Chunky Teal Cardigan.

Finally here are the pictures of the cardigan I made over Christmas.

      My flash makes the colour apear blue but it is acually the same shade as shown left
(image curisty of deramores.com)

I didn't follow the pattern completely, I changed a few things. I choose to have a large ribbing at the bottom of the cardigan.

   
But stayed with the moss stitch for the cuffs and colar.

A close up detail of the twist stitch separating the border from the body.
      

 The pattern I used was Wendy Pampas 5316.








I am so pleased with how it has turned out that I have now started making another in white, unfortunally won't be able to continue until my hand is better. This time I am going to do the moss stitch, so that both cardigans are noy idenitcal, but will still not add the pocket flaps, the are just cosmetic and not actual pockets.

I love it and I hope you like it too.
Have a cool weekend friends.
Sew Vala x 
 

Bad News and more Bad News

The week started of grand. Then on Tuesday I was contacted by my local college that the course I was due to start on that very night (in fact only 3 hours before), a course in beginers pattern drafting had been cancelled. The tutor had let them know she was unable to teach the course and they began phoning round immediately. How annoing. I now have pattern master templates and no idea how to use them. All well, maybe one day I will.

The next bit of bad news is I have injured my hand, pulled tendons in my hand so currently it is in a splint and a sling for a while. So no sewing or knitting for me. Yep I will no doubt drive everyone crazy for a bit until Ican start 'making ' again. But on the up side this gives me chance to chat up on all the bloggs I have missed so far this year.

I hope your year is off to a better start than mine.

Sew Vala x 

Been bashing those needles....

I have been away from blogland for such along time, and this is what I have been up to.

Knitting. Been on a bit of a knitting obsession for a while now, here are my finished projects.

Snoods and a scarf. These were Christmas and bithday pressents.

Today I have finished sewing up a cardigan but have not taken pictures just yet.

All this has given me the want to buy a knitting machine, so that I can do lots of the lovely fine knitting as I am rather useless with the fine ply wool. My tension is way too loose and my hands are not very good with the smaller needles. If its chunky wool and large needles I am fine.
Has anyone ever had experience of such machines, please do tell and share.

Sew Vala x

An apology from a bad Aunt.

This post is dedicated to all of us related to the Shaw Clan.

I had never realised how much of a bad Aunt I have been. I belong to a fantasic, hugh and ever expanding family.

And I have been very bad at keeping in touch with them. I missed so many births and birthdays of my neices and nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

I want you all to know how sorry I am for this.
I am not the kind of person who makes resolutions, but this year I want to rectify that and all the birthdays I have missed.

Shaw Clan I love you all xx

Still around.

Hello dear all,

Even though I haven't been blogging, I have been working alot and still keeping up with reading all you lovely bloggers.

I know there is plenty I have been unable to join in, Sew grateful @ My happy sewing place. Staturday link up @ sew country chick, bra and tap panties @ a few threads loose, walkaway dress @eldlewiess patterns If I have missed anyone  else I am sorry, (please forgive me I have 3 teens down with manflu, even though 2 of them are girls.)

So there's not much new 'making ' to show today. I have begun making Plain Pattern Project dress 3,  But what I am going to tell you about is a new direction I find my self being drawn to.

Steampunk and Cosplay. Ever since we went to the expo/comi-con, this has been at the forefront of my mind. I don't want to give too much away, (not to tease, but I am keen not to tempt fate).

 In the meantime I would like to share this with you, I hope you like it as much as I do. There isn't any moving pictures, just music and it is so beautiful.

   
Much love Sew Vala,
 thinking of a slight change to my  blogg name, to go along with the new theme.
The current favourite is The Lady Vala Inara Troposphere. I know it's a bit much but after checking out other steampunk pseudonyms , This is what I have come up with, Can anyone find the connection in the name, (Yep looking at you, Debi- my happy sewing place. ) 
xx