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Vicki Davis

@chigster.bsky.social

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Tofu-eating London dweller - usually knitting, sewing, reading or making something or other #knitting #sewing #walking #travelling #reading #sci-fi

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Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · Jan 18

This week’s
#ShowMeYourKnits prompt is sweaters, so here’s my favourite, the Fine Sweater that I made a couple of years ago - a fantastic pattern by Yu Jie 🧶

Close up of the Fine Sweater showing the dog enjoying his coffee

Front of the hand knitted Fine Sweater, showing the flames on the sleeves better

Back of the Fine Sweater, with flames that continue around the sleeves

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Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 8h

Brilliant bats!

Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 8h

Those are fantastic

Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you! It’s from this amazing pattern, which I will have to make one day www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

Totorogenseren pattern by Anna-Sofia Vintersol

The Totoro Sweater!

www.ravelry.com

Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 9h

This week’s #ShowMeYourKnits theme is SPOOKY - I don’t have anything very obvious for this, but I do think My Neighbour Totoro is quite spooky in places, so here is a Totoro knitting trial 🧶

Knitted Totoro motif in purple and white

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Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 21h

40 years after I first saw this TOTP I am still shouting at the TV!

Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 23h

True (but it did look as though I had targets on my chest when I wore it!)

Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 23h

Closet Core Sienna Maker jacket or Sew Over It Sorrento jacket?

Home sewn Sienna Maker jacket in grey canvas

Sew Over It Sorrento jacket in teal needlecord fabric

Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 23h

Oops, forgot to say, lots of options for “confident beginners” too!

Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 23h

I’m a big fan of @sewoveritlondon.bsky.social patterns - the instructions are always pretty clear and there are some really nice vintage-inspired designs

Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 1d

Lovely colour combination

Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 1d

Love this!

Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 2d

When I worked at Paramount we were really excited about Annihilation and played a clip from the film with this track on it to all of our partners, so I got to hear it over and over - and then Paramount sold the film to Netflix so we didn’t get to release it! Still love this song though!

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Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 2d

Very exciting! Looking forward to seeing how it turns out

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Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 2d

It’s amazing! Dare I ask how long it took?

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Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 3d

This fits this week’s #SewAndTell theme very nicely too! Looks great

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Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 3d

I went down a bit of a typographic knitting rabbit hole! This is a baby jumper made for a work colleague

Knitted vest/ tank top in green wool with the words future world leader knitted into the pattern

Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 3d

Love this! Have you seen the Typographic Knitting book? I’m guessing it’s the same people typeknitting.net/Books-1

Books — Typeknitting

TYPE-KNIT-BOOK The Typeknitting book contains several prototypic approaches to typographic knitting, with a focus on constructing single letters....

typeknitting.net

Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 5d

#SewAndTell week 7 is Scary week! Why is this Sew Over It top in Liberty fabric so scary?! I will spare you the photo of me wearing it, but let’s just say the pattern placement is very unfortunate! It’s now part of my quilted jacket #garmentsewing

V necked vest style top in Liberty print fabric with motif sitting in a very inappropriate position across the chest area!

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Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 6d

“That must be very relaxing”, they say. Relaxing would not be one of the words I would use!

Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you! I was thinking that lip balm might be good too!

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Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, it’s a free pattern too!
www.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/p/mini...

Mini Christmas stocking ornament Knitting pattern by Julie Williams | LoveCrafts

Mini Christmas stocking ornament is a free Knitting pattern by Julie Williams, available as a Downloadable PDF and includes instructions in English. Discover more patterns by Julie Williams at LoveCra...

www.lovecrafts.com

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Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you! I found some red wool in the cupboard the other day so I might make some more this year

Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 7d

For this week’s #ShowMeYourKnits it’s sock time! I really don’t enjoy knitting socks, but I made these tiny Christmas stockings for my work team 🧶

8 knitted Christmas tree decorations - green mini stockings with white toes and heels and Fair Isle patterns

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Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 7d

I’ve been through this a few times - fell in love with a pattern only to find out the finished item really doesn’t suit me. It’s so frustrating! But I think you just have to think of it as a learning and move on to another project. No-one talks much about disasters here but we all have them!

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Vicki Davis @chigster.bsky.social · 7d

Beautiful colours!

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