Crocheted jacket

Lots of ends to sew in. This particular pattern is not one I would use again. The finished jacket/cardigan is very narrow on the front and when you look at the jacket on the original website you can see that the wearer is holding the front together. The pattern was simple to follow as it…

Denim done.

I have finished crocheting this rug from demin jeans which I recycled into strips for the rug. I could make it bigger but I have had enough.  It has been sitting on my bench for a long time.  Time for it to move to the floor.  I think it will go in the laundry. I…

Started a new project

Even though I have several projects that are on-going I have started a new one. When we were not in lockdown, as part of rural Victoria, we visited my sister-in-law who lives about an hour away from us.  She was delighted to show me she had just finished a project she had started some 21…

Update on my wool scraps

This is using some of the small remnants of wool in my stash.  The wool I have used to join the hexagons together comes from a jumper I no longer wore so I frogged that.  I think I will just leave the rug this shape as I have no idea how to make it a…

Tuesday Travels. . Morris and Sons, Melbourne

This is my favourite store in Melbourne.  Morris and Sons. You really have to know where to locate the store as it is not at street level.  The store is above Dymocks Book Store at 234 Collins Street.As you can see it is a wool shop.  Why would I be visiting a wool shop when…

Further work on reducing the stash

I now have my frogged wool ready to use so have been able to complete some of the hexagons I had started. This is a project that will keep me going for a while.  It will reduce the wool stash very slowly.