19 March, 2008
Påske / Easter
Påskehønene er kommet fram fra sin mørke tilværelse i en skuff. De ble så glade over å se lyset at det var ikke ørens lyd å få for en stakkars blogger. Jeg var spent på hva de syns om det kommende teppet, og de sa de var imponert over høyden. De ble faktisk litt svimle der de sto på toppen. Jeg er ferdig med lappene til et teppe, men siden det nye gjesterommet har køyesenger, så blir det å hekle en slik stabel til. Påske med familiebesøk, engelsk krim på TV’en, hekling og en samboer som har lovet å lage lam på indisk vis - det kan ikke bli bedre enn det.
God Påske! :-)
The Easter hens have come out from their dark life in a drawer. They were really happy to see some light again. I was exited to hear what they thought about my granny squares, and they were particularly impressed with the height. They actually got a little dizzy. I’ve finished the granny squares for one blanket, but there are bunk beds in the new guest room, so I need one more pile like this. In Norway, one of the Easter traditions is to read and watch crime fiction on TV. This Easter is no exception. For the next five days we will have family visiting, I will do a lot of crocheting, watch English crime fiction (I just love the way the English make crime fiction), and my partner has promised to make lamb Indian style – life can’t get any better than that. Happy Easter! :-)
12 March, 2008
WIP - part 2
Dette er tredje gangen jeg hekler tepper. De to foregående gangene, som nå, har jeg brukt dobbelt tråd. Først nå oppdaget jeg at det å bruke dobbelt tråd jo er lurt i den forstand at man kan redusere antallet tråder som skal festes med 50 %. Det er fordi man kan starte hver farge med å knytte trådene sammen og klippe av endene helt inntil knuten, og dermed slippe å feste trådene i begynnelsen av hver farge. Jeg kunne ønske jeg oppdaget det litt tidligere… En annen ting er at jeg er fast bestemt på å feste tråder underveis. Ellers tror jeg at jeg ender opp med et mareritt :-)
This is the third time I crochet blankets. The two previous times, like this time, I use double thread. However, not until now did I discover that I can reduce the number of threads to fasten with 50% when crocheting with a double thread. Better late than never… (insert the swearing of your choice here). This is because I can start each new colour by tying the two threads together in a knot, and then I don’t have to fasten the threads at the beginning of each colour. Another thing is that I’ve decided to fasten the threads as I go along, or this will turn into a nightmare at the end :-)
04 March, 2008
WIP - part 1
WIP’er (Work In Progress) er ikke noe jeg pleier å skrive om, men her er årets unntak. I fjor var Bølgeteppet WIP, og i år er det også tepper som spiller WIP-hovedrollen. Det er egentlig to WIP’er på gang her i huset nå, og de henger sammen. Den ene er oppussingen av et nytt gjesterom. Den andre er puter og tepper til det nye gjesterommet. Dette gjesterommet vil nok bli brukt mest av barnebarn/nieser, så derfor går jeg for sukkertøyfarger denne gangen. Jeg må bare si at jeg syns det er helt herlig å sitte og hekle med alle disse sukkertøyfargene. Fargene bærer liksom løfte om at det blir vår i år også :-)
I don’t usually write about my WIP’s, but here is this year’s exception. Last year, my Ripple blanket served as a WIP. This year, new blankets are again playing the lead role in my WIP posts. There are actually two WIP’s going on in this house right now, but they are interconnected. The first is the redecoration of a guestroom. The other is new pillows and blankets for that guestroom. This guestroom will probably be used mostly by grandchildren/nieces, so I’m going for candy colours this time. I think it’s really wonderful to crochet with these colours. They keep reminding me that spring will come this year too :-)
I don’t usually write about my WIP’s, but here is this year’s exception. Last year, my Ripple blanket served as a WIP. This year, new blankets are again playing the lead role in my WIP posts. There are actually two WIP’s going on in this house right now, but they are interconnected. The first is the redecoration of a guestroom. The other is new pillows and blankets for that guestroom. This guestroom will probably be used mostly by grandchildren/nieces, so I’m going for candy colours this time. I think it’s really wonderful to crochet with these colours. They keep reminding me that spring will come this year too :-)
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