I have been thinking about making myself another jumper for a while but was waiting for inspiration to strike. When I saw this wool in the local charity shop (at 50p!) I decided that fate was calling me. It is King Cole Mirage, sadly discontinued.
Playtime
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Although my dad did not take photography particularly “seriously” and would
never regard his images as constituting, in any sense, an “archive”, the
photog...
My studio
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Some recent photos for my jewellery website. Also a more up-to-date
portrait of moi, for my about page!
It's fair to say that I do have a lot of old thing...
Liesl Tee
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*Vendor: *Ysolda
*Type: *Pattern
*Price: * 8.00
Top-down t-shirt in a classic all-over lace pattern
The classic Ysolda design re-imagined as a breezy s...
If Hera is Listening
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I’m writing this in the last minutes at my desk before I pack it all in and
leave on the Rally. It’s dark and quiet in the house, but I can hear Ken
gettin...
Wearable stories are not fast fashion
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The exhibition Wearable Stories: upcycling adventures in the wardrobe
brings together 15 years of action-based leadership by Jane Milburn and … Continue
Re...
Lately...
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Just popping here with a little reminder that I'm now writing regularly on
again on Substack! If you'd like to catch up with me there, that would be
gre...
Summer Speed
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Hello! Just popping in very quickly in amongst wrapping a big parcel,
making a packed lunch, sorting laundry, dashing out to the shops, and
packing for a f...
finished sweaters + winter skies
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Midwinter, the perfect time to get the knitting needles out. When the days
are short and they're mostly spent in the office in town, I find that
knitting i...
Gentle goals for January
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I'm returning to setting monthly goals in 2023. I used to enjoy setting
monthly mini goals and then reflecting on my progress towards the end of
the mont...
Adventures in Opting Out Book Club: Week 2
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This week, we talked about Section 2—The Valley of ADVENTURES IN OPTING
OUT, read the introduction, and shared early signs that we've opted out of
the ri...
Marley - and back to Bingley
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The next bit of the walk, alongside the railway line, was really tricky as
the path ran between two fences and was almost completely overgrown. I got
st...
Bottle vs Can 2 - the sequel
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A few months ago I wrote a blog ruminating on can vs bottle – including a
direct taste test of the aforementioned, for a mass-produced Eurolager out
of Po...
Unwieldy antlers and other sizing issues
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Following my last post introducing my new Three Bears' Sleeping Bag pattern,
this post has been written with the hope that it will help if you feel you
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