Abfabulies

Ekkergemaakt XL – Or how we want to get our men going

Last week, the first edition of Ekkergemaakt for this fall took place. And during that session, we threw all throws from Radio Crochet on the same heap. 11 throws in total, one more colourful than the other. The throws will now be shipped to Congo, and the Ekkergemaakt ladies are ready for new projects. So what did this September edition...

To Pim – Pimmed – Pimmed

As it goes with toddlers, they can grow a size overnight. And most likely, that grow spurt will occur right before you leave on holiday, so that all of a sudden you run out of fitting shorts. Insert – what else – Zonen 09. Pattern: Pim. Because I had to move fast, I went for the simple model. No pockets,...

New cover for our cargo bike seat – With free pattern

When our little boy was born, we bought a cargo bike, for all kinds of practical reasons. Our bikes were the fastest means to get to and fro, and with that cargo bike, we could add baby seat and all. At that time, I still had a company car, but sometimes weeks went by that I didn’t use it. One...

Johnny the hobby horse

We had a stick lying around the house. A nice and thick one. One that was asking to be turned into a hobby horse. Not just for the stick, but also for Ronny, our first horse. It was getting a bit lonely. Hobby horse number 2, Johnny, was born out of a torn sock. One with a big-toe hole. So...

Foxy pockets trousers

We already had an owl version of the Jacob trousers, and a fox version soon took over my thoughts too. For this one, I went back to my pile of hubby trousers that are ready to be recycled. Why they just keep on piling up? A while ago, there was a screw protruding from below his bicycle saddle. That screw...

Ekkergemaakt makes blankets

Last Thursday, the May edition of Ekkergemaakt was following up on Radio Crochet. Two big bags full of knitting, all made for the yarn bombing, and given to us afterwards. We measured them, and puzzled them all together. The aim? To make blankets for an orphanage in Congo. Through facebook someone asked me whether we weren’t being too naïve. Blankets,...

Sewalong – Shoulderbag

Month 5 in the Zo geknipt sewalong, and project 12 to sew: a medium-sized shoulder bag. Good timing, since my own handbag had given up on me, and I’ve been using hubby’s man bag for over a month now. I’d carefully chosen the fabric for this bag: I was going to go for the golden autumn fabric I had, and...

Radio Crochet – The apotheosis

If you happened to pass by the Kouter square in Ghent last week, you could not miss it. Radio Crochet was coming, and everyone would know about it. Wrapped trees. A cuddly bike. And a very soft piano, being abused by our very own music maestro. On Saturday, it was finally time for Radio Crochet. And we were lucky: it...

The circus is coming to town!

Well, actually, the circus came to town. In April, there was a grandparents event at our little boy’s school. All grandparents were invited to show their best tricks. To get into the theme, I decided to sew a circus t-shirt. The pattern is called Tooth Troll and was published in Ottobre 3/2012. Very simple, very quick. In the beginning, I was...

Operation Save Sofa

As mentioned before, our sofas are recycled. Hand-me-downs. Worn hand-me-downs, in fact. Literally. So bad, I’m ashamed to post a picture of how it was exactly. I had already repaired the cushions from the smaller sofa. The big sofa, that one I covered with a blanket, to hide the facts. See no evil, repair no evil. But I did know...