tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51861865694319383282024-03-18T03:03:47.606+00:00KnitWitsOwlsA knitting, sewing , refashioning , thrifting, general craftiness blog!Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.comBlogger785125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-77590865456360087842021-02-10T11:22:00.001+00:002021-02-10T11:22:14.451+00:00Floral Print Shirt - Prima Pattern Excuse me whilst I use the opportunity of lock down to morph from a fun loving human into the bitch from hell. I'm joking obviously I'm not the bitch from hell quite yet but I have been in a fairly vile mood recently. Well a vile mood, a sad mood, a laughing hysterically and then crying on the floor mood.......... basically all the moods.Its starting to get to me now this constant separationKnitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-71335143112376703762021-01-27T11:26:00.000+00:002021-01-27T11:26:16.866+00:00Tilly and the buttons checked Indigo DressTaking pictures is difficult at the minute!! Normally I use my mums living room , or go outside but LOL LOCKDOWN! So can’t visit mum and well honey its cold outside!So instead I spent half a day lugging my tripod round the house desperately trying to find somewhere suitable to take a picture.And as I live with a small child this was not easy, most backgrounds seemed to be filled with rubbish or Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-4645738705734221372021-01-19T14:14:00.002+00:002021-01-19T14:14:44.641+00:00Post Lockdown Work Trousers Shes back again?So looking back at my pictures I found that I was actually a bit more productive than I thought? These are a pair of work trousers I made during the first lockdown. I knew at some point I was going to have to go back to work but I also knew that after weeks of wearing pyjamas and sweat pants that my waist would not be able to handle a "traditional waistband".Instead I Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-51493695830529046442021-01-15T20:13:00.001+00:002021-01-15T20:13:21.639+00:00welcome to the thunderdome and socksits 2021, its been five/six months since my last blog post, we are currently in our second? major lockdown and here i am writing my blog. Who'd have thunk it?So what have I been doing? and why haven't i been blogging?WELL LIFE!First of all there was the lovely thing called divorce , which I'm pretty sure is designed purely to suck the living soul out of a person and cause enough grief that Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-12100302442355671062020-07-15T14:22:00.001+01:002020-07-15T14:22:19.070+01:00Making Facemasks eurgh
So its been a while again huh? What can I say homeschooling has been taking up a lot of time and I didn't particularity feel like blogging.
I have been making things, mainly crocheting cute animals and i have made some play suits, a dress and a shirt but haven't gotten around to taking photos yet.
But today I had to bite the bullet and sew something corona related. EURGH! Now Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-57875985528154415822020-05-18T20:43:00.000+01:002020-05-18T20:43:36.806+01:00Galaxy Print Leggings
So hows things? I've been hit with a combination of loss of sewjo and home learning. So my days tend to be filled with trying to remember how to do maths that I didn't really pay attention to in school and English that I never understood in the first place.
Luckily we seem to have hit a good routine with the whole school thing, we have a box and I've been racking my brains for fun Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-46757334649896065802020-04-14T11:29:00.000+01:002020-04-14T11:29:46.062+01:00Japanese Fabric Dress Pattern Hack
God that titles a bit ropey isn't it? But to explain, the dress is a heavily hacked Tilly and the Buttons Lilou bodice, and by heavily hacked I mean heavily!
As you can see I took the bodice and tried to wrangle it into being a tie front. Its not a bad job but I did have visions of me looking a bit more buxom in it. Boobs squished together that sort of thing.
But I think for maximum Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-48757862240728145182020-04-09T16:03:00.000+01:002020-04-09T16:03:41.037+01:00African Wax Print Dress
Hey hows things?
I've managed to sneak a quick half hours blogging mainly down to some kind people letting us have access to their disney+ account (you guys know who you are and i bloody love you)
Which is a very welcome break, yesterday little man needed to be constantly occupied and was feeling very frustrated with whats going on. Technically its the Easter holidays which would typicallyKnitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-61340862525459748782020-03-31T17:59:00.000+01:002020-03-31T17:59:27.201+01:00My New Winter Coat
Well bloody hell, that escalated quickly didn't it? If your anything like me then you went from theirs a virus called corona [not to be mistaken for the beer, although oddly that does seem to be the only thing in stock in the super markets at the minute] to well bogger me they've closed the schools.
So yeah, corona virus........ Well me and lil dude are at home, aside from the days he spends Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-85812716862550503322020-03-12T22:33:00.001+00:002020-03-12T22:33:44.163+00:00Purple Cord Tilly and the Buttons Cleo Dress
I was extremely organised this Christmas. As in most of my shopping and wrapping was done by the first of December.
And not for practical reasons I started shopping in late October for three reasons:
1. I didn't want to empty my bank account at the start of December.
2. I loves a bargain!!!!!!!
3. Lil dudes birthday and boyfriends birthday are both in January which realistically Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-86749291978258325382020-02-26T18:47:00.001+00:002020-02-26T18:53:00.854+00:00Wendy Ward Kinder Cardigan in Stuart Hillard Fabric
Sometimes you make something and you wear it over and over and over again.
But not this time! I've worn this cardigan approximately 3 times since I made it. [and I made it a WHILE ago]
In theory I like it. The pattern is simple.
Its the Kinder cardigan from Wendy Wards "sewing with knitted fabrics" which is a sewing book I would HIGHLY recommend.
AndKnitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-55569803567605477732020-02-11T21:05:00.001+00:002020-02-11T21:05:46.859+00:00Constellation Dress
As promised i'm back trying to blog again.
This dress is years old, and by years old I actually mean YEARS old!!!
The fabric was brought at the #sewnorthwest workshop that me and my sister attended ages ago. It was a bit of a treat yo'self moment due to the fact my sister and her husband had decided to treat me to my ticket. [I actually had the money in my purse to pay for Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-15178406957352493442020-02-03T19:20:00.002+00:002020-02-11T21:08:42.463+00:00Oh hey.........
Oh hey.........So it's been a while huh? What can I say? Life ?????I ended up taking a sort of unplanned break from blogging not for any particular reason apart from everything just got in the way, work , divorce things,small child, health issues etc. I've still been sewing just not as much, because it feels like every hour of my day is full up. But I do have some makes and I'm gonna try Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-54293344047657877242019-06-11T15:33:00.000+01:002019-06-11T15:33:28.617+01:00Mickey Mouse Raglan Top
Its been a while again huh?
What can I say I've been a busy girl!
Anyway I made this top MONTHS ago!!!
The fabric was from the abakhans fill a bag sale that I went to with my mum, dad, sister and lil man. Its a printed jersey and whilst i it wasn't a huge piece I knew it would be coming home with m because LOL this girl loves her some Disney!!!!!!
I used my old Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-73006355617977982892019-05-16T14:59:00.000+01:002019-05-16T14:59:33.256+01:00Vintage Style Planes Shirt for Dad - McCalls M7206
Every now and again I make things for other people.
Yes I really am that kind. You do have to meet a special criteria though.
1. You have to provide the fabric [and I get to keep the leftovers]
2. I have to REALLY love you!
My dad wanted a vintage style shirt for the goodwod revival. He's seen someone wearing one at goodwood and looked online for something similar and Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-55363073727427037282019-05-08T18:52:00.003+01:002019-05-08T18:52:57.610+01:00Woven Wrap Dress - Possibly the most out there thing I've ever made!!!!!!!
I often describe my fashion sense as out there , but even I did a lil twitch when I put this dress on and said to myself "Is this a bit much??????"
I mean that is a fabric and a half. I got it from the abakhans fill a bag sale.
I found it in the bottom of the box held it up and said to my mum "is this hideous or fabulous" and she said she had no idea so I put it in my bag Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-90399861068054143742019-04-23T20:47:00.001+01:002019-04-23T20:47:43.582+01:00Kwik Sew K3489 - Stuart Hillard Jersey
I loves a wrap dress.
I'm not sure why?
Actually I am. I like skirts and tops and dresses that wrap because you can loosen them off if they get too tight. i.e If you've eaten an entire pizza.
In fact I went to a wedding yesterday and in a tactical move I wore a wrap circle skirt, which I loosened after the trio of desserts came out!!!!
This pattern is Kwik Sew k3489 Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-36603726634806279502019-04-17T16:27:00.000+01:002019-04-17T16:30:33.016+01:00Korbond Scissor Review
As you guys know I love a good pair of scissors! So when Korbond asked me if I'd like to try one of their pairs I jumped at the chance.
Right so. They cut good.
I've tried them on thick fabrics and thin one and they slice through them every time. I've been using them solidly since February and they still seem as sharp as ever. Which I think is something to do with the serrated bladesKnitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-11331619935301382372019-04-11T20:59:00.000+01:002019-04-11T20:59:34.949+01:00Jessica Dress by Mimi G
Lets start off by saying IT HAS POCKETS FOLKS!!!!
Big pockets. I mean BIG pockets! Big enough for your keys and your phone and all the other excess baggage we carry around day in day out!
Pockets are are big enough to smuggle kittens [no kittens were harmed in the making of this blog post!]
Next lets say this pattern was FREEEEEEE!!! Yes free as in no money left my handsKnitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-70478145383081910852019-04-06T09:24:00.000+01:002019-04-06T09:24:45.096+01:00Basic White Shirt - Prima Pattern
I love sewing shirts!!!!!! I dunno what it is but I love it! All the top stitching , making a collar its one of my favourite things to make. Although I was struggling to find the perfect pattern until now!!!
This pattern is from Prima Magazine of all places. I know its not a go to pattern place for most people but in my experience the patterns are always well drafted with clear Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-49746552261029374702019-04-03T20:43:00.001+01:002019-04-03T20:43:44.036+01:00Vogue 8974 in Blue Brocade
Right let me start of by saying that the bodice on this dress doesn't look brilliant because I forgot to take a bra to my mums so had to sort of go without.......
I've also lost a bit of weight since I made it so it doesn't fit quite as nicely as when I first made it.
Here's me wearing it when I first made it but you can't see much because I have a jacket on. I did think you Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-80379818263077394542019-03-25T22:12:00.000+00:002019-03-25T22:12:24.779+00:00Simplicity 1252 "Jiffy" - Red Tartan Dress
This make is so old I remember wearing it with jumpers underneath it during that really harsh winter spell we had.
Yeah, what can I say I'm behind on my blogging!!!
Now this isn't typically something I'd choose to make but I was demoing how to make one at abakhans so I needed to make up a sample.
As it goes I was a Muppet and didn't pattern match my side seams but hey hoKnitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-89474625727010429662019-03-12T21:58:00.001+00:002019-03-12T21:58:49.877+00:00I made JEANS!!!!!!
So I sucked at blogging again huh? What can I say? Between work and sorting lil man and seeing friends I'm left with enough time at the end of the day to shower and crawl into bed and that's about it!
Anyway I made Jeans!!!!
I know, I know. I swore I would never make them BUT what can I say? I had the fabric and then BOOM a pattern presented itself and before I knew it, I Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-4258650466839921712019-02-28T20:02:00.000+00:002019-02-28T20:02:06.001+00:00I Sewed Leggings!
I am not a sporty girl. In fact back in high school I used to have P.E every Friday afternoon and I used to bunk it off [sorry mum!!!]. Luckily for me the P.E teachers never took the register and I never did enough when I did turn up to make it noticeable when I wasn't there. [Yet again sorry mum!!!]
I actually went through a phase when I thought I might get into running but I only did Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186186569431938328.post-9331775385813727862019-02-26T21:21:00.000+00:002019-02-26T21:21:43.438+00:00Crop top in Stuart Hillard Kimono Fabric
GUYS!!!! I TOOK BLOG PHOTOS!!!
Yep today I took a trek to my mums house armed with 13 projects that needed photographing and then I moved her sofa and forced her to take photos of me for an hour and a half.
And she spent half of the time making me giggle hysterically!
But onto the make! This is a crop top *well duh Frankie*
I made it because I only had a Knitwitsowlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.com3