Spring sewing #1

I go so crazy about sewing that I kinda am developing an obsession about it. When I decided I wanted to learn how to sew a year ago, I never thought I would fell in love with it. 

I am no expert, and as a terribly lazy person, most of the things I do are far from being perfect (but I always find a way to hide it. More or less), but god, I enjoy that sewing machin noise so much! 

I enjoy it for so many reasons: It always makes me proud to answer "I made it!" when someone tells me that he/she likes my outfit, I don't have to worry about wearing the same clothes as everybody else, or have to go shopping in noisy shops anymore, AND (best thing of all) it is SO MUCH CHEAPER. 

Like REALLY cheaper. I went town to buy some fabrics couple weeks ago, I was looking for a daisy printed coton but ended up bying (among others) this navy blue, geometrical printed fabric. And it cost me, well, nothing (actually it cost me 10€ and I made two skirts, a shirt and a maxi dress out of everything I got, zippers included: such a bargain).

Cost me a great deal deciding what to make out it, kimono or maxi skirt? Maxi skirt or kimono? I went for a maxi skirt; as the fabric is see-through I added a petticoat underneath, and a zipper on the back. I thought it would look a bit more clean with a zipper rather than an elastic. 

Spring is slowly taking place here and I cannot wait to wear this, only problem is: here's an other piece of clothing I'll have to find room for in my suitcase when I'll leave for Canada. Something tells me I may need to stop adding clothes to my wardrobe for a while, at least until I move out. 

Le pull de la flemme / the lazy sweater

Je voulais un pull bleu. Je le voulais désespérément. Maaaaaais, je ne voulais pas m'embêter, il me fallait un truc simple. ARCHI SIMPLE, et du point mousse évidemment. 

Je fouille donc l'internet à la recherche d'un modèle easy, à tricotable en 5 (un truc archi simple j'ai dis, pas de petites aiguilles pour moi, merci), avec un col rond. Et là, pas moyen d'en trouver un! Jusqu'à ce que je pense à Garnstudio. Dieu merci, en deux clics sur le site, j'avais mon modèle, un échantillon qui colle à celui donné, et jolie laine qui ne demandait plus qu'à sauter sur mes aiguilles. 

Il s'agit donc du White Sand, proposé par Drops Design. 

De l'ultra basique; des côtes 1x1 pour le bas/col/bas des manches, et du point mousse en veux-tu en voilà, 3 arrêts de mailles pour les emmanchures, on fait tous les morceaux, on coud (c'est la partie que j'aime le moins, béni soit l'individu qui à inventer les aiguilles circulaires et les modèles fait en un morceau) tout ça, et voilà!
Seul le col se tricote avec les aiguilles circulaires, on relève les mailles et le tour est joué. 

J'ai aussi modifier les manches, que j'ai fais en 3/4, pour le style parce qu'il me manquait de la laine et que j'avais la flemme (encore!) de me mouvoir pour en acheter. 

Il est donc bleu et noir, il est doux, il est loose, il tient chaud.

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I wanted a blue sweater. I wanted it desperately. Buuuut, I didn't something complicated, I needed something easy. SUPER DUPPER EASY, garter stitched of course.
I searched the whole internet for this pattern, needle 5 (something easy I said, no tiny needles for me, thank you), round collar. Impossible to find one, until Garnstudio came to my mind. thank God I thought about it, and in no time, I had my perfect pattern. All I had to do was to take out my yarns, patiently waiting to jump on my needles.
Let me introduce you to White Sand, by Drops Design.
So very basic; 1x1 ribs, garter stitch, just need to knit all the parts, a bit of sewing (I hate this part, god bless the one who created circular needles and pattern you can knit in one go) and tadaaaaam!
Only the collar is knitted with circular needles.

I changed the size of the sleeves that I decided to stop 3/4 because I like it better I was missing some yarn and was too lazy (yep!) to go buy some more.

It's black and blue, it's soft, it's big, it's warm.