Socks!

I have finally done it! My first pair of socks!

I have been dreading this for years I must say: always thinking it would be way too difficult. The idea of using several double pointed needles and most of all....the heel part!

A couple of weeks ago I found a pattern I thought would be good enough to get started and went for it. It went pretty fast and in a few days I was done.

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 Making the heels was a bit tricky, mainly understanding how to read the instructions for it. The heel on the left sock is different than the right one: I must have done something wrong while reading the pattern. I will need to practise that shortly.

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The hardest part is actually when you are done with the first one and you realise you have to do exactly the same thing again :-)

What do you think? Not bad for a first, huh?

Sewing project: needle case

During winter time, I do not usually do any fimo. It is too cold (especially in my flat!) and the fimo is harder to manipulate.

So I have...or find other activities. Apart from beading and knitting, I have been trying sewing since last year. But I have mainly done projects during my sewing classes, nothing too challenging on my own.

Last month, I tried to sew something again on my own and that I would use for sure. my old needle case getting too small, I took to make a nice one.

And here is the result

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I found the pattern on Les Chiffonneries du chat (the blog is in French but she's made the tutorial in English too).

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There are a lot of flaws and I think I will try to make another one at some point. Sewing several layers for the first time is not easy when you don't really know how to use a sewing machine :-)

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I also need to work on straight lines too! But I find it cute and I'm pleased with how it turned out with this fabric combination. Oh! and my needles are (almost) all in place now.

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