CoronaCal March 2020...let the fun begin

This has been created to help all Hookers get through these insane times.

 Take your mind off the anxiety we are all feeling, hopefully give you a little down time to relax and be creative.
Stay safe everyone

CORONACAL PROGRAMME:
21st March 2020: Flat pattern Oval/eye motif
22nd March 2020: Textured pattern Oval/eye motif. 
All the colour combinations I have used so far.

27th March 2020: A new colour combo [fancy one in orange, pinks and purples] Joining the motifs in rows or 4 in a round

FURTHER PARTS TO FOLLOW AT WEEKLY INTERVALS
Half motif
2nd Infill Motif
Borders
Plus more colour ways but i'm sure you will also have lots of colour combo's to

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I love to see your first motif made..i bet there will be some by this afternoon? lol

CoronaCal
US Terms

YARN: 11 COLOURS of Aran smaller version in DK 
If you wanted to make a wrap and not a blanket then a 3mm hook and 4ply yarn could be used too

HOOK: 5mm for Aran,  4mm for dk, 3mm for 4ply

SIZE: approx. 12" x 18" in Aran for oval/eye motif minus the joining band

NOTES:
Change colour every round except rounds 1 and 2 after the spears have been added.

To start all rounds ch1 counts as first sc
ch2 counts as the first dc.
ch3 counts as the first tr.

ARAN COLOURS FOR FIRST MOTIF IN ORDER OF USE
1: SPICE
2: POMEGRANITE
3: PALE ROSE
4: PISTACHIO
5:SAGE
6: CAMEL
7: GOLD

SPEARS
1:  POMEGRANITE
2: PISTACHIO

OUTER BAND
1:SAFFRON
2: SPICE
3: STORM BLUE
4: DENIM

JOINING BAND not in the picture
1: CREAM
2: CAMEL

BASIC FLAT PATTERN
I didn't think you would need pictures for the first few rounds, but if anyone needs them please leave me a message and i can ad pictures to help you

Finger wrap of 6 wraps OR ch4 sl st into a circle.
ROUND 1: 12sc into circle, sl st to complete. [12sc]

ROUND 2: 2dc, into each st, sl st to complete.[24dc]

ROUND 3: 3dc in the sp, between each pair of dc of previous round. [36dc]

ROUND 4: sc in every st, sl st to complete. [36sc]

ROUND 5: Hdc in first 2 sts, 2hdc in next st, repeat, sl st to complete. [48hdc]

ROUND 6: [double 'v' st] att. yarn in 2nd hdc, of round before, 2tr, ch3, 2tr, in same st, miss 3sts, repeat in next second hdc, miss 3 sts, repeat to end, sl st to complete. [12 Double 'v' sts]

ROUND 7: att, yarn in any sp, between the double 'v' st, 3dc, ch3, 3dc [shell st], in next ch3 sp, sc, in next sp between, repeat, sl st to complete. 
[12 shell sts]

ADD A SPEAR TO EACH END OF CIRCULAR MOTIF
If you have made the Spinning top Blanket this is the same shape but only 2 to make for this blanket, ONE FOR EACH END

DIAMOND/SPEAR SHAPE INFIL  

TIP: Can i suggest beginners do one with out the join as you go to get the feel of the pattern before trying to join it, but if you feel able to go ahead and join as you go with the first then have fun

PATTERN
A finger wrap of 6 wraps

ROUND 1: 12sc, into the circle

ROUND 2: Change col. Starting in any st but you are doing the outer point first, ch6, counts as first tr and ch3 point,
1tr into the same st,


1dc, into the next 3sts,



dc, ch3, dc, into the next st, (side point and where you join using the 2nd ch st, replacing it with a sl st to join the a shell point), 

1dc into the next st, 1dc, ch3 1dc, into the next st (bottom point, join as you go replacing the second ch st, with a sl st tp join to the dip) 

 

1dc in the next st, 1dc, ch3, 1dc, into next st, (second side point, join as you go replacing the 2nd ch for a sl st to join the the point of a shell st), 

complete with 1dc, in next 3sts, 

sl st into the 3rd ch st, of the ch6 loop, to complete

NOTE: Use the second ch st on each point to join the diamond/spear to the dip and points of the shells of round 7.

BAND AROUND THE OVAL/EYE MOTIF

NOTE: ROUNDS 1 AND 2 ARE IN THE SAME COLOUR

ROUND 1: Att. yarn in top point of spear, 7sc, in the ch3 point, sc in next 5sts, [this is the side of the spear],  ch4, tr into the next dip, ch4, sc into next point, repeat the [ch4, tr, into dip ch4 sc], 4 more times sc into next 5sts, ]this is the side of the spear], repeat along the second side, sl st to complete, cont. round 2 in same col.

ROUND 2: continue from this point with, dc in first 3 sts, at point, dc, ch2, dc in next st, [this is the top point of the motif], dc in all the sts to ch4 sp, 4dc in each ch4 sp,repeat dc, in the sc at side of spear, dc, ch2, dc, at top point, repeat 4dc in each ch4 sp, sl st to complete. [116dc]

ROUND 3: Att. yarn in ch2 point, ch5 counts as first dc and ch3 sp, dc in same point, dc in next 2 sts, 2dc in next st, dc in next 21sts, 2dc in next st, dc in next 8 sts, 2dc in next st, dc in next 21sts, 2dc in next st, dc in next 2sts, dc, ch2, dc, in point repeat down 2nd side, sl st into 2nd ch st, of first ch5 to complete. 
JUST INCASE YOU COPIED THIS PATTERN..there was a mistake in round 3 I missed out the 2dc in next st. Sorry xx

ROUND 4: Single 'v' st, round. att. yarn on either point, ch5 counts as first dc and ch3 sp, dc in same sp, miss 2sts, dc, ch3, dc,  'v' st, in next stitch, miss 2 sts repeat to end, sl st to complete. [44'v'sts]

ROUND 5: Att yarn in any 'v' repeat round 4 using tr, not dc. [44 'v' sts]

ROUND 6: Att. cream in the 'v' st, at a point, 3dc, ch3, 3dc, in same ch3 sp, ch1, 3dc in next ch3 sp, ch1, 3dc in next ch3 sp, repeat to 2nd point. 3dc, ch3, 3dc in point, repeat 3dc in each ch3 sp, sl st, to complete. [46 Granny Shells]

JOINING MOTIFS TOGETHER
THE JOINING WILL DEPEND ON YOUR CHOICE OF BLANKET

ROUND 7: JOIN AS YOU GO ROUND, 
This is another granny shell round, but the numbers joined will be different for each option so leave this round until you have all your motifs made.
PART 2 of the CoronaCal, will be the joining and will be posted next 
Friday 27th March 

That completes the CoronaCal motif without the joining round

MAKE: ??????

Depends on the blanket you want to make

Joined in runs of 3 or 4 with the next row inset into the dips...

Joined with a centre of 4 in the same colour way?

Or in groups of 4, all different or all the same?

Or in rows with a second infilled shape?

lots to think about with the colours, all different and make a scrap blanket, a great stash buster? 
Or a well planned repeat colour motif in a pattern?
Then there will be the joining?

TEXTURED MOTIF PATTERN
There will also be a textured oval/eye motif tomorrow, for you to make if you prefer.

Otherwise all parts will be at weekly intervals  


ALL TO COME IN PARTS 2, 3 AND 4 and 5 maybe a 6th part too.
OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS

Stay Safe and Happy Hooking

CoronaCal update...

I think we have one or two who want to do the CoronaCal. The motif pattern is written up and checked ready for a slightly earlier release.....

Hope everyone is ok, keeping sane in all this trauma, i know my days are all different, ok some and tears the next...mostly because I won't be able to see my gorgeous Grandson Oliver..growing so fast i'm going to miss a few things like crawling, walking and talking if this awful virus keeps us all inside our own home.....

Stay safe and Happy Hooking xxx

CoronaCal Blanket

Saturday 21st March for the motif pattern

colours used, but feel free to use your own colour combo, I love to see my patterns in Hookers own colour combos.

CoronaCal first motif is in... Stylecraft Aran, but you can make it in dk. 

It will be smaller than the Aran version of around 12" x 18"

ARAN COLOURS FOR FIRST MOTIF IN ORDER OF USE

1: SPICE

2: POMEGRANITE

3: PALE ROSE

4: PISTACHIO

5: SAGE

6: CAMEL

7: GOLD

SPEARS

1: POMEGRANITE

2: PISTACHIO

OUTER BAND

1:SAFFRON

2: SPICE

3: STORM BLUE

4: DENIM

I will be working on the join...several options might manage more than one option...watch this space

 Photographic mock ups so not totally accurate but gives you an idea of possible options...rows square repeated on its own or with another motif.

I've been asked how much of each colour..cant answer that yet but the 

12" x 18" motifs [Aran], weigh approx. 56g each and thats using the 10 colours in different combinations.

SO...it will depend on what style blanket you choose to make as too how much you use and will it have another infill motif too....so total number of yarn balls is hard to estimate at the moment.

CoronaCal starts Monday 21st March....gather your stash together

Been a while since i posted but there are 400 freebie patterns to have fun with on here if you do a bit of a search. 

I've also added the Hardanger Granny Blanket pattern to Ravelry today too and will be adding several more new patterns over the next few weeks..enjoy x

HARDANGER GRANNY BLAKET Click link

With all the doom and gloom around at the moment i thought a long waited for CAL might help one or two, so starting Monday 21st March I will be doing a 

CoronaCal

ARAN or DK COLOURS FOR THE MOTIFS IN ORDER OF USE

Stylecraft Special or 2 strands of dk work too for Aran, or use dk only but the motif will be smaller

YARN COLOUR LIST FOR THE FIRST MOTIF, pattern on Saturday 21st March

1: SPICE
2: POMEGRANITE
3: PALE ROSE
4: PISTACHIO
5:SAGE
6: CAMEL
7: GOLD

SPEARS
1:  POMEGRANITE
2: PISTACHIO

OUTER BAND
1:SAFFRON
2: SPICE
3: STORM BLUE
4: DENIM

CHRISTMAS PRESENT: Free pattern Christmas Tree decoration.

Christmas tree decoration is taken from the Original pattern from a Pumpkin shawl decoration....

PUMPKIN BEAD FLOWER

The doughnut in one colour and second colour for remaining decoration. Made in cotton yarns for the tree decorations.

US Terms

 DK Cotton, 4mm hook

PUMKIN FLOWER TREE DECORATION PATTERN

First col. Finger wrap of 15 wraps,

ROUND 1: 14sc into ring, sl st, to complete,

ROUND 2/3: cont. to sc over the top of the first round, spacing the sts carefully until you have done ANOTHER 40 sc, sl st to complete weave in end.

ROUND 4: Change to main colour, [equally sp, 8sc around the bead], sc, ch2, between each sc, sl st to complete. [8 x ch2 loops] 

cont. in same col.

ROUND 5: 3sc into each ch2 loop, sl st, to complete cont. [8 loops]

ROUND 6: ch5, miss 2sts, sc into next st, ch5, miss 2sts, sc into next st, repeat to end sl st into first st. [8 x ch5 loops] cont. in same col.

ROUND 7: 4sc, ch3 picot, 4sc, into same loop, repeat in all loops, sl st to complete, add ch20 sl st, into fist st, to make a hanging loop.

Running Bear blanket spin off design...it works

Spin off sample, from the new Running Bear Blanket......

I have a pattern that works, now to play with colours.

 Burnt orange to strong and the yellow needs softening i think, just for starters..

update: it's grown but still not speaking to me yet!