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Asymmetrical Ellis sweater from Fibre Mood

There is a new Fibre Mood * released and I got to sew a great sweater from it, the Ellis sweater . The Ellis sweater is very quick sew but stands out because of the split neckband and waistband, such a fun detail! And of course the diagonal colour block is right up my alley.   Our girl picked out the fabric herself, at least the fireworks fabric. I picked out the matching fabric. The print works well with the large piece. The sweater is a bit roomy, that is because there is a size 6 and a size 8 and she doesn't fit in the size 6, but the size 8 is still a bit big on her. Well she can grow into it. At textielstad I bought a couple of multicolour threads . I felt this was the perfect project to try it out and indeed it matches the colours in the sweater very well. Fabric : Starburst French Terry from Second Star Fabric Pattern : Ellis sweater from Fibre Mood Sizing : 2 - 14 Options : just 1, the colour blocked sweater Difficulty : 1 out of 5 stars Sewing time : 1,5 hours # Fabric t...
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Louise sweater for mini and midi

When I saw the Louise sweater from Misusu I fell in love right away and wanted to test the pattern, but unfortunately I did not have time at that moment. So I had to wait until it was released. Then I bought it right away. But this is how it always goes with new patterns with me. I plan to sew them right away, but then either a new pattern is released that I again buy or a pattern test gets in the way and the pattern moves down the list. It took me a couple of months before I sewed the Louise sweater. 
Because I love the pattern so much I decided to sew one for our youngest and one for our eldest. Twinning with the girls!
I really like the Louise sweater, it is such a different pattern than anything I have seen so far. I love the high-low hem, the fact that you can combine different types of fabric (jersey with woven), the kangaroo pocket in the front, and the pleat that makes the back look great. I really feel that the patterns by Misusu are unique. I have a couple more patterns from Misusu that are on my list to sew. Let's see how quickly I will sew them up. The only disadvantage of these patterns is that they do not fit the requirements of our eldest daughter. It is not a dress that can twirl, so let's see if I can convince her.
I sewed both sweaters with sweat fabric, so they can wear it during winter. Most of the fabric I had in my own stash, although just a tiny piece, the cuffs and lining of the pocket of the sweater for our eldest daughter came from the exchange pile during our sewing weekend. Since I sewed the sweaters during our weekend I went through the pile to find fabric that matched my other fabric.  
Fabric: all fabric came from my stash, so a perfect way to decrease my stash!
Pattern: Louise sweater by Misusu
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  1. Inspinration7 January 2018 at 10:54

    Ze zijn beide echt zo leuk, ik moet er ook eentje in sweat maken!

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    1. Sew Cucio7 January 2018 at 11:03

      Absoluut een aanrader, met sweat en katoen valt de achterkant zo mooi vind ik!

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  2. Woohoo7 January 2018 at 14:16

    Inderdaad iets helemaal anders! Is de voorkant niet een beetje te kort en kruipt er niet te veel wind onder?

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    1. Sew Cucio7 January 2018 at 14:36

      Ik vind de voorkant niet te kort, precies goed op de rand van de broek. Onze meiden dragen er altijd iets onder, romper of t-shirt, maar kan me voorstellen dat de wind eronder komt als je een blote buik eronder hebt.

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  3. Frullemieke15 January 2018 at 12:38

    Super leuke sweaters!
    Die van mijn dochter van tijdens de testperiode zijn helaas al te klein aan het worden (ze is een beetje heel hard gegroeid de afgelopen maanden ;-)) en ze is al aan het zagen voor nieuwe sweaters dus hier valt het patroon ook in de smaak.

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    1. Sew Cucio16 January 2018 at 09:56

      Ik vind het echt een leuk patroon. Altijd jammer als de kids zo snel groeien, ik neig soms om alles maar wat langer en groter te maken zodat ze het langer kunnen blijven dragen.

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