There's no denying it, Esther is most definitely not our baby anymore. Making this tunic reminded me how big and grown-up I felt Fre...

I found this pattern during a marvellous bit of box-rummaging at Oxford's Thursday market earlier in the year. I'd been thinking a...

Drum roll please for the first completed sewing project of 2013.... ta dah! It's certainly very ummm... paisley isn't it! Actu...

Last night was knit club night.  Good progress was made with Project Turban (more on this later!), the wine and chocolate flowed, and we com...

Ha! Fly fronted trouser, I scoff at you! I have just completed my first fly fronted flare (try saying that after a couple of glasses of Ri...

After the intimidating lady knits of the late 50s, let's head over to the 60s for a look at Patons Fashion Knits no 13. This is much mo...

Last week I got my knitty little hands on another batch of vintage patterns - it's been a while since our last vintage knit post, so I r...

This week my collection of vintage knitting patterns and buttons quadrupled in size, thanks to a wonderful legacy left by a colleague's ...

... now there's a collection of words I never thought I'd write. The latest result of uber powerful nesting hormones is this sh...

I've been making so much new-baby stuff for Wingnut lately, that it was about time our big-girl had a look-in. A quick rummage through t...