tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313973732024-03-08T06:56:57.946+10:30clickertyclickLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.comBlogger182125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-40755242999151981652011-12-14T21:32:00.000+10:302011-12-14T21:32:59.676+10:30Christmas De-stash<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNe0EpI0eP6KkQUpTUvLBgvZBLTTgxYyU1h_TtIYxxtehL8DTLZACxsnKO8aTdkAfBvlo5CcBFIfTmruok7kzhjrv_9voz9yEtJoy28OyrnrOhRf6Bo4WgOCRvPLcpFXR4Pz4/s1600/IMG_1175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNe0EpI0eP6KkQUpTUvLBgvZBLTTgxYyU1h_TtIYxxtehL8DTLZACxsnKO8aTdkAfBvlo5CcBFIfTmruok7kzhjrv_9voz9yEtJoy28OyrnrOhRf6Bo4WgOCRvPLcpFXR4Pz4/s320/IMG_1175.jpg" width="240" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm still on a major fabric and yarn de-stash (really! it's never-ending!), so I decided that this year's Chrissy outfit would have to fit into my no-buy, use what I've got brief :) The majority of my Christmas fabric is small patchwork sized pieces, but I did find two pieces that were big enough for clothes ... the red fabric I really love because it <i>is</i> Christmassy, but in an understated way, with white meandering holly leaves. The pocket fabric I thought looked like baubles until I finished the skirt and then decided that it looked more like a Target Ad :( But no, in my head I'm sticking with the baubles thought :) The apron fabric is tiny poinesettas and holly ... I like the choice of this one because it has a slightly old fashioned look, good for a pinny I think :)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">...so, the pattern specs :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The skirt was taken from <a href="http://blog.sewserendipity.com/">Sew Serendipity</a> by Kay Whitt ... I lost the plot slightly as to what size I made, but I think that it was roughly size small (following the pattern measurements I made a mock-up skirt in small, which was way tight, so made the skirt in a medium, which ended up being way big(?), so finally went with the medium but took in huge side seams ... it wasn't the best solution as the pockets are now a lot narrower than they should be, but at least I'll have a better idea of size next time).</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The apron is <a href="http://clickertyclick.blogspot.com/2011/05/take-one-thrifted-tablecloth-part-2.html">again</a> the <a href="http://jordanapaige.com/blog/2009/11/tutorial-patternless-kitschy-apron.html">Patternless Kitschy Apron</a> by Jordana Paige, well a variation of it as I didn't have enough fabric for the cool crossover top ... love the possibilities with this apron pattern (thanks Jordana!)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Sorry for the absence of blog posts of late, but I'm back, and I'm in need of playing catch-up :D</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">I've been busy with the making, just slack with the documenting!</span></div>
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So I thought that I would start with some hats ... hmmmmm, first off, I made this Batman hat for a Batman obsessed two year old ... he kept it on his head for about two seconds (not even long enough for me to take a photo!), before whipping it off and saying that it tickled his eyes :D </div>
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The next time that I turned around, his <strike>slightly crazy</strike>, no, make that his extremely crazy mummy was wearing it and asking if she could have it ... I think that winter will be a laugh this year!! :D </div>
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(Here is the <a href="http://ravel.me/Clickertyclick/6ckyd">Ravelry link</a> to the pattern info)</div>
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I made this second Batman hat, (minus the tickly eyeholes you will notice!), and I'm glad to say, that he liked it a whole load better ... still no modelled photo, but I'll post one when he (or maybe some other crazy family member ... got quite a few contenders out there) decides to wear it :D</div>
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OK, so these hats are slightly less superhero-ish, but cool all the same. The black one is the Biddle Ribbed Hat by Tonya Wagner, the pom-pom one is The Basic Hat Pattern by Ann Budd, the tiny garter stitched edge one is Cute As A Button by Niftyknitting, the one below the pom-pom is the Tricorder Hat by Katherine Fagan, and the reversed stripy one is from a book that I have lying around here somewhere, just can't put my hand on it at the moment, but I'm sure that I'll find it as soon as I finish writing this post! I'll be putting them all on Ravelry over the next few days, so I'll add my links to the patterns then :)</div>
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Oh yeah, and the blog post title ... a joke from my primary school days about what Batman's mum shouts at tea-time ... lame yes, but the mere mention of Batman brings it to mind :D</div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-51343963246565397462011-09-07T11:04:00.004+09:302011-09-07T11:05:01.776+09:30Dishcloth Hearts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">It's been a while since I made my <a href="http://clickertyclick.blogspot.com/2006/12/hearts-heartshearts.html">first heart blanket</a>, and after recently being reminded of it in a family photo, another one was requested for my new granddaughter :)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">The basic idea stayed the same this time, but I did use two different patterns ... I chose a <a href="http://www.groupepp.com/dishbout/kpatterns/grfavorite.html">diagonally knit dishcloth pattern</a> with an eyelet edging (the eyelets made a really nice guide for sewing the blanket to the backing) and an <a href="http://knitting-deenna.blogspot.com/2011/02/lace-center-heart-cloth-aka-my-first.html">eyelet heart pattern</a> that matched perfectly :) Both patterns were super easy and didn't require the attention that my last ones needed, <a href="http://clickertyclick.blogspot.com/2006/12/oh-my-distorted-heart.html">and didn't always get </a>:D</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">I tried for ages to get the whole blanket to sit a bit flatter, it has a tendency to 'puff up' ... I was going to do a quilting stitch around the hearts to anchor it a bit better, but then found out that my daughter thought the puffiness was one of it's best features!! :D </span></div>
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<br />Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-90474216267926239102011-07-17T13:07:00.008+09:302011-07-17T14:35:59.028+09:30Oranges ...<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMbZ4eBIrS8ju5yz13qTG05Rl_YzjNXem6-gyup7N3mJcphoSnovlHyjdvfTlFrFIM9P7mF4fmfV5hOMLyoDrolY0vL14OiRKpDEcHxSVTMFB8YGgBQYsZef-M3mAJN14d2YA/s320/IMG_1813.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630165466948630386" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); ">It's taken 7 years for our citrus trees to yield any fruit, but this year, for some reason, they've gone into overdrive :)</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYZtFZQ0j-obdjd-mb6FikvIB9PYPjBg_begYZVxD8MlhnbsCUMoMYBCLWdDT9-wNnvncIwlOQRh9TeeDMM4yKj4vHzKuEwyElI2XeFbZFJYCvcI1ayagt0H09uJFdFS8e8q8/s320/DSCF3258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630160967999941842" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">I had this thought of making marmalade but was totally put off by words like sterilising, setting point, jam thermometers, *</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">shudder*, </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">and visions of my mum spending hours in the kitchen</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">, </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">sweating over making jam after we'd collected wild blackberries and damsons from the hedgerows and woods. I was </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">of course</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> hoping that there would be an easier way, so typed 'easy marmalade' into Google and ... score! the very first hit was <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/absolutely-fail-proof-easy-marmalade-63706">'Absolutely Fail-Proof Easy Marmalade'</a>. </span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNPTMmaAu_9iuOgZZft3Vp5QpNqTchDzwcXVG6r7hbL4gN7oEsvRgUXeF9AUPymheyA4Pw8g17bxNKo_8PYZDVBVbOtj0RVRQWK8E5rjGadt1xHYDySI8J0BnOdNWBN_7EtYR/s320/IMG_1814.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630166064328522082" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">It's fast to make, easy to remember, and doesn't need any of the usual time consuming jam-making processes!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">So basically you boil 6 oranges (or any other citrus fruit) and 1kg of sugar together for 20 minutes, pour into jars (I used Woolworth's everyday Essentials containers so that I could keep them in the freezer), and thats pretty much it!</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcXrsJItZ9RPTlxxoiKV4e72pbMainM0qaB_sHC_puxIsOg-ecH3NMTFUU5EbatpU9y28n8lja-ihekXMyU0_oY0LsxB7DLWE8Pta9aFfLK3eOuWsZ925U8o8TeFDT3sh7C4A0/s320/IMG_1815.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630172655716548242" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">The first batch I made, I followed the advice from the comments left, and peeled half of the oranges before processing them ... definitely a good move as it was still chunky but spreadable ... yum!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">I made the second batch with just the juice (the first one cooked so quickly that I had to mak</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); ">e more, even if it did mean going and picking the fruit at night by torchlight! ... but hey?, when you're on a roll ... ). So I used 4 cups of juice with 4 cups of sugar and a packet of Jamsetta pectin, boiled together, just the same for 20 minutes. I don't know whether or not I actually needed the pectin, but according to the million recipes out there, it seems like most of the natural pectin is in the skin, pith and pips, which I didn't use ... anyhows, the clear marmalade came out my favourite. </span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA86CYvh11qI_Lhsc1UiOnZ2hmFa_FJYusj3NH9DJQ7c6Hgnr-fXcfxRzl5-E8G_dGtnRldMlNJW4N5-w4hZBYLmXD_tuE_DewmPzDbcB3q6E6p877i1Ogc-mX2TN8yTrEdirX/s320/IMG_1819.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630173029699407986" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); ">Or maybe it's orange jam not marmalade?... either way, for half an hours work, it turned out awesome and I wont be needing shop bought marmalade again :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-30499017937810470012011-07-03T09:59:00.005+09:302011-07-03T11:44:25.646+09:30Lion-Neck<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGqqGjSye6702Gq83_BubHCe55CVp-e4H84FYIqmJ6nOZbb6oMomS8PjJtV56Uqg7jkovE37ePcdIuxxAaE4NztFOy9ew5ixPWOXinUPZyEWP1YstP4wbFJX4OyzmVdjXpuLN/s320/DSCF3236.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624930112376509618" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">It's not very often, in fact I can't remember </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">ever</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> buying a knitting book and wanting to make pretty much every pattern in it, until my copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Custom-Knits-Designer-Improvisational-Techniques/dp/1584797134">Custom Knits</a> arrived from the Book Depository last week. OK, I say pretty much because I can't see the City Cape Poncho happening for me at this time, but hey, who knows ... I've been known to change my mind before ... :D</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">To decide which pattern to start with first, I did a quick stash check and found that I had 10 balls of Moda Vera Shiver (the same yarn that I just used for my <a href="http://clickertyclick.blogspot.com/2011/06/super-birthday-sweater.html">Super Birthday Sweater</a>) ... yep, I bought a heap a while back when Spotlight were selling it off for a dollar a ball!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">So after checking out what my fellow Ravellers were saying and knitting, I cast on for the Lion-Neck Cardigan on page 43. (Really, what did any of us do before Ravelry? .. love it, love it!)</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jcRkhSzgHGnYC7rtjIxsPIKxWA4X-zjLRB1y26rFUd1Oi2MCpkMUKsx5TkW94-WSGYG3XSx1e8X-4QL2H_x3NCkMuJAA6C-qZZ4BB3_Xq2GON_EHUfrtDDauM0XfTtgXMy7z/s320/IMG_1625.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624928545163471074" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">This pattern was <i>fast</i>! I was listening to audio books on <a href="http://librivox.org/">Librivox</a> (the perfect multitasking ... knitting and reading), and completed this jacket in two mystery novels, A Strange Disappearance by Anna Katharine Green (1880) and The Agony Column by Earl Derr Biggers(1916) :) </span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRkKlmevyM3oYKt7lUs556kCPCnYFAaKmJK8bJt96rBEr8CFBTmludABM_8kbuvdyF9iE86ma0tpzPpizgxYC-48fCbuwXSmLvHyXvSsktOxMDeJkwlrBeENqIelvAqvCofPf/s320/DSCF3240.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624930122013895490" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">If I make this again, and I think that I will be, I'll omit the sleeve shaping completely, to make the fitting look more like the one on the model :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I can't decide yet whether or not to use the ties ... ?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-90256257119561830762011-06-19T12:01:00.005+09:302011-06-19T13:09:31.035+09:30Sew Simplicity 3565<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); ">Very simple, very easy to wear pj pants :)</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5iSZkZ0k7tVWhgwtg8jw41-kxTOEqeeqq-P22my4Rr8HyQ9glC6w3lEY3PC2UiUvNwIm2YadQVJWdfdP1UUqPhOsuB_UkY57XvWOB6xRKeK1j5oLroHgLKs73mpjbdWTlFAM/s320/DSCF3195.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619755023290472034" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">A few months ago I was given a sewing magazine as a pressie ... it's a UK publication called <a href="http://www.sewmag.co.uk/">Sew</a>, by far the best sewing mag that I've seen. Not only are there heaps of cool sewing projects and tips inside, but also it comes each time with a free dressmaking pattern :) </span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXFHblKCqhBMGKnRccuTLDQZCOX_SrSa9lACEbvGojEaGmE0iEzfUYIm0ZByhVNSNoXw9GguGDnWPCxJfAgAHLWWaolzKrnjgzu00YuO24UdOZPCcc9dCN2lFKGvc69BUQwklh/s320/DSCF3208.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619755049513550434" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">This issue came with Simplicity 3565. The picture on the front of the pattern shows the clothes made up as winter versions, but I especially liked in the magazine that they showed them in summer fabrics ... looking forward to making the dress for when the weather warms up :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I really didn't want any more winter pants, but I was looking to use the flannelette fabric bought from Savers for $3</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuQj16HBefKfQMHIzEe52ABolhSpdvtO1XEGXNUsUOGu_nPd64NGyfRA8UI8rGrxBZL3GLJNc1C_rnoLVWpNdrLbmt73koWAyQcpSk2VuBLxIGhy24FGUWrlQPPMgX_tlihmG/s320/DSCF3179.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619755027783519122" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); ">...so, two pairs of non elasticated lounge pants ... I loved that they were so easy and fast to make ... two main pattern pieces, a left hand seam zip, and a simple hemmed waistline ... easy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">And on the knitting front ... how cool is this?! Check out Sherrill's</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> <a href="http://belleoftheballpodcast.blogspot.com/">Belle of the Ball</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">podcast, where she talks about making a vest for her daughter, from my</span> <a href="http://clickertyclick.blogspot.com/2010/09/flinders-sweater-vest.html">Flinders Sweater vest</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">pattern! :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><iframe width="480" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hOGdloCdyV4?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-46920303925946721042011-06-05T10:13:00.006+09:302011-06-05T10:52:14.776+09:30The Super Birthday Sweater<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyaVYk2CkVN5hH3IiPH_fbXQjDXpUmd7BddsxGxF2SKybTupWRJ84sQDtYhQ9PHmEBp09UJDbTuzb160yfTUy7VwQ7B_HjWY-rDNxareXPc_FaZOC5IP21O7idx0o3w092MrD/s320/IMG_1559.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614538171431853762" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">I can't begin to tell you how much I love this <a href="http://www.bluealvarez.com/bluealva/patterns/birthday.html">Super Birthday Sweater from Blue Alvarez</a>! It's the first top down pattern that I've seen that divides the neck edge cast on stitches into quarters as apposed to thirds ... it kinda put me off making it for a while, thinking that it might sit funny when it was on, but I've gotta say that it's totally awesome :) Fits great, sits great, was as easy as, and best of all .. I followed the pattern without changing anything ;D (well, other than omitting the middle stripe!) ... oh, and it's a freebie :)</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">I used 9 balls of Moda Vera Shiver from Spotlight, (some of which I frogged from a <a href="http://clickertyclick.blogspot.com/2011/04/green-monkeys-from-ikea.html">previous sweater</a>) and size 7mm needles.<img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbQuaqXqoBXLjjdD6ldlgRkzGLCmqJruLE0bT1IeoPrUW3irZ9ZtMVaiCgXdaxNLwSqAvqXwKbNZSCbIRrC-MCCkpPrTJZGfZnWN5swQfRrHn3I1j-kpkr6E-rSn11evcRxmH/s320/IMG_1557.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614539153328727618" /> It was really fast to make, beautifully written, and has inspired me to try more top downs with the quarter divisions ... love it :)</span></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-51510100204330700872011-05-29T13:24:00.008+09:302011-05-29T15:31:01.197+09:30Take one thrifted tablecloth, Part 2<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUWwZyRhc2vfRPxYcbkWjPSzmBkihvD7cO24xRrcEUeYwqlZ3DocHh8cHdvjasMYrNUCUWMfomPIvOzhyphenhyphenObi7qOzve9q4LLJdZ3ILBhTFpE6XAxZA-ncKXoBjZwj-TV_z2ZYG/s320/IMG_1474.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611984215356857058" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">The good thing about buying manchester instead of fabric off the bolt, is that it goes </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">such</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"> a long way ... definitely value for your buck (especially when it's thrifted!) :) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">After making my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><a href="http://clickertyclick.blogspot.com/2011/05/take-one-thrifted-tablecloth.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">dress</span></a> </span>out of the tablecloth I bought from Savers, I still had heaps left to make some much needed aprons. I couldn't decide on waist or full length, so of course, ended up doing both :D</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsETXllYids20eS1hcPP-7gk41U-FvLmKPscNBfzHfxTcnI-g2C1FIkvpLDY4qawfmdaa69Gr6INa-iSXMp-JViK_D1nCSYT1bncG4p6cVq4NhUFznwi-hnwZ4fJ-WRLO05zF/s320/IMG_1500.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611984426329712306" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">The pattern for the waist length one came from <a href="http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/p-14116-cath-kidston-cath-kidston-sew-book.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Cath Kidston's Sew! book</span></a>, the only change I made to the pattern was not binding the pocket top ... the tablecloth had a neatened edge, so I saved myself a step by utilising that instead.</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnH_F-1a1LDknNzHIAcOD1IrbzUVCPMFICoWQ2J9kwcdRg3LwARTHFPYZCwUwSPLldiJY2jKii5aprrFcoKA-XYEPxCgRk3qn5Hc6NQRqYAPnAJ4e3zI9C9Nt95FyhidwtFMEL/s320/IMG_1497.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611983614308080402" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"> I did the same thing on the hem of the full length pinny ... I love this pattern, especially the way that the curved side edges wrap around the back giving maximum coverage :) The pattern is called the Patternless Kitschy Apron by Jordana Paige and its a freebie from <a href="http://jordanapaige.com/blog/2009/11/tutorial-patternless-kitschy-apron.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">here</span></a></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkl78tTxdCb4ceqIn9FDaVaqU_3I7tO5k9IMPFyoJ_R8-k-paqtABWFpPtIqttLsAW_XXme51S3Yj9dY1yvkHNMWcXslXCtAp-AFp_qKBCAZ8en7h89I0AU5aX1YzAl_pwgJ4/s320/IMG_1499.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611983859207203170" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">...ok, guess I'm off to do some cooking now then :D</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-69391363107533362322011-05-22T14:58:00.007+09:302011-05-22T15:40:03.047+09:30Take one thrifted tablecloth<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1QUkPaHEAQzjs9ULNQJNGNDbE8xyjpgLNCv8Lj9QxRoxiB6D5IMC0uA8lA4wqCiOWSvl9mPnADFnI5hyphenhyphenQxFePZwymJIEhF7JdAqvaPcvhHYkfGFa8gezxmSJiWLRkW4CdBhML/s320/IMG_1394.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609410240379403090" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); ">I bought a beautiful quality tablecloth from Savers measuring 175cm square, so of course, my first instinct was to cut it up and make something out of it that I would actually use :D</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">TaDa! ... a cool summer dress from a vintage sewing pattern (also bought from Savers).</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHukkMq9PysccPIOHMJJrREmA8wrgRQtxZPzreZcHv3Ccq4gMgs5DEVTKFL0CYA3ZhfUgJWvVdXEG7tdP5BMMuyt8qbwaYD9YyjzKQFVcE7EBSmZNuz_9FNpexcn2dVKsLA5pw/s320/IMG_1443.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609410761113110146" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The pattern is Style 4589, dated 1974 and described as "misses' dress or tennis dress and panties". Don't think I'll be needing the tennis dress and undies anytime soon, but I'm sure that I'll be making the dress again (view 1, the blue dress on the right).</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFlNdvwotKh2V-67fkW_jLrOUwc1jLDsz1se4HnqArhO2Bq_ptB8hbWhNICj4fhYJU-SbHMPszmwfO6KXZM_g99L3vyVoQ9vW9HzdkViy1vsZu97lnS4xdOdPuvxie35MYI2m/s320/IMG_1388.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609413600286781346" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Somehow I always seem to make my summer things in the middle of winter, and have to find warmer accessories so that I can wear them straight away ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> thought that it worked pretty good with the shrug that I made <a href="http://clickertyclick.blogspot.com/2010/04/from-drab-to.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;">here </span></a></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QqqiRUr5mXyUL3D4vGGiNcP5BwYZG27KFieENjZe_9nWyuxJu71MnHrLqqgk3m-6MDaOE61fuUkMQ4fnGmKQNDVjN-OJGVWnmo1CDfbRpXPQ18c0M1L_CIMs4QVW64_EeREq/s320/IMG_1406.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609415065901998258" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">... and there is still a <i>lot</i> of tablecloth left :D ...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-72254203252262240462011-04-27T11:21:00.014+09:302011-04-28T09:12:17.929+09:30Green monkeys from Ikea<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKY8fcE17XgUMWWSO6MfNUBSPE90sCyWLzcmEbd4pBjFJBvjHLqXBFpOAXTEgbwKg6SOzvdXfnfwc8-j12izgGpS2Bbw6oVY0KZynb-11YB-sBzslT4D1NDkazQrUTuv7_j0GS/s320/IMG_1340.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600077162519875250" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Thanks to an extra long Easter/Anzac Day public holiday (5 days, woohoo!), I was able to get down to some serious making :)</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXGcDBG7wJ7szhCJn-Q7064pOUNnUUM_E9A398buCs_ioFzBwqbNf1ejlHdBJM_ckGoaiPD6b5lfL0e01V7x_OOYErN20nSrLf-cpBbvk64y1LmFWWVDFJqtqVEpLYdkYbspT/s320/IMG_1336.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600077525792801794" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><div style="text-align: center;">So I finally finished the tiny baby quilt that I've been working 'off and on again' for the last few months now ... it's a really simple 'cheats' quilt, purely because I couldn't bring myself to cut up the super cute Ikea fabric :D (I love those crazy green monkeys, lol)</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is just Ikea animal fabric on the top, and Ikea red/orange striped fabric on the bottom, with all of the animal designs outlined with 3 strands of embroidery thread :)</div></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUdi6UI_RjoEKerJ9VJRl_ts_4zy14WdUnG9u-437qZeWdT7Wtb2vnIp4xcZ3YsoS3nGLAkUDa4l6mtRmNkDkt0U2D_Sxnl101WL8Cp5g53rkSZc4NKQ3HA2vDzC5KTFFbY9V/s320/IMG_1346.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600083053585438290" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">I also made a whole heap of baby and toddler hats (most of them have already been gifted, but I'll try to get photos of them soon).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">These are two hats that I made from the <a href="http://www.annbuddknits.com/books.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Ann Budd Handy Book of Patterns</span></a> that I borrowed from the library ... I love the accessories in this book, knitted from a clever little gauge/size grid. Looking forward to trying the mitts and socks :) </span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlFJm0g_v3F0lF4Yi49fjrDaQnKyZ7osN4b2hm1wzZ7-MGxpLhwa5QkOERuPfZNj7eXVp6qhbTh73CUEuYhpctSB77ugxhTDo-GJG7UvafKZPlg2JjM5pCM7IrvUvKIQ-xTL8/s320/IMG_1352.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600083680163468338" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">I was intrigued by the sweater pattern, but after getting about half way through knitting one for myself, I decided that the pattern was just a bit too much 80's ... you know, big armholes shapeless body, so decided to frog it and make this <a href="http://www.bluealvarez.com/bluealva/patterns/birthday.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Super Birthday Sweater</span></a> instead. Easy top down knitting and hopefully a nicely fitted shape :) I will try another Ann Budd one soon, because I do like the pattern format, but next time I'll probably stick to a toddler one :)</span></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-84303926229905348652011-04-06T09:21:00.005+09:302011-04-06T10:57:43.191+09:30Half a Gargantuan Melon!<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5onTArC8G_E0VOigzRXWV_pOluQ1APfwhifZq14NKm2ZfWq5z_b-A4rHPzuTCW9jV0BaQKGDmlQ9P-t2gsQqKbxTGsJdaBlMpcYgITMd1djruTrSfk0TzGLcNrFRr5iHit8Y/s320/DSCF3096.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592258936710606642" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I've been looking for a while for some warm winter hats for the little-ies in our family ... I thought that ribbed ones would be a good way to go as the circumference fit doesn't have to be perfect, and they would also allow room for growth. Looking through <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/Clickertyclick"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;">Ravelry</span></a>, there were heaps to choose from, but I really liked this one because of the awesome decreases :)</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7Aij-EOO4m6fY80A_N1sWi_mng-aeksABsGoRtIIqXdELrSXhmURH-Uz_YyQXrMpEv4OL37HpcPaRzhiQxLussHk6eQCf9kD1D1-Q0RwyeG7qzjl_fVYIKJCr8hz1789rkBQ/s320/DSCF3095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592258942156629490" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> Most were either circular, or swirly or kind of scrunched to have a pom pom on the top ... thought that this one looked more boyish :D</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">The pattern, <a href="http://www.mylittletribe.com/patterns"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;">Gargantuan Melon</span></a>, is written for an adult sized, extra large head, so instead of using bulky weight yarn and 6mm needles, I halved the yarn thickness by using 8 ply and used a 4mm needle. It was a bit of a guess as to whether it would fit or not, but the end result was perfect :) I followed the pattern exactly other than starting the decreases after 5 inches instead of 6.25 inches.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I love it! ... there will be more of these hats to come :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-39300684723582843772011-02-25T08:52:00.005+10:302011-02-25T09:22:50.051+10:30a joint input skirt<img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPetvpkw0Z7HCwAxaDJkAIQC2shNAVf8qimEThhdb6B6VvyUiUZaO09-aNfExpX6Hn1nk9saOawWCN6HEdxDeNaeP7rAa18XAMentz6LuO_tK120CJ5ynO-LbmOQ48TBzXQdU/s320/DSCF3002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577387202539046978" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">This skirt has to be the easiest skirt ever :) I used a pattern to make it, but next time I think that I'll just wing it ... it's a circular skirt with shop bought ribbing for the waist.</span><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0b-oJOfgHaoax7RPDh0Gv_OIcxSg2HboKROSIXRx4hGj80GaByrnQbzMmlS7YJf64v-C8lADxp1ftOHfo6PgWnlzb0_-1dx8TqXsUSPLWU-Bzw3Eyzj-0ShDiMC9QOawuXUr/s320/IMG_1239.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577390960307541074" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">My sister</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">went on an op shopping trip, and bought me back this awesome new Hobbylock overlocker (thanks sis!). Being as it was pre threaded with black cotton, I searched around for something to try it out on ... I found the white and black fabric that my daughter no longer wanted, along with her circular skirt pattern.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">An instant, joint input project, that resulted in a really cool, easiest ever skirt :)</span></div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx554tPEbDBCUrcWkC9loffe13irJhbaw671RF61J9JFq4VQ77gYE1wPy-uFZBiFGeNmCXBEj7B7X0d3xqLSAFzWB5YQW-w3kSYRNDU42UKJ2bsJaPrVEqL7M_C90wmThH36iT/s200/IMG_1242.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577391499182724978" />Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-1644712441479273122011-02-02T16:02:00.007+10:302011-02-02T20:14:08.802+10:30Girly things<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); ">.... so here is the reason that I've been a slack blogger of late ... a brand new grandbaby :) ... pretty good reason don't you think ;D</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ifWKUZ8fg7Hooxl_cJfXT17K-DzUPwjGne1tDkw73BHEe0gJ32rIzcblZ3QVZopTQDHm5pNz_vQH_2cXDVjPwJDiDTGxdrvVdR5T4vwoY_Iia_1ZtopkY1PbodG5QwpWehpV/s320/DSCF2911.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568970191999914258" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">It's been good to make some girly things, there are so many awesome things to make (notice her cool 'itty bitty baby dress' from <a href="http://clickertyclick.blogspot.com/2010/09/kcwc-days-2-3-and-4.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">this</span></a> post) ... I love it!</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWs-ao_mHZr8s81KJ0kvhWIxp4D-EvaTMZpKJswd2n7b404YuvF6ilFy7egsg2bmBri_KI0IknW9WWLPW0HrGU-GzrIs-ACw7nA1v00dM6gT7FZRYHjzBKKHSTxN05I7Aw7s_O/s320/IMG_1219.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568972926222144274" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">I would have liked to be making tiny knitted cardies and hats, but unfortunately, long sleeved woolens are not of much use for an aussie summer baby, but I did love this <a href="http://www.theshizknit.com/2008/06/free-pattern-confection-baby-shrug.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Confection Shrug</span></a> pattern. It's a bit big, but totally cute (and practical :))</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">And thanks to Kate Atherley for this super-easy <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring05/images/trainingsock.txt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">training sock pattern</span></a>. The socks were my first venture into cuff-down, heel-flapped socks. It was so easy to follow, and came out so good, that I'm looking forward to making some adult sized ones ... thanks Kate :)</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbm_pAs3di9iG-pHPg31cihn3Uw54gkNMYK9PzVOs8eCPfjSZOO68r8SeDolKjM3wj94OwaJtiZ5yVQEyg-uoA5fhtCk6DDkZHiekUTxM2T1z6A_V39SBycSBGlQGnthkp1Ry/s320/IMG_1221.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569012718213675250" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); "><div style="text-align: center;">... and then some sewing :) .... on an op shopping trip a while back I bought some upholstery fabric samples for $5 with the thought of making a quilt ... I loved the colours and designs but decided that the furnishing fabric might feel a bit rough, so instead, we now have a very sturdy, reversible play mat for the new little miss :)</div></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHjcEIRmkQ_qisuu-HFBG-ZUAsg7ZIaLpxRf0oyvntaMWwh6ZCw4Ql6twJoaR8aUINEcXzBK9MbYczZtLqgL58mfasl76Y0gjRl7vmgRj8EQAGkND5bUEuqPYDZPUA3-M5bPU/s320/IMG_1222.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569020428831174018" />Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-79434790624740397042010-10-24T13:24:00.015+10:302010-10-24T16:31:36.884+10:30A dress, or three<div style="text-align: left;"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGvj4AErzjHX5hRugd53KDAbT3HH3-LLVqPK4ZEVdn49r-4em8ASwIpVfLvdNjLDRtiCZRrJGqJunWpkJN7r6GVqWq-R0rhOGH7o0ReyUWI-4yG3xOPaOLffiqwS1rCTkTKLh/s320/IMG_1076.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531441832112990978" /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Finally, finally, I got around to making my Enid Gilchrist simple empire line dress</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">... I drafted it out and sewed my 'muslin' <a href="http://clickertyclick.blogspot.com/2009/12/getting-started-with-my-enids.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC66;">here</span></a> ... I don't know why it took me so long to make it for real, but I'm pretty happy with the result :)<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_aFUlp684IvPPu-ZwjR_oXUdBKTcxhSxZWoYImPYzkfEavYunGNQyC_UzRLTWY3rqqD_I2rJNiOS2mqnETiU4QD6fva5kL2qqyD8c7PG0asfZUtXgLfnaUmEc22A9mWhPA8do/s200/IMG_0257.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531443913627959490" /> I made a couple of mods to the pattern, making the neck and armholes slightly lower than the pattern ... the neck was purely a design choice, but going on my past experience making Enid dresses, the armholes would otherwise have been a bit tight.Next time, I will also put in a back pleat on the skirt ...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">standing up is fine, trying to get elegantly into the rear seat of a friends car was no so fine! :D</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); ">The other two dresses were mostly made by my daughter ... after nearly finishing them, and then realising that they were too big for her </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); "><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ujDLlpbQn1qY__hjzwH0mxqZ4wljZYCGrCaWtNPCx8avdG1iPYXCVBhVkQ6Toox0Tz56qb9i9v8rjzUDr0_NRu2c711Po136dK-oYy8lcEvpUKJn5kSNNcJJnKp-jwdp1ujt/s200/IMG_1095.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531451023591440930" />(and not wanting to be bothered with taking in the seams some),</span></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7W-ir5kjgKT6S1EtXbAqexUG9jY9ucKtNVdHYqieZDn4OvUjSp6eUwaGplq51UySwdJHhT02vIoEl4SKmYIgidMtsKp8x93Xu9uCRtIMx5moHx9oWIOpJJSfZYn6yZsPZH-K/s320/IMG_1112.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531486313662447922" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); "> she gave them to me (minus zip closures and hems) :)</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); ">I love them both, but especially the yellow floral one (awesome thrifted sheet from Savers). </span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYVQUI4xGLoNAgqZKJ4mmomn4XCo1em4GAZ6ySLOeMoc66QqnJ9s8euI0y4q3yC3R6bhwdmyV7636eGgru_I-wksmTevGbWXL94MAaLtGKAtpmr219Ip21yrUdrVHuPDsAFsW/s320/IMG_1108.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531485179411726994" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); ">For the white and blue one she used New Look 3968 and the yellow floral, Butterick 4980</span></div></div></div></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-36472873951628070372010-10-12T10:08:00.008+10:302010-10-17T20:33:07.158+10:30My serendipitous hat<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><img style="text-align: left;float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCcVVgx328uAqrDIqtHG7KumGIwRIJ9x-Bbb9xB_8Nxm_R4pox5vXlv1LD_rld4376yG3ljQ64pRKKwIKw6QRtimBN4oNywO_cR9Agd6exPpvGOZL5LbJbVVOlKh2a1vBtk0w/s320/IMG_1071.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526937545779193426" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); ">...so, all winter I have been searching for the perfect toddler hat pattern. I've found a few that have come close, a few that have been cute but not functional (and visa versa), too small, too big, too hilarious ... (yep, I've tried one or two!), but decided that as winter was coming to an end, I'd give up the search for this year and tell his mum that I'd failed, and to use the earflap hat that we bought from the markets on our last trip to Melbourne (there are three things that come home with us whenever we go to Melbourne ... Earflap Hats, "Born to be Wild Melbourne" t-shirts, and Krispy Kreme donuts! :D)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">On my "to do" list for ages, has been to try Elizabeth Zimmermann's method of knitting fairisle... so last week, armed with my Knitting Workshop book, some yarn, and a couple of hours free time, I followed her lesson, which happened to involve making a hat. I didn't give any thought to the size, or yarn, or anything about how it would turn out, as I was making it purely to learn a new technique.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">The end result was, that I not only learned an ultra easy way of knitting with more than one colour, but yes, we now have an awesome toddler sized hat, that not only <i>we</i> love, but more importantly, that <i>he</i> seems to like enough not to pull off his head at every chance :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">(Hope it fits next year though, as spring has arrived and he no longer needs it!)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-45949703090321667282010-09-27T08:53:00.007+09:302010-09-28T16:35:01.018+09:30KCWC Days 5, 6 and 7<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); ">I have really enjoyed my week of making kids clothes :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">...my end of week round up is this toddler hoody and baby cardi</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTsZLqu6cwRauSkuLCRKMoJ62tRyN87Xpj8BrAEXQo13F-zE-comwlThqLo4Enb-4hlBzGHD-SZY2H2jQLcOOjwXi9ntFa9vH5nYp0Dlioz1QK4SxzIBri1yjeqWSlKRhGxQv/s320/IMG_1041.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521854706227306210" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Another Kwiksew pattern for the hoody, this time from Sewing for Toddlers. I don't have an actual copy of the book, but the pattern insert was in the babies issue from the op shop (it was good getting an unexpected bonus, feel bad that somebody may have the toddler book without the pattern sheet though!).</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OZfKKMiwh_DvH7-PvK7FaxP-zjWu-HPQBLc46yrHdQ3zqfUQnx8i9w6b94zqhb0MDV79vDmW5AvTFQctOp3_0XTZwUbAGki59PDdNTlcxjfxsoK_AJErePu278Y1Atgu2vxL/s320/IMG_1038.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521855302865633474" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">...and the cardigan was once again, the 5-hour sweater that I made <a href="http://clickertyclick.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-six-hour-baby-sweater.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">here</span></a> ... cut my knitting down this time by not doing the sleeves, but think the 5 hours would have still been a push (didn't think to time it!) :)</span></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-47600659365626972372010-09-24T18:21:00.006+09:302010-09-25T17:20:55.250+09:30KCWC Days 2, 3 and 4<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ52EC_ItZagPMwNMSxfAZj_3zvon2R85-zDF8NVapplInNOiYXjdiRdF-nw_BXW7GIcf3QZlYpzsvkpPgBlXHfQXJFC0DZbng-5okbzYU7pwx_g3Az7pdwoOvD9qdvKy7ctwq/s320/IMG_1030.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520731810422631154" /><div style="text-align: center;">.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">..so, here I am playing catch up :) I've been good with my sewing, just not so good with my blogging :D</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">This is my Kids Clothes Week Challenge days 2, 3 and 4 (yep, more girly dresses hehe!)</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBA_OkqyTUcSTVEgFumL39U7gKxIqOYzLLjcTCMxHYG4SqznNsOYJPN424dmYD-XzSJyIGoZb60R3Y7MvtBobRCYp7LWisxE05wb9RsFmitpaIXLKqlB3AWEzaK7fDlIWXVoXo/s320/IMG_1027.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520731433698204546" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">The dress with the orange flowers and tied shoulders is unmistakably the 'itty bitty baby dress', downloadable from </span><a href="http://www.made-by-rae.com/2008/04/free-itty-bitty-baby-dress-pattern.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Made By Rae</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> (and it's free ... thanks Rae!).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">The undies were made in the matching lining fabric from a pattern in the Kwiksew Sewing for Baby book :) </span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdpicf8MJrT-NalXvd1WkUf8vjkfimQY4h32S3OoN5mvTQw7l2e7EH7Pmo3Od0Wol00d14MFGGPUb0MkoOxZ-MVAh87GuECRuW6Po27_avlrq74Hy7JxJ1H2KQWZa8A_d4C5t/s320/IMG_1020.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520732457005958882" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">I also got the green sundress pattern from the same book ... It was good using it again ... I bought this copy a few months ago from the op shop, after giving away my original when my girls grew out of it.</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-iccJd88aa-a8Hul3bKzZWh2n0AHhcbT5rTQfrK-atHgb3OALm5WNXrUwinKendJwvpwHUZyX-jfWdxXB0Muq40Mj4-DcU0pyDPwsQGGc7X9GNjvaF2d_H50U_LT9CezXojl/s320/IMG_1019.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520732467617687122" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">...such Grandma fabric don't ya think...teacups and cupcakes, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;">love it!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-39299348652791729902010-09-21T08:04:00.009+09:302010-09-21T08:45:56.336+09:30KCWC Day 1<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">My first sewing project for the <a href="http://www.elsiemarley.com/kids-clothes-week-challenge-fall-2010.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">kcwc</span></a> just </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">had</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> to be a baby dress :)</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTc4m1cSkyxH2onKV_61KWM7lbFGkU-KM9IfD8EYwaQUD-DVMa1VodYVkBBgxhALEeYUoja-kekBX2CXSXo-EgmZDjMagf5cFfNoxKRWdlNWegqxhc1ZxupgdVaX8vZzSN6ct/s320/IMG_1003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519129934424228754" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> ... I sometimes get fed up with using commercial patterns. They're expensive, flimsy, and more often than not, they don't turn out right in the size and fit ... so instead, I bought a super-cute, newborn baby halter neck dress from the op shop, and made my own pattern ... </span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUwVDQrZbZGIWdrQpqNpgcydstcun8yfWPQQOwN0FeG_YkymaBnARk9lWAE9T0qIkOseqXTsDejh00czIqlN71Aii8GBSGGS9CLZyUFoDIf7nH347wTdrUJ5Z6nbLk1jjrTTT/s320/IMG_0994.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519130314705521842" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> I traced around the bodice and took measurements of the skirt...</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJC6lOBkimNRevZjd28rHI6pkLWtf0OOjIQPdo9DgXZQeJ_yInxmXjteN44GHjPAJh53pRLVKIJtOwMvT3eSR_6x2m7AXA_GVR-WlY4jtmQFWzKOaHjHPGQC5Fn4xVJ-czBm_/s320/IMG_0995.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519130713296919346" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">and then just used the original as a construction guide :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">So easy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Looking forward to day 2 :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><br /></span></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-6291731488319603472010-09-19T20:03:00.005+09:302010-09-19T21:32:38.534+09:30Too cute!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">... yay! ... we're going to have another grandbaby (a little cousin for the little man), and this time it's a girl :) ... </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">(sooo excited!!). <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">So of course, having just found out her gender, </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">I went straight to Spotlight to buy some little dress fabric, and ... came home with nine different ones! (it was just too hard to choose!). Later I was surfing whilst drooling over the fabric, and found the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><a href="http://www.elsiemarley.com/">Elsie Marley blog</a></span>. Perfect timing, as she is organising the <a href="http://www.elsiemarley.com/kids-clothes-week-challenge-fall-2010.html">'2010 Kids Clothes Week Challenge'</a> starting tomorrow on the 20th September. It's a really cool concept ... just join a few hundred other crafters working on making kid's clothes for one hour a day for a week ... simple, love it, and can't wait to get started :)</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(85, 85, 85); line-height: 18px; font-family:georgia, arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">But in the meantime today, whilst planning my weeks sewing, I made these cute as, Baby Janes with some stash Sugar'n Cream cotton (The pattern is by Valerie Johnson and can be found on Ravelry) ... thanks Valerie :)</span></span></div></span><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZKSV6JLCB_Bit3N0ic822dE0sPv5-VQ1qxvHMfOeAY7xIjovldAls1Tl49e6Bj7y0QzfeHKP-LEXaWGTM_sxWr2pmdpeOA2M5gciPENf3l8k960btS0ugyMKPE1s6CHjhBpv/s320/IMG_0986.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518583406806690594" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#555555;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;font-size:12px;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-6743558367164184912010-09-09T16:41:00.004+09:302010-09-09T18:20:34.371+09:30Flinders Sweater Vest<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLVRmjzFnpPP2pGV3_Y-c7llptD4X8SIF0C9lcm6gMYFBfF1t3PwgIou55B0sHTlcuQ053uggGOJVjp9mjPWf6LY7CTiFfkypvz3Wx9iisnHFShPTvaIQ_jd-cTgiwH4O_RYe/s320/IMG_0861.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514808370494570498" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">I had some balls of Sean Sheep Flinders yarn in my stash from a Big W sale way back, so I thought I would try a top down sweater vest for myself. As I was knitting, the yarn had a really nice, soft silky feel to it ... </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">but</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> ... as soon as the knitting was finished, it started to go baggy and feel kinda lifeless :( I'm not too sure how it's going to bear up to being washed (think I do sort of know the answer though!), which is a real shame because I love the way that it turned out ...</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> and</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">... I'd already started another one the same in pink (I might have to wash the grey one before I decide whether or not to finish the other) ... oh well, it did give me chance to work out a cool sweater vest pattern (and it did only cost me 50c a ball :D)</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_ygFAnYJ03fiyg6FiCKO_V8Dwo-y526vcmzOfqYEuMkmlfo7qyLTue-kYtszjO6KzIDdkmgsF5Q-KolBbPwk4lEIvabbW-9Ztor_X-0nBGDtwZcaot1u3ZFNaNGQZaGjdQV9/s320/IMG_0809.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514813663386297426" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><div style="text-align: center;">So for future reference, and a different yarn, here are the specs:</div></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRRX4kezbVGJ2iTzdOtJ3AnBuaYBb-xI60qro-rh6eOYzcdzO0A76c9avUXDhGgSWjhtNKzyaqJITIxhuZtG3kyGk55Ou1UwE_XGPaoOSPb49Up4IyhdYQmpeDtZcr-juYnDT/s320/IMG_0822.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514813653079392594" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">4.5mm circular needle</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">3 balls of Sean Seep Flinders ... </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">maybe?!</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">17sts to 24rows to 10cm</span></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Aussie size 8/10 (32/34")<br /></span></i></span></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDYnyqU-u780pbtiCzO9jCwdCBiVU2IX2EoZvtSFobSXy6QClIQ51hTsQ-a9qS5zCL6hYTYpwpA7N9XlUMN2qJ3iyomq7hkDEmNhM2de0ujXIqggtuaMmhuRCUhraKM4wMW6D/s320/IMG_0860.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514813672158511714" /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Cast on 62 stitches </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">K1 place marker (pm) k15 pm k30 pm k15 pm k1</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Purl 1 row</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Knit increasing either side of marker</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Purl</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Repeat last 2 rows until there are 9/31/46/31/9 stitches ending with a purl row</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Knit to 1 stitch before marker, increase in next stitch</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Cast off 30 stitches</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Knit back stitches to 1 stitch before marker, increase in next stitch</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Cast off 30 stitches,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Knit to end</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">From here, work with 3 separate balls of yarn</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Purl first set of stitches, rejoin yarn and purl second set of stitches, rejoin yarn and purl third set of stitches</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Knit, increasing at armhole edge as before until there are 11/50/11 stitches</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Purl row</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Increase at front edge as well as armhole edge on every knit row until there are 21/60/21 stitches</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Now increase at front edge on every row as well as armhole edge every knit row until there are 25 stitches</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Cast on 10 stitches, work to end and join fronts</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Knit in the round without increasing until work measures 11cm from underarm</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Knit 21 pm k20 pm k42 pm k20 pm, knit to end of round </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Knit to 2 stitches before marker k2 together, knit to marker, pass marker and ssk (slip 2 stitches purl-wise onto right hand needle, insert left needle into front of stitches and knit them together) repeat the k2tog and ssk at the next 2 markers, knit to end of round</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Knit 10 rounds and then a decrease round</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Repeat last 11 rounds 3 more times</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Knit 2 purl 2 rib for about 4 rows</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Cast off</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Rejoin yarn to neck edge, and pick up 108 stitches and work 4 rounds in k2 p2 rib</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Cast off</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Rejoin yarn to sleeve edges, and pick up 58 stitches and work 4 rounds in k2 p2 rib</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Cast off</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-39207169383662453722010-08-30T16:03:00.017+09:302010-08-30T17:26:40.574+09:30...and another Enid<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUodq7lPYHfh4SG3c-E7aFhw4SSbV8qOYAx4MwkDpJt0zjEsgfgf02wjBNhtp8K4du7oH7CPzUT46brY1YQ3tfvoodHSB8V36p-6q3RYIUasVwPnSQMUriOIVFkAmg0Rudftl/s320/IMG_0876.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511103955727154050" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">So I think that I may be running the risk of overusing my new favourite Enid Gilchrist pattern ... but it's just so quick, and easy, and awesome lol</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RF0G88RJhBKHVN1V_i_QfHWYIWOlj829JOCMdwggmqCwuCEy87IcC45b2Erj0NdkKn65xzXe3qj0M21J3ZwvUVk5jMQDkgb2dPsf5Trfz_30aV3mDpukHU1CedFCWgSM026-/s320/IMG_0874.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511103969042061090" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">This dress was made from the same pattern as my </span><a href="http://clickertyclick.blogspot.com/2010/08/from-enid-to-ikea.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;">Ikea dress</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;">.</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLfQelHONu3ahfFhdoEE5H7V2Yz1_wPm-J9WHmsbDeMxVJU5hwVEpNvOxhmdpRiPhLP-DkZLpU2EDU6ym2QlIKlAjY0T6lAN6F7XFMUmIdVneg_ZtuGFc318KizcjpbEOJUy_/s320/IMG_0881.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511103387680072050" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I made it as a winter dress, to be worn under a cardi, out of some brushed cotton that I bought for $3 from the new </span><a href="http://www.savers.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;">Savers</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><a href="http://www.savers.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;"> Recycle Superstore</span></a> here in Adelaide (<i>such</i> an amazing op shop!). I also bought the zip there, in a bag of 10 for $3. </span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HlPymWZViMEKoACnHWPpzP8bV7ATT8VsUK1f5coOpblUauy77gZ8gcnGhKxpZ11gufdkT_TLqtEop6fzH0gjDqaWkrpPLOnRnh3yfv_BKiIBBfuLRVstYkuC3QMddsuDs9oG/s320/IMG_0882.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511102985371530882" /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">I've already got 3 more dresses cut out and ready to sew, along with some skirt versions ... spring starts next week, so I'm more than ready to get started on some nice summery clothes :)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-76558900424571811602010-08-07T13:19:00.008+09:302010-08-11T08:35:05.335+09:30From Enid to Ikea<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">I love, love, LOVE Ikea fabric :)</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOnOAXJR3uExVkShbqpRgEVzC55lOqRnvtZx5ugreL3wf8Yph0gKD4eRs12gOzeeXoIJCou0IzXXITrRPxvEJNOv4wDtOqyBjHVsntHbfAdtEATOc-x45zei9lR_CNjnsqx91/s320/IMG_0748.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502517334198871490" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">I found an off-cut in the remnant bin of my local Ikea, measuring 1.05m, for $7.50 and thought that it would make a really cool skirt. When I laid it out at home, it looked like I might be able to just squeeze a dress out of it instead, so, out came my trusty Enid Gilchrist books and one bodice and one skirt pattern later, I have my new Enid/Ikea dress :)</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFiAxs58vMobE3a90ra7FK4E6H0c-pyQeh3vQELcjxchaxE54MZPpZgqFU8ZUn3iuBpq5iI4CDCL7Zc-khCjYihsNPAttZZjh2CEcPLIVFNCas-SfRPVeg4rZv_qzkN95bK6v/s320/IMG_0747.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502518352861010370" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">I used the patterns from my copy of 'Junior Teens and Smaller Women' ... the sleeveless bodice from the basic dress pattern on page 30, and the softly pleated skirt from page 16. The bodice was cut on the bias, because I knew that it would be a snug fit, and I figured that cutting it this way would give me more room to move, and the skirt was just made from the remaining fabric cut on the straight of grain. (It used a lot more fabric in the bodice this way, but it was so worth it)</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98CpB8uVCc7GVpRqCQrOUke8tEwp0f53blVI_jDoQ-mUZYMbdJVGOi-8eHIqrTSUvOnuWZD_Qaznhskc0JdMJJWmrNBiq3b9pO8DaV4UlANdKnbMX4Jx0VnU1tey-DiAMUTHh/s320/IMG_0726.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502517713233722978" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Now I think that either dress and skirt waists used to be worn higher, or my waist is in the wrong place (:D) ... so, I added a small 'waistband' to lengthen the bodice to make the dress feel like it was sitting on my waist :)</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLxu0HvglER3L-_d1sTTxC89walSuHccj6MSOnrvd_wuhMABqG0eWR3axrKUoU3_iac8MFSIu4eJxDpAILI3HV46qxbuoLOEC9hTEmqc0oyK2umF22PLtZ6ROZWHnbUCFwVjs/s320/IMG_0754.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502518687844453602" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">I love Ikea ... and I love Enid ... and I love my new dress :)</span></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-69877192125505182432010-07-04T09:46:00.008+09:302010-07-04T12:55:15.354+09:30Quilty bits<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__m4SQ73Hl5dfzUuj0EucHPYnB7PQxkGrQw0fN3Vz5B2UsQjkPqKjzaCRovBuH4Qca_PDfi0Gdd6XWv_Uj7SZuefkEZv9idUDY0w8heJoW_nNTdG25Ll9hRe2ka6ylwQpxTy0/s320/IMG_0569.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489871547398482178" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); ">Finally, my Rocket Man quilt has made lift-off :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">I had quite a hard time quilting it ... as requested by my daughter, it has a double layer (yep double layer!) of polyester wadding (cold Adelaide nights bbbrrrrr!!). She only wanted the applique shapes to be quilted so that made the job a bit easier ... but even so, I had a few sore fingers for a while :D </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">So, here is Rocket Man 2010 and I'm happy to say, it is much loved by our little rocket man and his mummy :D</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjgfSZ2bzkBqyI0c168Gr0z1kZyhbeFN_3dwSQ4mycdYJvqMKASMP58vzU_hw4KBrMrPCywyQLAswlgyewh_W13thxDw4QkbWN0rZytm1TEEa5BteAqFBn32X-LqZmEuQLD0Fd/s320/IMG_0449.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489872135202093666" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">I also finished Fay's quilt ... Fay is my friend's mum, who lives in a nursing home. I made her a lap quilt (about a metre square), just big enough to comfortably tuck in around her legs. I wanted it to be bright and cheery, but not over the top (so I hope that I've got the mix right) ... I also wanted it to be instantly recognisable as her own</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); "> ... hope she likes it :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><br /></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGo-vuwOiKVxxKcm2vcCqZ74AtfGdKgbn0m_EqtBrQWPQOJS1boXT0knfyK8LDOxtV_VTebYEjIUIhthgIyZZUZQL15JhudNxITGkHsMX5MPpPSjRDFFvetFfF9VlZOhI1lb1/s320/IMG_0659.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489880147950811218" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><br /></span></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-27567014393079695662010-06-28T09:13:00.009+09:302010-06-28T10:04:13.002+09:30Stephanie's Boobholder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0WzOIqaPoi47YUt3zw6jXK5Nn3S5gprKn4OmySjqYXXP2CzmVasKhIpUS6d_dA9L5P24TSBzKtodrZGpo7RijwgGw83feQ7qkQS5T7LlG0seKL4SdH3Bby86EbSV5o-nYUOs/s1600/IMG_0615.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0WzOIqaPoi47YUt3zw6jXK5Nn3S5gprKn4OmySjqYXXP2CzmVasKhIpUS6d_dA9L5P24TSBzKtodrZGpo7RijwgGw83feQ7qkQS5T7LlG0seKL4SdH3Bby86EbSV5o-nYUOs/s320/IMG_0615.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487606536285602882" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">I needed a warm cardi or jacket to wear out last saturday night ... it was only saturday morning that I realised I didn't have anything in my wardrobe to match the rest of my outfit. I had some stash yarn that was the right colour and was thick enough to knit up fast, but even so, I thought it was abit much to think that I could complete it in an afternoon! (but of course, I had to give it a shot :D) ... so, armed with my 2 balls of Katia Himalaya, Stephanie Japel's <a href="http://www.stefaniejapel.com/shop/freestuff/minisweater.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Boobholder</span></a> pattern, a cup of tea (several actually!), and some old Taggart re-runs on TV, I set about knitting :D</span><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIBr9cAYnWxpBOaIf0NXGJ3RI67kgWfzozFvZ_GaoOR7DPF-wjX74XzUNWUTggoTJP_sk7VGzJe5vg7AuSCIXWSAQnjtCcFJ9mNhdKQes-1ftx0JGItc5nmmW_Rk7nuwwqllZ/s200/IMG_0604.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487611893789600146" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Ta-daa! ... five, non-stop knitting hours later, it was finished (I even had a perfect button in my stash!). I wore it on saturday night, over a black long sleeved skivvy ... it fits great and feels great, and kept me nice and toasty warm on a cold Adelaide night :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">(The only changes that I made to Stephanie's pattern were to eliminate the puffy sleeves, and to decide, by trying it on, when to divide for the body and sleeves)</span></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31397373.post-57677323317120488892010-06-21T10:13:00.016+09:302010-06-21T14:13:32.222+09:30That 70's Skirt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAD8rv_wN38TIoTC6TDeWYcn2TnDJDlU2K5Dz60jaPHEYNHLI9jrIUlz1gwy0F8oobn6Um8Tfi9O-qKZyFnr2IRbDpEq-2XC1LzcuKGOUEGUB_b1xO-UJImaiHgvgBvf0yz_B/s1600/IMG_0623.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAD8rv_wN38TIoTC6TDeWYcn2TnDJDlU2K5Dz60jaPHEYNHLI9jrIUlz1gwy0F8oobn6Um8Tfi9O-qKZyFnr2IRbDpEq-2XC1LzcuKGOUEGUB_b1xO-UJImaiHgvgBvf0yz_B/s200/IMG_0623.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485082725772860898" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Browsing through some old sewing patterns<img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4DdGsKN5KaXTiozUQHnSEW3wVST41Q1DO7RE3Jw11kLEWYq3mbRgEC3NHjdw-6OFtjqKGuhmSqgGv946d5YwHvIWJ0Ykpu6MpJACYtaK4tl-N5if-sGgG3vKu62XHPe88ck4/s200/IMG_0624.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485057895661538546" /> at the op shop, I found a little book dating from about the 70's, containing heaps of miniature</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"> dressmaking patterns. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Not knowing what it was, I did a quick Google search, and discovered the world of <a href="http://www.lutterloh-system.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Lutterloh</span></a> :) It seems like such a cool, clever idea ... you take just two body measurements (bust and hips), and using the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"> Lutterloh measuring scale, draft out the patterns from the miniature schematics. The bo</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">ok I bought was </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Supplement number 135, and didn't come with the scale ... however, I ordered the current Lutterloh complete system(which includes the patterns, instructions </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">and </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">more<img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrV4BsMiEl4Sxzc8TqdSoCPjeJPPifO6T3xtnpt4nurC0MiGuVCikGT4PhYwo0O_GVlta9iO68Aot9YcSiFMimqO5EVBtqY9Y-MsBGMKkIqRCP_EH1_VkfgHK2vSnqiA34jsTy/s320/IMG_0576.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485026409716654290" /> import</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">antly,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"> the scale tape) :)....so here we have skirt pattern number 105 (from supplement 135)... the illustration was a bit vague so I wasn't totally sure how it would look (or whether it would fit!), but unbelievably, using only my hip measurement, it turned out great and was <i>really </i>easy to draft :) I can't wait to make more!<img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRKel16npRX_HztqgHRBW7-P6SVjCOI70NnZN6H2UB3VsDZCPH5hVOt9od0FuQLqS42I3Hb-am1heK0G_rGvSo-lShzeX8ls-v2w-w4yILMWjPjXSEntR2dCOWQxu8Ybvc7iT/s320/IMG_0582.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485071104906075490" /></span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895607382974560100noreply@blogger.com5