PART #1‎
May ‎16/ ‎2020
Starting a new test for Helen. This is a special pattern as it is the much anticipated fall CAL
Just a note for round 6. Be careful of the sequence. The two dc will fall on each side of the fpsc on round 5. Be sure to count … 72 dc.
Round 7 … keep an eye on the sequence. It is a bit different from what you might think.
Round 26 looks really intimidating at first. It did take me a couple of stats but it really went well after a bit of practice. When working the fpdtr3tog be sure to keep an eye on where the second color is. I got the yarn caught up a couple of times and had a strand stretched across where it didn’t go. Yes it is in the back but you want it to look as good as you can. This round can be a bit slow but take you time and it will work great. My fpdtr3tog look a bit large so you may want to go down a hook size for this part if this happens to you.
Color Sequence
Round 1-2 Cream Round 3 Wisteria Round 4-6 Cream Round 7 Wisteria Round 8-11 Cream Round 12 Wisteria Round 13-17 Cream Round 18 Ice Coffee Round 19 Cream Round 20 Ice Coffee Round 21 Cream Round 22 Ice Coffee Round 23-25 Cream Round 26 Wisteria (You will use two colors, Cream as the main color and Wisteria and the carried color) Round 27-28 Cream

Part #2 May 21/2020
This part went well without much to remark about. I do not have a real fondness for popcorn stitches. Just saying. :)
Round 29-30 Violet Round 31 Cream Round 32 Wisteria Round 33-34 Cream Round 35-36 Violet Round 37-38 Hot Grape Round 39-40 Wisteria Round 41 Cream
Part # 2 took me approximately 8 hours spread over three days.

Part 3
Contrasting colors work great here!
Round 42 Ice Coffee Round 43-44 Cream Round 45 -46 Ice Coffee Round 47-48 Cream Round 49 Ice Coffee Round 50-51 Violet Round 52 Hot Grape

Part 4
Part # 4 5/27/20
Not a hard section but it is starting to get some size so it does take a bit of time to go around…and there are popcorn stitches !

Round 53-57 Cream Round 58 Hot Grape Round 59 Violet Round 60-61 Wisteria Round 62-63 Violet Round 64 Hot Grape
Part # 4 took me around 13 hours spread out over four days

Part # 5 6/3/2020**
Life got in the way and it took me a couple of days to get started.
Be sure to lay out your blanket and get the proper stitch as indicated in the pattern.
Round 65… Count and then… Recount! Stitch markers helped me a lot here!
Round 66 has us changing shape. Still do lots of counting! I didn’t use markers every 20 but I did double-check to be sure I had 65 sc each time.

Round 65-66 Cream Round 67 Wisteria Round 68-69 Cream Round 70-71 Ice Coffee Round 72 Wisteria Round 73-75 Violet Round 76 Hot Grape Round 77-78 Violet

Part# 6
I will always remember part 6 for one thing… popcorn stitches! Lots of popcorn stitches. I knew they were coming! Really though they went well. They seemed to flow. Shocked me! The rest of the section went well with nothing to give a heads up about. Once again … Stitch markers are a huge help. Be sure to count!

Round 79 Ice Coffee Round 80 Cream Round 81-82 Ice Coffee
Round 83 Cream Round 84 Hot Grape Round 85 Cream Round 86-87 Ice Coffee Round 88 Cream Round 89 Hot Grape Round 90 Cream

Part# 7
At first glance I thought this was a pretty easy looking section. While not hard it was really time-consuming for me. The blanket is really getting large as well. Love the use of bead stitches here. Be sure to use your stitch markers and keep close count.
Round 91-92 Cream Round 93 Wisteria Round 94 Cream Round 95 Wisteria Round 96 Cream Round 97 Ice Coffee