Lento Sweater
I recently finished knitting a Lento Sweater, pattern by Jonna Helin. It was my first time knitting a top down sweater using a provisional cast on and knitting short rows. The pattern was well written […]
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Same Same but different
I have been wanting to try knitting some 8 ply socks for a while but struggled to find any 8 ply sock yarn here in NZ. West Yorkshire Spinners recently released a new range of […]
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June Project Round-up
June was a super productive month! I made another A line skirt and a matching vest from some lovely soft and super warm wool that I got at the local second hand fabric sale. It […]
Read MoreWellington Weekend Wanderings
We went out for a wander on the weekend to visit the New Zealand Portrait Gallery to view the Adam Portraiture Award exhibition for 2024. Lots of very talented artists and worth a visit if […]
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May project roundup
Me Made May was a good month to get some projects done. We have a fabric fair at one of the schools local to me every few months and when I went in November I […]
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April Project Roundup
April was a very productive month project wise. I made myself a cape using a self drafted pattern and some boiled wool that I got for Xmas a couple of years ago. I used some […]
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March Project Round up
I wasn’t very productive in March. I finished my Snug Turtleneck sweater in burnt orange Mohair. I got the pattern from the book A Knitters Year by Ida Wirak Trettevik that I borrowed from the […]
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Baked Homemade Granola
I recently dug out my granola recipe and have been making a batch every weekend for the past few weeks. I got the recipe from a friend who got it from her mother in law […]
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Milo Coconut Biscuits
I am on the baking roster again this week so made another variant of my chocolate chip biscuit recipe. These ones are really good. 190g butter 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 1 tsp salt 2 […]
Read MoreFebruary Project Round Up
Three projects completed in February, was a bit of a busy month social wise so I didn’t spend as much time as I would have liked in the sewing room. It was my friend J’s […]
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