2012. A review.

This is just a little year-in-review from me. I want to take the opportunity to thank everyone who reads this blog, and especially to all of you who take the time to comment. And I want to wish you all the best of times now that we are approaching the holiday season! Have fun and enjoy the holidays wherever you are! 

I´ve been wearing this skirt and cowl A LOT! I just love the little sparkle the yellow cowl gives any outfit on a dark winter day, and the skirt couldn´t be more cozy. 

Did you know that this blog has existed, in one form or another since November 2005? That´s a little more than seven years. For the first couple of years I struggled to find a blog format that suited me-  What was I to talk about? In which language should I write? In November 2008 I decided to start writing about my crafty endeavors and related things. I´m glad I did!

One of my few vintage pattern makes this year. This dress have become a favorite! 

In 2011 I single-handedly made, either by knitting, sewing or by crocheting, over 80 garments for myself and others. I remember reading other peoples blogs and their year-in-review-posts, thinking WOW, she made 30 beautiful garments. That´s so many things! And then I counted my own makes. 80. An embarrassingly high number for a person who wants to pursue a sustainable lifestyle! 🙂 I guess 2011 was the year that took my handmade lifestyle to another level, and I was so filled with inspiration and desire for new makings that I just made and made and made some more stuff. Resulting in a packed closet. Again! One of the ideas of making my own clothes,  back in 2008 and 2009 was for me to have less stuff, not more. I guess things got a little out of line somewhere. 😉 It prepared me for a 2012 filled with me-made clothing, though,  and in the beginning of  this year I gave the blog a new design as well.

These two items saw me through most of summer.

And so we are reaching the end of 2012, a year that for me held in it some different events:

• We moved! I am so happy that we have moved back to Norway. Oslo is, work-wise  a much better place to live, both for me and my man, and we are thoroughly enjoying spending time with old friends, and settling into our new apartment.
• I finally had to face the fact that my neck and back were suffering, I stopped knitting altogether for six months, I cut back on sewing and computer time, I´ve stopped using big handbags (I only use backpacks and/or tiny purses) and I started to work out more. It´s finally working! My back is getting better. Woohoo! 🙂
• I cut my finger in October. I would´ve never have thought it to take so much time to heal, and at the same time I am in awe over how fast it heals, if that makes any sense at all. Cutting my finger lead to more no- sew time, though.

My favorite cropped jacket and trousers. Wear the trousers all the time, and did so with the jacket too from May until mid-October, when the temperatures got lower. I´d love to make a winter version of it, though! 

All in all: 2012 has been a good year for me, although this ol´blog has been suffering from it. But I guess that´s life. Not everything can be squeezed into the restricted time we have. The fun part of having less time to sew is that I now actually need things, and I do look forward to making some new work clothing. I also would love to make more detailed garments,  garments that take time and consideration. I really appreciate the detail work, and I have some grand plans and ideas for things I´d like to make in 2013. So stay tuned for more sewing fun in 2013!

Until next time: Happy Holidays!