Catherine cardigan

catherine cardigan tour - day 9

March 09, 2018


Today is the last day of the Catherine cardigan pattern tour. I hope you have enjoyed all the lovely cardigans that have been shared. I certainly have. Until tomorrow, you can still receive the 15% discount with code CATHERINE15. You can purchase the pattern in English and in Dutch in the sewpony shop.  Today's lovely sewers are Marjolein, Sylvia, Rineke and Lindsy.

When I saw Lara's cardigan, sewn by her Mum Marjolein, I was so happy! What a pretty cardigan! Marjolein blogs at Flaflinko and has been a great supporter of sewpony over the past 12 months or so.  Marjolein has helped me with testing, sewing, proof reading, photography and just being great!! The Catherine cardigan she made for her sweet daughter Lara was made from a light weight knit which allows it to be worn as a blouse too!  Marjolein lives in Beligum with her husband and three kids and if you don't follow her already, you will love her blog and IG! See more of her cardigan here.

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catherine cardigan tour - day8

March 08, 2018


I hope you have enjoyed all the lovely cardis you have seen so far on the Catherine cardigan pattern tour! Remember, throughout the tour, you can receive a 15% discount on the pattern with the code CATHERINE15. You can find the pattern here. And you can now also purchase the pattern in Dutch
Today see cardigans (and a top) from Trine, Claudia, Sara and Annick!

Trine lives in Denmark and sews amazing clothes for her daughters and herself at Groovybaby and mama. Today she is sharing her Catherine cardigan hack via her Instagram account here.  I have followed Trine for many years now and love her edgy style and sense of humour and friendliness. For the tour, she hacked the pattern to create a top! From the back the pattern is easily recognisable as Catherine, but wait till you see the front! I want to try it too! Thank you Trine!

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catherine cardigan tour - day 6

March 02, 2018


I hope you have enjoyed all the lovely cardis you have seen so far on the Catherine cardigan pattern tour! Remember, throughout the tour, you can receive a 15% discount on the pattern with the code CATHERINE15. You can find the pattern here. And you can now also purchase the pattern in Dutch.

Today four lovely ladies are sharing their cardigans.  Jenya, Hayley, An and Emi! Jenya is a long time friend of mine and she has the lovely blog While she was sleeping. Jenya loves to sew for her two sweet little daughters and also herself! I love everything she makes and she is so sweet in that she often lets her kids choose the fabrics (I rarely do this!!).  Jenya lives just a few hours from me and we must meet up again one day IRL. How sweet is little L in her stomping Catherine cardigan?  I love it!! Head over to Jenya's blog to see more pics!

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catherine cardigan tour - day5

February 28, 2018


I hope you have enjoyed all the lovely cardis you have seen so far on the Catherine cardigan pattern tour! Remember, throughout the tour, you can receive a 15% discount on the pattern with the code CATHERINE15. You can find the pattern here. And you can now also purchase the pattern in Dutch.

Today Deborah and Olga are sharing their beautiful makes! Deborah lives in Belgium and loves to sew for her son Cas and her daughter Nina, hence her brand name Cas&Nina! Deborah has tested for me with a few patterns now and is also now part of the sewpony team!  She also has her own web shop that stocks some lovely fabrics! You can follow her on IG too.  Head over to her blog to see more of this sweet short sleeved Catherine cardigan.

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catherine cardigan tour - day 4

February 26, 2018


Welcome to the second week of the Catherine cardigan tour. I hope you have enjoyed all the lovely cardis you have seen so far. Remember, throughout the tour, you can receive a 15% discount on the pattern with the code CATHERINE15. You can find the pattern here. And you can now also purchase the pattern in DUTCH!!

Today Maarika, Ana Sofia and Isa are bringing you their cardigans from all over Europe!  Maarika blogs at Liivi & Liivi and also has a lovely IG account here.  She is German but has lived in Jerusalem for years.  She is a prolific sewer and makes the most amazing things for her whole family.  Maarika has two gorgeous daughters and has sewn a Catherine cardigan for her youngest girl which she is sharing today.  Aren't the colours fabulous? I told she was good!! I am thrilled to also have Maarika on the sewpony team.  Head over to Liivi & Liivi to see more!

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catherine cardigan tour - day 3

February 23, 2018


Today is the third day of the Catherine cardigan pattern tour!  Throughout the tour, you can receive a 15% discount on the pattern with the code CATHERINE15. You can find the pattern here. And you can now also purchase the pattern in DUTCH!! Thank you Anke!

Today Isabelle, Mijke and Qwinta will share their Catherine cardigans.  Isabelle blogs at anaaisid and has a wonderful IG account too.  She lives in Belgium and loves to sew for her two kids. Isabelle has amazing and a slightly retro style which she always photographs so well. She made her daughter a beautiful jacquard knit cardigan which she has paired with a wonderful blue dress! Love it!

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catherine cardigan tour - day2

February 21, 2018


Today is the second day of the Catherine cardigan pattern tour! Over the next three weeks, 30 talented sewers will be sharing their creations with the newly released Catherine cardigan pattern. Throughout the tour, you can receive a 15% discount on the pattern with the code CATHERINE15. You can find the pattern here. And you can now also purchase the pattern in DUTCH!! Thank you Anke!

Today Fanny, Fabienne and An (also all from Belgium) are sharing their cardigans and they are all beautiful!! Fanny blogs at Fratsels and has a great IG account too. and helped me with testing by making two beautiful cardigans for her gorgeous daughter. Fanny makes beautiful things for her son and daughter - no only sewing, but knitting too!  I wish I had more time and patience for knitting too!

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Catherine cardigan tour: day1

February 19, 2018

Today is the beginning of the Catherine cardigan pattern tour! Over the next three weeks, 30 talented sewers will be sharing their creations with the newly released Catherine cardigan pattern. Throughout the tour, you can receive a 15% discount on the pattern with the code CATHERINE15. You can find the pattern here. For those wondering about the Dutch version of this pattern...it's on it's way and will be released during the tour so you can make the most of the discount.  The pattern tour will run from today until March 9 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Today Sofie, Marleen and Tinne are sharing the gorgeous cardigans they made for their daughters. These three ladies all hale from Belgium. Belgium homes many wonderful sewists who I am lucky to call my friends. I keep telling my husband that we must plan a trip to Europe so I can meet up with so many of these great people!!

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CATHERINE CARDIGAN RELEASE!

January 30, 2018


Today I am very excited to announce that the Catherine cardigan pattern is now available to purchase in the sewpony shop. You can find it HERE!  You can read all about the features of the pattern and see different syles in the shop listing. Scroll to the end of this post for a discount!  Thanks to my wonderful testers, the testing process was lots of fun and it was so encouraging to see so many beautiful cardigans. I only need to modify the neckband of the pattern, otherwise, only minor tweaks to the fit.  I had 23 lovely ladies helping me and I owe them a big thank you!  Thank you Ana Sofia, Beth, Celine, Claudia, Daisy, Deborah, Dosrote, Fabienne, Fanny, Jenny, Juanita, Kristie, Lindsy, Nelleke, Qwinta, Renee, Rineke, Sofie, Sylvia, Tinne and Verinne.  You all did a wonderful job! Search #catherinecardigan on IG to see some tester versions.

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Another Catherine cardigan

January 22, 2018


Today I am sharing another Catherine cardigan that I finished up this week.  I found this gorgeous texture coral and khaki knit fabric at Spotlight and knew it would look great sewn up.  This view is the long sleeves with the pussy bow.  My petite 9 1/2 year old Isabella is still wearing size 7 in most things, although you will see that her jeans are too short!  We think they look cool this way!  

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the catherine cardigan

January 12, 2018


Hello faithful readers! This blog has been rather quiet recently. This is for a few reasons...summer holidays, laziness and getting a new computer and working out how to use it!  Well today I am excited to share a pattern project I have been working on over the past couple of months.  You may have caught a couple of sneak peeks over on Instagram.  I have made three so far, but love this one the most.  I originally made it for Emily (size 5) and photographed her in it, however I wasn't happy with the photos I took and decided to try again for some new photos. I happened to try it on  this morning since her second name is Catherine (after my beautiful Mum), and since it was her turn to feature on a pattern cover.  It looked great on her a little more fitted and so here are the photos on Juliette Catherine!