Some weekend projects

These days I´m very unfocused and have a lot of things around on the same time without finishing anything. Sometimes ´m like this. On other days I´m organized and finish up stuff, but not at the moment.

This weekend was a quiet one and we were staying at home relaxing and´(more or less) anyone did what he/she wanted to. So for me it was a bit of gardening, a bit of sewing, a bit of crochet and knitting and the other time just hanging around...

The bag I wanted to sew for my sister didn´t turn out how I wanted it. I think it is a bit to small and because both fabric I´ve use are quite thin ones it has not enough body to look nice. Something learned for future projects. 

 

 This little clutch turned out surprisingly good. It looks super neat and tidy and I´m  a little proud of myself that I managed to sew it this way the first time. It is the "cute-as-a-button-clutch" from the book Meet me at Mikes by Pip Lincolne.

 And because it needs not much attention to crochet on this ripple afghan, I´ve contuinued a bit while watching tv...

...started a new Lacy Baktus because I wanted to try out the ShiBui sockyarn that I´ve ordered from the U.S.......It is lovely sockyarn and it would be a shame to hide it boots. AND I think that the yarn pools too much on socks. The colour is mulberry (deep winered/purple) and I love it.

And finally I´ve picked up my Soay cardigan again and started with the first sleeve. But it needed to much attention so I´ve put it aside again. maybe an other day....

And an other one

Because it is really easy and fast and I had some fabric in a matching size ....tataa a skirt and hairband for my daughter.

she is skinny so 1.10m wide fabric and 60cm long is more than enough for a skirt for her...

.....and still some cm leftover for a hairband

She was not in the mood for a photoshooting but beleave me, she looks terrible cute in her new stuff :)

Putting the sewing machine up again

After some time without sewing here, I´ve put the machine up again. My sister would like me to sew a bag for her and so I get back to sewing again. I haven´t started with the bag at all. But I´ve looked through my fabrics and found a nice one for her future bag.

And I found the fabric I´ve bought for a skirt for me. I wanted to try out makíng easy skirts but never really started. You know situations like this? You buy something with a special project in mind but never really happen to start? It happens for me quite often. I have more projects in mind than time and get distracted by new and terrible exiting ideas ;)

So back to the topic. I found the fabric, searched the easy skirt pattern from the Meet Me at Mikes book and about a half hour later I had a skirt! Really supereasy even for an absolut beginner.

Simple and easy to wear. I think next time I´ll use a fabric tht has a nicer drape and is a bit smoother. This is simple thin cotton fabric from IKEA.


And because Pip suggests to listen to some favourite music while sewing......this is what is in my head today....

I used to hear rosenstolz a lot some years ago and nearly forgot about my CDs, but when they came back in my mind and I started to listen again....I still love them!

The pools are up again

So not much knitting time these days, only inbetween or if his brother plays with him. But it is so sweet to watch him playing and exploring.

I hope you have nice weather and relaxing moments too.

New on the needles and hook

After finishing some larger stuff this week I´ve immediatly started some new projcts. None of them are really urgent to make. All just nice things to get done someday eventually.

With blue, grey and green merino yarn and merino mixes from stash I´m going to crochet a second ripple blanket. This time I´ve chained 143 only to make it smaller, but I fear this might be really small. But okay, it will be weide enough for the kids anyway.

 This will be another cardigan for me. It is planned (until now) to knit a Soay cardigan. The pattern is from Gudrun Johnston (Shetland Trader) and I´ve bought it on Ravelry.

I´m using Extra Fine merino yarn from Colourmart in winered mix. It is not really dk weight while knitting, it is thinner. But this is how Colourmart yarns are usually. I´ve made the experiance that they are not too lovely to knit while still oiled, but when the yarn is washed it bloomes wonderfully and makes beautiful garments. I´m knitting with the oiled yarn and I´m exited how the cardigan will be after washing. I keep my fingers crossed (virually - would be a bit tricky to knit with crossed fingers )

Do you remember I´ve told you about the Drops Supersale in May and that I´ve ordered some yarn? It arrived this week and as I´ve never knitted with Drops Andes (65% Wool, 35% Alpaca) before I HAD to cast on immediatly the cardigan I´ve planned.

As this is really warm and heavy wool and the cardigan is planned for fall outdoor use I´m not in a hurry. The yarn is nice and soft in the hand while knitting but not next to skin soft for me to wear (no problem for a warm outdoor garment anyway).

Pattern: Splash of Blue by Suvi Simola

This pattern is not easy for me as one has to look at the charts all the time. So no tv knitting with this. But I think I might have it down by September/October when it is getting cold.


I wish you a nice and relaxing weekend. Have fun!

Ripple Blanket

Juhu! Yesterday I´ve finished my first Ripple Blanket. I´ve started at the end of February and always again crochet some stitches or even rows so it slowly grew larger and larger. I´ve decided it is enough now as it really got warm working on it :)

I´ve used several different yarns from stash, mostly with a bit acrylic in it and some (18 skeins) new ones (Acryl/Wool mix from Hofer/Aldi or Pagro). I´ve used a 5mm hook for the crochet. Only´for the casting on part, which was a bit chellenging for me, I used the 6mm hook.

The yarn weights were aran, worsted, dk (double), sport/fingering (double).

The pattern is easy and free and I´m sure I´ll make one of this blankets again.

Pattern: Neat Ripple Blanket by Lucy of Attic24

Thank you Lucy for this free and lovely pattern!

New stuff to play with

Last week I´ve ordered this nice cookbook on Amazon. For some time I was looking for a cookbook with recipes I like, which are easy to understand and cook and tasty for children and adults alike.




Last week Pip from "Meet me at Mikes" wrote about the tomato Lasagne from this book (the english version). While reading the notes i thought this might be something my kids would eat too and which is written in easy terms. So after a bit of amazon searching I found the german verson. the cover is not so pretty but it is the same book.

After the postman brought it today I´ve started to read a bit and its nice and interesting. Cute pictures and nice storys together with easy and tasty recipes. I´ve already cooked the "Tomato risotto", chocolate cookies (easy and tasty, but I think the ones from Martha Steward are better ;) and now the chicken soup is simmering in the kitchen.....