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So long, Blogspot. Hello, Wordpress!

I've been wanting to move my blog away from Blogspot for a while but could never be bothered to actually do it. This week was the tipping point though, and I've now fully migrated over to  https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ . The blogspot address will remain here but all new posts will only appear at  https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ .  There are lots of reasons for the move but my biggest one is how hard Blogger has made it for people to subscribe to receive new posts via email. It's such a basic requirement but apparently, they think it's too much to offer.  I'm basing this purely on how I myself prefer to consume this stuff. I can't be arsed with feed readers anymore and emails are easy and convenient. When I receive one, if I fancy reading it, I will click through to it and, if not, I'll just delete it. Another reason is the spat between Google (owners of Blogger) and Instagram/Facebook/Meta. I don't even know if this is still the case anymore ...
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{True Bias} Shelby playsuit

When the True Bias  Shelby  launched a few months ago, I bought the pattern on the day. I absolutely loved everything about it and couldn't wait to get it made. Having been a teenager in the 90s, I have great memories of that time period and my playlists are largely populated by the hits of that decade. The Shelby is a huge throw back to that and I love it for it.  The pattern has short and maxi lengths, jumpsuit or dress options and also 2 types of sleeves: regular or cap. I made the playsuit/romper version with cap sleeves. My bust measurement (33.5in/85cm) put me in between sizes 2 and 4 so I went with 4. My waist and hips would have comfortably fitted into the 2 but I didn't want to risk the sleeves being tight. I was a rebel and went straight in without making a toile first, so I wanted all the insurance I could get. Minus the toile. I know. 🙄😆 I made the playsuit out of 2m of fabric - pattern calls for 2.3m. I had nothing left but didn't have to struggle ...
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{knitting} My Vianne Cardigan gets a debut in Siena!

I'm back again and today I have some knitting to show. More specifically, my  Vianne cardigan . I have to admit that the knitting was finished in September last year but it stayed buttonless until last month. Oops! I originally intended for this to be part of last year's OAL2015 (Outfit ALong), hosted by  Lauren  and  Andi Satterlund , but I went away a lot over the summer and it didn't pan out. Better late than never I guess and here she is now!
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{on the needles} WIP: Flanders Bay has a body

I finally have some progress worth showing on my Flanders Bay jumper. Yeehaa! This year has started to speed up towards the end and I do not like it at all - but at the same time I do, because it means we're getting closer to our holiday. The downside is that I have bucket loads still to sort out and time seems to be running out. It was only a few days ago and I was thinking: "I've got bags of time. It's still September." Errr... Anyway, I finished the body of the jumper. Ta-da: Flanders Bay Pullover
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{on the needles} WIP: Flanders Bay jumper

As I've mentioned before, I had the anchor band finished about 2 weeks ago. But when I tried it round my waist it was so stretched that it looked terrible. So I unpicked all 19 rows and re-knitted it on a bigger needle. Oh, the difference! Flanders Bay Jumper I am enjoying this a lot, despite having had to unpick it once already. It's the first time I've used this yarn - more about it on the FO post though. The fabric I'm getting is lush and there is a slight sheen to it, too. Flanders Bay Jumper The stitching will look a lot more even once I block it but I believe the three colours work extremely well together.
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