Pink and Barbara

Last weekend

So I thought I had written a post about last weekend but apparently I did not :-)

I finshed a pair of pants, blouse and cardigan for Molly from the fabric I showed you the week before:

Here is a better picture of the cardigan with some other clothes. It turned out wonderful! I used needles nr 4 and the fleece artist yarn. There were some strange white specks in the yarn but still it was ok and it blocked out very nice..
As you might be able to see in the picture Molly is a bit red in her face. It seems that she has an allergie of some sorts for food. We haven't been able to find what food jet. Paprika is ok with home made food but from jar-food she gets really red in her face. It doesn't hurt of itch or anything it is just a bit red. A couple of days ago we tried a new brand that says they are 100% natural  and she also got the rash on her private area  where it did hurt and itch and she just cried all day when she had to pee. I felt so sorry for her. But now we got a salve and I hope she will be better soon. 

We also had our Treasures from Holland bee on Sunday:
This is a piece of the quilt that anki is making:
Helena showed us her building houses blocks:
So just a wonderfull weekend! I am a bit behind on the things I was surpossed to do because of Molly beeing home from daycare so the could walk around without a diapar.. But she is better now! Just now I am getting sick... But I am hoping to get some things done this weekend as I am having a cleaning weekend...

Wish me Luck!

Barbara

episode 9 FO's and please vote..

Hi!

 

In this episode I show some things I finished this week..and I talk about what I am doing this coming week. 

I finished 2 dresses and booties. The booties come from the Amy Butler litle stitches book

I finished the baby blanket the Hemlock Blanket from Jared Flood

I got some great envelopes from ANN!!! ( I said Pam..I don't know why! I am so sorry...I am listning to the sookie stackhouse books and there is a Pam in that) Katrin and Mary! Thank you!

I would love some advice as well. I making a basket blanket for Molly and can't decide on the layout..what do you think..Please Vote:

nr1

or like this:

Nr 2

Please leave me a comment and tell me what you like best nr 1 or 2

Episode 8...swap anyone?

Hi 

here is episode nr 8 of the podcast.

 

Shownotes:

I am making this bag from Quilt-it & Dotty

Here is a picture of the bag:

Would you like to swap with me?

I would love to swap small 2 by 2 inch pieces of fabric with you for my thimble quilt. Send me an email at: [email protected] to get my homeaddress and send me an envelope with pieces of fabric in beige/white brown or pink. I would love it to have a print I can cut out. I will send you back the same number of fabrics and the small template to make your own thimble quilt. I will send you fabrics in the color that you would like (please note I don't have batiks, purples, novelty fabrics etc. please look at my blog and at my quilts to get an idea of what kind of fabrics I have) Let me know if you would like to swap...

In Dutch:

Vind je het leuk om lapjes met me te ruilen? Ik wil graag lapjes ruilen die 2x2 inch zijn voor mijn vingerhoedjes quilt. Stuur me een email voor mijn thuisadress en stuur me dan een envelopje met stofjes in roze,bruin en wit. Ik zou graag stofjes willen waar ik een motiefje uit kan knippen zoals de roos hierboven in het voorbeeld. Ik stuur je dan hetzelfde aantal lapjes terug met een malletje voor je eigen quiltje. Ik stuur je graag stofjes toe in de kleurtjes die je leuk vind. Je kunt op de website zien wat ik voor stofjes heb. (ik heb geen fele kleurtje, batiks enz) Stuur me graag een email naar: [email protected] als je wilt ruilen!

I am knitting my sin miedo socks. You can see them here

The blanket I am working on is called Hemlock ring blanket by Jared Flood

This picture is taken from the Jared Flood website..please visit him here

Molly's blanket is called the Zig and Zack sockblanket you find it here

The book I reviewed is Broderie Blanche by Marie-Noelle Bayard you can find it in french here

I hope you liked this episode and see you next time...and I will try and say uhhmmm a bit less!

Hugs Barbara

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A bit of everything...

Hi!

 This is a post with just a bit of everything in it.

It looks like spring is finally coming to Sweden. The snow is melting a bit and it has been sunny for some days, which really makes me happy!

I was knitting on my shawl. I had to rip back a bit and start over. It is I am sorry to say the most boring knitting ever.  So I started my Sin Miedo socks. They look great! I have learned to cable without a cable needle on these socks and it working well. They are fast as well because I am so curious obout how it will look and what to knit next.

I have also been trying to bake my own bread again and I think I have the right formula now!

Molly is doing well. This week she has discoverd her hands so she is cewing  and slobbering on them:-) This is a video I made this morning:

 

Have a nice day!

Hugs Barbara

Episode 7 with Weronica!

This is episode 7 with my quilting friend Weronica. Shownotes soon to come. Enjoy!

 

In this podcast I talk about what is in my knittingbag but forgot to show it..

I use my pip bag during winters

and my heartbag during the summers because I don't want it to get wet and dirty:

Hanging shawls

Leslie from the knitgirllls asked about how people organize their shawls so I thought I would post about it.

This is a hanger from Ikea

This is what is looks like in the hallway with the shawls on it


Hugs Barbara

 

 

A new episode with Molly

 

Hi!

here is a new episode of the Pink and Barbara podcast with Molly. This episode will have mostly knitting since I have a hand injury. 

My father got me a new camera because he wanted to skype with Molly so now the video and audio is much better.

Here are some links

I finished my Hooray Cardigan. Here is the ravely link

I found the pattern for the baby hat I made. Here is the ravelry link

I am working on the Knit-along for the 3/4 hap shawl. I linked it all here

I am knitting the Hermoine socks

The yarn-harlot did a self imposed sock-club. The girls from the Stash and Burn podcast took over this idea in one of the forums on the ravelry website. I joined the Sock Stash Knitdown 2011..you can read about it here on ravelry. Here are the patterns I am using (ravelry link)

I am using these yarns:

I might be more irregular with my updates but I am not making so much now that I hurt my hand and have my sweet Molly.

Hugs Barbara

 

 

A knit-a-long

Today a KAL (Knit-a-long) is starting. It is a shawl pattern called 3/4 Hap shawl from Veerle Välimäki. She is the same designer as my cardigan I finished last. Here is her blog

More information about the KAL if you want to join you can find here (ravelry link)

I will be using these 2 yarns. The beige is called Kauni and sockyarn from Ancient Threads Farm I don't think I will be able to keep up with the group since I have a little Molly on my lap most of the time. But I love the shawl since its shape is great for staying on your shoulders!

Hugs!

Barbara

finished cardigan...

I finished my cardigan..I will take more pictures later...*s*

I also made this lite box for recepies..I made a tutorial for it.....I will upload it as soon as I can...

something that made me laugh..but it has some explicit language so beware..enjoy!

 

Hugs!

 

Happy new year!

Happy new year!

We had a realy nice evening here at home with some friends. One of them was Weronica's 6 week old baby girl Moa..she is such a cute baby!

I am doing fine! There is still NO baby...and I am waiting...

I am so curious to see if it is a boy or girl or what he/she will look like and so on. He/she is still small just 2.700 kilo so that is not as big as he/she should be but it is OK. They want to keep the baby in my belly as long as possible but no longer then the 14th January...So only 11 days left at the longest..

One of the things I am looking forward too is for my Fred Flintstone feet.to go away. I normally have size 35 feet but now I had to buy a 39! But I still have only gained 5 kilo's total since I got pregnant..so I shouldn't complain.. The right one is much bigger as well...

I am working on my Hooray cardigan. I have the body finished. I have to still do the arms.. So I am hoping to finish it soon!

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Have a great week and I will update again soon!

Hugs Barbara