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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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new necklaces ::
Posted by vicki brown on
well maybe not so new, I've been making a squirreling these away for months now! I finally got round to photograhphing them all today.
Hopefully they will be in my shop sometime over the next few days.
another placket neck ::
Posted by vicki brown on
I made Joelle Hoverson's placket neck sweater for Milo back in the summer and I loved it! The pattern was so easy and quick to knit (it does come from last minute knitted gifts after all). It also introduced me to some new techniques, including knitting on circular needles, which is now by far my favourite way to knit.
So at when time was running out for all the holiday handknits I had promised...
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hello ::
Posted by vicki brown on
welcome to my little (new) creative space. I have been blogging in various places for a few years now, but I wanted to set up a new place to write about and share my knitting, crochet and sewing adventures.
You can mostly find me over here. I've been making beads, buttons and ninjas from polymer clay for about 3 years now and selling them over on etsy, but I have been knitting and crocheting for...
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