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:
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
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
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
So I came downstairs today and there was the sweet cat on the sofa. Now our cat never is on the sofa..never! And here he was on the sofa looking at me all innocent. So I could see that he moved the ball of yarn that he had played with last time so he could get between the shawl and the ball. So it is a little bit tangled but not much...bad cat. Hope the snow will melt soon so he can play outside..and leave my knitting alone..
Hugs Barbara
Hi!
This sunday I don't have so much to show you since I have been working on the same things as last week. So instead of a whole episode I will give you a small tour of the babyroom.
I did finish my babyquilt and the quilt for the play-penn. You can see this in the small movie I made of the babyroom. Also Håkan has finished my beautifull rocking chair..and you can see this in the room as well..
Here is what the old chair looked like..in the movie you can see the new version:
I am still working on the socks:
And the shawl:
So hopefully more finished things again next week. I do need to hurry with these presents..
Hugs
Barbara
Hi!
So this blogpost will be a bit of everything ....
Well I was working on my shawl. I was going upstairs the next day and this is what I found on the floor of the sewingroom:
Zingo my sweet cat had gotten a ball of yarn out of my basket, taken it upstairs and played with it. He normally is a very sweet cat but in the winter when there is too much snow he gets so bored that gets into trouble....
Last Saturday we were babysitting for my friend, who has a little girl called Alice and is 3,5 months old.
When she arrived she looked like this and was coverd in the blanket I knitted for her in the cabin last summer.
Isn't she cute..???.and you need it when it is -22 outisde...
I am also working on my brothers socks and I need to prepare some classes..the last ones before I take some time off...
Hugs Barbara
Here are some Irtfa photo's...
Hugs!
So I finished my Irtfa today! I am so happy...
I wanted to give you a lite inside look into the magic of blocking of lace. For all you non-knitters who read my blog it might be fun to see...
Dutch: Ik wou jullie graag de magie van het blokken van kantbreien laten zien. Vooral voor mensen die niet breien is dit misschien leuk.
So when you made a lace shawl it looks ugly. Like you can see in the picture it is all bubbly. The size was 50cm x 170 cm
Dutch: Als je de sjaal gebreid hebt ziet het er meestal heel lelijk uit. Zoals jullie kunnen zien in de foto is de sjaal samen gedrukt en klein. Voor het blokken was de maat 50cm lang en 170 breed.
So what you do then is: You put the shawl into water and let it get really wet. You take out the shawl and roll it into a towel and try to take out as much water as you can leaving it moist.
Dutch: Dus wat je doet is dit: Je legt de sjaal in het water en laat het echt heel goed nat worden. Je neemt je sjaal en rolt deze in een doek en probeert hem zo droog mogelijk te krijgen.
You then put the shawl on a surface you can pin on. I took the guest-bed. You then start then putting tension on it and pinning it out,.. like this:
Dutch: Je legt dan de sjaal op een ondergrond waarop je kunt spelden. Ik heb het gastenbed genomen. Je gaat dan de sjaal spannen en begint met spelden zoals hier:
After you pin the whole shawl it will look like this when you leave it to dry:
Dutch: Na het spelden ziet de sjaal er zo uit en laat je deze drogen:
It looks so wonderful now and now the size is: 1m x 2.10. I will try to take some pictures of it tonight if it dries in time!
Dutch: Hij is echt heel mooi geworden en nu is de maat: 1 meter lang en 2.10 breed. Ik probeer vanavond nog wat foto's te nemen als hij op tijd droogt!
Hugs Barbara
I am still working hard om my Irtfa shawl. I am so looking forward to finishing it which I hope to do before this weekend.
As you can see it still looks like a mess since it isn't blocked. Also the knitting needle (circular needle) is only 1 meter long so I can't see what it will look like. So it will be a surprise to see when I bind off how big it will get...
You can see how much I knitted since last week by looking at the green marker in de shawl:
Hope to be able to show you a final result soon!
