Over the Christmas break, I decided to finally finish this knitting project which I started back in November 2020! This is the ‘Moomintroll Running Sweater’ from one of the Moomin x Novita pattern books, knit in Novita (Muumit) Moomin yarn. In the five plus years since I first cast on this jumper, I’ve unravelled and […]
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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 house following spending Christmas and
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Today I took some time out of the office to attend a student-led fashion conference on campus (I work at a University). Sustainability was a focus for many of the speakers and I came away with some ideas of what I could make to commemorate this year’s Fashion Revolution Week taking place 22 – 28
Happy Christmas / holidays everyone. I hope you have some time off work over the next couple of weeks and get the chance to relax and enjoy yourselves. This time of year, the run up to Christmas, is always so busy, but thanks to a little lull at work as a result of changing employers,
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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 which goes with everything. It’s also
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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 knitting project as I learned
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