One By One

Wintery pj's for Mom

It's a yearly tradition for my mom and I to head to the Joann's Black Friday sale the day after Thanksgiving. This year was no exception.

While shopping the flannels, we both fell in love with a wintery penguin print. After finding a cute contrasting fabric, I decided that it would make the cutest pair of pj bottoms using a pattern I brought with me from home. I also promised my mom a pair.

This is her pair, mine are still waiting to be made:

I picked up this pattern at a quilt show over the summer. It is the Slumber Buns Pajama Bottoms by the Paisley Pincushion, and has been something I've wanted to sew for quite some time. I am so glad to finally found the perfect opportunity to put it together! I just lovelovelove the ruffles on the hems and the contrast pocket edges. The directions are pretty straight forward and simple, especially since I've had a lot of experience putting pj bottoms together. I did change the way they attach the ruffle hems since I have a serger, and I top-stitched the seam to the main fabric to prevent rolling.

So can't wait to make my pair :)

Manly Cowl

This one was a very speedy knit, and knocked one gift-knit off the list

 

Pattern: Man (or anyone) Cowl (rav link)

Yarn: Lion Brand's Vanna's Choice in Navy.

Needles: Addi Turbos, US8s.

Alterations: None.

Impressions: The pattern is well written and easy to follow. I was a little worried that the yarn was not soft enough to wear around the neck, but a washing and a trip through the dryer did the trick. I just hope the recipient likes it!

And now it's December & Kwik Sew 3150

Sorry for the unexpected blog break. We did a bit of traveling to TN to visit my family in November. Jake and I were there for almost three weeks.

Anyway, I have a ton to share! I've been a very busy-crafty-bee over here. So, first up...

After being inspired by an appliqued cardigan I saw in a Hanna Andersson catalog, I just needed to make a version for Jake.

I searched around a bit, and decided on Kwik Sew 3150. I also decided to make the cardigan more "lil boy" like by using contrasting fabrics on the arms, and choosing a different applique.

Here is what the original from Hanna Andersson looks like. 

And here is my version. I used the left over fleece from Jake's Halloween costume.

 

I purchased the applique design from Urban Threads, and made just a couple of changes in my embroidery software. Here are a couple of close-ups.

      

I made a couple of changes to the Kwik Sew pattern in order to get more of the look of the HA one. I inserted the zipper differently and applied fleece binding to the edges. All in all, I'm pretty proud of this one, and it was a simple pattern to put together.

And, we have to see the cardigan in action! Here Jake is, sporting his fleece cardigan while helping pick out a Christmas tree last weekend.