Thursday, September 12, 2013

Stash-buster WIP.




Stash-buster utfordringen pågår fortsatt, klikk på ikonene over.
Etter mange småprosjekter har jeg nå gått i gang med et heklet teppe, og tepper er fine stash-bustere :) 
Det er kassa med superwashgarn i fem farger, som jeg har nevnt tidligere, som jeg håper å få brukt opp mesteparten av.


The stash-buster challenge is still going on, click on the ikons to get there. 
After many small projects I have now started to crochet a blanket/throw. Crochet blankets certainly are great stash-busters :)
It is the superwash wool in five colours, which I have mentioned before, that I am using for the blanket, and hopefully most of it will be used up. 



En liten sortering etter farge viste at det er mest av lillafargene, mens det lyse grå garnet er det minst mengde av. Tilsammen er det 36 hele nøster pluss noen restenøster, og det burde være nok til et teppe.


A quick sorting through the wool showed that there is most of the two purple colours, and the smallest amount of the light grey. 36 full yarn balls alltoghether plus a few odd ones, and that should be enough for a blanket.



Jeg har bestemt meg for å hekle vanlige bestemorruter i seks omganger.

I have decided to crochet common granny squares of six rounds.




Planen er at hver rute skal ha lys lilla i sentrum og mørk lilla ytterst, ellers skal fargene varieres på de midterste omgangene.

The plan is that each square shall have a light purple centre and dark purple outer round. In between the colours will vary randomly. 




Seks ruter hittil :)
Et heklet teppe er jo et langvarig prosjekt, så jeg ser ikke bort i fra at det vil bli noen småprosjekter ved siden av.


Six squares so far :)
As a crochet blanket is a longterm project, there might very well be one or two smaller projects on the side along the way.

15 comments:

  1. Perfectly picturesque purpley grannies Hilde - they look beautiful. Keep up the great work!
    Ali x

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  2. Beautiful craftsmanship.
    I too have made last winter blanket.
    Very nice!

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  3. Hejsa Hilde
    Flotte farver du har valgt til "det nye tæppe". Ønsker dig en god fredag / god week-end:) Knus Hanne Bente

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  4. Hi, Hilde,
    The combination of the light purple centre and dark purple is lovely idea. Purple is the color for matured women. So I like it.
    Have a good weekend.
    Tomoko

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  5. I like the colours harmony. A krochet blanket is a good idea für Stashbuster

    best wishes, Anne

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  6. dear hilde,
    like the color combi,it looks wonderful!!!!!!
    wishing you a wonderful weekend,
    love and hugs regina

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  7. Hei:)
    Fin fargeblanding heklet i tidløse bestemorsruter!
    Lykke til med arbeidet!
    Håper jeg får vist noe av det jeg har heklet og brodert.
    Noen ganger strekker ikke tiden til.
    Stor klem fra Jorunn

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  8. Looking nice already Hilde! These shades look very much like your own dyed yarn in the subtle shades. Have a great weekend (cooled off here overnight, only 10'C this morning & windy!) Wendy x

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  9. Jättefina färger! Jag tror att filten kommer att bli riktigt snygg. Jag har också börjat virka rutor nu, men bara vita. Vi får väl se vad det blir av dem :) Hoppas du har det bra! :)

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  10. How wonderful!! I'm sure the blanket will become an eye candy with these lovely colors :-)

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  11. Sånne tepper er så flotte.
    Skulle ønske jeg kunne hekle!

    Ha en fin dag.
    Klem

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  12. Lovely colours Hilde, it's going to be a lovely blanket. The perfect stash buster :)

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  13. So pretty! The colours work beautifully.

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  14. The colour are mine!!
    It looks very nice and shure you are ready in winter.
    The fermentation yarn are beautyfull too, but it is too late for me this summer, next year.
    Best wishes for you
    Birgit

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