Hey, baby!

Now that my work and study commitments have eased, my craft plans for 2019 were to try to finish some of my UFOs and tentatively dip my toes back into the world of dressmaking; however, the year barely began before …

Licorice allsorts blanket

I have almost knitted up all the 4 kilograms of Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 10 ply yarn I bought in 2014 when I seriously miscalculated how much I would need for the wedding blanket. Hurrah! In late 2017, I started crocheting a …

A scarf for me

After knitting myself a beanie, I decided that I needed a coordinating scarf; however, I could not decide between the ‘Pavement’ scarf, designed by Jared Flood, or the ‘Hawthorne’ shawl, designed by Susanna. I bought the ‘Pavement’ pattern and knitted …

More baby socks

Knitting baby socks is the perfect portable project, which can live comfortably in a handbag and be worked on in orthodontists’ waiting rooms or in those rare moments when I take a proper lunch break at work. They are also …

Pretty socks

A few months ago, I impulsively bought a skein of MadelineTosh sock yarn because it was such as gorgeous fuchsia colour. My plan was to make socks for me, but I gave them to my stepdaughter because they ended up …

A hat for me

I often knit hats and beanies, but I almost always give them away. I knitted this one for me, making it the only hand-made hat I own. I randomly picked up a knitting book from the library, Classic Elite Quick …

Baby socks

Because the recent baby boom at my office emptied out my supply of ready-made baby gifts, I thought I would knit some tiny socks from the remnants of sock yarn I had in my stash. Then, I went to the …

Baby hats

There is a baby boom at my workplace: four women are expecting five babies. (The rest of us are eyeing the drinking water nervously.) It is a good thing I bought all that yarn on sale to make baby hats …

Socks and jocks

My husband’s old pyjama shorts were wearing so thin that the elastic was showing through the waistband. It was time for new ones. Each pair of shorts only needs 1.2 metres of fabric and a length of elastic, and I …

Scrollwork

Working at Calico & Ivy last year, I heard customers and staff raving about the Brooklyn Tweed range of yarns. I thought I would give the brand a go, so I found a pattern and colour I liked and started …