Pattern: Jarrah Sweater by Megan Nielsen Sewing time taken (excluding cutting out): 3 hours each Fabric: (pink & grey) double-sided sweat-shirting from Bennytex, bought during #ParisSewcial / (blue) Atelier Brunette sweat-shirting from Guthrie & Ghani Sweatshirts are one of my favourite sewing projects. They are really quick and easy to make, […]
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Pattern: Belted Sweater by Digital Pattern Library Sewing time taken (excluding cutting out): 3.5 hours Fabric: Liberty sweatshirting from Birmingham Rag Market (The Little World of Fabric, also known as ‘The Liberty Man’) I hope everyone who celebrates it had a good Christmas. I’ve had a couple of quiet days in the
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During 2016 (and following being one of the winners of the We Wear Knitbot Competition), I was extremely flattered to be asked to test knit a pattern from Hannah Fettig‘s upcoming book, Texture. I selected the Wharf Street Pullover, and it was a reminder that I am still a relatively inexperienced
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This is my latest Linden Sweatshirt (number seven blogged). It’s View A, Size 0 – although in this fabric I should probably have sized up to a 2 as it has limited stretch. The original inspiration for this jumper were the excellent British wool band jumpers which Hades released earlier in
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This is my second project from Home & Away by Hannah Fettig (Knitbot), the Lesley sweater. This pattern is the cover star of Home & Away, and the photos of it included in the book are stunning. I loved the pattern as soon as I saw it. It’s a great basic
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It’s been a really busy week, so this is just a quick post with another Linden Sweatshirt. This quilted Linden was started with the leftover fabric from this quilted jacket, however I didn’t have quite enough so ended up going back to Barry’s for an extra 1/2 metre! Not such successful
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It’s time for this week’s Linden! I will be posting makes from some different patterns soon, but still have a few Linden’s from a recent binge to show you. It’s probably a first for me, as I very rarely use patterns multiple times, but this pattern is so quick and easy
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I love a good online event, and I also love the Linden Sweatshirt, so I was really excited to take part in the #lindenswap organised by Carrie and Ingrid. I was even more excited when I found out that I was paired-up for the swap with Katy of Katy and Laney, as I love
I finished my first jumper! Owls by Kate Davies. This is only my second ever knitting project and I wouldn’t have been brave enough to try a jumper (or anything else wearable) so quickly if not spurred on by Kat and Sabs’ knit-along. I actually think it was a good early
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