zaterdag 6 april 2013

Stash Busting Project 2013: April Project

For April I pulled out a big project of the cupboard I keep my yarn in. A project that has been hiding in there for about 1.5 years.

It really has been that long?

It is absolutely beautiful though but it is a sort of a nightmare project when you are as slow a crocheter like me.

Blankets take me about a year.

But here it is:  My African Flower Hexagon Blanket (Ravelry entry here and original pattern in Afrikaans here )

 

 As you can see, I have almost completed a third of the blanket before hiding it away. It is a monster project with all the colours.
At first it went pretty quickly as I was crocheting the flowers during my commuting time. But I hated the joining. I absolutely did not like working the acrylic yarn with my Clover crochet hooks. It sqeaked.
I have tested two flowers with my Etimo hook and it is so much better. The yarn glides more easily over the hook.

I am really hopeful that I will complete this blanket during the next month! Fingers crossed.

The big start was on Thursday as I layed out all of the rows up front to make a nice distribution of all the flowers.

I tied per row all the flowers together with a string and bagged them with a piece of paper stating the row number. I think this will help speeding up the project.


This is how it looks right now.

I will keep you updated with this absolutely beautiful blanket!

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  1. Your blanket looks fabulous! So Spring-like with all those beautiful colorful flowers!

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    1. Thank you! I hope it will help in getting the temperatures up outside!

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  2. it's going to be really beautiful when it's finished :)

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  3. Your blanket looks fantastic. I also really love all the colors you have chosen. Hugs Judy

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  4. Wat een gigaklus! Maar wat zal het mooi zijn als het af is!!!

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    1. Ja, iedere keer trap ik erin :) ik weet dat het eindresultaat mooi is, maar de weg er naar toe is soms "verschrikkelijk" ;)

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  5. Wow! It's gonna be beautiful when it is done. I always start blankets, even for babies, and never finish them as I like quick and easy and lose interest in long term projects. Good luck getting it done. Will be so worth it! Best wishes, Tammy

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    1. Yes, exactly! As soon as a new project has lost its shinyness, I quit! I really do hope to finish it in a few weeks...

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  6. The dark contrasting yarn makes the flowers glow. It's a beautiful blanket. I've made two African flowers so far ... :-)

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    1. That's great, they are quite addictive to make :). Thank you for your complimen!

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  7. I am glad you picked this again, because it it LOVELY!!! It is a huge undertake, but so worth it. Looking forward to your progress...

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    1. Awww, thank you! I will definitely post progress pics!

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  8. You must finish it as its just so beautiful - you will feel so proud when it's done and you can snuggle under it x

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    1. Will do! I know it will look great but at the time it went into hibernation I was stumped by all the ends.. I will not surrender this time and I WILL finish it :)

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  9. This is going to be so very pretty. African flowers are so much fun to make.

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    1. Yes, I totally agree with you. I was surprised that I grasped the pattern really fast this time. It is an easy and fun pattern!

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  10. Your hexagon blanket is coming along beautifully! The colours are very pretty.

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  11. Beautiful! I love that motif. Thanks so much for linking up on Hookin On Hump Day!

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    1. Thank you Tamara, I always look forward to hookin on hump day!

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  12. Lovely blanket! Lovely colourful flowers:) found your blog on 'Hookin on hump day' party

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    1. Thank you Preeti, I just looked at your blog and see lots of colours!! Lovely blog!

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  13. Wow, I can see why it's taking you so long! This is gorgeous and it will be stunning when it's finished! A true work of art! Thanks for sharing at Hookin on Hump Day!

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    1. Thank you Sara! I really really hope that I can finish it in a couple of weeks.

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