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Showing posts with label Spirit. Show all posts
If you followed
Spirits of Life CAL
you were probably waiting for a bonus pattern to be released. There was a small
metal hoop included in official Scheepjes kits, and you were all wondering what
it was for. And today is the reveal day! And the free crochet pattern day as
well.
This pattern was scheduled for an early January, but everyone was celebrating holidays (including translating teams). And I only started to receive translations now. Not all of them are ready yet. But missing files should be added very soon.
So what was the metal ring/hoop for? I know many of you were guessing it could be a dream catcher. But it’s not. :) It’s just a small mandala wall hanging. If you have lots of yarn left, you can add some crocheted feathers, and beads. And turn your mandala into a kind of a dream catcher. That’s absolutely up to you.
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Spirit Mandala is very simple and is worked up really fast. No intricate stitches were used here, but you have a chance to practice popcorns. I recommend to use 3.25mm Amour Clover crochet hook but you may want to use a smaller one (or crochet tight) to make your mandala match the size of the hoop.
I mixed both Spirit and Catona yarns for a faded effect. And I’ve completed all three mandalas. One of them found its place in my window.
IMPORTANT: Please, be aware that all my patterns (free or paid) are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, redistribute (online or off-line), sell and edit them in part or as a whole. You are welcome to sell your finished items made by my patterns, but you cannot use my pictures to promote them. Please, always credit me as the designer of these patterns. You are not allowed to share pdf-files created from my posts with anyone. If you would like more people to join my CAL – please, share a link to my blog with them. You can check Copyright page for more information.
Afrikaans
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English (UK)
English (US)
Finnish
French
German
Hebrew
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Spanish
Swedish
Russian
Here is a video to help you with the written pattern:
Today, when release is launched, I can finally announce that Spirits of Life CAL is officially finished. YAY! It was a long and exciting journey, and I would like to use this opportunity to thank all wonderful people who were helping me along the way:
And of course I would like to thank all of you who joined me for this adventure. Who didn’t give up, managed to break through jungles of crochet techniques. And who finished their Spirit of Life wraps.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
I hope you will enjoy the mandala pattern. And if you still have lots of yarn left you can probably make a matching pillow in C2C technique. Check my tutorial HERE.
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This pattern was scheduled for an early January, but everyone was celebrating holidays (including translating teams). And I only started to receive translations now. Not all of them are ready yet. But missing files should be added very soon.
So what was the metal ring/hoop for? I know many of you were guessing it could be a dream catcher. But it’s not. :) It’s just a small mandala wall hanging. If you have lots of yarn left, you can add some crocheted feathers, and beads. And turn your mandala into a kind of a dream catcher. That’s absolutely up to you.
Add this pattern to your Ravelry Queue
Spirit Mandala is very simple and is worked up really fast. No intricate stitches were used here, but you have a chance to practice popcorns. I recommend to use 3.25mm Amour Clover crochet hook but you may want to use a smaller one (or crochet tight) to make your mandala match the size of the hoop.
I mixed both Spirit and Catona yarns for a faded effect. And I’ve completed all three mandalas. One of them found its place in my window.
COPYRIGHT
IMPORTANT: Please, be aware that all my patterns (free or paid) are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, redistribute (online or off-line), sell and edit them in part or as a whole. You are welcome to sell your finished items made by my patterns, but you cannot use my pictures to promote them. Please, always credit me as the designer of these patterns. You are not allowed to share pdf-files created from my posts with anyone. If you would like more people to join my CAL – please, share a link to my blog with them. You can check Copyright page for more information.
Afrikaans
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English (UK)
English (US)
Finnish
French
German
Hebrew
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Spanish
Swedish
Russian
Here is a video to help you with the written pattern:
Today, when release is launched, I can finally announce that Spirits of Life CAL is officially finished. YAY! It was a long and exciting journey, and I would like to use this opportunity to thank all wonderful people who were helping me along the way:
- My wonderful testers Hilde Tindlund, Cindy Douglass, Lori Baran, Kathy Mant and Susan Cutler Cutrer, who spent lots of time searching for errors and helping to polish the pattern.
- Massiel Lago and all amazing translating teams!! I can’t name everyone but I know that more than 40 people were working to bring translations of this CAL to life!
- Nikki Willis and other admins of Official CCC Social group on Facebook who were always in touch trying to answer all the questions and help you out.
- Esther Dijkstra of It’s All In A Nutshell whi inspired me to choose yarns for this CAL and who taught me how to create and upload video’s. Thanks to Esther I have my own YouTube channel now!
- Scheepjes for sponsoring this CAL and putting together official kits (they are still available for purchase via Wool Warehouse* (UK, international shipping)
- My Scheepjes bloggers friends (Our Tribe) for support and inspiration.
And of course I would like to thank all of you who joined me for this adventure. Who didn’t give up, managed to break through jungles of crochet techniques. And who finished their Spirit of Life wraps.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
I hope you will enjoy the mandala pattern. And if you still have lots of yarn left you can probably make a matching pillow in C2C technique. Check my tutorial HERE.
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YAY! Spirits of Life CAL is almost finished! This week is the last one. You will be making a simple border and then your wrap will be finished! I have mixed feelings about this week. It is a little bit sad that our crochet adventure is almost over. But on the other hand I am somewhat happy as well… This CAL was taking every single day of my life during last 2 months. I could hardly think of something else, and several new designs were put on hold. But now I will have more time to work on them and bring them to you soon.
If you missed previous parts of Spirits of Life CAL, please check General Information, Important Notes, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 and Part 8.
Last week was very relaxed I hope. And today’s border is very simple, too. It consists of only rounds with single and double crochet stitches (US terms) and almost no counting is involved. So after you finish first round you can grab a cup of tea and continue with the pattern watching your favourite TV shows.
Why do I mention first round? Because on that round you will work evenly around entire wrap (it should be blocked already). I know many people I scared by “work evenly” instructions. To make it easier for you, I have given exact stitch count for every part of the wrap. So first round is broken into smaller sections, and hopefully it will be easy to be on track.
Please, note that my stitch count is perfect for the size and gauge given in the pattern. If your gauge was different, you might need to improvise a bit. The main rule is that your border must not ruffle. And it should not be pulling, too.
In case you don’t have enough yarn to finish the border as per pattern – don’t worry. You can absolutely join a new color in the middle of the round and continue to work with it. I would say different colors of yarn in the same round will make your wrap look very authentic.
IMPORTANT: Please, be aware that all my patterns (free or paid) are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, redistribute (online or off-line), sell and edit them in part or as a whole. You are welcome to sell your finished items made by my patterns, but you cannot use my pictures to promote them. Please, always credit me as the designer of these patterns. You are not allowed to share pdf-files created from my posts with anyone. If you would like more people to join my CAL – please, share a link to my blog with them. You can check Copyright page for more information.
**Errata** in some translations it was written to join Yarn F in the final stitch. It was an error. Please, make first round of the border with Yarn H :)
Part 9 - Afrikaans
Part 9 - Czech
Part 9 - Danish
Part 9 - Dutch
Part 9 - English (UK)
Part 9 - English (US)
Part 9 - Finnish
Part 9 - French
Part 9 - German
Part 9 - Hebrew
Part 9 - Norwegian
Part 9 - Polish
Part 9 - Portuguese
Part 9 - Spanish
Part 9 - Swedish
Part 9 - Russian
And if you have plenty of yarn left, here is my placement of colors for each of three colorways.
Here is a short video showing how the rounds begin and finish with a “needle join” (a nice opportunity to practice invisible join, isn’t?)
If you purchased an official Scheepjes kit you might be curious what is the metal ring for. And now I can tell you! It’s for a bonus pattern – a mandala wall hanging – which will be made with leftovers. The mandala design is created already and will be put to test this week. But since many of you are behind with the CAL and Christmas is almost here, I thought I would release bonus pattern early in January. When everyone will be back from holidays, fresh and ready for the new challenges!
Are you making this wrap for yourself or as a gift? :) I would love to hear from you in comments!!
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If you missed previous parts of Spirits of Life CAL, please check General Information, Important Notes, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 and Part 8.
Last week was very relaxed I hope. And today’s border is very simple, too. It consists of only rounds with single and double crochet stitches (US terms) and almost no counting is involved. So after you finish first round you can grab a cup of tea and continue with the pattern watching your favourite TV shows.
Why do I mention first round? Because on that round you will work evenly around entire wrap (it should be blocked already). I know many people I scared by “work evenly” instructions. To make it easier for you, I have given exact stitch count for every part of the wrap. So first round is broken into smaller sections, and hopefully it will be easy to be on track.
Please, note that my stitch count is perfect for the size and gauge given in the pattern. If your gauge was different, you might need to improvise a bit. The main rule is that your border must not ruffle. And it should not be pulling, too.
In case you don’t have enough yarn to finish the border as per pattern – don’t worry. You can absolutely join a new color in the middle of the round and continue to work with it. I would say different colors of yarn in the same round will make your wrap look very authentic.
COPYRIGHT
IMPORTANT: Please, be aware that all my patterns (free or paid) are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, redistribute (online or off-line), sell and edit them in part or as a whole. You are welcome to sell your finished items made by my patterns, but you cannot use my pictures to promote them. Please, always credit me as the designer of these patterns. You are not allowed to share pdf-files created from my posts with anyone. If you would like more people to join my CAL – please, share a link to my blog with them. You can check Copyright page for more information.
**Errata** in some translations it was written to join Yarn F in the final stitch. It was an error. Please, make first round of the border with Yarn H :)
Part 9 - Afrikaans
Part 9 - Czech
Part 9 - Danish
Part 9 - Dutch
Part 9 - English (UK)
Part 9 - English (US)
Part 9 - Finnish
Part 9 - French
Part 9 - German
Part 9 - Hebrew
Part 9 - Norwegian
Part 9 - Polish
Part 9 - Portuguese
Part 9 - Spanish
Part 9 - Swedish
Part 9 - Russian
And if you have plenty of yarn left, here is my placement of colors for each of three colorways.
Here is a short video showing how the rounds begin and finish with a “needle join” (a nice opportunity to practice invisible join, isn’t?)
If you purchased an official Scheepjes kit you might be curious what is the metal ring for. And now I can tell you! It’s for a bonus pattern – a mandala wall hanging – which will be made with leftovers. The mandala design is created already and will be put to test this week. But since many of you are behind with the CAL and Christmas is almost here, I thought I would release bonus pattern early in January. When everyone will be back from holidays, fresh and ready for the new challenges!
Are you making this wrap for yourself or as a gift? :) I would love to hear from you in comments!!
- Spirits of Life CAL was sponsored by Scheepjes. There are still kits available for purchase (at the time of posting) at Wool Warehouse HERE (UK, international shipping) and Loveknitting HERE (US).
- You can join Official CCC Social group on Facebook which is an official host of Spirits of Life CAL. You will get all needed support and help there. You can also join my Ravelry group HERE and ask questions in CAL threads.
Subscribe to a newsletter not to miss a single post. You can also follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.
Welcome to Part 7 of Spirits of Life CAL! We are slowly moving to the end. Only 3 weeks are left and your wrap will be finished. This week you will be “passing exam” in Mosaic crochet. But you have made so much of mosaic crochet already, so that’s should not be a problem, right?
If you missed previous parts of Spirits of Life CAL, please check General Information, Important Notes, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6.
This week’s pattern again consists of written instructions, a chart and video tutorial. All means for you not be lost.
Part 7 begins with a divider which is added on top of the squares - same as in Part 4. And then Mosaic panel is made with 2 colors only. So not many tails to weave in. I hope it’s a good news for you.
IMPORTANT: Please, be aware that all my patterns (free or paid) are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, redistribute (online or off-line), sell and edit them in part or as a whole. You are welcome to sell your finished items made by my patterns, but you cannot use my pictures to promote them. Please, always credit me as the designer of these patterns. You are not allowed to share pdf-files created from my posts with anyone. If you would like more people to join my CAL – please, share a link to my blog with them. You can check Copyright page for more information.
IMPORTANT: there was an error in yardages. For ORCHID: Yarn B=4g
Part 7 - Afrikaans
Part 7 - Czech
Part 7 - Danish
Part 7 - Dutch
Part 7 - English (UK)
Part 7 - English (US)
Part 7 - Finnish
Part 7 - French
Part 7 - German
Part 7 - Hebrew
Part 7 - Norwegian
Part 7 - Polish
Part 7 - Portuguese
Part 7 - Spanish
Part 7 - Swedish
Part 7 - Russian
I don’t have much to tell you. Instructions for Part 7 don’t include any Important notes. They are the same as for Part 2, so please check them once again in case you have any doubts.
Here is order of colors for Part 7 in all three “spirits”.
And here is the video.
I hope you will not have any problems with following this part.
UPDATE: Part 8 is live and can be found HERE.
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P.s. And... these last few days were very tough... I've heard a very sad news that Dmitri Chvorostovski passed away... He will always stay in hearts of millions people.... More than thousands words...
If you missed previous parts of Spirits of Life CAL, please check General Information, Important Notes, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6.
This week’s pattern again consists of written instructions, a chart and video tutorial. All means for you not be lost.
Part 7 begins with a divider which is added on top of the squares - same as in Part 4. And then Mosaic panel is made with 2 colors only. So not many tails to weave in. I hope it’s a good news for you.
COPYRIGHT
IMPORTANT: Please, be aware that all my patterns (free or paid) are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, redistribute (online or off-line), sell and edit them in part or as a whole. You are welcome to sell your finished items made by my patterns, but you cannot use my pictures to promote them. Please, always credit me as the designer of these patterns. You are not allowed to share pdf-files created from my posts with anyone. If you would like more people to join my CAL – please, share a link to my blog with them. You can check Copyright page for more information.
IMPORTANT: there was an error in yardages. For ORCHID: Yarn B=4g
Part 7 - Afrikaans
Part 7 - Czech
Part 7 - Danish
Part 7 - Dutch
Part 7 - English (UK)
Part 7 - English (US)
Part 7 - Finnish
Part 7 - French
Part 7 - German
Part 7 - Hebrew
Part 7 - Norwegian
Part 7 - Polish
Part 7 - Portuguese
Part 7 - Spanish
Part 7 - Swedish
Part 7 - Russian
I don’t have much to tell you. Instructions for Part 7 don’t include any Important notes. They are the same as for Part 2, so please check them once again in case you have any doubts.
Here is order of colors for Part 7 in all three “spirits”.
And here is the video.
I hope you will not have any problems with following this part.
- Spirits of Life CAL was sponsored by Scheepjes. There are still kits available for purchase (at the time of posting) at Wool Warehouse HERE (UK, international shipping) and Loveknitting HERE (US).
- You can join Official CCC Social group on Facebook which is an official host of Spirits of Life CAL. You will get all needed support and help there. You can also join my Ravelry group HERE and ask questions in CAL threads.
UPDATE: Part 8 is live and can be found HERE.
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P.s. And... these last few days were very tough... I've heard a very sad news that Dmitri Chvorostovski passed away... He will always stay in hearts of millions people.... More than thousands words...
Welcome to Part 6 of Spirits of Life CAL. This blog post will be the shortest as you know everything already and I don’t have much to add. This week we will be making squares in overlay crochet again. But the pattern for central medallion is different. This time it is a tiny flower.
If you missed previous parts of Spirits of Life CAL, please check General Information, Important Notes, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5.
You will notice that instructions for this week are much shorter. That’s because I didn’t include Important notes again. But if you have some doubts or want to refresh your memories about overlay crochet, please, refer to notes from Part 3.
Dimensions of squares are also the same as in Part 3. If you modified your squares in any way to fit the size (for example replaced some stitches on Rounds 7-8 or on the Edge of the square), please, do it again this week.
IMPORTANT: Please, be aware that all my patterns (free or paid) are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, redistribute (online or off-line), sell and edit them in part or as a whole. You are welcome to sell your finished items made by my patterns, but you cannot use my pictures to promote them. Please, always credit me as the designer of these patterns. You are not allowed to share pdf-files created from my posts with anyone. If you would like more people to join my CAL – please, share a link to my blog with them. You can check Copyright page for more information.
IMPORTANT: there was an error in yardages. For ORCHID: Yarn C=3g, Yarn H=5-6g
Part 6 - Afrikaans
Part 6 - Czech
Part 6 - Danish
Part 6 - Dutch
Part 6 - English (UK)
Part 6 - English (US)
Part 6 - Finnish
Part 6 - French
Part 6 - German
Part 6 - Hebrew
Part 6 - Norwegian
Part 6 - Polish
Part 6 - Portuguese
Part 6 - Spanish
Part 6 - Swedish
Part 6 - Russian
And here is a placement of colors for all three colorways.
The video HERE shows how to make central medallion of each square. Please, add corners, edge and join squares with wrap's body in the same was you did in Part 3.
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If you missed previous parts of Spirits of Life CAL, please check General Information, Important Notes, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5.
You will notice that instructions for this week are much shorter. That’s because I didn’t include Important notes again. But if you have some doubts or want to refresh your memories about overlay crochet, please, refer to notes from Part 3.
Dimensions of squares are also the same as in Part 3. If you modified your squares in any way to fit the size (for example replaced some stitches on Rounds 7-8 or on the Edge of the square), please, do it again this week.
COPYRIGHT
IMPORTANT: Please, be aware that all my patterns (free or paid) are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, redistribute (online or off-line), sell and edit them in part or as a whole. You are welcome to sell your finished items made by my patterns, but you cannot use my pictures to promote them. Please, always credit me as the designer of these patterns. You are not allowed to share pdf-files created from my posts with anyone. If you would like more people to join my CAL – please, share a link to my blog with them. You can check Copyright page for more information.
IMPORTANT: there was an error in yardages. For ORCHID: Yarn C=3g, Yarn H=5-6g
Part 6 - Afrikaans
Part 6 - Czech
Part 6 - Danish
Part 6 - Dutch
Part 6 - English (UK)
Part 6 - English (US)
Part 6 - Finnish
Part 6 - French
Part 6 - German
Part 6 - Hebrew
Part 6 - Norwegian
Part 6 - Polish
Part 6 - Portuguese
Part 6 - Spanish
Part 6 - Swedish
Part 6 - Russian
And here is a placement of colors for all three colorways.
The video HERE shows how to make central medallion of each square. Please, add corners, edge and join squares with wrap's body in the same was you did in Part 3.
- Spirits of Life CAL was sponsored by Scheepjes. There are still kits available for purchase (at the time of posting) at Wool Warehouse HERE (UK, international shipping) and Loveknitting HERE (US).
- You can join Official CCC Social group on Facebook which is an official host of Spirits of Life CAL. You will get all needed support and help there. You can also join my Ravelry group HERE and ask questions in CAL threads.
Subscribe to a newsletter not to miss a single post. You can also follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.
Welcome to Part 5 of Spirits of Life CAL! Since last Wednesday I have read lots of lovely comments about previous part. It was made in C2C (corner-to-corner) crochet and I know for many of you it was the first time to try this amazing and effective technique. Today we will continue to create colorful waves. The pattern is almost the same, but made in a mirror reflection.
If you missed previous parts of Spirits of Life CAL, please check General Information, Important Notes, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4.
I have a happy news for you. We are half through the CAL and since today all three crochet techniques will be repeated. But with different patterns, as I didn’t want you to be bored. Let’s take the second half of the CAL as examination in C2C, Mosaic and Overlay crochet. And I am sure, after your wrap is finished you will feel confident with your newly acquired crochet skills.
IMPORTANT: Please, be aware that all my patterns (free or paid) are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, redistribute (online or off-line), sell and edit them in part or as a whole. You are welcome to sell your finished items made by my patterns, but you cannot use my pictures to promote them. Please, always credit me as the designer of these patterns. You are not allowed to share pdf-files created from my posts with anyone. If you would like more people to join my CAL – please, share a link to my blog with them. You can check Copyright page for more information.
Please, note, that some translations are being revised at the moment and will be added later. Thank you for understanding!
IMPORTANT: there was an error in yardages. For ORCHID: Yarn B=8-9g, Yarn G=15-16g
Part 5 - Afrikaans
Part 5 - Czech
Part 5 - Danish
Part 5 - Dutch
Part 5 - English (US)
Part 5 - English (UK)
Part 5 - Finnish
Part 5 - French
Part 5 - German
Part 5 - Hebrew
Part 5 - Norwegian
Part 5 - Polish
Part 5 - Portuguese
Part 5 - Spanish
Part 5 - Swedish
Part 5 - Russian
Part 5 (again) consists of two colorful C2C panels with dividers. I don’t want this blog post to be a long read, so please refer to Important Notes in Part 4, as they are the same for today’s part as well.
And here is a complete picture of how Part 5 should look in all three colorways.
I am often asked what is the length of crocheted fabric after each new part is added. It is very easy to calculate: put together figures for each part (you will find them in written patterns). After Part 5 you wrap’s measurements should be approx.: 56cm/22in (width) and 116cm/45.7in (length).
Video for Part 5 comes in two bits again:
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If you missed previous parts of Spirits of Life CAL, please check General Information, Important Notes, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4.
I have a happy news for you. We are half through the CAL and since today all three crochet techniques will be repeated. But with different patterns, as I didn’t want you to be bored. Let’s take the second half of the CAL as examination in C2C, Mosaic and Overlay crochet. And I am sure, after your wrap is finished you will feel confident with your newly acquired crochet skills.
COPYRIGHT
IMPORTANT: Please, be aware that all my patterns (free or paid) are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, redistribute (online or off-line), sell and edit them in part or as a whole. You are welcome to sell your finished items made by my patterns, but you cannot use my pictures to promote them. Please, always credit me as the designer of these patterns. You are not allowed to share pdf-files created from my posts with anyone. If you would like more people to join my CAL – please, share a link to my blog with them. You can check Copyright page for more information.
Please, note, that some translations are being revised at the moment and will be added later. Thank you for understanding!
IMPORTANT: there was an error in yardages. For ORCHID: Yarn B=8-9g, Yarn G=15-16g
Part 5 - Afrikaans
Part 5 - Czech
Part 5 - Danish
Part 5 - Dutch
Part 5 - English (US)
Part 5 - English (UK)
Part 5 - Finnish
Part 5 - French
Part 5 - German
Part 5 - Hebrew
Part 5 - Norwegian
Part 5 - Polish
Part 5 - Portuguese
Part 5 - Spanish
Part 5 - Swedish
Part 5 - Russian
Part 5 (again) consists of two colorful C2C panels with dividers. I don’t want this blog post to be a long read, so please refer to Important Notes in Part 4, as they are the same for today’s part as well.
And here is a complete picture of how Part 5 should look in all three colorways.
I am often asked what is the length of crocheted fabric after each new part is added. It is very easy to calculate: put together figures for each part (you will find them in written patterns). After Part 5 you wrap’s measurements should be approx.: 56cm/22in (width) and 116cm/45.7in (length).
Video for Part 5 comes in two bits again:
- Spirits of Life CAL was sponsored by Scheepjes. There are still kits available for purchase (at the time of posting) at Wool Warehouse HERE (UK, international shipping) and Loveknitting HERE (US).
- You can join Official CCC Social group on Facebook which is an official host of Spirits of Life CAL. You will get all needed support and help there. You can also join my Ravelry group HERE and ask questions in CAL threads.
Subscribe to a newsletter not to miss a single post. You can also follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.
Welcome to Part 4 of Spirits of Life Wrap CAL. If you are reading this, I believe you are right on track with previous parts. If not – don’t worry. The patterns and video tutorials will stay online and free forever. I hope this week will be a nice experience for both fans of C2C (corner-to-corner) crochet technique and those who have never tried it before. If you are familiar with C2C then this week should be relaxed and relatively easy for you. And if you are a newbie, here is the chance to learn something new again!
If you missed previous parts of Spirits of Life CAL, please check General Information, Important Notes, Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.
Part 4 consists of three dividers and two C2C panels which are worked on the top of completed body of your wrap, diagonally with join-as-you-go method. C2C Panel 1 is made with three shades and C2C Panel 2 is a bit easier, as you will only use two shades for it.
Please, note that this pattern doesn’t give basics of C2C crochet technique. If you want to practice before you actually jump to the CAL, please, try these two tutorials (HERE and HERE) by It’s All in A Nutshell and One Dog Woof. And to get a deeper insight into join-as-you-go method, you can try my Pastel Triangles pillow pattern HERE.
IMPORTANT: Please, be aware that all my patterns (free or paid) are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, redistribute (online or off-line), sell and edit them in part or as a whole. You are welcome to sell your finished items made by my patterns, but you cannot use my pictures to promote them. Please, always credit me as the designer of these patterns. You are not allowed to share pdf-files created from my posts with anyone. If you would like more people to join my CAL – please, share a link to my blog with them. You can check Copyright page for more information.
Important!!! There was an erorr in yardages for Part 4 - ORCHID only. You should use Yarn B=7g and Yarn E=21-22g.
Part 4 - Afrikaans
Part 4 - Czech
Part 4 - Danish
Part 4 - Dutch
Part 4 - English (US)
Part 4 - English (UK)
Part 4 - Finnish
Part 4 - French
Part 4 - German
Part 4 - Hebrew
Part 4 - Norwegian
Part 4 - Polish
Part 4 - Portuguese
Part 4 - Spanish
Part 4 - Swedish
Part 4 - Russian
As you may know already, C2C crochet is mainly worked from charts. I understand that it might be tricky for beginners, so I wrote detailed text instructions, row by row. While following them you can also refer to charts, and to the video’s. I believe with all kinds of written and visual directions Part 4 should not be difficult for you.
Corner-to-Corner crochet projects can be made in one-two shades only. And with multiple colors. For me the hardest thing in this technique is to understand how exactly colors should be changed. To make Part 4 as easy as possible, I wrote the pattern in such a way that all color changes are made similarly.
Colors are always changed when completing slip stitch when two cells of different colors “meet” (pic 1) or when you need to change yarn on the edge. Holding both yarns behind work, insert the hook into space of next cell and complete slip stitch with new yarn (pic 2). Tighten previous yarn (pic 3). Now continue to work new cell with new yarn. Isn’t it easy?!
A very important thing you should always keep in mind while following the pattern is that C2C Panels are joined to the wrap’s “body” with join-as-you-go method.
To join as-you-go you will attach C2C panel to main body of the wrap with slip stitches in the beginning or end of EVERY row. While attaching panel to the body of the wrap, you will skip one OR two stitches on the last row of the body. The rows of the panel on which you will skip only ONE stitch are marked with red dots in the chart. When joining the rest of the Rows you will skip TWO sts on the body of the wrap.
That sounds veeery tricky. I know! But don’t worry. Just follow the pattern row by row and you will understand the idea. You may ask why should you skip one or two stitches on the body? Why not to always skip one or always two stitches? The answer is very simple: C2C panel should match the body perfectly in size. I tried different ways of designing this part. But it was getting either too wide, or too narrow. And the final version you will see – works the best (trust me)!
Here are colorways for Spirit of the Lake, Spirit of the Volcano and Spirits of the Orchid wraps:
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If you missed previous parts of Spirits of Life CAL, please check General Information, Important Notes, Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.
Part 4 consists of three dividers and two C2C panels which are worked on the top of completed body of your wrap, diagonally with join-as-you-go method. C2C Panel 1 is made with three shades and C2C Panel 2 is a bit easier, as you will only use two shades for it.
Please, note that this pattern doesn’t give basics of C2C crochet technique. If you want to practice before you actually jump to the CAL, please, try these two tutorials (HERE and HERE) by It’s All in A Nutshell and One Dog Woof. And to get a deeper insight into join-as-you-go method, you can try my Pastel Triangles pillow pattern HERE.
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IMPORTANT: Please, be aware that all my patterns (free or paid) are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, redistribute (online or off-line), sell and edit them in part or as a whole. You are welcome to sell your finished items made by my patterns, but you cannot use my pictures to promote them. Please, always credit me as the designer of these patterns. You are not allowed to share pdf-files created from my posts with anyone. If you would like more people to join my CAL – please, share a link to my blog with them. You can check Copyright page for more information.
Important!!! There was an erorr in yardages for Part 4 - ORCHID only. You should use Yarn B=7g and Yarn E=21-22g.
Part 4 - Afrikaans
Part 4 - Czech
Part 4 - Danish
Part 4 - Dutch
Part 4 - English (US)
Part 4 - English (UK)
Part 4 - Finnish
Part 4 - French
Part 4 - German
Part 4 - Hebrew
Part 4 - Norwegian
Part 4 - Polish
Part 4 - Portuguese
Part 4 - Spanish
Part 4 - Swedish
Part 4 - Russian
As you may know already, C2C crochet is mainly worked from charts. I understand that it might be tricky for beginners, so I wrote detailed text instructions, row by row. While following them you can also refer to charts, and to the video’s. I believe with all kinds of written and visual directions Part 4 should not be difficult for you.
Corner-to-Corner crochet projects can be made in one-two shades only. And with multiple colors. For me the hardest thing in this technique is to understand how exactly colors should be changed. To make Part 4 as easy as possible, I wrote the pattern in such a way that all color changes are made similarly.
Colors are always changed when completing slip stitch when two cells of different colors “meet” (pic 1) or when you need to change yarn on the edge. Holding both yarns behind work, insert the hook into space of next cell and complete slip stitch with new yarn (pic 2). Tighten previous yarn (pic 3). Now continue to work new cell with new yarn. Isn’t it easy?!
A very important thing you should always keep in mind while following the pattern is that C2C Panels are joined to the wrap’s “body” with join-as-you-go method.
To join as-you-go you will attach C2C panel to main body of the wrap with slip stitches in the beginning or end of EVERY row. While attaching panel to the body of the wrap, you will skip one OR two stitches on the last row of the body. The rows of the panel on which you will skip only ONE stitch are marked with red dots in the chart. When joining the rest of the Rows you will skip TWO sts on the body of the wrap.
That sounds veeery tricky. I know! But don’t worry. Just follow the pattern row by row and you will understand the idea. You may ask why should you skip one or two stitches on the body? Why not to always skip one or always two stitches? The answer is very simple: C2C panel should match the body perfectly in size. I tried different ways of designing this part. But it was getting either too wide, or too narrow. And the final version you will see – works the best (trust me)!
Here are colorways for Spirit of the Lake, Spirit of the Volcano and Spirits of the Orchid wraps:
Video for Part 4 is presented in two separate parts (so that it’s easy to watch):
- Spirits of Life CAL was sponsored by Scheepjes. There are still kits available for purchase (at the time of posting) if you want to buy one. Check information HERE.
- You can join Official CCC Social group on Facebook which is an official host of Spirits of Life CAL. You will get all needed support and help there. You can also join my Ravelry group HERE and ask questions in CAL threads.
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Welcome to the Spirits of Life Wrap CAL. We begin today with Part 1 (yay! Finally!). Before you actually start crocheting, pretty please, check General information for the CAL HERE and make a gauge swatch. Then, please, carefully read information below.
I hope that you are well prepared and that you practiced all three techniques introduced in the Important Notes HERE. Today’s part is a kind of relaxed. You will not be making any intricate stitches. It is more about getting used to the gauge and to different types of yarn. Part 1 consists of colorful stripes made with both Spirit and Catona yarns with a small zig-zag pattern in overlay crochet.
BEFORE you actually begin to crochet, please, make these two important things.
1. Organize your colors. Each color in the pattern is marked with the letter (A,B,C…). Please, make an organizer and match each letter with the exact yarn. Because corresponding shades of Spirit and Catona can look very similar in the pictures, I would highly recommend you to refer ONLY to written instructions, and not the pictures.
Below you will see the picture representing color change for each colorway (Lake, Volcano and Orchid). But this is just a small help for you, so that you don’t use a totally different color. But again (!) while changing colors, please, refer to written pattern!
Here is the color key (you will also find it in the written pattern):
And here is how my own “organizer” looks. Not fancy at all, but very helpful!
2. Please, remove labels from the skeins and weigh each and every one.
If you are using the kit it is very important that you use exactly the same amount of each color as given in the pattern. In the files below (choose your language and download it) you will find the chart with yarn amounts in grams. For all 9 parts!! Please, weigh your yarn before and after each part is finished and carefully takes notes about your amounts (you can put them into printed instructions into the same chart as mine). This will give you a very clear vision about how much yarn you used. And if you are on track or not.
I used 3.25mm (D) hook but you may need to go one-two sizes up or down to obtain correct gauge.
IMPORTANT: Please, be aware that all my patterns (free or paid) are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, redistribute (online or off-line), sell and edit them in part or as a whole. You are welcome to sell your finished items made by my patterns, but you cannot use my pictures to promote them. Please, always credit me as the designer of these patterns. You are not allowed to share pdf-files created from my posts with anyone. If you would like more people to join my CAL – please, share a link to my blog with them. You can check Copyright page for more information.
Here is written pattern for Part 1:
**IMPORTANT!!**: all files were reuploaded on November 16th, 2017 - with corrected yardages for ORCHID.
Part 1 - Afrikaans
Part 1 - Czech
Part 1 - Danish
Part 1 - Dutch
Part 1 - English (US)
Part 1 - English (UK)
Part 1 - Finnish
Part 1 - French
Part 1 - German
Part 1 - Hebrew
Part 1 - Norwegian
Part 1 - Polish
Part 1 - Portuguese
Part 1 - Spanish
Part 1 - Swedish
Part 1 - Russian
And here is how your fabric should look after Part 1. (Don't forget to weave in tails and block your piece when it's finished.) Measurements: 56cm/22in (width), 23cm/9in (height) – blocked!
I have created a video tutorial to help you understand written instructions better. Because the pattern is quite straightforward, the video doesn’t contain step by step instructions for every row. The video is meant as an additional help.
As you may notice, the video doesn’t have sound… and this is not because of technical problem. It was done on purpose. There were many reasons why I decided not to add any voice explanations. One of them is the CAL is translated to many languages, and far not everyone is speaking English. Instead I tried to use a “universal crochet language” and my hands to explain the pattern. And hopefully you will find it helpful and useful!
This and all next video’s will be posted on my YouTube channel HERE.
Happy crocheting! Can’t wait to see your finished samples!! You can post them in Official CCC Social group on Facebook (official host of Spirits of Life CAL) and also in my Ravelry group HERE. Every week there will be a separate thread created for each Part of the CAL.
If you don’t have a kit but would like to purchase one, they are still available (at the time of posting) at Wool Warehouse HERE* (UK, international shipping) and Loveknitting HERE* (US).
UPDATE: Part 2 is HERE.
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I hope that you are well prepared and that you practiced all three techniques introduced in the Important Notes HERE. Today’s part is a kind of relaxed. You will not be making any intricate stitches. It is more about getting used to the gauge and to different types of yarn. Part 1 consists of colorful stripes made with both Spirit and Catona yarns with a small zig-zag pattern in overlay crochet.
BEFORE you actually begin to crochet, please, make these two important things.
1. Organize your colors. Each color in the pattern is marked with the letter (A,B,C…). Please, make an organizer and match each letter with the exact yarn. Because corresponding shades of Spirit and Catona can look very similar in the pictures, I would highly recommend you to refer ONLY to written instructions, and not the pictures.
Below you will see the picture representing color change for each colorway (Lake, Volcano and Orchid). But this is just a small help for you, so that you don’t use a totally different color. But again (!) while changing colors, please, refer to written pattern!
Here is the color key (you will also find it in the written pattern):
Spirit of the Lake
Yarn A Spirit 301
Yarn B Catona 242
Yarn C Spirit 309
Yarn D Catona 164
Yarn E Catona 205
Yarn F Spirit 306
Yarn G Catona 397
Yarn H Spirit 307
Yarn A Spirit 301
Yarn B Catona 242
Yarn C Spirit 309
Yarn D Catona 164
Yarn E Catona 205
Yarn F Spirit 306
Yarn G Catona 397
Yarn H Spirit 307
Spirit of the Volcano
Yarn A Spirit 305
Yarn B Catona 254
Yarn C Spirit 311
Yarn D Catona 258
Yarn E Catona 179
Yarn F Spirit 308
Yarn G Catona 253
Yarn H Spirit 304
Yarn A Spirit 305
Yarn B Catona 254
Yarn C Spirit 311
Yarn D Catona 258
Yarn E Catona 179
Yarn F Spirit 308
Yarn G Catona 253
Yarn H Spirit 304
Spirit of the Orchid
Yarn A Spirit 303
Yarn B Catona 505
Yarn C Spirit 302
Yarn D Catona 263
Yarn E Catona 395
Yarn F Spirit 312
Yarn G Catona 240
Yarn H Spirit 307
Yarn A Spirit 303
Yarn B Catona 505
Yarn C Spirit 302
Yarn D Catona 263
Yarn E Catona 395
Yarn F Spirit 312
Yarn G Catona 240
Yarn H Spirit 307
2. Please, remove labels from the skeins and weigh each and every one.
If you are using the kit it is very important that you use exactly the same amount of each color as given in the pattern. In the files below (choose your language and download it) you will find the chart with yarn amounts in grams. For all 9 parts!! Please, weigh your yarn before and after each part is finished and carefully takes notes about your amounts (you can put them into printed instructions into the same chart as mine). This will give you a very clear vision about how much yarn you used. And if you are on track or not.
I used 3.25mm (D) hook but you may need to go one-two sizes up or down to obtain correct gauge.
COPYRIGHT
IMPORTANT: Please, be aware that all my patterns (free or paid) are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, redistribute (online or off-line), sell and edit them in part or as a whole. You are welcome to sell your finished items made by my patterns, but you cannot use my pictures to promote them. Please, always credit me as the designer of these patterns. You are not allowed to share pdf-files created from my posts with anyone. If you would like more people to join my CAL – please, share a link to my blog with them. You can check Copyright page for more information.
Here is written pattern for Part 1:
**IMPORTANT!!**: all files were reuploaded on November 16th, 2017 - with corrected yardages for ORCHID.
Part 1 - Afrikaans
Part 1 - Czech
Part 1 - Danish
Part 1 - Dutch
Part 1 - English (US)
Part 1 - English (UK)
Part 1 - Finnish
Part 1 - French
Part 1 - German
Part 1 - Hebrew
Part 1 - Norwegian
Part 1 - Polish
Part 1 - Portuguese
Part 1 - Spanish
Part 1 - Swedish
Part 1 - Russian
And here is how your fabric should look after Part 1. (Don't forget to weave in tails and block your piece when it's finished.) Measurements: 56cm/22in (width), 23cm/9in (height) – blocked!
I have created a video tutorial to help you understand written instructions better. Because the pattern is quite straightforward, the video doesn’t contain step by step instructions for every row. The video is meant as an additional help.
As you may notice, the video doesn’t have sound… and this is not because of technical problem. It was done on purpose. There were many reasons why I decided not to add any voice explanations. One of them is the CAL is translated to many languages, and far not everyone is speaking English. Instead I tried to use a “universal crochet language” and my hands to explain the pattern. And hopefully you will find it helpful and useful!
This and all next video’s will be posted on my YouTube channel HERE.
Happy crocheting! Can’t wait to see your finished samples!! You can post them in Official CCC Social group on Facebook (official host of Spirits of Life CAL) and also in my Ravelry group HERE. Every week there will be a separate thread created for each Part of the CAL.
If you don’t have a kit but would like to purchase one, they are still available (at the time of posting) at Wool Warehouse HERE* (UK, international shipping) and Loveknitting HERE* (US).
UPDATE: Part 2 is HERE.
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