Une autre Ishbel, détails sur Ravelry. Et bien oui, encore du orange!

So, how’s the sewing going? Well… I am not progressing as much as I would like to, so it can be frustrating. But I know, I have to persevere and just keep practicing. There’s no other way.

This skirt is from Ottobre magazine Spring 1/2009 (No 19 “Hertta”).

I had a lot of trouble understanding the directions (in German!), but it became clearer and clearer once I was working on each step. It’s just a whole new language to learn.
I could NOT visualize how it would all go together just by reading the instructions.

It took me a long time to sew and it is still full of imperfections. One of the pockets is falling apart (but it was fun to learn how they were made). I have this unfinished edge on the top band on the inside because I thought this edge would be turned under at some point, so I didn’t zigzag it.

The skirt is a little too big. I think I choose the right size for my daughter, but the fabric is a little too stiff for the skirt, it would have been better if I had used something more lightweight.

In the end, I DID learn a great deal sewing it. And I know, if I keep at it, eventually, one day, I’ll get better… hopefully.

Ca gigote tellement chez nous qu’on a la couche qui glisse et qu’on finit souvent d’avoir la gigoteuse mouillée la nuit. On avait donc besoin d’une gigoteuse supplémentaire, voilà le modèle de la turbulette des Intemporels pour bébés en 0/6 mois.
Comme c’était urgent il fallait utiliser ce que j’avais sous la main. J’avais acheté le coton chez Les Coupons de St Pierre, la doublure est un vieux drap blanc et au lieu du molleton j’ai recyclé deux petites couvertures pour bébés qui datent d’au moins 30 ans. Au lieu des boutons dans le modèle j’ai utilisé une fermeture éclaire que j’ai cousu à la main et en haut elle ferme avec des gros boutons à pression.

Plus de photos ici.

Une nouvelle petite robe, plus d’info ici.

Do you still remember my design process posts? You can read them here, here and here.

What happened next? Well, I kind of got lazy, then had a baby, then didn’t find the time to concentrate on anything more complicated than a simple pair of socks, then got sidetracked by other stuff, then got lazy again….

This is NOT the way to do it. The longer I put a design aside, the more difficult it is to get back to it. There’s a big risk of falling out of love with it altogether. So it was time to pick this up again before it ended on the design-UFO pile.

I did not work on pattern writing, sizing or sorting out details. For now I just crocheted the back piece. I still have to decide on how to handle the front neckline and the sleeves.
But for now, here’s the back blocking. Next, I’ll have to work on the fronts, chart it all out (at least in the size I am making) before I can get the hook out again. I’ll keep you posted.

Starting stuff: Tomten, Damson, and probably a bunch of other smaller things very soon. Just what I need right now.

18. Jennifer Weiner Alors, heureuse?: ***
19. Daniel Kehlmann: Mahlers Zeit: ****
20. Fred Vargas: L’homme aux cercles bleus: ****
21. Horst Evers: Die Welt ist nicht immer Freitag: *****

I just remembered that I never told you how long it took me to knit Roo. Including all the finishing it took me about 21.45 hours. No idea if that’s fast or super slow, but it is interesting in respect of all the knitting one does plan and what one does get done in the end, no?

Simple socks from Opal sock yarn. To finish off the left-overs I made a pair of baby socks and then a couple of crocheted flowers.