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bananas in pyjamas 23 Jul 2011 | 03:59 pm
Let us talk of pyjamas. I kind of… grew out of them. Wore them as a kid, yes. Wore them in college and in share houses, mostly out of courtesy to others. Stopped wearing them after that. And then I mo...
a long time knitting 10 Jul 2011 | 02:05 pm
A long time ago in a city far away, I started a jacket. Three years and three months later it’s finished. It’s an interesting exercise to finish something that had a long hiatus in the middle of its...
snug-as-a-bug-in-a-rug 23 Jun 2011 | 11:02 am
A jacket for my new nephew. Chunky and warm to keep out the cold Glasgow winds. Started on Bells’ deck on a 40 degree summer day, finished as winter closed in. :: details :: :: pattern :: Lino’s Coa...
green is beautiful 16 Jun 2011 | 01:29 pm
Here is where it started, and now it is finished. Green is not an easy colour for me. Most shades of green drain the life out of my face and make me look ill and tired. About the only shade that work...
let’s fly 9 Jun 2011 | 07:51 pm
One of my recurring themes is the project that is 99 per cent finished then languishes long because there is something that needs to be fixed that I don’t get around to doing. This cape is the perfec...
return 6 Jun 2011 | 07:50 pm
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hiatus 30 Mar 2011 | 09:49 pm
I’m officially putting the blog into hiatus till June. I will be working long hours in April and May, and while I usually enjoy my job, at the moment I have some very difficult people to deal with who...
plumcake 14 Mar 2011 | 08:24 am
Yesterday I made two plumcakes - one to keep and one to share (which I think is always the best strategy with cakes, especially if your household is not large or greedy enough to eat a large cake befo...
on failure 7 Feb 2011 | 05:46 pm
I thought it might be time to talk about failure. Some weeks ago we thought we might have a picnic one Sunday evening. I don’t know about you, but I associate very retro images with the word ‘picnic’...
po-mo socks 2 Feb 2011 | 03:06 pm
:: pomatomus socks Presenting the first pair of home-made socks that I’ve been happy with. My previous attempts have been too big, a gift, and too ugly. These ones are snug, pretty, and all for me. I...
