Plum and Ginger Chutney
As soon as Christmas is done and dusted for the year, I am thinking about the next one. I like to collect up recipes and gift ideas throughout the year and write them in my […]
Author: Rachel McKelvie
Granola Hack
I have been making a batch of my Granola recipe every time we run out which is weekly at the moment. I have been experimenting with possible replacements for Maple syrup as with the rising […]
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 […]
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 […]
Christmas gifts / Handmade / Homemade / Knitting / Me made wardrobe / recycling / Sewing / Socks / thrifting / Vintage
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 […]
Wellington 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 […]
Crochet / Handmade / Homemade / Me Made May / Me made wardrobe / recycling / Sewing
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]