Bohemian Tunic

So here’s the finished Bohemian tunic! That piece of grey and black Marimekko knit was great for this purpose, and the tunic turned out beautifully. The little front pockets took most of the sewing time, but were definitely worth the effort. My colleagues would not believe this is self-made, which is a big compliment I guess :)

The pattern comes from Ottobre Design 5/2009.

As soon as I’d finished the Bohemian, I started on a new tunic. It’s also made from Marimekko cotton fabric called Tamburiini, designed by the iconic Maija Isola in 1962 (my fabric is a reprint from 2003). More about that later...

Lina Hat

I'm terribly afraid of flying, but once in a while there comes a trip that requires me to get on a plane, and try and survive the flight. As a remedy for flear of flying, I tried knitting: I bought new bamboo needles just for the trip, and found a nice and complicated enough pattern to keep my thoughts away from flying. Two 8-hour flights to Montreal and back were enough to finish this lovely Lina hat. My new bamboo needles were great for the project, light and smooth, and of course air-line safe ;) I made the cable in the “normal” way, using an extra needle.

Autumn Coat

Finally something for me! I've been thinking of making a coat for myself for a while, and finally located a pattern I really liked. It's actually for a raincoat, but I loved the slight A-line of the coat and decided to make it as a regular coat for the autumn (or for spring for that matter).

The coat was pretty easy to make, no big problems. I added a thin micro fleece lining but otherwise followed the pattern. Oh, and I made it at least two sizes smaller in width, because the pattern was absolutely huge for my thinnish shape. I lined the hood, pockets and front with a floral fabric (must check what it is).

Summer Hat

It's sometimes difficult to sew something for yourself, but now I had a good reason to do just that. My head is pretty big so it's kind of hard for me to find store hats that would fit well. So I made a dark greyish hat for the summer with some Ikea cotton fabric with a leaf motif. The original pattern comes from a magazine, but I made so many mods that it hardly resembles the original anymore.