Published - Sun, 12 Jan 25

Project Timeline: 06 Jan - 12 Jan (6 days)

Smaller Indoor Wooden Plant Pots

Following octagonal pot, would like to pursue more woodworking. Setting up a home wood workshop to make more plant pots. Potentially different techniques. Will mostly use hand tools.

6 Jan

Originally I was planning to doing another set of octagonal plant pots, like my original pot I made in a woodworking workshop with an instructor. However, I think the bevelled edged angles I need are too complicated / too scary for me to cut. I didn't like cutting with the track saw at the 22 degree angle before, and I don't think it would be any better trying this at home with a circular saw or something else... 

So I've stuck with rectangular pots. I'm using up plywood I still have from the tool cupboard project. I have a mitre saw which I can use for most of the cutting.

First day went well. I cut 6/8 sides for t...

Published - Mon, 06 Jan 25

Project Timeline: 07 Dec - 03 Jan (27 days)

Knit Jumper for Nephew

My (almost) 5 year old nephew would like a knitted jumper, since I'm always telling him about the knitting I'm doing and showing him my jumpers. He's a wonderful boy and it's time I made him one. (Of course I'll make his younger sister one too).

Overview

- Using the Snow Sweater pattern for the shape and this Yarn.
- Instead of the snow details I did a pearl striping detail, which I thought would make it more interesting.
- Adjustment: For the body I did even stitches (not increases) like the pattern suggests.

1 strand of Knitting for Olive Merino (250 m [273 yd] / 50 g [1.8 oz]), 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3) bal

Jumper Inspo

I'm going with the patt...

Published - Tue, 31 Dec 24

Project Timeline: 23 Dec - 31 Dec (8 days)

Drawers Under Workbench

Would like to add two drawers under my workbench for additional storage, similar to the existing drawer near the top of the bench. Will use leftover plywood.

This project was started just before Christmas. I used leftover plywood I had from making the storage cupboard. I wanted to make this mainly for the extra handy storage, but also to continue practising my skills.

I mostly used the jigsaw, the mitre saw and the electric router. Although am becoming more proficient with a chisel and hammer, which I will try to use more in future projects.

I really appreciated that this was a much shorter, more contained project. Even though it took about a week in small stages. I'm very happy with the result! To finish them off, I sanded, then used my steel and vinegar wood dye, some beeswax coating and linseed oil. The homemade dye ...

Published - Tue, 24 Dec 24

Project Timeline: 17 Dec - 24 Dec (7 days)

Spin leftover cotton wool

Have 200-300g of cotton wool left over. Plan to spin it up. No knitting project in mind yet. Stash busting.

One of my most consistent cotton spins yet. Love how it turned out.

Published - Thu, 05 Dec 24

Project Timeline: 14 Oct - 05 Dec (52 days)

Zipper Sweater Light

Jumper 3/3 from the Nordic jumper series https://www.petiteknit.com/en/products/zipper-sweater-light A thick nordic wool for a more outdoor style jumper.

Third in the three-part series of Nordic jumpers - danish patterns and nordic wool. This one is the Zipper Sweater Light. I'm excited to be finishing this series and using up all the wool I bought. I'll probably do a mini round of left over yarn projects from these three jumpers after that to really get down to zero again. 

As seen in pattern guide:

15 Oct

Cast On. I did a quick gauge swatch and was bigger ...

Published - Mon, 18 Nov 24

Project Timeline: 14 Sep - 08 Nov (55 days)

Pegboard for Woodwork Tools

Make a pegboard with doors on it to hang on the wall to storage wood working tools. https://www.woodmagazine.com/project-plans/workshop-jig/shop-cabinets-storage-organizers/heirloom-hand-tool-cabinet

The pattern / instructions

10 Sep

This cabinet is my plan to store all the new tools I've acquired for woodworking, and hopefully some existing tools like my sewing machine. I know its a big project, but I think it'll be a good all-rounder to learn a few new skills and techniques.

After lots of research on wood… I’ve come back to plywood from Wickes. Ha, oh dear… It just gets crazy expensive when I look elsewhere. I’m sure there are suppliers out there of good quality and...