Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Season Xmas jumper with santa, snowmen and trees. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Her sister bought it for her this eye-catching seasonal jumper one Xmas. It comes out every year. The pattern is green trees, red Santa hats, white snowmen - with fluffy white. Plus the sparkles. Seasonal Knitting Pattern Ideas If you are a knitter, or have a knitting machine, or a friend who knits, you could copy the idea of a row of green trees, or a row of white snowmen, or a row or red Santa hats, on a neutral colour background. Or just one big tree, or three in a row, or a triangle of three trees. They could be small like on this jumper, or one large one. or one left and one right, or three in a horizontal or vertical line. Sequins and Braids Add some rows of sequins. I find sequins fiddly and tedious to sew on. You could buy a braid of sequins.  Sew horizontal lines, or a frame for your design, oblong or oval, or heart shape. Add Pearl buttons or Brooches Another idea is to add pearl buttons, f...

  Angela wearing red jacket, Xmas theme jumper, white for night hat and red Xmas scarf. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Winter Weight Wide Sleeve Jacket For London in cold December I needed a warm jacket. It also had to have large armholes and sleeves.  I tried on several of my old jackets and long raincoats. This red jacket has sleeves wide enough to go over a thick jumper.  The White For Night hat As we drove around in the dark, on several occasions people wearing dark clothes and invisible to us suddenly stepped into the roadway. After a couple of near misses, I said aloud, 'They should wear white at night'. I was not wearing white. I was in a car. But I might well get out of the car and cross a car park (Americans say parking lot) or cross a road at my destination. When I got home, I went though all my hats and scarves and found a white hat. White At Night Set Years ago you wore white in summer and black in winter. All accessories were in these colours. White sandals. Black b...