in love with this book.
It's truly beautiful and I can't wait to get started, however I can't help but feel I was perhaps a little too ambitious, seeing as I have never made a dress before and can't read japanese!
Before I even...
crochet jar cover ::
Posted by vicki brown on
A couple of weeks ago I had my first attempt at making marmalade, for a first attempt it came out pretty well, but I made a huge quantity and well as my mr hates the stuff, and try as we might it seemed unlikely that Milo and I would manage the whole 7 jars we have, I figured most of them would become gifts. Of course in order for this to happen those assorted, recycled, jars would need a little...
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crochet jar cover :: a pattern ::
Posted by vicki brown on
Please note this pattern is written here in english crochet terms, which differ from american crochet terms, there is a fabulous table here which gives translations of all the stitches I've used.
ingredients ::
1 x ball of double knit weight yarn
(I used rowan milk cotton in fruit salad, simply because I have lots in my stash!)
small quantity of contrasting yarn for tie
(I used rowan milk cottonin...
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- Tags: circle, cover, crochet, free, jam, jar, lid, lilley, marmalade, pattern, round, stitches, top, treble