Goodbye sweater, hello frog pond

So way back when I was living in Florence, I found this book at the English book store, Vintage Knitwear for Modern Knitters (Ravelry page). It was a great combination of hilarious duds and elegant classics, so I bought the book for about 5 euro and then it languished on a shelf for ages since…

Project: Fail

Every once in a while, I get the urge to sew something from a commercial pattern. This is kind of like the urge to go swimsuit or jean shopping, in which I think that I need an item (in some cases, I do actually need the item) and then I remember why I decided that…