Making Life more Beautiful
You may remember the Knitalong I organised in July, based on the beautiful Elizabeth Zimmermann seamless sweater. A few of us went on to do a second jersey, and some of us took a little longer than others. This post … Continued
Welcome back! We are engaged, internationally, in the creation of unique but matching jerseys! I hope to have only one more set of instructions and discussion post after this one, which deals with how to make the faux raglan seams … Continued
This week was my Mum’s 90th birthday, so the whole family went to Lancashire to celebrate with her. She had 60 or so friends and relatives round and thankfully used a caterer so the food was fantastic with no washing … Continued
Before I got started I wanted to make some slippers for friends. What is nice about knitting for others is that you get to use colours that are not your own ideal shades. Orange, or pea green for example. Both … Continued
It’s June already. Lovely summer weather in the UK makes thinking of a knitted sweater a little challenging. But you know it won’t last. Who is in? As Karen wrote “Bringing the world together through knitting”. What a nice thought … Continued
Last July I organised a Knit A Long! It was a crazy idea really as I was still very new to knitting and I hardly knew what was involved. But I loved this particular jumper and I was keen to show … Continued
I really like hats, and enjoy wearing them. Unfortunately formal hats are rarely worn these days and nearly everyone struggles with them. But weather hats are a different matter. You can wear warm ones in winter and sun protection ones … Continued
Inspired by Carolyn I decided to make a crocheted skirt. I loved her image and the gorgeous oranges and greens she used. I copied her design although with a few variations. DIfferent colours – I used small left over pieces … Continued
I have really fallen for the New Zealand sweater, which I wrote about here. I have now made up two of these delightfully simple but fantastically elegant tops. Not so my teeth, smeared in raspberry flesh. (One day I will … Continued
Alongside my desire to make a cardigan I have wanted to make a skirt for a while. Mrs Zimmerman’s skirt pattern Here is Elizabeth Zimmerman’s take on it. i make very few skirts, as not having the figure to wear … Continued