some sewing

my sewing mojo is back!

had lots of fun making these skirts

simple a-line shaping 

and some doodle stitching

that's it

currently working on a testknit for Joji,

her tourist sweater was a love at first sight

and she kindly offered me to test the pattern

while some kind ladies are testknitting the pattern

of driftwood (beach sweater part two)

there is something new on my needles:

a little lace work took a step into my knitting and

i'm very pleased with the outcome of this sweater

bottom up raglan construction

lattice lace pattern for body

plain stockinette for sleeves

it's blocking now, so i can think about

the next project..(hahahaha)

have fun

isa k.

new passion

sock animals! what a cute thing..

got this book some time ago

and did my first sock zebra! isn't he lovely?!

just a sneak peak - there are many, many more

adorable guys in this book

...

for now i have to quit 

no time - xmas crazyness, you know!

a new sweater project is on my needles

hope to be able to show the next days

we will be away for xmas shopping

this weekend.... a 2 days trip to lake constance

maybe i can show some pics on monday

(if my hunt will be sucessful?!)

stay calm theses days

isa k.

where's my time goin ???

just a little sign of life

had to take an additional job to get rid

of those financial problems my ex caused .....

and i had to realize that my time is running out..

not that i'm not knitting,...and sewing,...and crafting

but there's no time to take pics or post about

so for today i have only a few pics of

my new dresses and a sneak peak of my current knitting

have to take a better pic of the front

and show you this super cute velvet winter coat i made

working on a grey blithe 

only the cap sleeves to finish!!

hope you all have happy days

hugs isa k.

butterfly dress

sorry for being absent so long

have so much work these days...

not that i'm not knitting though(hihihi)

have been working on a few new things

but they don't work like i hoped ):

and......my sewing mojo is back!!!

made a few dresses to complete my summercollection

no pics yet, but i hope to be able to show them

this week

for now i like to introduce my butterfly dress to you

this turned out sooooo cute!

a bit long after blocking, but i love it just this way

pattern. butterfly dress by Jennie Atkinson

yarn. kid seta col. 108

needles. 4.5 mm and 5mm circulars

2.5 mm hook for straps

did only one hem edging and changed the straps

did 3 single crocheted straps on both sides

think they don't stretch out this way

the white underdress i made this weekend 

makes the look perfect

pattern.  no. 20 out of this book

all the best wishes for your next week

hugs isa k.

free caramel for you

pattern is ready and hopefully without major errors....

get your free copy here and enjoy knitting!!
special thanks to becca,...sometimes it's only a small step
to the right way ;))))

can hardly wait to see your caramellos ;)

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did a little sewing today,

found an old tablecloth my mum gave me last year

and had fun to make a cute dress out of it..

baby stuff

totally inspired by this little guy

so many ideas in my mind....

todays project:

 

made some rubberstamps and did this cute appliqué

............

the pattern of paulie is making progress, 

and i hope to get it ready this week 

isa k.

back again

had some busy days...

and my little camera died :(

first of all i have to tell that my second owlsister

daniela will give birth to a new family member on friday

unfortunately the little one didn't turn its head downwards

so he/she will be born by caesarean

............

working on a pattern of paulie 

seams to be a slow starter, my notes are [as always]

not very helpfull. hope that i could finish this the next week

and search for some kind testers

............

they catch every sunray they can get - everytime and everywhere

and me? i start every knitting project i can - everytime and everywhere

 

testknit for anke [aka fallmasche]

rotation is a sweater worked topdown in the round

with twisted ribs

i changed it into a cardi

my gauge was totally off, so i had to

recalculate all the numbers

needles. 4mm circulars

yarn. soft merino by ICE YARNS

think i can finish it the next days

more notes to follow

.............

 proudly presenting the second testknit i do for anke

she invited me to test her new design april in berlin

started yesterday and i think this will be a beauty

yarn. cotton/acrylic 

needles. 2.5mm and 3.5mm

............

also working on a tunic for the little one

matching the kitty hat

and.....i finished a second alabama skirt

 

hugs

isa k.

backstitched reverse appliqué

had to start another skirtproject

.......

first i had to cut the stencil

[it's not included in the book]

not sure about that,.. we'll see how it works

the backstitched technique takes much more time

than the straight stitch variation

and of course much more thread

.............

isa k.

new books

let me show you my newest books

i got for my b-day

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and the first sneak peek of my new skirt in progress

love
isa k.

alabama stitch book

remember this post?

finished the skirt today!!!!

was a lot of work and it was so worth it

 

 

i definitely will do this again

it fits perfect and the look is so cooooool

to the next i will add beads....

the coolest [and most time consuming] thing about this

skirt is that it's completely handsewn, no single 

machine stitch!!!

isa k.

crafty roundup

my week wasn't that nice

spend most of my time with averting a disaster

the man i was married to a long, long time ago (seams to be

a long time, but....) has huge financial problems

shouldn't be my problem any more, but unfortunately it is.

he still owns a half of my home; additional i gave him 
an absolute suretyship for one of his accounts...

so i spend my week with lawyers, in court, with bankers

and so on.....

nevertheless i had a crafty week, maybe it's because of that disaster that i did all those things...?

first an armchair makeover

mr. rossi loves it

me too,.. in his former life this armchair was nice and white

thought that i need some colour changes and went on

dying the covers...........

total flop!!!!

stains all over..darker, lighter, small and large stains!

so i dived into my fabricstash and

started a total makeover.

and it worked! i'm very pleased with it now

also started some new knitting projects..;))

this will be a striped cardi with garter borders

yarn. fortissima alpaka in gray and trekking pro natura in mustard, both sockyarns i had in my stash

needles. 3 mm (am i mad?, a whole cardi on such small needles?!!)

swatched for another cardi

pattern. forestry by veronik avery,

i did this before and i like my forestry that much that

i'm going for another one

yarn. wollness uni by austermann

needles. 3.5 mm and 4 mm

....................

got a new storage for some part of my sewing stuff

a lunchbox!

so cool!!

have a good day

hopefully my days will get better

isa k.