My second stranded colorwork knit: “Into the Wild”

By Elisenne on Friday, January 28th, 2022 in Knitting, Sewing & Knitting. No Comments

Knitting the Bowfell jumper really got me into knitting stranded colorwork. As soon as I was finished with the yoke,…

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Sewing the V8379 dress…again!

By Elisenne on Thursday, January 27th, 2022 in Sewing & Knitting, Sewing for Me. No Comments

When a dress pattern works, I tend to sew it again and again. So given the success of my first…

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Sewing the Magnolia dress: more silk and more flowers in my wardrobe

By Elisenne on Sunday, January 16th, 2022 in Sewing & Knitting, Sewing for Me. No Comments

Although knitting has dominated the blog lately, I have in no way given up sewing. Here is my latest Magnolia…

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My first stranded colorwork knit: the Bowfell jumper

By Elisenne on Sunday, January 9th, 2022 in Knitting, Sewing & Knitting. 2 Comments

One of my (untold) resolutions for 2021 was to learn stranded colorwork (also called Fair Isle) knitting. And even though…

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