After an awful lot of to-ing and fro-ing from post offices in Canterbubbles, and having to exchange a size eight for a six (I'm a ten, but this is just immense), AND having a right upset over the fact that I bought it for £84 but then saw online that it was reduced to £60, and had then sold out of size six, I finally have what will definately be my new favourite item of clothing...for now!
Jumper: Zara Coat: Asos
I'm so, so pleased with this car coat. It's amazingly comfy and, in my opinion (not that I particuarly care about anyone else's when I love it so much ^_^), it looks awesome with almost all my clothes. The best thing is that it's not very thick so I can just wear it as a casual jacket on warmer days, but it's also really roomy (despite being too sizes smaller than the rest of my wardrobe) so I can really pad myself out with thick knitwear and still be able to fasten this bad boy over the top, sweet.
Since a lot of you’ve asked me if I can have a Q&A or “spørsmålsrunde“, I’ve decided to have one now. Just ask me any question you want and I’ll try to answer all of them as good as possible. You can ask me question until friday and I’ll post all the answers by friday evening. So if there is something you want to ask me about, here’s your chance.
Hi guys! Guess what? Me and some friends decided to take a road trip to Sweden. Spontaneous – I know! I guess this will be my only post today, since we have a few hours a head of us. Yeey! Have a nice day everyone!
Last outfit post from Texas this time around.. We went to the Butterfly museum to celebrate my mums birthday! I am wearing my “brand new” vintage Celine wedges with a COS dress and necklace.. I have to show you some of the butterflies too, they were stunning and flying around everywhere..
I couldn’t decide which outfit picture I was going to post in here so I just chose the ones I like. Sorry, it’s probably boring for you. Anyway, I just want you to know guys that I do love blogging; share things and post (a not so nice) outfit pictures. When I don’t blog it’s either because I’m busy and have to prioritize other things or just totally lack of inspiration!
H&M hat, Monki sunglasses, Pimkie cardigan, Vans shoes
Last night I pressed "publish post", and ran to the bedroom. My heart was pounding so hard and I was sweating like a little piglet. I couldn't sleep for hours, but it was worth it. Is funny how small things like these are so difficult, isn't it? But what do I have to loose? Absolutely nothing. So, I wanted to say thank you for welcoming a little piece of my personality and for commenting on my previous post, you know - that poem thingy. I've been writing ever since I was a little girl; in my journals or short stories, essays and poetry. I'm so glad to see that you like it, because it's such a personal thing, I think. At least it is for me.
During fall I made a post about her here. As much as I liked her looks then, I love them even more this season. I’m very into her simple looks and use of basics with focus on one statement piece or small details.
Longing for spring, which is why I'm wearing florals today. Very simple and very comfortable. I just got back from a little trip up north visiting my family, which is why my blog has been quiet on the outfit front. I did however post some amazing inspirational photos while I was gone; I hope you liked them! My grandma knitted this wonderful cardigan many years ago, and you can bet your cute, little butt I was surprised when she decided to give it to me! I absolutely love it!
On another note; a part of the prize for the Stylesip and Chictopia Winter Wonderland winners was a guest-post for Stylesip.com! You can read it here, if you want! Let me know what you think! I've never been a guest-blogger before! I'm wearing a gifted floral dress from H&M, grandmas knitted cardigan, Kmart tights, vintage belt and GoJane booties.
Why are some bloggers out there post their outfit and write that their bag is from Marc Jacobs when you can see 100% that it’s from Marc by Marc Jacobs? Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc Jacobs aren’t the same. Well, they basically are. But what makes it different is that Marc Jacobs is twice as expensive as MBMJ. Are they stupid or just trying to rub it to their readers’ face that it’s a designer label and is expensive? Hah.
On a much lighter note than the post below, this look will be reinterpreted by yours truly in a future Dapper Demeanor post. You can put money on that.
Warning: heavy text post. My knit shorts have gotten a lot of attention on the internets and in real life, for that matter - and I have received so many requests regarding them I can't even wrap my head around it. Many of you asked me if I could make you a pair, others were ready to pay me a lot of money to knit a pair for them, some asked for a recipe and a couple of you guys wanted to know where I bought it: because you didn't believe I made them. Honestly, I just got lucky. I was aiming for a kind of voluminous skirt; but somewhere in the process I decided to make shorts instead. I wish I could make a pair for every single one of you guys, but I really can't do that. So I'm doing the next best thing. Or, trying to. Here's a tutorial.I've never made a tutorial before, so please be gentle with me. I also never had the skills to follow knitting recipes myself, so I'm kind of making it up as I go: using my own terms and kind of winging it; much like how I came up with the idea of making these shorts in the first place. I tend to use humor as a defense mechanism when I’m insecure, which you may notice later on in this post. It's actually very, very easy to make these shorts – I just don’t know how to explain it. Imagine a medium neck cowl, sown together in the middle of one end and there you have it!
I only use approximate measurements, mostly because if it doesn’t fit – I make it fit. I also prefer a bit of room in my clothes for more comfort.
Ingredients: - Approximately 3 balls of yarn. I personally used PT2. PT2 is a 100% natural Norwegian wool of highest quality, which is available here. - 5 mm (US8) circular needles. You could also knit this back and forth on straight needles, but I prefer circular ones. Preparations: - First of: buy the yarn. Pretty self explanatory, but I thought I’d mention it just in case. - Second: buy the needles. You will be needing them of the actual making the shorts. - Third: if your mom or another friend is doing it for you, ignore the steps above and buy chocolate, flowers, wine, strawberries, scented candles and a pair of great shoes with a card that says “thank you for doing this for me”. - Then; measure the length between your waist and crotch to get the approximate height of the shorts, which in my case was about 25 cm. Remember these are just ish-measurements, and I’m a size small. I didn’t have to measure the width of my bum-area because the circular needles where a perfect match to my size, but I suggest you do it and add a few cm for good luck. How to: This is the tricky part; for me. I chose to knit my shorts in loose 5x5 ribs (knit 5, purl 5). Start by casting on that circular needle and measure as you go. When it comes to the width of the shorts I suggest you stretch the yarn and keep going until you reach your own measurements. Very unspecific, I know, but true nonetheless. Then you just keep knitting in circles until you reach you preferred height and remember to cast off every tenth stitch of every third row of the purl to get that defined waist. When you've reached your measurements and finished casting of, lay it flat and measure so that you find the middle (of the wide end). Sew together 2-4 cm using the same type of yarn. So, to sum up:
Cast on (your bum-measurement in cm) and knit approximate 4 rows of 5x5 ribs (knit 5, purl 5). Cast of every 10th stitch of every 3rd row of the purled stitches, while continuing the 5x5 ribs. Cast of loosely. Sew together 2-4 cm in the middle of the bottom part and fix those little beauty flaws.
The best tips I have is to use your own creativity to decide what you prefer. This is only a vague guide. You can have a cleaner look with simple stitches alone, or make it even more complex with the patterns of your choice. You can use super-thick yarn to make chunky shorts, or make tight ones with thread-thin yarn. The last option is an everlasting project, I think. There are thousands of blogs and sites about knitting and recipes to guide you. The problem I have is that I took it straight out of my own imagination, and just knitted in circles, casting off to suit my waist, until I was satisfied - but I really hope this help you guys a little bit!
*Remember to cast off somewhat loose in the end so that you don't have to redo it all when you don't get it over your bum, like I did.
From now on, I’ll post weekly “Fashion Tips” and “New York Tips” to you guys.
Since I’m studying fashion here in New York I think it will be more fun for you guys to read my blog if I write more about what’s new in fashion and different type of tips to learn. I’ll also post tips about the city and where to go and what to do. Hope you’ll like it!
This is the scarf I told you guys about in the last post. I'm sorry the photos aren't the best, but the the lighting was terrible, and the photographer weren't the best either, but any way you get the point.
So I made this scarf at the knitting machine. This weeks ahead i'll be knitting on the machine a lot.
I have an assignment where I have to make a pice on the knitting machine, I'm super exited. I'm going to make a gothic dress/top. So this will be lots of fun.
Same outfit as the other day, but I thought I’d post this anyway, cause I kinda like the picture. It reminds me of something from the 90s actually. Today it’s snowing like crazy, and I’m not even gonna try to take an outfit photo. I sure hope for more sunny days soon. Anyway, there’s good things with this weather too, like red wine, good food, or one of my favourites; dark chocolate with chili. With the cold winter giving us all the reasons in the world to stay indoors, we might as well enjoy it, right?
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