• Laurel Dress

    Don't tell anyone in CorporateLand, but I'm wearing a self-made dress today! #laurel @saraiatcolettepatterns

    Don’t tell anyone in CorporateLand, but I’m wearing a self-made dress today! #laurel @saraiatcolettepatterns

    So yeah, I finished another dress! This is Laurel from Colette Patterns. It’s a very versatile shift dress, and I opted to make a sleeveless version (since I didn’t have much fabric). The fabric itself is a stretch cotton that I got at Fabric-a-brac last year. I actually cut it too large at first, not realising how much ease it had in it. I then went back and took in the side seams, which helped it fit a lot better. I did have an issue with the back neck gaping, which I’m not sure is attributable to the fit or whether I stretched it out when applying the bias binding. Miss Fee was kind enough to pin out the excess for me, so I then added a few darts there to take it in. I’ll know enough to make lots of changes for my next one! It’s a very simple and quick pattern, and I think I’ll be able to use it for work wear – in a more somber print, of course. πŸ™‚


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    @clepetit @henrytapia Expat edition: I’d leave the Clock app with world times set, so Grandpa doesn’t try to call me at 2am.


    @Helen__H Oh god no. Staying up til 11:30 probably precludes that. πŸ™


    My actual work shoes, since so many of you are worried I’m wearing sneakers! http://t.co/MzvzlUQsDE


    @pradsword I’m wearing it right now! My only complaint is that it doesn’t sync with my phone and the Bluetooth dongle is so tiny.


    @drkknits I had that. And then I decided simply delete the thing that pissed me off. The Internet is awesome that way. πŸ™‚


    On the bus to the CBD office, where I shall finish out the week. Yay! Who’s going to M&S knitting tonight? @knitterjp @aunty_toots @Yarna_


    Email from Sportscraft. They have introduced Liberty PAJAMAS! Paging @randomknits…


    Decided to reward myself for a good day with a Diet Coke. CBA vending machine doesn’t have Diet Coke. You win again, universe.


    @randomknits I wonder if the cats could be persuaded to get me a pressie… (*cough* @the_snook *cough*)


    @RoseRed_Shoes My laziness wins out.


    @RoseRed_Shoes Also, I’m a tightarse. *sigh*


    @witty_knitter @SandraHW @randomknits @thesiswhisperer It’s going to make Guild Camp so much more fun!


    @richbuggy Did it make you calmer or angrier? πŸ™‚


    @pinkcatknits @RoseRed_Shoes Yes, but that was a one-off novelty that I regretted the second I tasted them. πŸ™‚


    @pradsword Well, it provides the data. It’s pretty much up to the user to decide what to do with it. I now have proof that my sleep is crap.


    @knitterjp @aunty_toots I am lacing up my sneakers right now! Be there shortly. πŸ™‚


    Knitting at the Bowlo! (@ 99 York St) http://t.co/yct0OdgxYb


    You know who talks sense? @knitterjp talks sense. The next time I am tempted to feed a troll, I am going to stop and think: WWJPD?


    @miss_reecie @drkknits @RoseRed_Shoes Only if you wear it with a turban and a LOT of eye shadow.


    @aunty_toots Notebook is 7″x5″. Magnetic cover. Pen and post-its inside! http://t.co/FkKh6JHYVr http://t.co/MKX426qtVw


    @mrs_sockvictim From the conference I went to last week.


    RT @TIME: This woman wants you to stop telling her she’ll ‘change her mind’ about wanting kids | http://t.co/dSmj10kKGc


    Nine Reasons Why the Cupcake Boom Went Bust http://t.co/GpXiNY88JV // cc @drkknits


    @drkknits @knitterjp That’s what I’m thinking. Going back to initial requirement: stylish backpack that will fit laptop. Any ideas?


    Don’t tell anyone in CorporateLand, but I’m wearing a self-made dress today! #laurel @saraicat http://t.co/2kwRDXP6Ya


    @drkknits @knitterjp But you have a tiny sexy Mac. I’m carrying a giant lump of a Dell, and I need to distribute weight better.


    @mrs_sockvictim @witty_knitter @surrenderdotty Actually that’s the cardy!


    @surrenderdotty @drkknits @knitterjp This isn’t really for transport. It’s for walking. And my current shoulder/cross-body solution hurts.


    @zephyrama Agreed. And tights!!


    RT @jasonsantamaria: As usual, The Onion nails it. Jesus, This Week: http://t.co/kCHg9OxB79

    β€œThis fucking week, sources added.”



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    My actual work shoes, since so many of you are worried I’m wearing sneakers!


    Don’t tell anyone in CorporateLand, but I’m wearing a self-made dress today! #laurel @saraiatcolettepatterns



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    Special thanks to @mrs_sockvictim for finding this lovely top for me at the markets!

    Special thanks to @mrs_sockvictim for finding this lovely top for me at the markets!


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    @imdominating @TrinityMartinez I honestly haven’t memory of any of this. The whole thing ceased to exist from that WRONG theme song.


    Sometimes it’s like Ravelry is Mean Girls, and I’m trying to be the Tina Fey.


    Massive pork chop (courtesy of Meat Emporium), coleslaw, and veg. #paleo #yum http://t.co/cCZRoU74bT


    @witty_knitter Ha! I definitely wasn’t talking about you. Regina George, you are not. πŸ™‚


    @witty_knitter But @drkknits should definitely stop trying to make “fetch” happen. πŸ™‚


    @drkknits That’s closer than my two shitheads ever get.


    @aunty_toots Hear hear!


    @misswired Mexican asparagus is two for $2.50 at Coles this week. I hit it myself.


    @drkknits Ha. I don’t watch live television! Hipsters have DVRs. Except *sniff* mine’s broken. So I’ve missed that BBT entirely. πŸ™


    Dear Internet: I really need this red leather satchel/backpack, right? https://t.co/ByUd4KKY70


    @witty_knitter @wazzag Ooh! Do you know if it makes for a good laptop bag? I want a backpack that I can carry to a corporate office.


    @zephyrama How does it handle a laptop? Is it relatively comfortable to wear as a backpack?


    @zephyrama Hm. Laptop is main consideration, as new job has me carrying one around all over. Might have to measure.


    OMG. The Cambridge Satchel was featured in an episode of Gossip Girl. I must have one! Also, a headband. http://t.co/qL0buFG890


    Hey @randomknits – how much is 15 balls of Rowan Felted Tweed in your sale? And do ya have these colours? πŸ™‚ http://t.co/peFsmToXmR


    Oddly, I actually feel my knitting mojo coming back. Just cleared out my Rav queue and started favouriting CARDIGANS of all things.


    Special thanks to @mrs_sockvictim for finding this lovely top for me at the markets! http://t.co/7C9jpE5gmv


    @Helen__H Same here. This morning I decided my life would be totally fixed if I could wake up rested at 6am.



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    Massive pork chop (courtesy of Meat Emporium), coleslaw, and veg. #paleo #yum


    Special thanks to @mrs_sockvictim for finding this lovely top for me at the markets!



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    Massive pork chop (courtesy of Meat Emporium), coleslaw, and veg. #paleo #yum

    Massive pork chop (courtesy of Meat Emporium), coleslaw, and veg. #paleo #yum


  • Shared today on Twitter

    Challenging day. My poor brain hasn’t had this sort of workout in a very long time. Right now it feels like a dumb lump of wood.


    @handmethepanda How’d you know? πŸ™‚


    Have successfully handed over all details of Guild website hosting to @udjamaflip. That’s been on my To Do list for THREE YEARS! *relief*


    @SallyPompom @udjamaflip I actually have no idea! We’ve yet to meet in real life, I think.


    @SallyPompom @udjamaflip Oh, durrr. Just realised his Twitter says he’s from the UK. πŸ™‚


    @clepetit So @pbur is to you, as you are to me? πŸ™‚


    RT @petersagal: My first take at a complete account of what happened yesterday in Boston, for @Runnersworld http://t.co/IZunrM22xf


    @TrinityMartinez @imdominating Is this VM3? I’m honestly puzzled. Perhaps this speaks to the blackout rage caused by Piz.



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    For those that didn't believe I'd still wear the gumboots.

    For those that didn’t believe I’d still wear the gumboots.


  • Shared today on Twitter

    @drkknits @miss_reecie @mrs_sockvictim TOTES DIREWOLF!!


    Can anyone explain or send tutorial link on how to wear a TUCKED IN button-down lady shirt? Especially for those with a pot belly? GAHHHH.


    @Illdrinn You’re in Sydney now, right? It KILLED me yesterday. I was honestly researching the Zyrtec median lethal dose.


    Spotted a #DIYRainbow in Chippendale tonight. I hope the rain didn’t wash it away!


    Anybody else go straight to iTunes looking for The Bear and the Maiden Fair? πŸ™‚


    RT @eileenDCoE: My heart is breaking for Boston. Wtf is wrong with this world? // Right there with you…


    RT @SaraMechell: As a runner, I feel like someone just attacked my friends. As a person, I’m just horrified.


    For those that didn’t believe I’d still wear the gumboots. http://t.co/JUEsJ7Y7Uu


    @surrenderdotty It’s raining! I had to walk to the station in the rain! (Lady shoes in desk at work.) πŸ™‚


    Remembering my scattered thoughts and exhaustion after running 42K. Can’t imagine having to deal with emergency situation then.




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