Sweet! My BF likes pickled eggs (I have to admit I never tried one - shame on me) but I never thought of making them myself! What a great idea! To be honest, the Balsamic Vinegar one on your blog looks quite ... surreal and intriguing and I'm not sure if it is appetizing or not! haha! I think I might have to try that out! Thanks for sharing!

Oh how cuuuuute!
Fantastic!

I'm not a soaper either and I apologize to MareMare if she has closed that topic due to the medical issue, but I'd like to say this:
 i'd not make anything for your mum and tell her not to take a bath but shower instead if possible. I've been plagued with thrush many times and bathing does not help, I think it makes it even worse. From my experience, and since this is not any real medical advice in my eyes i think I'm allowed to say this: yogurt did help me a lot to get my system balanced. Internal application. And by that I don't mean orally - but eating yogurt helps, too, of course. Natural yogurt tho, no strawberry or so. When your system is out of balance e.g. pH and bacterial composition which can happen easily e.g. if you have to take antibiotics, the thrush can grow easier. The yogurt cultures are similar and help to restore the system and help to make the environment unfriendly for the thrush and it will retreat. You don't wanna get any soap near there while the thrush is growing!
Good luck to your mum.

Fantastic!!!!!!!

Hi Nven,

I had a look at the pattern. The shawl looks beautiful, but I'd be put off by all the different charts.

The only increases are made at the edges, that is the only place where a YO is not together with a SSK or a K2tog. So whatever you increase in the centre always has to be "neutralized".

There are three combinations of your increases/decreases:

YO and SSK
YO and K2tog
YO, centre decrease, YO

each time the increases are "neutralized" by decreases. You always make up to the same number of stitches.

I think if you try to imagine those sets of two or three stitches as one unit of two or three stitches respectively, it might be easier to understand. Each time there is a YO there has to be a SSK or a K2tog right next to it. Whereever there is a S2KP there have to be TWO YOs right next to it, one on each side.

I think the problem is the red box and you have to go back to the beginning of the row within the red box which causes a break in the thinking. Try to see it go more in a fluent round.... damn I sound like my flute teacher when she tells me to "let go", haha! it wouuld be easier if the red line as a marker for the repeat would be in the middle of like maybe a k6 or so, rather than cutting through a unit of increases and decreases.

I do hope that makes sense! It is a bit abstract I'm afraid 
Good Luck!

Fantastic job! I can only crochet blankets and am always fascinated how people make 3D-things willy-nilly! And then Calvin and Hobbes, my favourites! Awesome!

fantastic! makes me wanna try weaving!

Sent them all out today 

[From PaleAngelLex]

From PaleAngelLex
Crash Hot Potatoes (potatoes boiled, then slightly crushed AND baked - sounds fantastic)
Chicken Tomatillo (I have to admit I had to google what exactly tomatillos are, and I found out I can easily get them online, this is totally new to me and sounds fabulous, I can't wait to try this)
Braised Beef Roast (Beef in Beer, that is totally up my alley)
Butter chicken (Oooooooooh the marinade sounds wonderful)
Mud Hen Bars (title make me laugh! sounds like a cake layer topped with a layer of chocolate and marshmallows and then a layer meringue on top - oh i'm drewling already)
Thanks so much PaleAngelLex  


From Skittlebub
Pumpkin Soup (perfect, just in time for pumpkin season!)
Self-saucing Chocolate Pudding (love chocolate, and this one sounds very intriguing and exciting)
Zucchini Slice (one of my favourite veg, this sounds fantastic)
Chicken noodle Soup (yummy fast chicken soup)
Chow Mein (I love to eat but hardly ever make Asian food, but I think I can handle this)
Fried Rice (another one I love to eat but never attempted to cook, recipe sounds great)
Thanks so much Skittlebub, they all sound wonderful and make me drool already!    


From DesignVigilante
Mexican "orange" Rice (I thought there'd be oranges in it, but it is tomatoes to make it look orange - oh rice and tomoato is one of my favorite combinations)
White Bean Chicken Chili (great fan of chili, never tried with chicken. have to make it when the BF is away, cause chili does not like him)
The "Best" Banana Bread (oooooooooh soooo nice)
Rotini Cheese & Olives Antipasta salad (ah, rotini are noodles - sounds like an awesome luchbox filler)
Ground Turkey Sloppy Joes (never heard of Sloppy Joes before, but I think I'll like them ... a lot)
Thank you so much for all the lovely recipes!    


From Silver_McAdams
Pumpkin Cookies (I heard rumors that there is such a think like pumpkin cookies - they are REAL! Can't wait to try those)
Mamaw's Corn Pudding (another completely new thing, but it sounds looovely)
Velveeta Maccaroni (Mac'n'Velveeta - gotta find some of this lovely sounding cheese in the UK)
Chicken Crunch (oooooh I can see that on my plate and even on a burger)
Biff's Buttermilk Flounder (oooooh that sounds fantastic)
Thank you so much silver, all your recipes sound fanstastic and I can't wait to get started (probably i'll start with the pumpkin cookies!)  


From amc-
Really great Chili (yes, it sounds great indeed)
Maple-Glazed New Potatoes (I was hoping to get a recipe with maple syrup from Canada, but I had thought it would be a sweetie. The potatoes sounds amazing tho)
Thai Chicken Pasta (Ooooh anything with coconut milk is great)
Chicken-Broccoli Stir-Fry (can't get enough of broccoli, sounds fantastic)
Sugar Cookies (oooh maple syrup-cookies)
Thanks amc- I love the recipes, they all sound wonderful!    



MY RECIPE-WISHLIST: - I am looking greedy, I know!
Murbeck: Crockpot Candy Chicken, Country Apple Dumplings, The S***" Bread Dip, Best Ever Steak Marinade, Sprouts & Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes
From Mandymo13: Parmesan - Dijon Chicken, Ham & Cheddar Chowder Thanks Mandymo13
From Smeddley: Ham Balls, Sweet & Sour Green Beans Thanks Smeddley
From Scriblette: Lemon Grilled Cabbage Thanks Scriblette
From Banana731 Jesse's Hot Sauce Thanks Banana731 - good idea with the googledocs.
From Cinnamon Teal Thai Fish Curry
From mandys_momma Country BBQ Sauce, Best Ever Banana Bread Thank you mandys_momma
From Stepharella Cornbread Beef Bake
From Smeddley:Chicken Adobo Thanks Smeddley
From Sirael: Three Ingredient Artichoke Dip, Earl Grey Tea Cookies Thanks Sirael
From thetiniestpark Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread, Guinness and Chocolate Cheesecake
From tuba_nae Seven Layer Salad Thanks tuba_nae
From Brackish_Potato Chicken Pepperoni Thanks Brackish_Potato
From hockamama Sea Bass with Creamed Leeks and Soy Jus, Broccoli Casserole Thanks Hockamama
From Nilmerg Chocolate and Zucchini cake

... oh the list is getting longer and longer.
Thanks everyone!


i started cooking!!!


Those are PaleAngelLex's Hot Crushed Potatoes. I made a Tsaziki to go with them, because unfortunately the potatoes I had at home were super-floury and a bit dry. But they turned out so loooovely and crispy! Will make again for sure (with better tatties)!


DesignVigilante's Ground Turkey Sloppy Joes - tasted so yummy! Love the green peppers with the turkey!

So, this is the first time I'm brave enough to show some photos of something i sew!

I used a pattern, Kwiksew 3718, very easy, and some cheap denim fabric (next time I'll spend a bit more on the fabric, it is a little bit stiff and does not really drape at all). 

I'm quite happy how it turned out, BUT it looked a bit boring, even for ME and usually I do normally wear more the plain kind of clothes.

So i decorated it with two jellyfish! I used Pebeo Setacolour Pearl, it is slightly shimmery and that is why the photos look a bit odd, my legs are not really THAT pale altho I really got hardly any sun this summer. I used freezer-paper stencils for the bigger parts and just a fine brush for the thinner tentacles. It was the first time I painted on fabric and used stencils and so on, and apart from a few little blotches it turned out not too bad I think.

here are the photos, i hope they are not too big to be posted.







Thanks for looking