The Decorous Cat

Don’t buy a holiday sweater that you’ll only wear once a year. Check out some free darning tutorials to make your own removable designs on a sweater you already own using duplicate stitching.

Save forgotten knitwear this Christmas Want to know how to repurpose an old Christmas sweater? Woolmark’s DIY guide has free templates to upcycle a Christmas jumper, thanks to the original eco-fibre, Merino wool.

After darning a large number of moth nibbles and removing some paint(?) spots, I’m taking these 1952 Australian Army pants out for lunch.

The woolen battle dress of this period was largely based on British designs.

Finally got around to finishing the darning on this late 90s LLBean wool sweater. Marked a medium. Shop link in bio.