I dropped in to Dairing (Teresa Dair's unique fibre and knitwear studio) yesterday at lunchtime, and discovered a 20% off sale. Hooray! I had a birthday voucher to spend, so I picked up some DL-2 linen to play with. Couldn't wait to play with it, so did a little swatching on my train ride home. It's a very interesting texture. I'm going to...
The last four subjects that make up my library Masters are now complete ^_^ Finishing these last few subjects while full-time working highlighted how much I enjoy my job, how lucky I am to have it, and how almost everything I do at work is more enjoyable than writing uni essays :p I haven't received any formal documents yet but hopefully that part...
To celebrate the release of Chiaroscuro, my Ruins pattern is now available for free. ~~ Download free pattern (free as of 9 Nov 2014) View on Ravelry “There, down the roofless wall did glow The zun upon the grassy vloor, An’ weakly-wandren winds did blow, Unhinder’d by a door” (The Castle Ruins - William Barnes) Dreaming of castles in the mist, and adventure?...
New pattern out today! View on Ravelry $2.50 - All profit donated monthly to charity. Pattern details - Chiaroscuro fingerless gloves Chiaroscuro - in painting, photography and cinema - strong contrasts between dark and light serving to achieve a sense of depth and volume... This pattern was designed to feature metallic yarn (or other specialty fibres) without the commitment of a full garment. The...
Finished a couple of sweaters over the last few months - but have got behind on the blogging! For this sweater I decided to use the pattern Julissa (scoop neck version) by Vanessa Smith as a base for a cardigan (as I had heard it was very well-written) - but then decided that the cabling might not be quite enough to keep me...
This year the Australian sheep and wool show became a special weekend away with my Mum. Sadly my usual crafty companions weren't able to join us, so Mum had to endure a couple of hours of wool admiration amid our weekend away. As the largest collection of indie yarn/fleece sellers available in Victoria, this show is always an exciting one to attend. We...
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