I forgot to update.
Two Una-na girls are finished. They just need some clothes. I am almost done with the other two, except for attaching the legs.
I've also made an amigurumi dog as a birthday gift for my friend Jenny. The pattern is from the Kyuuto Japanese Amigurumi book.
Det här är egentligen en utmaning för alla som syr. Hälsa på hos Beas barnslikheter och läs mer. Vi börjar idag!
Jag räknar in mina Una-na-figurer i denna utmaning eftersom jag började med dem alldeles nyligen och dessutom använder tyg från min "stash". Såhär långt har jag kommit nu.
I am knitting, but I don't have any photos of what I'm working on at the moment. Instead I give you a sewing project. These are Una-na's from a Japanese pattern book. So much fun and very easy to do! You can use up all your scraps of fabrics and have an endless variety of dolls. There are three basic patterns with lots of clothes (also some knit and crochet accessories).
Here are two almost finished.
I got myself an overlock/serger! It's a Janone 644D. Not the most expensive thing on the market, but hopefully it will do the trick. I'm hoping to try it next week, as there isn't really time this weekend.
I got some nice extras as well: scissors and thread. A great starting kit!
And on a related note, I just have to say that I love this fabric from Henry Alexander called Traffic Jam.
Apparently the Jamieson's yarn I was waiting for in a previous blog entry has been delayed from the manufacturer. So my lovely Pi shawl is on the back burner.
Instead I'm focusing on sewing some fun things. This is the elepant from the Last-Minute Quilted Gifts book. The instructions were a little confusing at first, but once I got the hang of it everything was assembled within half an hour. I'm not so happy with the handstitched closure of the trunk, though. So that will be reworked. And of course, ears, eyes and a tail need to be added.
It's for a friend's baby girl, just a few months old. And the fabric is a thrifted pillow case from the 70's.
Not only do I knit, I also sew! Here is what I made following instructions all in Japanese. I love Japanese handicraft books, they are realy easy to understand because they show everything in drawings with numbers on them. So you don't really need to know the language.
Fabric is green cotton print from Åhléns and red cotton for lining. The smaller bag is lined in undyed cotton. The big one fits a lot!
