A while back I was approached by Red Heart to make a throw with snowflake squares. Well, I thought that could be fun, and it turns out I wasn’t the only one. The Snowflake Throw is the January Featured Throw, and it is quite popular!
Isn’t that nifty? To add to the niftyness, guess who the Featured Designer is this month?
To read about the Jake’s Blankie CAL (Crochet ALong) and to find the links to each week’s post, click here. The intro post will also give you all the yarn info for the blanket, and other links that may help. I have created an event in my Facebook page to share photos and ask questions. You can find the event here.
For week 4 of our CAL we will be making the second of 4 Kismet Squares. At that point you will be half way done with the squares for your blanket.
If you need a refresher on the Join As You Go method, find that here.
Square #6:
One of the first stitch patterns I learned was the chevron. It is a classic. I have even shared an amusing story with you about a chevron blanket I made in undergrad. As crochet has grown, the chevron has been adapted in many ways. It has been rounded out to make ripples or waves, it has graced clothing, bags, and so much more than just blankets. I have compiled some great chevron & ripple patterns to showcase its many uses!
Here are the names and links of each pattern, along with a little something that each designer has to say about them.
To read about the Jake’s Blankie CAL (Crochet ALong) and to find the links to each week’s post, click here. The intro post will also give you all the yarn info for the blanket, and other links that may help. I have created an event in my Facebook page to share photos and ask questions. You can find the event here.
This week we will be making the first of 4 Kismet Squares.
If you need a refresher on the Join As You Go method, find that here.
Square #5:
To read about the Jake’s Blankie CAL (Crochet ALong) and to find the links to each week’s post, click here. The intro post will also give you all the yarn info for the blanket, and other links that may help.
I have created an event in my Facebook page to share photos and ask questions. You can find the event here.
This week we will be making and joining 2 more of the 6 inch Jacob’s squares.
If you need a refresher on the Join As You Go method, find that here.
Square #3:
Large afghan squares are great for quick projects. Just six of them make a wonderful baby blanket. They also make great pillow covers or even wall art. So here is a collection of some 12 inch crochet squares!
Here are the names and links of each pattern, along with a little something that each designer has to say about them.
To read about the Jake’s Blankie CAL (Crochet ALong) and to find the links to each week’s post, click here. The intro post will also give you all the yarn info for the blanket, and other links that may help.
I have created an event in my Facebook page to share photos and ask questions. You can find the event here.
Let’s get started with this blanket! For our first week we will be making and joining 2 of the 6 inch Jacob’s squares.
If you need a refresher on the Join As You Go method, find that here.
Square #1:
Small squares are great for so many reasons. They can be used to make small blankets, cute little bags, appliques and so much more. They can be mixed with other sizes to make a mix and match blanket as well. So many uses, and so many squares. Here are just a few.
Here are the names and links of each pattern, along with a little something that each designer has to say about them.
Welcome to the Jake’s Blanket CAL. The CAL will Start on January 5th and will continue for 14 weeks, ending on April 6th, with each week’s post going up on Monday.
Tamara’s Kismet Square uses the traditional Jacob’s Ladder stitch in the center, and is bordered by the Jacob’s ladder stitch flipped on its side. This creates a lot of fun texture and a really nifty~looking square, if I do say so myself. 😉 The idea for turning the Jacob’s ladder stitch on its side came from this awesome pattern. The square can be used in blankets, pillow covers, as wall art, or in some other way you can imagine. You can even make a quick baby blanket with 6 of these squares and a border, it works for boys or girls. Just have fun with it!
