An eventful week
I need a catch up post. The knitting disaster In an eventful week I have tried to make the saddle shouldered seamless jumper, featured in Knitting without Tears. Can I have my money back – it made me cry!! Can … Continued
Helmut Lang – 1990s designer
Still considering my own New Look of pared down androgyny, I took a look at fashion history. When I did my City Guilds training in fashion in the 1980s, our History of Fashion module finished in the 1970s, although our tutor … Continued
Novice Knitter – Starting colour work
My knitting to date has been rather plain – stocking stitch in neutrals or plain deep colours. I yearn to knit cables or in glorious technicolour. But my first attempts at colourwork were not so hot. Some things went well … Continued
A visit to William Gee Habadasheree!
You may remember that I won a box of haberdashery from William Gee, a Dalston (Hackney, London) institution. While I had ordered a few products from them, via the internet, I decided to visit the shop. Adam Graham – the … Continued
My first foray with sheep’s wool (and the importance of soaking your swatches)
Following a recommendation from Linde I have been reading Elizabeth Zimmerman (of which more in a later post), and unsurprisingly for the Queen of Knitting, she swears by wool. I really like what she writes about the origins of knitting: “Primitive … Continued
Making a pleated skirt – what could be simpler?
PI mentioned I would make a garment a month using my William Gee goodies. Just to get me back into the swing of things I elected to make a “simple” pleated skirt. The “pattern” was just a set of measurements from … Continued
How to choose a wedding dress
One of my all time favourite blogs is Fit for a Queen, where the intrepid Mrs Mole takes a range of off the peg, designer, heirloom and unusual wedding dresses and alters them to fit her variously shaped clients. She … Continued
Making a stone set ring – and plans for next term
Sadly our jewellery making class is over. It was such fun and so enlightening. And each of us made three items – two rings and a pendant. My final piece is a little cabochon set ring, made with silver wire. … Continued
The “Sloper” turtle neck, sleeveless jumper knitalong
I recently posted my knitting plans, and I have made good progress. I said I would make a petrol blue Heavenly sweater a dark green cashmere sweater a brown and green Holsten (just started, but it’s brown and mauve now) … Continued
Post-SWAP: Making new plans
No sooner had she crashed out of SWAP than she was already making new plans. Like the jilted lover she deal with her grief by shouting “NEXT!” I mentioned on Saturday that I hope to create a few items for … Continued
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