Oh is there anything cuter than kids in sailor outfits? I'm such a sucker for a sailor collar on just about anything, and now i'm realising there's only one sailor-collared shirt in my wardrobe currently - this must be rectified. 

I somehow got this pattern in my stash, and i'm not sure how, but i'm glad it's there! It's Simplicity 4142 (not my picture) and has a pattern for shorts, a sailor collared top and a little tank top included. Once I decided i was going to sew it up, i figured i should just go the whole hog and sew Nova an entire Steve Harrington costume! Stranger Things is one of my favourite tv shows and Steve in his little Scoops Ahoy outfit with his knees out was far too adorable to me. 

 Edison has had a Wednesday Addams dress in various forms her entire life - ever since she was a tiny little newborn. Her middle name is Wednesday, so i made sure this is going to be a thing. I'm hoping to still make her Wednesday dresses even when she's all grown up - whether she wears them or not! 

I've always wanted to make the other Addams kids' outfits, but it wasn't until last year i realised i actually had the correct number of models! 

Vincent (Pugsley) wore a pair of leggings i'd already made him a little while ago. These costumes were made last august (heck lol) and althought for 10 years this kid lived in and loved leggings - he has now grown out of it. He was always so fussy about his clothes, didn't like them baggy, but now he's eleven his tastes are changing and it's pretty cool. I remember having issues with family members about him wearing leggings, it was so irritating because i firmly believe kids (and adults) can wear whatever they want to wear - as long as they're happy and comfortable why does anyone else get an opinion? Anyway i upcycled the fabric from a black maxi-skirt i thought i would wear and never did hahah, the pattern is the Jennuine Designs basic leggings which comes with the dressage leggings so you have some pretty cool options there!

I used the Georgia dress by Violette Field Threads. It's my go to really, since it's a good fit for eddie and the bodice is easy enough to modify. I use it a lot for most of the "party" dress styles I make eddie like this! It just has a simple bodice with sleeves, and the buttons up the back on a gathered rectangle skirt. Easy! I sewed up the size 6 for eddie.

I've wanted to make my own socks for such a long time, and while I've made some for eddie I didn't really like the pattern that I used and I couldn't imagine them turning out very well at all for an adult. Then i saw the Ringelprinzessin socks made by Diana on instagram I bought the pattern immediately! And, well, this was a year ago and i still haven't stopped making socks! They're the best scrapbuster for knit fabrics and I've made them over and over for myself, for my friends and my family!



The pattern I use is in german, and i know that there probably are some other sock patterns out there now in english, but it wasn't difficult to figure it out by the diagrams and for me these are perfect so i don't need to get another pattern. The pattern is the Ringelprinzessin sock by Hilli Hiltrud and it comes in various cuts from anklets (sneakersocken), regular sock height (haha) and crew (strümpfe). I bought the women's sizes, but i didn't realise how popular they would be in my family so if you have littles you sew for i would recommend getting the family bundle.

Please note i'm not getting any compensation for promoting this particular pattern, it's just one i really love!