chinese noodles

A bit ago I listened to the knitmoregirls podcast and they have launched a spring cleaning contest and I thought, that would be a great idea to tidy up my sewing room (no, I'm not posting any pictures of the chaos ;) ) and I started working on getting it organized in bits and pieces and it's still pretty chaotic since it seems that I springcleaning for me means, that I have to re-skein the yarn from a frogged sweater (this one by the way) and wash it, to get lovely unkinky skeins again.
So here are my yarny chinese noodles and some of the lovely skeins I got from it.

Other news:
I've been sewing. I'm making a simple bag for the legs of our IKEA baby high chairs (those are detachable) out of an old pair of jeans (see, spring cleaning in it's fullest ;) ). It's very quick and dirty made but it will do it's job. No picture yet though....

Is this thing still working?

Hi everybody,

sorry for my long absence but with podcasting, working and spending time with the twins it seems, that blogging fell behind. Plus I felt, that with writing shownotes (if that happend) I told everything about my crafting life and then there's the issue with pictures. I love reading blogs with great pictures but my pictures are always crappy. DH just is not interested in taking great pictures or make an effort to make them at least a bit interesting. So my pictures are kind of blah and seeing all the great pictures on other blogs make me kind of cringe when seeing mine.

Since the podcast has it's own blog now, I think it's o.k. to write here again showing my crafty things, even with crappy pictures since I don't know, how many of you actually listen to my podcast (and how many still read this blog).

So, what has been going on with me? I started working again as of August 2011 and it makes me really happy. I'm working 16hrs a week and my Mum is taking care of E and M. So far it's working out just great. The girls enjoy spending time with Grandma and I think, my Mum enjoys it too.

E is really starting to talk and that makes life a lot easier (the last year was so much easier than the first. Walking and sleeping thru most of the night makes a big difference for me). Sometimes it's a bit of guessing. It took a while to get the meaning behind "blibla" (Spielplatz = playground) and the girls get a bit annoyed, that Mummy is so slow on getting things....

My sewing is still very slow going. I'm still working on the quilt for my sister but since I rarely sew, progress is very little and I can't even show you the work I've done so far, since my BIL reads the blog from time to time.

But I've been knitting like crazy. There are a lot of things, that I've finished but some still lack a picture (again uninspired husband...). So, I'm just going to show you my 3 Euro summer top:

(yes, the  picture is blurry, but it was the best I got... And I need to loose weight....)

The pattern is ZigZag Top by Marianne Isager and the yarn is "Stahlsche Wolle" Silk-Cotton, that I got for 50 Cent a ball at my lys in the bargain bin. I only paid 5,00 Euro for 10 skeins and I have some left. I already wrote to the owner, if she had more, so I can make another one, this time making it a tad smaller!

I hope, that I'll get back to blogging more often! See you soon!

Podcast: Bonus episode: Fit for real people

Thanks to Maria we have our first Bonus episode today. An interview about the fit for real people method!
You can find the episode here or via itunes.

Here are Marias shownotes:

Intro:
I do an introduction and talk a little bit about the
Palmer Pletch system and tissue fitting.

I also introduce Celia Banks

Interview:
We were in Århus (the second largest city in Denmark)
The book we are talking about is Fit For Real People
You should also chose the pattern size by your high-bust measurement

Celia lives in Warrington (near Liverpool and Manchester)

The most needed alterations are Round shoulders – also known as forward shoulders and Full Bust Alteration
Celia was working on a Sandra Betzina Jacket

Outro:
Tini is on Ravelry and patternreview
Maria is on Ravelry and patternreview and twitter
Tini’s blog is http://tininaeht.blogspot.com
Maria’s blog is http://blog.mariadenmark.com
The podcast has a group on Ravelry

Folge 11: Skål på Danmark

Exciting news at the twinneedle podcast. I now have a co-host.
Welcome MariaDenmark (yes, the one with the shop for Onion patterns)!
You can find the podcast here or via itunes.

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So, what are we talking about

Knitting

Maria is knitting the Owl sweater by Kate Davis out of Onion Alpaca
Tini has finished her Eminence Rouge socks by Madeleine Fitzgerald and is now working monogamously on her zigzag Top by Marianne Isager

Sewing

Maria took a fitting class with a Palmer Pletsch Instructor (Fit for real people) and is sewing like mad on her sewcation.
She finished the sorbetto top (free pattern) and has altered the pattern for the Onion 2015 shirt dress
Tini finished a kimono dress for the twins using the free pattern from Habitual, she has also traced and cut out a Tankini Top using Jalie 2447 "choice of Tankinis"and she also cut out a pair of wide legged trousers using a pattern from KnipMode, you find her review here.

On the horizon

Maria is thinking about making more shirts and also the Minoru Jacket by Sewaholic
Tini is going to sew up the already cut out patterns and will knit the sidestream master pattern by Cat Bordhi

Twinneedle: Folge 10: On the short side

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This time a shorter show, since my throat is still raspy...
Patterns I talk about:
Lintilla by Martina Behm
Owl Baby Vest by Jody Haraldson
Eminence rouge socks by Madeleine Fitzgerald
Zigzag Top by Marianne Isager

Cat Bordhis Moebius video on youtube

Japanische Knotentasche (japanese knot-bag)

If the player does not work, click here for the episode on podbean or search for twinneedle on itunes.

Jetzt auch auf Deutsch!

Huhu,

ich podcaste jetzt auch auf deutsch! Bitte hier entlang zum Zwillingsnadelpodcast!

Podcast: Folge 8: Resolutions

So, here it is, episode 8 of Twinneedle :)

My crafting:

Knitting
Finished objects

Eiki-shawl by Janel Laidman

Borough-inspired mittens by Veronica O'Neil for me

Sewing

Minikrea 20002: girls dresses (pinafore-dresses I guess)

WIPs:

Knitting

Vine-yoke cardigan by Ysolda Teague using the gray handspun I've been talking about forever

Basket check socks by Charlene Church and Beth Parrot from the little box of sox

Sewing

Nearly finished my Simplycity 2451 skirt and started sewing a secret project, that will take a while :)

My knitting stats for 2011:

I finished 16 project and knit up more than 7,5km but I purchased 13km, so I'm up 6 km stashwise...
Bookreview:

I'm reviewing "Freche Masche" by Annette Danielsen. You can find the Designer at http://www.annette.dk. I just love her designs.

My resolutions for 2012:

Finish the books I've started to read. There are 4 half read books on my nightstand....