About Vintage Grrl

Mid 30's Sydney-sider, wife & mother.
I love vintage fashion, swing dancing, Jazz, shoes, hats, handbags, make-up, chocolate, techno-gadgets, horror films and sci-fi.

My Knitting Patterns

New Years Fun

Since having our son, we tend not to do a big New Years Eve celebration.  We find a vantage point in the neighbourhood and see the fireworks the best we can at 9pm, then go home and let the boy fall asleep watching a movie or something… this year it was Mythbusters. New Years Day is [...] [...]

When Knitting Mojo Dies…

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At least once in a Knitter’s life, the desire to continue with or start a new project just disappears.  There is NOTHING on or around my needles at the moment that I am inspired to pick up and knit.  But I really dislike having nothing to do with my hands, so I turned to some [...] [...]

This Swatching Thing is Slow Going.

All things going smoothly, a swatch usually doesn’t take that long to do … But when things start going awry, you end up taking about 4 times as long. I am 20 rows from finishing the scallop part of the swatch, and the pattern is easy, the yarn is lovely, and the beading isn’t difficult.  But it [...] [...]

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