Dryad Scarf & Skiff Hat

Here’s another of the gifts I made this year! This one is a scarf and a hat that I knit for one of my favourite humans, my best friend Peter. I decided to make a Skiff hat, which I’ve made a couple times before. I made one for my uncle and aunt this year, in addition to the one below.…
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Neon Pink Faux Fur Oslo Coat

Happy holidays, everyone! I made a bunch of things for gifts this December, and I’ll be sharing them with you over the next little while. The first up is definitely the craziest thing I made. It was for my sister, and I initially planned to make something different (which shall remain a secret because I might use it as a…
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Bidding (Hopefully Temporary) Adieu to Garments

I went through all my upper body clothing last night, which meant trying on every shirt and dress I own. This all started because of a Christmas dress I’d planned to wear yesterday because my beginner bass class was playing in their first concert in the afternoon and I wanted to look festive. I laid the dress out the night…
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#sewfrosting Golden Silk Dress (Belladone + V8980)

When I read about the #sewfrosting challenge that Heather and Kelli are hosting (deadline is November 31!) I got really excited. It was just the excuse I needed to sew a particular fabric that I’ve had in my stash since 2016. In late August 2016, I went on an orchestra tour to South Korea. All our flights and such were…
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Emery + Belladone Dress Mashup

The two dresses in today’s post were made nearly a year apart! The first one I made for Halloween 2017, and the second one I finished two days ago after wearing the original one to teach on Halloween this year and remembering how much I loved the pattern hack I did for the first one. The dresses are a mashup…
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