Lora’s partner passed away several years ago and I made this bag for her out of his old clothes. Her partner was a woodworker who made bentwood boxes that joined in front using the pattern on this bag. Lora lent me some of his old plexiglass templates so that I could copy the pattern exactly. …
Tag Archives: self-designed
Upcycled Chevron Dress
This dress was awarded 3rd place in Fashion Revolution Canada’s 2023 Student Upcycling Contest. This was one of my favourite sewing projects to date – I was tasked with turning at least two old shirts into a dress. I happened to have two corduroy shirts at home already, and scrounged up two pairs of corduroy …
Mowgli’s Dog Sweater
I had some leftover yarn from the last sweater and I couldn’t resist making Mowgli a tiny dog sweater… There were some unique fit challenges involved in the design of this one, and I got to try out some new steek finishing techniques without risking a whole human sweater. I’ve never had to worry about the …
3-5-2-4-1 Socks
I’ve knit a couple pairs of these simple colourwork socks I designed in 2019.
Kerleva Sweater
My friend Rachel and I co-designed and knit this sweater with a mix of recycled and new yarn. We learned lots about writing and grading knitting patterns, and hope to someday actually finish writing the pattern so that others can knit it.
Gold and Blue
I designed and hand-knit this colourwork sweater from scratch.
Blue Hour
A very simple design handknit with recycled merino.
Every Which Way
I intended this linen tank top to have a deep v in the back, but as I finished knitting it I realized it looked equally good with the v in the front, and liked it even better on the purl side. It can be worn four ways: knit side, front and back, and purl side, …
Oatmeal
A simple shirt in linen/cotton yarn inspired by these laser-cut coconut shell buttons gifted to me by a friend.