Pattern: Girlfriend's Swing Coat by Wendy Bernard
Yarn: Malabrigo in 'Marine' colourway, a little under 3 skeins
Needles: 5mm circulars for body and hood, and dpns for sleeves
I added a hood instead of the wide collar that's in the pattern. I love the look of the wide collar too, but Annette just loves coats/cardigans with hoods, so [...]
Some people asked about the pattern for the little cables hat that I made here. And now I had finally got around to writing it down! Let me know if you have any questions, or if anything is unclear. This is the first time I've written a pattern, so go easy on me :) [...]
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Annette turned three last Sunday. I had grand plans to bake and decorate the birthday cake myself, but I chickened out and bought one instead. I felt bad, but at least the cake was yummy and the birthday girl was very happy.
Went a-photo-taking in the garden downstairs in honour of the new round of colours in Project Spectrum — green, yellow, and pink. Even though it's autumn here in Australia, some plants are still flowering.
Along with new colours there are new projects as well.
I've started the Melon shawl from Victorian Lace Today, using some 2ply [...]
