Spirits of Life Wrap CAL: reveal!



I know that since last week you have been waiting for a full reveal of my new Spirits of Life CAL. Thank you very much for a very warm and lovely feedback. And thank you for being patient. I’ve got lots of questions, and I will try to answer at least some of them in this post.
Spirits of Life Wrap CAL - designed by www.lillabjorncrochet.com

* DISCLOSURE: This blog contains affiliate links (marked with *). I may be compensated with a tiny amount from each purchase made via these links, and it will not cost you a penny. By using affiliate links you support my blog. Thank you!

Spirits of Life CAL was inspired by Native American textile and fiber art. Recently I have been looking a lot into this theme. My aim was not to copy exact patterns and to reproduce them. Instead I was trying to translate the same feeling through my wrap. Each element and pattern doesn’t have any meaning. It’s just my own perception and imagination. :)
Spirits of Life Wrap CAL - designed by www.lillabjorncrochet.com
Photo credit for all pictures in this post: Oleg Ignatovich

As you may probably know this CAL will be about the wrap. In fact it is a large (approx. 63cm x 180cm) rectangle shawl which can be worn both as a wrap and as a scarf, for example. In the pictures below you can see that the length is enough to wrap it around the shoulders.
Spirits of Life Wrap CAL - designed by www.lillabjorncrochet.com

Spirits of Life wrap comes in three colour ways: Spirit of the Lake, Spirit of the Volcano and Spirit of the Orchid. Each sample is made with mixture of two Scheepjes yarns: Spirit and Catona (reviewed HERE and HERE), to imitate mute and semi-colored effects of traditional textile pieces. I have worked with both yarns before and truly love their look and the feel. The mixture of soft and slightly fluffy Spirit and stiffness and rich colors of Catona gave the wrap a very nice warmth and excellent drape!
Spirits of Life Wrap CAL - designed by www.lillabjorncrochet.com

Official kits produced and nicely packed by Scheepjes in all three colorways are already available for pre-order via some local stockiest (also at Knotty House* (Canada) and will be available for purchase at large retailers, such as Wool Warehouse HERE* and Deramores* (both in UK with international shipping), Loveknitting* (US) on September 27th, 2017.

And while waiting for the start date, you can add this CAL to your queue on Ravelry HERE.
Spirits of Life Wrap CAL - kit

Just to remind you, the CAL will begin on October 18th, 2017 and will run for 9 weeks. Last part will be released on December 13th, just in time to finish your wrap for Christmas – for yourself or for friends and family members.
Spirits of Life Wrap CAL - designed by www.lillabjorncrochet.com

The patterns/tutorials will be released here on my blog weekly. They will be FREE and translated at least to 10 languages: English UK and US, Dutch, Spanish, German, French, Hebrew, Swedish, Afrikaans, Polish and Finnish. Tutorials will include written instructions, charts and progress pictures and will be accompanied by partial video’s to guide you through every step. The CAL will be hosted in Official CCC Social group on Facebook (by Susan Cutrer) where you will find the answers to all questions and get full support from admins and other members.

You were asking which crochet level this CAL is aimed to. This is a very difficult question. Spirits of Life is definitely not a total beginner’s project. But no intricate stitches were used to crochet this wrap. All stitches are very basic and only their placement can be tricky sometimes. If you are an “adventurous beginner” and like to learn new things, you can try this CAL out.
Spirits of Life Wrap CAL - designed by www.lillabjorncrochet.com

Three different techniques were mixed together: Overlay Crochet, Mosaic Crochet and C2C (corner-to-corner) crochet. In coming weeks I will keep you posted with details about the techniques and will give you links to tutorials, so that you can practice and see if this CAL is right for you.

I hope I could answer your possible questions. More information and details will come in next weeks. And here is the picture of me wearing Spirit of the Orchid. I am sending many thanks to my friends @Oleg Ignatovich (photographer) and @Natasha Zus (model) for such atmospheric pictures. Be sure to check their Instagram to see lots of other wonderful pictures!

UPDATE: you can find Important Notes for this project HERE. And General Information with links to all patterns is HERE.
Spirits of Life Wrap CAL - designed by www.lillabjorncrochet.com

Subscribe to a newsletter not to miss a single post. You can also follow me on FacebookPinterest and Instagram.


You may also like:

46 comments

  1. Absolutely Stunning !!!! The textures, the colours, the photography - just everything is absolutely amazing !!!! You have exceeded my expectations - and I own more than 10 of your patterns, so my expectations were pretty high already. Well done Tatsiana - I don't know how I am going to wait 2 months now :) xxx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you very much! To be honest when first sample was finished and I looked at it with fresh eyes, I coudn't really believe it was made by me. Sometimes I have a feeling that ideas are being born by themselves :) And it's still summer! Enjoy, relax and two months will fly.

      Delete
  2. I love it so much, each one has such a vibrant personality, and the photographs are very inviting. Wonderful!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you! We worked really hard to bring the feeling through photography. I am happy you like it.

      Delete
  3. This is truly beautiful Tatsiana! I love the Spirit of the Lake colorway, which might have to be mine! :) --Rita Z.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Spirit of the Lake was the first colorway I created, and I like it very much too. dusty green and deep blue remind me of a lake so much. I think I can even smell it :)

      Delete
  4. Beautiful. I cannot wait to start my Spirit of the Volcano...

    ReplyDelete
  5. Thank you form the bottom of my heart for giving us such a great and beautiful gift <3 I really look for ward to start, but i haven't decide which colors yet, i have to meditate to see if my Spirit is a Volcano or a Orchid :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. Looks amazing and inspirational ... can't wait to start. Going to place my order today in volcano to strengthen my root chakra as I work on this delicious beauty and then keep it strong as I wear it ❤️

    ReplyDelete
  7. Wow Amazing. What a magnificent design. I can not wait to get started

    ReplyDelete
  8. So beautiful! And what a great picture of you! Lovely!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Such a gorgeous design, I can't wait to start :-) Thank you so much. I want to pre-order a pack but have just one question: Do I have to be a Facebook member to be able to do the CAL?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. No, no at all! All patterns will be published here on my blog. And Facebook group will just provide you with additional help. But it is not obligatory to be a member of any group.

      Delete
  10. Awesome. I always love making your beautiful designs. I love the color choices and look forward to making this lovely wrap. Thank you for having this CAL. :) Wishing you a most lovely day.

    ReplyDelete
  11. I hope that the next weeks with the informations and details will be in Dutch (and the other languages)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. This is just an introduction to the CAL. and you can use a Translate button on y blog to translate in to your languges. All Important Notes and everything important you need to know will be in Dutch and other languages, of course.

      Delete
  12. wow gorgeous!! Can't wait to join this beautiful CAL!! You rock!

    ReplyDelete
  13. So hard to choose, I'll start with 'Lake." Beautiful beyond words.

    ReplyDelete
  14. what a gorgeous and inspirational design. thank you for it.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Beautiful. I have preordered an orchid kit!! Looking forward to the CAL. Thanks for such a fantastic design.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Oh my! So very beautiful! The size and drape looks so inviting to wrap yourself in. And, the color combinations in the different stitch patterns just takes my breath away. I'm going to have to make all three...Spirit of the Lake for my daughter, Spirit of the Orchid for my daughter-in-law, and Spirit of the Volcano for me. I have to keep one for myself, of course! Thank you for creating these!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Tatsiana this is just SO gorgeous.Spirit of the Lake and the Orchid are both calling me and I like the Volcano too!!!!! This is just so wonderful - I have done several of your patterns - this beats the lot. A wonderful creation - well done and thank you. Maggie Lewin

    ReplyDelete
  18. I thought I had decided on my color choice when you gave us the sneak peek, but seeing the wraps in these stunning photos has made choosing so much more difficult. The wrap is so beautiful, though, that I know whichever color I choose, I will be happy. Can't wait to get started!

    ReplyDelete
  19. I love this design and I will be following your website for these patterns, but this is a posting question. I saw Miss Neriss's email, and she said you will be posting links on the Official CCC Social Group. Will that page be active? I have been unable to access it for weeks.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. this group is active all the time. If you cannot access it, maybe you should contact one of the admins?

      Delete
  20. Can't wait to get my hands on one of those kits! How can I choose!! Beautiful work!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Gorgeous shawl not sure which colour combo would choose. Would this be alright for a beginner? Thanks

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Soon I will post links to techniques used in this CAL. You will try them in advance to see if difficulty level is right for you.

      Delete
  22. Looking forward to this beauty but when will the yarn quantity details be available if I want to try an alternate colourway? Thanks

    ReplyDelete
  23. Looking forward to this beauty. When will the yarn details be available please to choose and alternate colourway?

    ReplyDelete
  24. This is stunning, I look forward to this CAL

    ReplyDelete
  25. So beautifull!
    I can't wait to get startet!

    Will there be a Danish translation?

    ReplyDelete
  26. So beautiful!
    I can't wait to get startet!

    Will there be a Danish translation?

    ReplyDelete
  27. Unfortunately, neither LoveCrochet.com or LoveKnitting.com have the yarn kits available for preorder. The only shop I've found in the U.S. that is taking preorders is the lovely Stitched Naturally (https://stitchednaturally.com) in Wisconsin. (This is also the only shop to carry Scheepjes Whirl.) So you don't need to wait any longer if you live in the U.S. to preorder, and you don't need to pay overseas shipping rates. Your only concern now is choosing which kit to buy--the hardest part.

    ReplyDelete
  28. I crocheted for years and have practically stopped because I taught myself to knit and have concentrated on learning the vsrious stitches and techniques. However, when i opened your email today and saw this beautiful wrap, I wanted to join in you CAL. It will be a gift for my daughter. I am very excited to join this crochet project. Thank you!

    ReplyDelete
  29. Hola!
    I love your work and I would like to join me to this cal. I'm a very beginer and I don't know if i'll be able to do it. I am crocheting tradicional stiches since a red months ... I had never seeing this tipe of work so special

    ReplyDelete
  30. Hi all, looking for the CAL kit on Loveknitting/Lovecrochet and not finding it. Anyone else been able to find it? If so, what did you search for?

    ReplyDelete
  31. I still can't find it and it's Oct 2nd...

    ReplyDelete
  32. Hi. I will not be able to purchase the yarn used in the kit as I am on a strict budget but have other fingering yarn here. have quite a bit of Loops & Threads Woolike. May I use that instead? I have not compared the WPI to yours as of yet.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I have never seen the yarn you mention. so I am not help, sorry. but if you can meet the gauge - then, probably, you can use it :)

      Delete
  33. Making this for my daughter. Was so excited yo get the email that my kit is on the way!

    ReplyDelete
  34. Beautiful! Excited to start!

    ReplyDelete
  35. Hi it looks beautiful! I live in Colombia and no Scheepjes available here, and shipping is a guarantee for losing the order. There are lots of colours available here, but how thick would scheepjes be? For needle 2 mm, 3 mm etc? To try to find something local here which would be workable. Scheepjes is cotton? Or synthetic? Thanks!

    ReplyDelete
  36. Tatsiana these are so so beautiful. I had the pleasure of seeing them up close at Black Sheep Barn last weekend and I was in awe. I cannot wait to get started. I am going to make one each for my sister, brother and myself in each of the colour ways. We have native American ancestry, and they will suit us perfectly! Much love xxx

    ReplyDelete

© LillaBjörn's Crochet World. Design by MangoBlogs.