Double Trouble: home colors edition
Finished
January 6, 2017
October 17, 2017

Double Trouble: home colors edition

Project info
Double Trouble CAL 2017 by Jolanda Verschiere-den Toonder & Naomi Harreman
Crochet
BlanketThrow
215 x 150cm
Hooks & yarn
4.0 mm (G)
5.0 mm (H)
5,792 yards = 17.99 skeins
Stylecraft Special Double Knit
518 yards in stash
3.39 skeins = 1091.6 yards (998.1 meters), 339 grams
56627
Natural/Undyed
Caro’s Atelier in Almere, Flevoland
December 16, 2016
Stylecraft Special Double Knit
551 yards in stash
3.29 skeins = 1059.4 yards (968.7 meters), 329 grams
56627
Brown
Caro’s Atelier in Almere, Flevoland
December 16, 2016
Stylecraft Special Double Knit
377 yards in stash
3.83 skeins = 1233.3 yards (1127.7 meters), 383 grams
56627
Natural/Undyed
Caro’s Atelier in Almere, Flevoland
December 16, 2016
Stylecraft Special Double Knit
576 yards in stash
3.21 skeins = 1033.6 yards (945.1 meters), 321 grams
56285
Blue
Caro’s Atelier in Almere, Flevoland
December 16, 2016
Stylecraft Special Double Knit
235 yards in stash
4.27 skeins = 1374.9 yards (1257.2 meters), 427 grams
56452
Blue-green
Caro’s Atelier in Almere, Flevoland
December 16, 2016
Notes

I discovered this CAL visiting the Kreadoe, where the designers showed it off along with last year’s CAL. After thinking about it a while I decided to join and make this blanket based on the color pallete I want to use for our new house that’s being built this year.

Week 1

Set up 223 DC using chainless foundation.

Width 162cm, height 10 cm

Row 1 (foundation DC): Storm Blue 10g (29.4 meters)
Row 2 - 11: Parchment 79g (232.3 meters)

Week Total .89 skein, 261.7 meters

Week 2

Row 12, 14, 19, 21: Mocha 21g, 61.7m
Row 13 & 20: Cream 15g, 44.1m
Rows 15 - 18: Duck Egg 49g, 144.1m

Week Total .85 skein, 249.9m
Total 1.74 skein 511.6m
Height 18cm

Week 3

Row 22-29: Storm blue 40g, 117.6m

Total 2.14 skein, 629.2m
Height 24cm

Week 4

Row 30, 32, 34, 36: Parchment 16g

Row 31, 35: Duck Egg 19g

Row 33: Cream 13g

Week total .48 skein, 141m

Total 2.62 skein, 771m
Height 30cm

Week 5

Row 37-49: Mocha .66 skein, 194m

Total 3.28 skein, 965m
Height 35cm

Week 6

Rows 50, 52, 56: Cream 19g, 56m
Rows 51, 59, 61: Storm Blue 18g, 53m
Rows 53-55: Duck Egg 15g, 50m
Rows 57-58: Parchment 15g, 44m
Row 60: Mocha 7g, 20.5m

Week Total .74 skein, 217.5m

Total 4.02 skein, 1182m
Height 47cm

Week 7

Rows 62-69: Cream 42g, 124m

Total 4.44 skein, 1307m
Height 51cm

Week 8

Rows 70, 72, 74, 76: Duck Egg 19g, 56m
Rows 71, 75: Parchment 17g, 50m
Row 73: Storm Blue 13g, 38m

Week total: 49g, 147m

Total: 4.93 skein, 1449m
Height 57cm

Week 9

Rows 77, 86-87: Cream 21g, 62m
Rows 78-79, 88: Storm Blue 24g, 70.5m
Rows 80-81: Parchment 15g, 44m
Rows 82-83: Duck Egg 13g, 38m
Rows 84-85: Mocha 14g, 41m

Week total: .87 skein, 256m

Total: 5.8 skein, 1705m
Height 65cm

Week 10

Rows 89, 91, 100, 102: Cream 18g, 53m
Rows 90, 101: Duck Egg 16g, 47m
Rows 92-99: Storm Blue 32g, 94m

Week total: .66 skein, 194m

Total 6.46 skein, 1899m
Height 75.5cm

Week 11

Rows 103-110: Mocha 38g, 112m

Total 6.84 skein, 2011m
Height 80.5cm

Week 12

Rows 111, 113, 129, 121: Parchment 20g, 59m
Rows 112, 120: Storm Blue 18g, 53m
Rows 114-116, 118: Cream 25g, 73.5m
Rows 116a, 117: Duck Egg 13g, 38m

Week Total: .76 skein, 223.5m

Total 7.6 skein, 2234.5m
Height 89.5cm

Week 13

Rows 122-125, 130: Mocha 44g, 129m
Rows 126-129: Duck Egg 39g, 115m

Week Total: .83 skein, 244m

Total: 8.43 skein, 2478m
Height 101cm

Week 14

Rows 131, 133, 140, 142: Cream 20g, 59m
Rows 132, 141: Parchment 16g, 47m
Rows 134-139: Storm Blue 33g, 97m

Week Total: .69 skein, 203m

Total: 9.12 skein, 2681m
Height 113.5cm

Week 15

Rows 143-151: Duck Egg 35g, 103m

Total 9.47 skein, 2784m
Height 120cm

Week 16

Rows 152, 154, 158, 160: Parchment 20g, 59m
Rows 153, 159: Mocha 14g, 41m
Rows 155-157: Cream 21g, 62m

Week Total .55 skein, 162m

Total 10.02 skein, 2946m
Height 127.5cm

Week 17

Rows 160-161, 163-165, 167-169, 171-172: Duck Egg 59g, 173m
Rows 162, 166, 170: Storm Blue 54g, 159m

Week Total 1.13 skein, 332m

Total 11.15 skein, 3278m
Height 136.5cm

Week 18

Rows 173, 175, 181, 183: Cream 20g, 59m
Rows 174, 182: Mocha 19g, 56m
Rows 176-180: Parchment 53g, 156m

Week Total: .92 skein, 270m

Total 12.07 skein, 3548m
Height 147.5cm

Week 19

Rows 184-191: Storm Blue 43g, 126m

Total 12.5 skein, 3675m

Height 154cm

Week 20

Rows 192, 194, 198, 200: Duck Egg 20g, 59m
Rows 193, 199: Parchment 18g, 53m
Rows 195-197: Mocha 32g, 94m

Week Total: 70g, 206m

Total: 13.2 skein, 3881m

Height 163cm

Week 21

Rows 201-207: Cream 63g, 185m

Total: 13.83 skein, 4066m

Height 169cm

Week 22

Rows 208, 210, 216, 218: Storm Blue 16g, 47m
Rows 209, 217: Duck Egg 19g, 56m
Rows 211-215: Mocha 55g, 165m

Week total: 90g, 268m

Total: 14.73 skein, 4334m

Height 178.5cm

Week 23

For this week I opted for a different tunisian pattern that the DB pattern for this week. I chose the bias stitch.

Rows 216-224: Parchment 47g, 138m

Total: 15.2 skein, 4469m

Height 184.5cm

Week 24

Rows 225, 227, 231, 233: Mocha 19g, 56m
Rows 226, 231: Cream 17g, 50m
Rows 228-230: Storm Blue 10g, 29.5m & Duck Egg 9g, 26.5m

Week total: 55g, 162m

Total: 15.75 skein, 4630.5m

Height 192.5

Week 25

Rows 234-5, 238-9, 242-3, 246: Parchment 49g, 144m
Rows 246-7, 240-1, 244-5: Cream 45g, 132m

Week total: 94g, 276m

Total: 16.69 skein, 4906.5m

Height 204.5cm

The blanket is now 2 meters long so I’m calling it quits, I’ll add a DC row to get a symmetry with the beginning and add the border.

Row 247 (DC): Storm Blue 10g, 29.4m

Week 29 (border)

Rows 1, 3-4: Duck Egg 102g, 300m
Row 2: Parchment 18g, 53.5m

Border total: 1.2 skein, 353.5

Total size: 215cm x 150cm

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  • Project created: January 2, 2017
  • Finished: October 22, 2017
  • Updated: March 28, 2018
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