Author Archive: Lesley Jakobsen
Gilead
(by Marilynne Robinson). I had read rave reviews of this book and was so pleased to find a decent second-hand copy. I started it, but couldn’t “get into it”. I thought that was just “me”. I then found a copy of the second book in the trilogy, “Home”. Yay! When I heard that the final book was available for pre-order I skipped to my computer and ordered it. I then waited, thinking it a good idea and motivational to put off reading the first book until I had all three. That would make it all the more fascinating the second time round. So, when…
Continue Reading →Harmony Crochet Bag and Juliet Blues Too
Dear Annabels, you will remember part one of my progress with the Harmony crochet bag here. Guess what! Kathryn herself, the designer from Crafternoon Treats has commented on my post! It’s marvellous to have my version of her beautiful creation noted by the lady herself. Well, having been heartened by this, I got back to work on the bag, which, I must confess, had been put on the backburner due to my fear of the horrific job of finding and selecting lace for the next stage. I am afraid of trying to find lace in my craft room (known as “Wuthering Heights” because (cue…
Continue Reading →What Stevie Wore in Adelaide
"Oh, I'm getting older too" (Photo courtesy of Flickr)
Dear Annabels, our beloved Stevie Nicks stomps a bit now and she really shouldn’t turn side-on to the audience but she is pretty as and still rocks it just fabulously. At Fleetwood Mac’s October 2015 concert, I was close enough to see up Stevie’s two (not one or three) nostrils and so I took careful note of what the lady wore. I don’t think I need to say that it was (almost) all black, but Stevie wore:- A skirt of (perhaps) microfiber, layered and good for lifting out at the sides A fitted long-sleeved velvet vest with points at the…
Continue Reading →Hairy Cushions
I think of these two newbies as “The Hairy Ones’, although they are not really so hairy. The Bouvardia rug is hairier. The granny square one was made with Stylecraft Special DK and other bits and pieces. It was inspired by these divine chairs from this pretty blog. I just love the pink and green with the white and the one pink square in the green one and vice versa. (I ran out of puff after one cushion front). For more lovely chairs decorated with crochet and every other technique you can think of, visit my Pinterest page which…
Continue Reading →Juliet Blues
So, the battle to get going with the Juliet jacket. I decided on the blue Moda Vera Portsea Cotton and made one sleeve and some of the flowery bits. I ordered the rest of the yarn which I needed from Spotlight online. Well, their online service is as bad as their in-store service and it didn’t happen. So….I decided on the colour which they call “green”, but which I call “aqua” because I wouldn’t make it in green. I found one of the very few people In Adelaide Spotlight who is helpful and knows where stuff is and managed to get…
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