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2020 knitting in review
Aside from all the rest, I will definitely remember 2020 as the year of my knitting revelation. After ages of being intimidated by knitting patterns, everything finally clicked! As a result: 12 cardigans, 7 jumpers and 2 shawls knitted with love over the past twelve months. Favourite patterns: Belladonna, Enchantee and Blossom My most knitted […]
Read MoreA new velvet Magnolia
Yes, I’ve done it again… I’ve sewn another version of the Magnolia dress by Deer&Doe! Magnolia Old and New You will probably remember my previous versions of Magnolia, all in stretchy velvet, sewn compulsively last autumn and reviewed in this article. They are among the dresses I have worn most both last and this Autumn, […]
Read MoreCozy winter cardis: Agatha and Belladonna
In Spring 2020, I had what I call a “knitting revelation”: I discovered that I could easily follow a pattern, after years of being terrified by what looked like indecipherable code. And since then, my designer of choice has definitely been Andi Satterlund, creator of Untangling Knots. I had been admiring for years her 50’s […]
Read MoreM7081: my new favourite winter dress
New season, new pattern… Every seasons seems to come to me with a favourite dress pattern – winter 2019 was Magnolia‘s season… … summer 2020 was V9253’s … … and autumn 2020 is definitely all about V7081! My “old” versions of M7081 In all honesty, the red and blue versions of these dresses were sewn […]
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