CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 11/06/2025I worked really hard to get that flower centered. Also: there’s two flowers hiding in the front waist darts! 020
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 04/06/2025My lesson learned with this one was not to pair drapey fabric with a structured pattern. 020
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 01/06/2025I was struggling with what to do with this fabric I was gifted, and then I decided to lean in. Now I have the perfect dress for picnics and any Italian restaurant patios I might visit this summer!! 030
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 27/05/2025I had this weird old jersey that I couldn’t figure out what to do with, and then I realized: Romper is The Way. 010
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 23/05/2025I need lime buttons STAT. Also: someone pour me a margarita!! 010
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 23/05/2025My limes romper is going to be everything I hoped it would be. I can already taste the poolside margaritas… 000
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Whipped up this sweet little 1950s frock. I’m enchanted by the full-cover-apron-esque construction. 010
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 11/05/2025This shirt has been an epic adventure! Now I’ve added bust darts, messed it up twice, had to rip out and re tailor the arm holes and in doing so took the whole thing in by four inches. Went from boxy to fitted, 99% less dowdy. I learned so much from this one! 000
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 10/05/2025Added - ribbon bow, darts, and pulled in the shoulder seam an inch… 33% less dowdy. 120
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Should I add darts? I loved the gauziness of this vintage fabric at first, but now this shirt feels a little dowdy. 120
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Underwing Mitts. Knit with leftovers from a few other projects, because that’s how I roll. 020
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 07/05/2025I was not into the pattern’s collar…. It’s just too much. Very pleased with my Peter Pan version! 030
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Quickie FO: Fingerless mitts featuring the Underwing Moth. 000
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Lol, thanks! Yeah, you’re right! it’s funny how even something really complicated can be therapeutic… because it’s just for me, something that isn’t produced for someone else or on a deadline. To be fair: it looks more complicated that it actually is. 010
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 24/04/2025This one will be one of my MN state fair entries this year. 6323
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 22/04/2025#twinning for Easter. I drafted her pattern based on mine. Achievement unlocked! 010
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Not gonna lie, I've always wanted to knit a ridiculous pair of vintage lace gloves, and this pink dress might be just the excuse to do so. www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...ravelry.comLace Gloves pattern by Jennie AtkinsonGreat news! 2019 there is now a single pattern available for the gloves here on Ravelry. The pattern has been updated and a chart provided for the lace cuff. 000
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 06/04/2025This picture does not do this collar justice. I’m so proud of it!! 010
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 30/03/2025I want to make this little duo next, with a yellow with purple polka dot for the romper and a purple for the skirt that would also match the blue flower shirt. 000
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Just need to see on the buttons and finish turning the hem. 110
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 10/03/2025This was a pretty straightforward FO: a slinky, summery, surplice wrap dress. Just in time for spring! I was smitten by the fabric and immediately knew it was right for this pattern. 000
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Lunchtime poll topic: where do you land on the pairing of wine and Oreos? 000
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 01/03/2025I am almost finished with my most complicated sewing project to date: a fitted, lined, peplum jacket with a large plaid…. DEFINITELY LEVELING UP HERE. 120
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 27/02/2025I never got a wrist pin cushion because it felt extravagant. Like: I already have a pincushion, why get a second one? And then… I got one. And it’s amazing. WHY OH WHY DID I GO NEARLY 50 YEARS STICKING PINS BETWEEN MY TEETH?? 000
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 06/02/2025I took our dogs with me to work today and they were perfect little visitors! They also were experts at finding the ideal napping sunbeam as it moved across my office floor. 010
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Casting on for Secret Garden Pullover! I haven’t knit for myself since Sept, and I am craving some therapeutic knitting. 011
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 30/01/2025I got two 80” long flat packs into a Honda Fit. I AM INVINCIBLE! 000
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 30/01/2025I definitely felt like I should have had a camera crew following me. I parked up by the exchanges, backed into the pole position spot, and walked straight in to the warehouse, grabbing a trolley like I was moving in 1.5 speed with flames exploding behind me. It was awesome. 000
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Who has two thumbs and chose a bookshelf, emptied her car, drove to IKEA, walked straight to the Aisle/Bin location, bought it, got it out and into her car (mostly), and got it back home and into its intended location in less than half an hour? THIS GAL 230
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 28/01/2025I’m installing a 50” shelf and I found three studs in a row with a single pilot hole each and now I should be the host of This Old House. 000
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 28/01/2025At IKEA today I returned shelving and got chocolate and cheese. This tracks. 000
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 28/01/2025I'm just finishing up a client knitting project, and it's one in a 4 month string of 6 projects that have all been for other people: I am ITCHING to knit something for myself. I've been eyeing Secret Garden Sweater for a while... the perfect thing to ease into spring. www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...ravelry.comSecret Garden Sweater pattern by Elenor MortensenDer Secret Gerden ist ein Top-down gestrickter Sweater mit 3/4 langen Ärmeln und breitem Einstrickmuster. 020
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 27/01/2025I discovered a case of wine I made back in March 2023 under the stairs and it feels like Christmas. 010
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 26/01/2025For anyone keeping score: I got six compliments, and most were from white haired old church ladies. :D 020
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 26/01/2025I’m playing a church service gig toooooo early this morning. I decided wearing pleather pants and metallic orange #Fluevogs was the way to deal with the pre-dawn-ness of my morning. 130
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 24/01/2025So far my feed is angry political posts, bird and cat photos, and mushrooms. Going to feed the algorithm with #knitting, #tuba, and #gardening and see what that does. 261
CBW @carinbrat.bsky.social · 24/01/2025I thiiiiink so? I'm mostly keeping a firm focus on the fact that it is PUBLIC. 000
