Blog entries tagged Shirt

Blog Backlog Post #1: Lydia

Shelley — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:02:52 +0100

Front (plus you get so see how messy my cork board is)

This is the second time I've made this pattern but I never got around to photographing the first one. It's a chocolate brown bamboo jersey (and doesn't photograph well). I made it just before Christmas and it has been a wardrobe staple all winter. This is Lydia from Burda Style and the pattern cost me all of a dollar...

My New Favourite T-Shirt

Shelley — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:41:06 +0100

I'm wearing this t-shirt right now and I love it. I made it two weeks ago (you saw a peak of the fabrics in my weekly 365 post) and have worn it as frequently as I could wash it since then. It's really that comfortable.

The fabric is a bamboo jersey (in two colours) that I got from The Workroom a while ago. The pattern is a version of the raglan style from Wendy Mullon's...

Starting Something New

Shelley — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:11:29 +0100

Obviously this isn't my sweater (which is progressing - I now have the whole back and half a sleeve) but I really wanted to start in on it. I'm copying out the pattern (I can't bear to cut them and then not have the some other size when I need it) for this t-shirt. The dark fabric hiding at the top right of the photo is what I will be making it out of. I've been adoring this fa...

Pretty and Pink

Shelley — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:45:50 +0100

Here is another half complete project - my Hemp Lace Tank from LanaKnits. I’ve gotten used to working with the hemp (which feels remarkably like twine when you first touch it) and this project is now moving along at a nice pace. I’m four sets of increases past the waist - two to go. My tank top is about 6.5 inches long so I’ve got about 7.5 more to go before I st...