Cindy's Sewing and Crafts Projects
Christmas 2004
A
stuffed cat I made for one of my nephews, Nicolai, who at the time was
a newborn. The material is sweatshirt fleece, and was actually left
over from matching Halloween costumes I'd made for Robert and me a
couple years earlier. I was Snoopy (white fleece), Robert was
Woodstock (yellow). The face is drawn on with a black fabric marker -
buttons would be a choking hazard for such a tiny baby, and I'm not
much at embroidery.
The pattern is from Burda.
Another stuffed animal from the same Burda pattern. This was
for my then-two-year-old nephew Connor. Again, leftover sweatshirt
fleece from Halloween costumes, and a face drawn on with a marker for
safety. One of the ears was sewn inside out so the fuzzy side of the
fleece was outside.
A fleece jacket made for my then-five-year-old nephew Cameron.
Cool fabric, isn't it? This time the fabric was bought just to make
this garment. This is made from the KwikSew Sewing for Children book.
The hood has a bit of elastic hidden in the casing near the top, which
helps it stay in place without strings, which have been branded a
potential strangulation hazard....
Apologies for the cluttered background; I took these photos when I was
about to wrap things up and start packing for a trip to the States.
In one photo you can see a picture of a sailing ship on the table
behind; that was my father's Christmas present. It's made of flakes
of amber in a variety of colors. I bought it at a white elephant
auction, of all places.
Overalls and a long-sleeved T-shirt for Connor. The T-shirt
is made of what was left over after I made a T-shirt for Kenneth years
ago; the original shirt now fits Robert. (I swear, I never buy more
than what the pattern directions call for, but I end up with
tremendous amounts of leftovers.) The denim was bought for this
garment. Both pieces are made from the KwikSew Sewing for Toddlers
book.
The slippers on the left weren't actually a Christmas present,
but were made for young Robert at about that time. The blue slippers
were a present for my mother. They are both made from "Eskimo" 100%
wool yarn by Garnstudio, colors 8 and 12 respectively, on 8mm needles,
and then washed in warm water to felt them. Eskimo is designed to be
felted and it turns out beautifully. The pattern is from a Norwegian
knitting magazine called Drops, published by Garnstudio.
Spring 2005
This baby blanket was for a friend's baby. I knitted it in
"Paris" 100% cotton yarn from Garnstudio, color 31, on 6mm needles. I
simplified this from a pattern I found on the 'net. The first and
last ten rows are knitted, as are the first and last seven stitches in
each row. The center is knitted in garter stitch. This forms a frame
around the blanket, which not only makes the blanket look better but
keeps the edges from rolling. If I had to do it again, and I probably
will for other babies, I would make it smaller. I badly
underestimated the time this took to knit. Took it with me to the US
to finish, so it was knitted in Norway, somewhere over the Atlantic
Ocean, in Pennsylvania, in Maryland, in Virginia, in North Carolina,
in South Carolina, in Georgia, and in Florida... but I got it
finished! Only two weeks after the baby was born!
And then I took a long break where nothing got finished,
and...
Christmas 2005
Front and rear views of corduroy overalls for my
one-year-old nephew, Nicolai. Unfortunately I have a sneaking
suspicion they're going to be much too big on him. The red fabric
with the pattern of old-fashioned toys is left over from a vest I made
for Kenneth for Christmas when he was - eek - three years old. The
black corduroy is a leftover from matching Christmas outfits I made
for the boys when Kenneth was 8 and Robert 2.The pattern is from
the KwikSew Sewing for Toddlers book. Don't you think black cord
pants are just what every crawling baby needs? Especially when the
family has a cat in the house?
A sweatshirt jacket for four-year-old Joakim. This
sweatshirt fabric sure gets around, doesn't it? The applique is a
purchased iron-on. Pattern from KwikSew Sewing for Toddlers
again.
And a sweatshirt jacket for Joakim's little brother Daniel,
age 1 1/2. Same pattern, and also a purchased iron-on applique.
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Created 9 December 2005 * Last Updated 14 December 2005