vintage knitting

FO: 1950s Ridge-Stitch Beret, from Bestway

I've been meaning to knit a vintage beret pattern for so long now, and this beret pattern really ticked a lot of boxes for me. I needed one to cover my bad-hair days, and wear to work when I ran out of time setting my hair! (I've gotten...

Land Girl Sweater KAL

Tasha over at By Gum By Golly is thinking of doing a KAL for Debbie Bliss's Land Girl Sweater. This one has been in my queue since it was first published, and I missed out on getting the magazines it was available in. Then I found...

FO: Petal Yoke Cardigan

Finished! I'm in love with this cardigan - the fit is good, its lightweight but warm and the colour is rockin'.   Mods: I was worried about the arm holes being too low, so I made extra increases and bought the arm-splits up by about 3/4 of an inch. I...

Stick a fork in it…cos its done!

(Please excuse the iPhone photos, its all I had on hand!)  Two months of knitting, and my Petal Yoke Cardigan is finished. I'm just blocking the life out of it right now. Its going to take a few days to dry, and i'll take some proper photos...

A day away

Cowboy and I love going to the Blue Mountains - almost as much as we love vintage shopping!We thought we'd visit the Blackheath Antique Fair and maybe see snow...