Tag: WIP

Quiet book – sheep

If you follow me on pinterest, you’ve probably notived that I have a thing for quiet books. Something I wanted to try for myself. A popular theme here at home: the farm. Something worth trying. So while we were in Scotland, I plucked sheep (not the beast, just the barbed wire). Back home, I made this, with Shaun for inspiration: Ingredients A...

Excuses, excuses

The last few weeks, I’ve missed practically every pattern drawing class. Not a good thing, since classes were already running to an end. Not only did I miss how I did on the test we had last month, I also missed the first part of the exam. Of course, I have loads of good excuses why I missed the last...

(T)raining

We’ve had quite a cold and wet spring over here. Very good for the plants, very good for our newly installed rainwater collector system: Go washing machine, go toilets! Less good for our moods… Then, all of a sudden, the sun came out. Hello vitamine D, bright-coloured dresses and sunburn! (Yes, lesson learned, never forget sunscreen. Subjects in the sun...

Preparations

Here in Belgium, the tradition when a baby is born is that all people who come to visit get a little souvenir. The treat that comes with it can be just about anything, but in 99 percent of the cases, you’ll get chocolate dragees covered with a sugar coating. I remember them being just white when I was a kid,...

Thundercats, ho! – Free knitting chart

Ah, youth sentiment, I guess I’ll always carry you with me. And now even on my feet. Here’s a little Panthro tribute to go on my right foot. And of course I couldn’t not do the logo. You can download both the logo and Panthro charts, and can find them on Ravelry through the links below. Next up is the...

Saucy convertible

I may have already mentioned a few times that I like retro clothing. So I thought the Knitting it old school knitting book would be just my cup of tea. It contains some great-looking vintage patterns (although, to be honest, not as many as I would have hoped). The pattern that I really wanted to make was the saucy convertible,...

Hubby retro trousers

My husband is turning 30 in June. Big day, so big party coming up! And big parties ask for themes of course. And themes in their turn ask for costumes. So guess what I’ll be sewing the coming months…I’m not supposed to say anything about the theme yet. I can only say that the party is 22 May. And that...

Super snail

Some time ago, I was surfing the net and I came across the Full of fluff blog by Carey Huffman. I immediately fell in love with her work, and set her as an example for myself. Next, I showed the site to my husband. He got inspired as well, and started doodling, in the hope that I’d be able to...

Pin-up dress

One particular Saturday night a few months ago, I suddenly found myself in the forties and fifties. I was at a Radio Modern party, the best place to swing, rock ‘n roll, jive and all those other dances from back in the days. Not only do these parties offer great music, people dress up for them as well. So, when I started...