Green Knit/Felt Sweater

I bought this green wool knit with felted leaves at Kleiderforum in Freiburg. The pattern is my kimono shirt pattern. I had just enough fabric for a cut on turtle neck.

Maija Isola Vintage Fabric Luck

I scored this beautiful fabric at my local thrift store yesterday! I loved the print and the quality of the fabric, a really soft cotton, not knowing at the time that Majia Isola was a pretty famous Finnish designer:-) It´s a pretty large piece (more than 2m, 130cm wide) and I am planning to make it into a dress. Unfortunately, I couldn´t find any information about this particular print (Maija Isola "rosmariini" Marikangas Maritextil), but I found an ebay listing for her most famous design from the 50ies for USD 150 for 98in. (I only payed CHF 8 for my piece;-)). Please leave a comment if you know anything about the release date or history of this print!

Update: the print is from 1962 - the folks at Marimekko were super kind and answered my email inquiry! Here´s a link to the rosmariini print in different colors and many more amazing designs: Marimekko Design Museum .

Yellow Tabi Socks

I came accross several Tabi socks patterns on ravelry just before I started the toe decreases in the first one of these yellow socks. Just in time to convert a boring pair of socks into something special:-) I followed more or less these instructions (with some minor modifications).

Hot Patterns Riviera Côte d’Azur Knit Dress

This is the dress version of this top- not as originally intended in a red but in a black knit and with longer sleeves for fall :-) I added about 12cm to the tunic version of the pattern to get a knee length dress.
The print on the left side of the mirror is by Jen Hewett.

Boiled Wool Men´s Jacket

Grey boiled wool (Loden), riri-zippers. The pattern is adapted from a Burda blazer pattern (burda 8135 view A, discontinued).

 Detail shots (collar and pockets):
 

Another Green Shirt

Wearable muslin, adopted from Hotpatterns cowl-necked top (which was a free download in 2009). I widened the front cowl-neck, shaped the side seams and added long kimono sleeves. With the wider cowl-neck, there was too much fabric in the bust area. I twisted the "too much" from inside and fixed it with a couple of stitches.

Black Sweater

 Black wool knit fabric. My basic kimono sleeve pattern. Back yolk with pleats.

Vintage Bicycle T-Shirt

When we visited Peter´s parents last winter, we found this awesome t-shirt (how cool were the 80ies?? - I especially love the white gloves) among Peter´s childhood stuff. It was huge and I therefore recut it into a more contemporary shape. For the V-neck, I reused the original neck ribbing with a small insert of t-shirt fabric in the back.

More T-Shirts

Kimono shirts have several advantages: they do not require a lot of fabric, they are quickly made, they look cool, and they allow air circulation which is crucial in summer;-). So, I made these two summer tops in almost no time with the same pattern that I used for the green shirt. The dark one has a wide turtle neck and bands at the sleeve hems and lower hem, the hems and neckline of the light one are just fold to the left side and topstitched with a twin needle.

Chanel by Pomme & Asperge

 

Chanel inspired crocheted cardigan (my own design and pattern). Made several years ago but recently rediscovered.

Turning Jeans Into A Skirt

Motivated by a recent refashioning project of my sister who owned the same jeans, I turned my long time favorite pair into a skirt. The front has the classic "turn jeans into skirt" insert but in the back, I added a pleated panel and topstitched it in place with red thread. The hem is left unfinished.

Red Currant Tarte

This tarte features two layers: the crust (after this recipe minus the topping) and a coconut macaroon top with the red currants (after this Nourishing Traditions recipe - I only used two egg whites and adjusted the amounts of the other ingredients accordingly).

Green Stripes

Self drafted kimono sleeve shirt, stripes matched on each and every seam! The fabric is very soft and the jersey has almost no stretch recovery. I therefore stabilized the shoulder seams and neckline with Vlieseline tape and added banded hems (inspired by the Sewaholic Renfrew Top - I was afraid that machine stitched hems would stretch too much). The knit is an organic cotton from Siebenblau.

Instant Pancake

This is my favorite breakfast dish at the moment: pancake with banana, flax seeds and just a tiny bit of maple syrup. I even make it on weekdays because it doesn´t take longer to prepare than a scrambled egg!

Recipe: Preheat a small cast iron pan slowly to medium heat. In a bowl, mix together two large eggs, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon almond meal (I use a fork for this - it doesn´t need to be perfect!). When the pan is warm, add gee and let it melt. Add the dough and cook for about 5 minutes - the pancake should be 2/3 cooked through before you flip it, little bubbles will form on the surface. Flip the pancake and cook for another 3-4 minutes. In the meantime, slice a banana (or any other fruit) and prepare your tea. Assemble pancake and banana on a plate, add one tablespoon flaxseeds and maple syrup to taste. Enjoy!

Greetings From Vienna

The label on this snack bag made me smile - the last line says: "too noisy for the opera"  :-)