Today is a happy day! Yes, a new CAL is starting soon and I am happy to be helping by making video tutorials for the project. The CAL is called “Elements” and has been designed by Sandra from Hooks and Yarn, a yarn shop in Amsterdam.
Resources
- Elements CAL General Information
- Official Hooks and Yarn yarn kits for Elements CAL
- Hooks and Yarn Facebook group for Elements CAL
- Scheepjes Stonewashed yarn
Yarn
There are official kits available from Hooks and Yarn with an extra surprise for everyone that buys a kit. However, as always, I am very bad at following a preset colorway so I have made my own colorway using Scheepjes Stonewashed yarn in 5 colors.
- Color 1 – Moonstone (801)
- Color 2 – Lilac Quartz (818)
- Color 3 – Deep Amethyst (811)
- Color 4 – Lepidolite (830)
- Color 5 – Boulder Opal (804)
At this point I don’t know how much of each color I am going to need because I have not completed my Elements blanket yet. I have 5 balls of each color to start with and I will let you know if I ended up using more of a particular color. Actually, I know I will use more of certain colors, but I don’t know how my color placement is going to be so I can’t predict my yarn usage at this point.
Scheepjes Stone Washed is available from Wool Warehouse (UK/International), Love Crochet (US), Knotty House (CA), Caro’s Atelier (NL/EU) or your local Scheepjes Stockist. In addition to the yarn you will also need a 4mm hook. Thank you for supporting my work by buying your yarn through the links on my blog. ❤
About Elements CAL
Elements is a blanket that has a unique textured look and feel. The blanket changes shape several times which makes it both interesting to look at and fun to work on. The blanket is framed with a set of squares and finished with a border which you can easily extend if you want your blanket to be larger. The Stonewashed blanket is about 135cm (55inch) square. Several samples have already been made, which is your favorite color combination?
The written patterns will be available in English and Dutch, and my video tutorials will be available each week to support the written pattern and help you where needed.
Timelines
The CAL will start 29th of November 2017, and each week I will release a new video tutorial when the next part of the pattern is released. The CAL will last approximately 12 weeks. I will do my best to keep up with the pace of the CAL, but if I do happen to fall behind I will do my best to keep the videos coming as soon as possible. Join the Hooks and Yarn Facebook group to keep up to date with everything about the Elements CAL.
Hope to see many of you for the start of this new project.
With love,
Esther
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It's all in a Nutshell Crochet 
Thank you for all your hard work making the videos for the Elements CAL. Crocheting to your videos is one of (if not the only) most relaxing part of my entire day. ❤❤
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Hope you will enjoy this cal too 🙂
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i cannot print the pattern
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under resources you will find the link to the webpage of the designer. there you can find the written pattern to print.
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precioso que bonito gracias por ayudarnos a hacer estas maravillaas
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You’re most welcome
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When will a yarn chart be available so we can know how much yarn to purchase if we aren’t purchasing a kit? Thanks!
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I will be publishing my colors week by week. You can best ask the designer in the Facebook group of the CAL
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I’d like to make this blanket in the fire colours used by Sandra in her example but I cannot find details of the stonewashed colours she used. She said the details would be published later but Deramores currently have a sale on so I would like to be able to order asap. Could you possibly tell me which shades?
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Sandra is in the lead, not me. You can best ask her directly 🙂
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Thank you, I’ll try again.
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Superb
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Such a beautiful and interesting pattern.
I have just discovered it and see that the facebook group is closed. My question is: can I purchase the pattern and / or the videos so that I may try this after the first of January?
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The pattern and videos are for free, and will stay that way. Everything will stay online indefinetally. Under resources you will find all the links you need.
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How do I get this in written pattern, I want the beginning round square to make an afghan, if that is possible, thank you
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Under resources you find the link to the written pattern by the designer on her website. All parts are on the same page.
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Can I get this in a written pattern
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On the website of the designer you find the written pattern
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Cant even begin to tell you how disappointed I am in the part 4 video, telling us that there was an error somewhere in part 3. I am so upset. I will not be following any further. I totally realize that mistakes are made but don’t you think someone should have figured that out before the video was made??
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My videos are free of charge and I make them as a service to people. I do my best, but apparently I am only human.
If you prefer not to use my videos, by all means. I kindly refer you to the original written pattern by the designer on her website.
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Your videos have been an amazingly wonderful back-up to the written pattern. I don’t think I would have made it as far as I have without you! Do you have an update by chance on how many skeins you’ve needed in your colorway? Since it’s different from Sandra’s? Thanks again!
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I am with part 12 now, but I gave an update in my post about part 11.
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Hello, I just saw your tutorial and I would love to crochet The Cal. Would you let me know is you still have these colours . Fell in Love with the colours ! I have not seen yet if you might still have the kits also. Thank you in advance!
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I do not sell yarn, you can order the yarn i used from many retailers. Links to shops that sell the yarn is in the post
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