Nicole

I’ve done cross stitch, knitting and crochet as well as sewing. My primary choice is crochet, especially if I have to watch TV or a movie. I spent a couple of years traveling on buses for 6 hours at a time at night, I can now essentially crochet granny square blanket in the dark!
I am very slow at knitting and don’t enjoy it as much. in fact…[Read more]

It’s funny, I add length with reckless abandon and I never worry about ruining the style lines, but I am not unhappy with any of the ones I add length to. In fact I more often get frustrated when I haven’t added length and it’s a couple of inches short but fits in the width 🙂
I love the way the patterns ALWAYS fit together well. I never have…[Read more]

I do a bit of embroidery myself. @vothgirl – I so agree with your mom on the back being just as neat! Check out my recent most cross stitch – http://rhythmofrhythm.blogspot.in/2014/11/cross-stitch-family-portrait.html

Planning to do a set of kokeshi dolls next!
Would love to learn to crochet!

I am sure your recipe tastes good Nicole!

Dinner at my place tonight-

Vegetable pulao

Dry roast 2 cloves, 2 green cardamom, small piece of star anise, 6 pepper corns, 1/4 inch piece of cinnamon stick. Once toasted a nice aroma comes. Powder to a spice mix.
Soak long grain basmati rice and cook till done as per instruction.
Heat some clarified…[Read more]

Ooh, that yarn is luscious!

I wish we all lived close enough for a stitch & word that rhymes with stitch. I have two ‘students’ right now (friends I’m helping with little things, really, they’re teaching themselves) and it’s so much fun to see somebody face light up when something clicks for them.

Reading is usually the best way for me to…[Read more]

Sarvi, after seeing your gorgeous mustard cardi on Flickr I went online and looked at the Brooklyn Tweed website – so many lovely patterns and yarns! I’ve put several on my mental knitting dream sheet.

For my mum’s birthday last week, I gave her a skein of this: http://www.tanisfiberarts.com/colour/aurora
Since my mum is Canadian I thought she…[Read more]

The first craft I ever learned was cross stitch. My mum taught me that the back should be almost as neat as the front. I have a long-running (as in, it’ll take me another decade at least :-P) cross stitch project that I really should pick up again.

I am currently learning to knit for the 4th time I think. I’ve never stuck with it long enough to…[Read more]

The first craft I ever learned was cross stitch. My mum taught me that the back should be almost as neat as the front. I have a long-running (as in, it’ll take me another decade at least :-P) cross stitch project that I really should pick up again.

I am currently learning to knit for the 4th time I think. I’ve never stuck with it long enough to…[Read more]

Now I’ve made all the changes to the pattern I realise I don’t have enough of any of my knits to make the first go in 🙁

Now I’ve made all the changes to the pattern I realise I don’t have enough of any of my knits to make the first go in 🙁

Thanks Sarvi! Look forward to sharing more (Indian) recipes!

Just had a peek — yum! My favorite soup uses kaffir leaves and galangal, your curry looks delicious and I love fresh spices.

I think even a lot of people who are not veg/vegan themselves are very interested in incorporating more vegetables. I look forward to checking your blog!

I’m in the process of trying to make the swoon cardigan fit my shape. The back piece is done, I’m nearly finished the side piece then just the centre front and sleeves to go. Each piece has at 3-4 mods on it and some have to be taken over all pieces! I hope it works as I bought some lovley drapey stretch lace when I was in Melbourne on the weekend…[Read more]

I’m in the process of trying to make the swoon cardigan fit my shape. The back piece is done, I’m nearly finished the side piece then just the centre front and sleeves to go. Each piece has at 3-4 mods on it and some have to be taken over all pieces! I hope it works as I bought some lovley drapey stretch lace when I was in Melbourne on the weekend…[Read more]

I understitched a collar on the wrong side so instead of laying flat, it stands straight up!

Dubhels I would probably leave it. There’s a whole tribe of long stitch is best sewers out there, or I’d just stitch over with a shorter stitch length. Not that I’ve ever done that…. certainly not often enough to have a contingency plan already in place. 🙂

What I’d love is a sewing machine that made a beeping sound like a reversing truck when…[Read more]