Isometrisk

"Isometrisk kan syne til "Isometrisk projeksjon" (eller isometrisk perspektiv), ein metode for å visuelt representere tredimensjonale lekamar i to dimensjonar."

Konfirmasjonsgåve nr 2 denne våren vart eit isometrisk hekleteppe. Eg har sett flerie slike tepper rundt omkring. De kan finne ein versjon hos Pescno her, ein annan versjon hos Le blog Purple.

Begge dei versjonane er hekla med fastmasker. Eg hadde litt dårleg tid på å bli ferdig, og eg tenkte at det kanskje kunne gå fortare dersom eg brukte stavar (større romber = fortare ferdig). Så eg laga eiga oppskrift.

Rombene er sydd i hop etterpå. Eg let det vere lange endar i byrjinga og slutten, og kunne bruke dei til syinga.

Starten, ved påsketider.

Storproduksjon av romber.

Ei veke sidan. Det nærmar seg slutten. Men eg fekk brått litt for lite tid…

Kvelden etter konfirmasjonen fekk eg gjort feridg teppet.

Dette vart ny rekord i teppelaging for min del. Start 6. april – ferdig 20. mai!

4,5 mm krok, 1250 gram Karisma.

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Another gift made. For my nephew this time. I decided that an isometric afghan would be a perfect gift. Started crocheting April 6, and finished it this weekend. A new record in afghan making for me!

I've seen several afghans like this around. One version at Pescno here (in Danish), another version at Le blog Purple.

They are crocheted in single crochet. I didn't have much time for this so I decided to make my own version using double crochet (dc = larger rhombus = finish quicker).

I got quite good at making these in the end. Had to time myself  

The rhombuses are sewn together using the long tails in the beginning and end of each rhombus. I'll write down a pattern and post it later.

Liv på øya!

Forrige helg (ikkje denne siste, varme helga) var vi på øya og sjekke dei nye lamma.

Mykje god ull her…

Etter denne siste helga har nok graset blitt mykje grønnare der ute.

"Var det noko du ville, liksom?"

New lambs on our island. Lots of wool here…

Sengeteppe

Eldste tantebarn vart konfirmert forrige helg. Vi drog på langtur for å feire henne. Og sidan forrige helg starta med snøkave, blei det ein ein litt ruskete start på turen (men vi hadde vinterdekk, så det gjekk bra).

Eg har liksom hatt planar om at tantebarna skal få noko heimelaga til gåve, eit slags teppe. Denne gongen blei det eit sengeteppe.

Eg var litt redd for at eg starta produksjonen litt for seint, men heldigvis hadde vi fri 1. mai… Det vart den store sydagen.

Lukkekanten, som må syast for hand på baksida, sydde eg i bilen på veg ned og siste kvelden…

Eg bestilte nokre nye stoff (frå utlandet), resten fann eg i lageret mitt. Neste gong bør eg hugse på at slike tepper også har ei bakside… Eg hadde ikkje store nok stoffbitar til å fylle baksida, så det vart mange lappar der også…

It was my oldest niece's confirmation last weekend. It was a 12 hour road trip to get there…

I had planned to give something handmade, and I decided to make a quilt for her bed. I used fabric from my stash and some new that I ordered. Next time I must remember that the quilt has a backpiece when I order farbric. I forgot that this time, so I didn't have large enough pieces of fabric to go on the back. So I had to patch together pieces of what I had here.

I'm quite happy with the end result.

Flowers in the snow – pattern in English

This is the same pattern as you find here. I've just done a bit of sorting and made an all English version for you. (Have been meaning to do that for a while…)

Facts about my blanket:

12 x 16 = 192 squares

Number of colours: not known…

Yarn: The colours are mostly Sandnes Smart and Dale Falk + leftovers from my stash. The white yarn in Vestlandsgarn from Gjesdal.

Hook : 4 mm

The blanket weighs 1250 grams.
It measures ca 110 X 150 cm.

Please let me know if something is difficult to understand.

I’m using US crochet terminology.

ch = chain, st = stitch, ss = slip stitch, dc = double crochet, tr = treble crochet

(Follow the link to pages explaining the stitches.)

Start: make 5 ch, join with ss into a ring.

Round 1: 4ch (=1dc,1ch), 1dc + 1ch 11 times. Join with ss in 3rd ch. 12 dc.

Round 2: Start in one of the ch spaces. 3 ch (= 1dc), 1dc, 1ch, *2dc, 1ch* in the remaining ch spaces. Join with ss in 3rd ch. 12 groups of 2 dc.

Round 3: Start in one of the ch spaces. 3 ch (= 1dc), 2dc in ch space, 1ch, *3dc, 1ch* in the remaining ch spaces. Join with ss in 3rd ch. 12 groups of 3 dc.

Round 4: Start in one of the ch spaces. 4ch (= 1 tr), 1tr, 3ch, 2tr, (=1st corner),

*1ch, (2dc,1ch,2dc) in next ch space, 1ch, (2dc,1ch,2dc) in next ch space, 1ch, (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) (=2nd corner)**,

repeat * to ** 2 times, 1ch, (2dc, 1ch, 2dc) inthe next two ch spaces, 1ch. Join with ss to 4th ch.

I like the assemblyline method so I prefer to make a lot of circles before I start the 4th round.

Join as you go method:

I like to join the squares in the last round, like I show here.

(Moonstitches have a great tutorial for joining hexagons. It’s mostly the same.)

The squares are joined together in the corners and at two places on the sides.

Start by crocheting the fourth round on one of your circles. The joining starts with your second square:

Start in a corner. Crochet 5 ch (count as a tr) 1tr, 1ch, next ch through the corner of the other square, 1ch, 2tr. (The first corner is done)

First side: 1ch, (2dc, 1ch through 1ch on other square, 2dc), 1ch (2dc, 1ch through 1ch on other square, 2dc), 1ch

Next corner (where you will join your square to the square to the right and the one above): 2tr, 1ch, 1ch through corner of square to the right, 1 ch through corner of the square above, 2 tr.

Do the next side as the first. In the next corner you crochet 1 ch through the corner of the square above. Finish the round as in pattern for the 4th round.

This is how I did the border:

One row of dc first. On dc in every dc and one dc in every ch space. 5 dc in the corners.

One row of sc in every dc of last round. Make one extra sc in the corners.

One row of loops: Start with one sc, chain 4, skip two sc on last round – all the way round.

Ravelry - "Flowers in the snow"

And, if you use this pattern, come and join the flickr group too