Monthly Archives: September 2019

50s-style dress

Posted on 22 September 2019 by

This dress is a lot bolder in colour than I would usually wear. I was seduced by a market stall selling African wax prints, and this was by no means the boldest design. In fact it was one of the … Continue reading →

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How to cut energy costs

Posted on 18 September 2019 by

I’ve just renewed our domestic energy contract for another year. While checking the bills I noted all the information that the government now requires energy companies to include in consumer bills in an effort to persuade the majority of UK … Continue reading →

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Saint Rémy sweater revealed

Posted on 8 September 2019 by

This week I finished a jumper that I cast on nearly three years ago, a modified version of the Saint Rémy design that appeared in Knitty in 2015. My knitting projects don’t usually hang around that long, but I lost … Continue reading →

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