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Berglind Snæland
Iceland
Welcome to my blog. I quilt, sew, knit, crochet, cook and bake.
Interests: Sewing, quilting, knitting, crochetting... all kinds of handcrafts Bútasaumur, fatasaumur, nytjasaumur, prjóna, hekla... allar gerðir handavinnu
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Phew, live is busy now... kids are having tests at school, trip to the country with the kindergarten, biketrips with school, alot of classmates birthdays, saying goodbuy to the teachers, visits to the dentist (Andrea broke her tooth!), sleepless nights... Continue reading
Posted May 29, 2013 at Doppan - english
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I was going to knit this sweater at the hospital (yes, I know... fourth kid and I still think I'm going to knit at the hospital!!!) but it was so easy, fun and fast to make that I finished it... Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2013 at Doppan - english
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Why can't I just quilt and sew and knit and crochet all day long?!!! Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2013 at Doppan - english
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I went to the store yesterday and came by a local knitting store to buy lopi yarn for a lopi sweater for my newest one. At the store they had these wonderful wooden buttons, both simple and with printed patterns... Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2013 at Doppan - english
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And here we finally are... the little latest beauty of the house. This little lad was born April 2nd, 52 cm and 3.320 gr. No name yet, we still haven't even discussed it... no hurry, we have 6 months to... Continue reading
Posted Apr 15, 2013 at Doppan - english
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Arna's dress is finally ready. It was premiered on the red carpet (at my parent's house!) at Easter dinner and it's going to be the perfect dress for the Icelandic national day (June 17th) Arna loves it and has already... Continue reading
Posted Apr 15, 2013 at Doppan - english
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Last year (late summer) I was at a local knitting store buying some petty yarn... when I... as sometimes happens... got caught in a situation. I started flipping through books and magazines. The latest Debbie Bliss (spring/summer 2012) issue was... Continue reading
Posted Mar 17, 2013 at Doppan - english
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Baby boy is due in about four weeks (April 7th)... still we are so easygoing (fourth kid!). We really haven't started any preperation so far, just bought some diapers and I've crochet one blanket and knitted this bunting bag. Actually,... Continue reading
Posted Mar 8, 2013 at Doppan - english
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January and February were incredibly warm... considering Iceland :) - therefore we were surprised this morning when we woke up, heavy storm, snowing and really windy ... you couldn't see your feet outside. Iceland, taking yesterday from a satellite Still,... Continue reading
Posted Mar 6, 2013 at Doppan - english
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Me, Edda, Magga, Villa, Dóra, Helga and Brynja... so funny! :) The weekend went really fast! We're back after three nights and four days at the cottage... it was like a sweatshop - phew! We were so productive... let's show... Continue reading
Posted Mar 5, 2013 at Doppan - english
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Busy busy busy!! Packing for a trip to a cottage with six quilting girlfriends!! Three nights, two whole days wearing pajamas and sewing together... wonderful! I'm going to quilt few quilts... eight years ago I made this 2-for-1 rule, finish... Continue reading
Posted Feb 28, 2013 at Doppan - english
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When Andrea, and then Davíð, started school six years old (Andrea 2008 and Davíð 2009) it took me awhile to weigh up how much the school system has changed since I was taking my first educational steps. Nowadays, for example,... Continue reading
Posted Feb 25, 2013 at Doppan - english
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First, a little sneak preview of the projects of the moment: I've been knitting and sewing alot last weeks. I finnaly took some pictures today of few of the things I've been making, I'll show you some more very soon... Continue reading
Posted Feb 4, 2013 at Doppan - english
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As cosy as it can be, cutting fabrics while watching tv is not always a good idea!!! Since we're having our fourth baby soon... a little lad (I make everything by pattern, sew, knit, crochet, babies... girl, boy, girl boy!!)... Continue reading
Posted Jan 28, 2013 at Doppan - english
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This fall I decided to participate in Chookyblue's Secret Santa Christmas Swap (SSCS). Before end of November I had made this table runner and sent it over to Cathy in Australia (see at the bottom of this post) Shortly after... Continue reading
Posted Jan 7, 2013 at Doppan - english
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I found the pattern for this cute cloche at the Aesthetic Nest blog. This lady is from USA and she's sewing and crocheting for her little girls. You can find alot of free tutorials on her site, I recommend you... Continue reading
Posted Dec 28, 2012 at Doppan - english
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My favourite chocolate cake is called Dimmalimm (I love this name). I got the recipe from a co-worker... I think it's from her grandma. This is no drepression cake! Oh, no... here we have melted chocolate in the batter instead... Continue reading
Posted Dec 6, 2012 at Doppan - english
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I made this scarf last winter. I started when participating a volleyball tournament in october and finished it sometimes after the new year. The pattern is from Rowan (Rowan knitting and crochet magazin #50) but I didn't want to spend... Continue reading
Posted Nov 4, 2012 at Doppan - english
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The first part of many is ready. Took me a while to get a hold of it but I think it's there now. Finally the purchase of the 1/4" add-a-quarter ruler paid of! :) Continue reading
Posted Oct 24, 2012 at Doppan - english
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I saw this bag first at Monica Solorio-Snow (Happy Zombie). Monica is a crazy creative and cool designer (she's also really funny). She designs fabrics, like Winterkist, for Lecien and she has designed alot of patterns too. I'm pretty sure... Continue reading
Posted Oct 22, 2012 at Doppan - english
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Last year I was asked to show a different way to make triangle-squares at a meeting for the Icelandic Patchwork and Quilting Association. The strips are first sewned together, then pressed and then cut. This way you should get 100%... Continue reading
Posted Oct 21, 2012 at Doppan - english
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While browsing the blog world the other day I came across two great blogs. In the first one, Happy Little Cottage, a lady is showing really really cute owls and elephants she's making. She tells about where she got the... Continue reading
Posted Oct 21, 2012 at Doppan - english
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Almost every morning I make myself fresh tomato- and/or carrot juice. I put four tomatos and some carrots in my blender and sometimes a piece of ginger or an orange get to tag along. So I am a great sponsor... Continue reading
Posted Oct 14, 2012 at Doppan - english
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I got carried away (as always) the other day browsing other craft blogs. One of my favorites is Serendipity Patch. This lady takes the most breathtaking photos and she sews, crochets and she loves gardenwork. She points out two of... Continue reading
Posted Oct 12, 2012 at Doppan - english
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Kæru þið sem heimsækið síðuna mína. Ég er komin með nýja síðu, www.doppan.is. Þessi verður áfram notuð fyrir enskan texta en Doppan verður á íslensku. Velkomin yfir, smellið hér :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear friends, I have a new blogsite for my... Continue reading
Posted Oct 9, 2012 at Doppan - english