Hand knitted socks
4 years ago I decided that I was going to knit myself a pair of socks. Fast forward 3 years to Lockdown 1.0 and the half a sock that was languishing in my WIP pile […]
Category: Knitting
Christmas gifts / Crochet / Handmade / Knitting / Lockdown Covid 19 / recycling / Sewing
Christmas Crafting
Now that Christmas is done and dusted for another year, I thought I would share with you some of the gifts I made. Most of these were made while we were under lockdown in April/May […]
Me made wardrobe
As well as adding to my wardrobe with thrifted items last year, I also did some sewing and knitting to give it a boost as well. I had a bit of time under our first […]
Scrap blanket revisited
Hello from Lockdown here in Wellington! The weather is awful here today so I thought I would give you an update on my scrap blanket which I first posted about back in March 2017. I […]
New Year. Slow Fashion
Happy New Year and Happy New Decade everyone! I thought I would report in on the pledge I made last year to not buy any new clothes and appreciate and wear what I already had. […]
Charity Knitting
Every year I try to do some knitting for charity. I volunteer for a group called Crafty Volunteers who facilitate the distributing of the knitting to the people in the community who have a need. […]
Slow fashion
I am doing really well with my pledge to not buy any new clothes this year. I did buy some yarn for my mother – in – law to knit me a jersey but i’m […]
Gifts for a nephew
A little while ago, I became an Auntie for the tenth time. A new baby is always a good excuse for crafting right? So a deep dive into the stash was in order. First up […]
Woolly Blankety Goodness
I have previously shared with you my Temperature Blanket journey (see here for the finished product) and I have several other blankets that I have made over the years so the other day when I was […]
Christmas gifts / Handmade / Homemade / Knitting / Letter writing / Sewing
Christmas Crafting
Now that the madness of Christmas has subsided and all of the gifts have been opened, I thought I would share with you some of the gifts I made and gave in 2018. I had […]