Elefantteja ja perhosia / Elephants and butterflies

Poydalla on ollut vaaleanpunaisia elefantteja ja erivarisia perhosia. Kasityovimma on jatkunut. Syyn saatte kuulla vahan myohemmin. Mutta nyt ovat ompelukset saaneet meikalaisen pysymaan jotenkin jarjissaan.
Iltaisin olen opetellut vihdoinkin neulomaan kahta sukkaa samaan aikaan varpaista ylospain. Tuntuu tavattoman hitaalta nain ihan alkuun ennen kuin hahmottaa prosessin. Eikohan tama tasta kuintenkin. Ja on ihan kiva kun ei tartte miettia etta onko kaikki viisi puikkoa tallella.
Paivalla olen ommellut kun on ollut pienikin hetki aikaa.  Ei kovin fiksua kun saa suurin piirtein yhden sauman kerrallaan tehtya mutta kuitenkin. Tekeleina on ollut kaksi ihan perus paitaa pikkuneidille. Tajusinpa juuri ettei hanella ole pitkahihaisia paitoja juuri ollenkaan. Isomman neidin vanhat on joko liian pienia tai sitten liian isoja. Eli oikeaa kokoa odotellessa mina ompelin kaksi paitaa. Tein vahan reiluja ettei heti jaa pieneksi. Ihan perus tavaraa eika mitaan krumeluureja. Kaavana oli Ottobre 4/13 Fall Basic raglan paita. Varmaan tulee tehtya viela pari paitaa.
Eilen postissa putkahti myos uusin Ottobre Women- lehti. Siina oli parikin kaavaa, jotka kiinnostaisi tehda. Taytyy  menna kaivelemaan vahan kangasvarastoja etta loytyisiko sielta joku kiva kangas. Aiti laittoi myos postiin Suomesta mulle Onionin kaavan, jonka ostin Ikasyrilta jokusen aikaa sitten. Se on se ihana tunika/mekko kaava, jolla hyvinkin moni tuntuu tekevan vaatteita. En muista numeroa. Mutta halusin sen tanne ennen Floridan matkaa joskos saisi hurautettua mekon itselleni mukaanotettavaksi.
Kuvissa nakyy muuten meidan pyykkipaiva ja tyttojen pahvilaatikkoleikit lattialla. :)

I've had pink elephants and different coloured butterflies on the table. Sewing frenzy continues. The reason you'll find out later. But at the moment my crafting of all sorts have kept me sane.
In the evenings I'm finally learning how to knit two socks at the same time from toes up. It feels awfully slow but I can already see the appeal in this once you get used to this way. And it's nice not to fiddle with five needles.
During the days I've been sewing when I've had even a smallest possibility. Not necessarily very productive and sensitive to go one seam at a time. I've made two very basic raglan shirts for Little Miss. I realised she didn't have more than two long sleeve shirts. The old ones from Big Miss are either too small or too big. So as we're waiting for the correct size I made her two. I made them a bit big for her so that she can grow into them and won't be out of use immediately. Very basics and very simple. The pattern is Fall Basic raglan shirt from Ottobre 4/13. I'm sure I'll make few more shirts.
Yesterday I got the new Ottobre Woman magazine. It had few patterns I'd like to make. I have to go and look at my stash to see if there's something I could use. My mother also posted a pattern I bought from Finland and had sent it to her place. It is Onion pattern number something or other. I cannot remember. But it's the one that I keep seeing over and over again in Finnish sewing blogs. I wanted to have the pattern here before leaving for Florida in hopes of making a dress for myself to take along.
The pictures tell about our laundry day as well as the girls' card board box playing.