Being Green

My Louisa Harding V neck jumper from Modern Classics is finished just in time for a spring cold snap in Melbourne.

Karabella Margrite is beautiful and soft and warm. I only need six balls, so I could have made it a bit longer in the body. Might make another for next winter...

I've started work on Jasmine from Kim Hargreaves Nectar in my Habu Textiles Tsumugi Silk. It's going to have a different look from Rowan 4ply Cotton, but it's coming along nicely...why do I keep knitting on small needles and in green?

I've just knitted a little scarf for Michael's niece Zoë, in the right team colours after the AFL Grand Final. I'm not sure if she'll like it...



My friend Ms Lisa has taken three of the books and I've marked them sold on the previous post.

Japanese Sewing Books for Sale!

I've got more than I can hope to use...so here they are!

$20.00 (Australian) each including postage within Australia...if you want me to send one overseas...let me know and I'll send you a postage quote.

All patterns are intact, some have their pattern sheets loose, but still included. All of the books have come from Japan in the past two months. All the books are in Japanese, but there are plenty of diagrams to help. Two of the books don't have full size patterns, but have the measurement in metric so that you can scale up your patterns.

Dress made of my favorite cloth by Machiko Kayaki SOLD
Dresses, shirts, vests, coats and jackets



Cotton and Linen SOLD
Again a real mix of pants, tops, shirts and dresses



Stylish dress book SOLD
Dresses and shirts



Sewing Recipe SOLD
A real how to book with great photos of all the steps. Tops, shirts, dresses.



Everyday tops and dresses SOLD
Yes, that's about it!



Everyday pants
Ditto



Pants (both mens and womens)
Fantastic range of pants with great suggestions (I guess) on what is the best fit for your body type.



Lace and Buttons (this book does not have full size patterns, but has cutting layouts with pattern measurements for you to draft your own) Tops and dress patterns with heaps of ideas for embellishing shoes, tops, bags and clothes generally.



Dresses (again, this book does not have full size patterns, but has cutting layouts with pattern measurements for you to draft your own). Lots of different more formal dresses.



If you have any questions, send me an email or post a comment. Happy shopping!

Stash

Oh, yes what a stash...

First of all some yarn I'd be happy to sell...two balls of Jaeger Aqua



...and four balls of RYC Bamboo soft, no they haven't been used, they're just their usual tatty selves...



...and finally two balls of Blue Sky Alpaca's Brushed Suri which makes me sneeze...



Let me know if you're interested in any of these and I'll quote you a price including postage from Melbourne Australia. We don't smoke and although we've both a cat and a dog, I keep my yarns well out of their way and well wrapped up from dust.

And now for the yarn waiting to be knitted into something gorgeous (I hope). First up, Jaggerspun Zephyr and Habu Textiles Wool Stainless which I'm going to make into a version of Kim Hargreaves' Tender from Nectar. I'll use the Habu for the ruffle around the body and cuffs to give them some volume.



also going to be made into Tender (oh, I love that pattern) is gorgeous yarn, Filatura di Crosa Superior. The whole cardigan is only going to weigh 100g without buttons!



Oh, and another Piper hat for Michael from Jo Sharp's Contemporary Knitting 1



And finally some Karabella Boise for two Juliet scarves from Louisa Harding's knitting little luxuries. I've already knitted one for Roxanne in Louisa Harding's Angora Pure, but that made me sneeze also. I'll make the flower brooch for the green scarf from my left over Kimono Riboon.



I've got several other patterns in my Ravelry queue...Louise Harding's fitted sweater from Modern Classics, one of which I just knitted for Cathy's birthday in the Brushed Suri, which I'd like to knit in Joseph Galler's Pashmina 1 Forest, but the cost, the cost; and Kitty from Louisa Harding's Summer Classics, perhaps in Farmhouse Yarns Bonnie's Bamboo Ivory or Terracotta and a long sleeved Marmee from the same book in Paton's Merino Deluxe. That should be enough to be going along with...