Pink and Barbara

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 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

 

 

Testing one, two, three

I fell in love with this pattern...The fountain pen shawl from Interweave knits

So I bought the magazine:

Some wonderful yarn:

And then...nothing...it wasn't pretty at all...so I redid it in thicker needles, smaller needles, other yarn and so on...

So after 3 days of trying all I got is this....

Such a lovely plan....but sorry to say...it isn't working... So time for a new project....

Tangled Yoke Cardigan 2

This is the progress so far for the tangled yoke cardigan. I love it, but my hope of wearing it next week when I leave for Holland is getting smaller every day...:-(( I also fear that it is going to be to small. When I first cast on it was way to big...so I changed to a smaller size and it is to small. I am hoping a blocking and maybe a larger button band will save me...

keep your fingers crossed!

It's melting...yeah!!

Hi!

It is such a beautiful day today, the sun is shinning. It is still cold here but the snow is melting bit by bit. I am so happy about it. (you can see the snow still on the background of the picture)  I can't wait to start on my garden. I have already planted some seeds that are now in my windowsills, some have already started to grow!

The free give away party is now. Thank you all so much for entering. It was lovely to read! Tonight I will draw a winner and the 5 extra winners. The free pattern you will all be getting is being test-sewn now, just to make sure that everything is OK, so you can start looking for it on Sunday!

I am still working on my Tangled Yoke cardigan and it is looking wonderful.

 I also finished this 2 weeks ago.

It is called Serpahim by Miriam Felton and it is made out of Handmaiden Sea-silk yarn. The color is called Rose garden I  really like it but it got a bit too big. I drown in it ..but think It will be wonderful on a cold summers night sitting outside.

 

I am also working on some new designs for the upcoming show The Open  European Quilt Championships in Velthoven, Holland. It is from the 30 of April until the 3th of may. I will have some spoiler pictures coming soon, but that is why it has been so quiet on the blog...

Talk to you soon again...take care!

The Intention Yarns SpiritStitching Circle and Club

Last year I signed up for the Intention Yarns club from Lime and Violet. They have this really cool pod-cast that I listen to and now the yarn club.

Last Friday I got the first shipment. Isn't it lovely!? It is a bamboo-merino blend.

 

The idea of the club is that we will knit or crochet or whatever you want to do with your yarn with mindful intention. We also have forum, newsletters and some journaling that comes with it. It is for a whole year so it sounds like it is going to be a fun year.

For me the club will be about thinking more about my crafting and doing it just for the fun of it. Most of the other crafting I have done for a while it has been for somebody else or with deadlines (my own deadlines) or for the business side of pinkandbarbara. So I am trying to really use this as my me time without any deadlines.....

Since we are waiting for the newsletter with the patterns I have started reorganizing my space since it was chaos.

 I made these nice fabric boxes as well.

Can't wait to start! Today is such a lovely day. The snow is finally melting so I am going to sit outside for a while...... BTW, Don't forget to sign-up for the free-give aways! (see post bellow)

Finished things last weekend

I had this great weekend this last weekend. You know the kind of weekend where you don't have to do anything and find the inspiration to finish some things. I had a friend over for some crafting and finished a great trilogy of books, and just relaxed....

I finished DH socks that were supposed to be a Christmas present but didn't quite work out like that, since I took the knitting with me to Holland. I then send it back to myself because I only had carry-on on the plane and didn't want to loose it.

It took more then 4 weeks to get here!..and then it was to late for Christmas. But they are done now and he loves them!

The pattern is called: thuja

I knitted it in Lorna's Lace Shepherd Sport 100% super-wash. Color 304 Black Watch on 2.75 needles.

It was kind of a boring knit since my DH has enormous feet! I am so happy to be done.

I also made these Baby booties for a friend who just had a little baby girl.

The pattern can be found here. In Dutch as well! 

I made it in 100% cashmere, it is so soft. On 3 mm needles.

I also went to the book sale that we have every end of February and I bought these books.

I can't wait for spring and digging in the garden. 

Tangled yoke cardigan

On Wednesday I was at Maria's garn. I always love going there. Maria is so nice and knows everything, which is so important for a beginning knitter as me.

I found this beautiful yarn. I love it. It looks like a tweed but not as rough. It is so soft. I love it.

The cardigan I want to make with it is the tangled yoke cardigan.

I will be making some adjustments. Since if you measure the sweater measurements and compaire it to how it looks on the model ...she must be 2 meters long at least.

Yesterday I went to a extra knitting group meeting. We had so much fun and buckets of tea. I didn't get so much done. It is always more talking then working. 

A new Cardigan

I bought this lovely yarn (they will be knitting one string of each twisted into eachother) to start my Central Park Hoodie but found myself not being motivated. I am afraid. I don't think the pattern will fit me because it is not from the top down as the other pattern was and I think that the hood might be annoying when the winter comes and you need to wear a coat...

So this is the new idea...I am going to make the cardigan I made last time again but add the Central park Hoodie cables... I can't wait to get started...

Wish me luck!

3 skirts and a swatch

Hi!

Yesterday and some part of Monday-night I made these 3 skirts:

You can't really see how pink it is, but it is, It has a fringed bottom. This is the white linen one:

A close-up:

This is the blue one:

Nothing like some pictures of yourself to remind you what you really look like...*jikkes* But you might be wondering what that is in my hand...well I said I wouldn't but I bought some new yarn. The scarf is driving me loopy so I will finish that another time but need something during that time. So I swatched for my cardigan:

I also got some mail yesterday. I got this lovely package from Sasha as a surprise. No special occasion she just saw the book and notebook and thought of me...which makes it even more special!

Oh before I forget I have a small tip again. If you are like me and you like to sew clothes from the thin-thin fabrics but have a hard time cutting it this might help. I hang it up on my designwall and hang it under tension with needles on the outsides and insides. If you fold the fabric in 4, like I did here you will have 2 skirt pieces at once and all sides match up!

Tonight the Swedish girls are coming over to have a litle show and tell with the bags from the swap. I hope to do some knitting before then!

Bye!