March Socks
My March socks are done and dusted (finished on the 28th) and I have worn them once already. This pair is knitted with West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply in the colourway Pheasant from their […]
Category: Handmade
February Socks
I have finished my February socks with one day to spare. I knitted these ones for hubby and they ended up having different toes. I made the first one too short so I unpicked it […]
Sock Knitting Challenge
I have decided not to buy any new yarn or fabric this year until I have used up what I have in my stash. I have set myself a challenge to knit 12 pairs of […]
Sewing Update – Burnside Bibs
Every so often, I find a sewing pattern that is so good, I end up making multiple garments of the same pattern. Burnside Bibs by Sew House Seven is my latest fav make. I have […]
Mini Christmas stockings
You might be forgiven for thinking this is a post about some stockings I made for Christmas 2022. I was super organised during the holidays and made these for gifts for Christmas 2023! I have […]
Calendar pages to envelopes
While I was visiting my friend in Christchurch, she gave me some old calendars to recycle. She had given me some a couple of years ago and I made envelopes out of them as we […]
Handmade / recycling / Sewing / Sustainability / Vintage
T-shirt to cushion transformation
I popped down to Christchurch the weekend before Christmas to visit my oldest friend who had a significant birthday on Christmas Day. We have been friends since we were 11 when we became penpals, she […]
Pocket Skirt
I love this pattern! It is the Pocket Skirt which is a collab with Peppermint Magazine and Paper Theory. It is such an easy, well written pattern and the result is a super comfy skirt […]
It’s all about the dress
This edition of the sewing update is all about the dresses. First up, the Spring Dress which is a pattern I got free with Simply Sewing magazine, Issue 80 and you can buy a PDF […]
Sewing update – Top edition
This time it’s all about the tops. I have made three tops from two patterns. First up, the Cuff top by The Assembly line. This is a really easy pattern which you could make easier […]