Blossom Cardi in Lily White
Another lock-down knit, another cardigan: here is my Blossom cardigan in Lily White. Blossom was designed by talented designer Anna Dervout and I am an absolute fan – under my needles first came the shawl, then two jumpers, the only thing missing was a cardigan! But the one designed by Anna did not suit me, as the […]
Read MoreMy powder pink Salal cardi
Let me introduce you to my first lock-down knit: the Salal cardigan by Untangling Knots … and brace yourself for (many…) more to come, as knitting has been my main creative outlet in the past few weeks and buttons have just arrived so now I can take pictures!!! My first Untangling Knots project, the Chuck […]
Read MoreMy girls’ Blossom jumpers
Once they saw my amazing lace Blossom shawl knitted earlier this year, both my girls were over-excited to discover I could make such pretty things – they had been used to my rather randomly-sized, irregularly knitted self-drafted horrors (they are SO good to wear them). I therefore had the perfect excuse to use this beautiful […]
Read MoreThree Cara dresses for my teenager
Let’s change a bit of color-scheme and style on the blog! Today I’m showing you the dresses I made for my teenage daughter for the winter, using the Cara pattern by La Maison Victor. Sewing for teenagers is a minefield (and I refuse to make jeans or cropped hoodies!) and I was amazed she was […]
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