Category Archives: clothing One of my biggest successes in January was finishing my first adult sweater! This poor sweater had no less than four (five? seven? Seriously–it was insane) necklines before it was finally done. It sat for 6 years just needing a neckline! (Actually, I had originally intended to frog the sleeves and reknit them smaller, but […]  Happy 2021! While 2020 didn’t go as planned, I was surprised to learn I actually finished eight of the nine projects I’d set as a goal for in those naive early days of pre-pandemic 2020! I failed to pick up knitting needles even once in 2020, but the rest of the projects, even the massive […] After my Woodstock Tee success I couldn’t wait to try the Happy Tank, also by Hey June Handmade. It did not make me happy. The strap attachments are difficult and don’t look great. I can’t imagine a way to make them straight or finished looking with the bulk of four braided straps being attached to […] With my sewing area finally coming together, I’ve been doing a lot more sewing! One of my ongoing goals has been to make friends with my coverstitch machine (a Janome Coverpro 900) and I realized practicing on garments for the KIDS is a lot less angsty that working on garments for ME. This Woodstock Swing […]  For Ellie’s first day of school I knew I wanted her to have something with this adorable Heather Ross print from the Kinder line. I decided on a circle skirt and while I had made circle skirts just by the numbers before, I’ve never been 100% happy with the waistband and decided to try out the […]  Remember the Boho Baby Romper I made for my cute niece? She came to visit me last month and let me get some action shots! This cutie pie is 18 months and is almost swimming in the 12-18 month size, so choose your size accordingly! |
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