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