Welcome to part 13 of the Kaleidoscope CAL – the final part! The last thing to do with any blanket is the border. A good border sets off a blanket nicely, and after all the work you’ve put into this blanket, it deserves to be well-finished. This border is fairly simple, with no colourwork – … More The Kaleidoscope Blanket CAL – Part 13

Welcome to part 12 of the Kaleidoscope CAL! At last we come to join all the different shapes into one blanket! Once again, this section may not take you the whole fortnight. This is deliberate, to make sure everybody’s had plenty of time to finish off all of the triangles before we finally get to … More The Kaleidoscope Blanket CAL – Part 12

Welcome to part 11 of the Kaleidoscope CAL! This fortnight, we’ll be joining the squares and octagons together, and then joining the wedge shapes from ‘Joining  – Part 02’ with the squares and octagons. This won’t take you the whole fortnight, and that’s deliberate! It means you’ll have plenty of time if you need to … More The Kaleidoscope Blanket CAL – Part 11

Welcome to part 10 of the Kaleidoscope CAL! The final shape to make is the octagon, which are the largest individual motifs in the blanket. None of the stitches here are new to you, so you should find this relatively straight forward. You need to make nine of these, all in the same colour combination. … More The Kaleidoscope Blanket CAL – Part 10

Welcome to part 09 of the Kaleidoscope CAL! This fortnight, you’ll be working on joining triangles 1 and 4 together. You will be creating thirty-six wedge shapes. Refer to diagram 04 for the layout of these. This may not take you the whole fortnight, and that’s deliberate! It means you’ll have plenty of time if … More The Kaleidoscope Blanket CAL – Part 09

Welcome to part 08 of the Kaleidoscope CAL! This fortnight we’ll be working on Triangle 4B. The pattern is the same as Triangle 4A, but with a different set of colours. The pdf download for this part includes details of the colours and stitches you’ll be using for this section, as well as my little … More The Kaleidoscope Blanket CAL – Part 08

Welcome to part 07 of the Kaleidoscope CAL! This fortnight we’ll be working on Triangle 4A, which uses four different colours. You’ll be making thirty-six of these, all in the same colour combination. Please note the pictures in this part of the pattern use colours that you won’t use until part 08; don’t worry about … More The Kaleidoscope Blanket CAL – Part 07

Welcome to part 06 of the Kaleidoscope CAL! Triangle 1 gives us a little more variety this fortnight, with different colour combinations. Hopefully by now you’re feeling confident about the colour changes, so these triangles shouldn’t be a challenge! You’ll be making six sets of these, in six different colour combinations. The pdf download for … More The Kaleidoscope Blanket CAL – Part 06

Welcome to part 05 of the Kaleidoscope CAL! This fortnight, you’ll be working on joining triangles 2 and 3 together. You will be creating four larger sections, and twelve smaller sections. Refer to diagram 01 for the layout of these; the larger sections are marked in red, and the smaller sections are marked in green. … More The Kaleidoscope Blanket CAL – Part 05

Welcome to part 04 of the Kaleidoscope CAL! Triangle 3 is a little more intricate, using more post stitches, but there are still only three colours in play in each triangle. Once again, these motifs are working in rows, turning after every row. You’ll be making two sets of these, in two different colour combinations. … More The Kaleidoscope Blanket CAL – Part 04