Oh hi friends! It's been a while! But I'm back, and with a cute knitted top to boot!Meet the Kawaii Crop Top! This pattern, by Sachi.Ko, was the most quick and fun knit I've done in ages!It took 3.7 balls of Gossypium Cotton Tweed 8 ply to make, and I am loving the adorable ruffle feature.Pretty happy with how this top turned out! I did, however, make a few modifications: - I didn't like how ..read more

 Did somebody say super cute summer pjs? Cos I've got a pair right here for ya!These were made using the Gia bias cut camisole pattern, and shorts from Butterick 6882. You can read all about them over at my post on Minerva.com ..read more

I'm not usually a fan of black, but when this divine black beaded and sequinned lace from Minerva whispered my name and said "You know you wanna... let's make this LBD happen, lady!", then who was I to resist?Read all the deets over at Minerva.com!  ..read more

I always thought socks were hard. You know, like the Mount Everest of knitting - only for that secret club of super talented knitters. Turns out I was wrong, wrong, wrong - if you have a handful of basic techniques mastered, like Magic Loop and Judy's Magic Cast On, then knitting socks is a breeze!These were such a fun and easy knit that I am already casting about for my next sock project ..read more

I made myself a silk slip and I love it!Read all the details over on Minerva.com - I reckon I might need to make the cami version of this soon!Pattern is by the Gia slip dress by Capsule Patterns ..read more

 Pssst! Want to know more about this super glam and cool dress? Then pop on over to Minerva.com to read all about it!  ..read more

Hi folks! I made some supercute pjs, and just wanted to share a few pics! You can read all about them on my post over at Minerva - they are the most fun jimmie jams I think I've ever had in my life ..read more

Hey guys! As part of the Minerva Brand Ambassador program I was gifted this glorious Liberty Wiltshire linen/cotton blend, so I made it up into a McCalls 7834 shirtdress. Read all about it here! xx  ..read more

 It was the hem that got me in the end. I tried and tried to resist, but seriously - who could say no to a fitted shirtdress with an incredible handkerchief hem? Not this sewist, that's for sure!And also: tabbed rolled up sleeves. I am an inveterate sleeve roller-upperer, and  am never going to change, so this feature wasn't so much calling my name as screaming it nonstop in my ear!So really, in ..read more

Up until now, I have never had the pleasure of making a StyleArc pattern up, and for the life of me I cannot figure out why. But now the cherry has been popped I shall be coming back and making more and more and more, because this pattern was brilliant!I will be honest - StyleArc patterns don't have a nice little technical drawing showing you exactly what you need to do every step of the way, so ..read more