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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.
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 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 Spirits of Life Wrap CAL! First part will be released next week
already. On Wednesday, October 18th to be precise. And now it’s the right time
to give all details about the CAL, materials, gauge and everything. I’ve tried
to make this blog post as short as possible. So please (!) read carefully
through every paragraph not to miss anything.
Spirits of Life Wrap CAL was inspired by Native American fiber and textile art. It consists of several parts worked in different styles and crochet techniques. The wrap comes in three colorways: Spirit of the Lake, Spirit of the Volcano and Spirit of the Orchid. You can see more pictures of the wrap HERE. Spirits of Life Wrap CAL was kindly sponsored by Scheepjes who produced and nicely packed official kits.
Difficulty Level: Intermediate (see paragraph about techniques)
Size: approx. 63cm x 180cm rectangle
Materials: Fingering/Sport yarn, 3.25mm (D) crochet hook. I used two different Scheepjes yarns – Spirit and Catona – in 8 corresponding shades (see paragraph about Materials) and Amour Clover Hook*.
IMPORTANT: Please, be aware that all my patterns (free or paid) are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, redistribute, 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 are not allowed to make video-tutorials using Spirits of Life CAL patterns. Please, check Copyright page for more information.
As already mentioned, I used Spirit and Catona yarn by Scheepjes (reviewed HERE and HERE) in 8 corresponding shades. If you want to have all yarn in one place, you can order an official kit (still in stock at the time of posting). Read more about kits HERE.
Spirits of Life Wrap kits are available for purchase in local Scheepjes stores and via international retailers, such as Wool Warehouse HERE and Deramores HERE (both located in UK with international shipping), Lovektnitting HERE (US) and Knotty House HERE (Canada).
If you would like to support me and my blog, please, purchase the kits via links provided above. These links are affiliate, and I might be compensated with a tiny amount from each order. While you will not pay anything extra. Thank you in advance! :)
You can also purchase the skeins separately or use your own stash. Please, check exact yardages in the image below.
3.25mm (D) crochet hook is recommeded, but because your style of crochet might differ, you may need to go one or two sizes up or down. Please, make a swatch and see how it goes. Then you know which exactly hook you need.
This part is probably the most important! The gauge for Spirits of Life CAL is:
20 stitches x 16 rows = 10cm x 10cm (4” x 4”) with one row of double crochet and one row of single crochet (US terms). In other words, every 2 rows should measure approx. 1.25cm (1/2”) in height.
The gauge is valid for both Spirit and Catona. But because Spirit is a little bit difficult to frog, maybe you should practice with Catona. But the CAL will begin with Spirit yarn. And first several rows will give your wrap necessary width.
PLEASE (!!!) take your time to practice and obtain as closest gauge as possible. I do understand that everyone has his/her own style of crochet. But Spirits of Life Warp was designed around certain gauge. The entire pattern is worked in different directions: from bottom to top, in squares, with C2C panels which are crocheted diagonally. And gauge is important for all parts to fit perfectly, so that in the end you get and ideal rectangle shape.
If your gauge is off, you will obviously need more yarn, and you will probably need to block every part more “aggressively” to fit given measurements. And if your gauge is totally off – you will need to improvise…:)
Please, don’t be scared, or worried, or concerned too much. It’s not that difficult to correct your gauge. Please watch this video by Esther Dijkstra explaining what “golden loop” is and what impact it has on the height of the stitches.
If your sample is getting too high, while completing the stitches you need to lift every loop a little bit less than you usually do, and that should help your stitches to become shorter. And vise verse for too short stitches.
If you can’t do anything about the gauge – please make sure it is bigger or smaller proportionally. It means if you sample is higher, it should also be wider. Then there is a better chance all parts will fit together well. But again, you will need more yarn.
In Part 1 I will give you exact amounts of each shade used for every part. PLEASE, carefully take notes about your own yarns to be on track. But I will also come back to this later, when Part 1 is released next week.
Three different crochet techniques were used to create Spirits of Life Wrap pattern (exciting, right?): Overlay crochet, Mosaic crochet and Corner-to-corner crochet (C2C). I would highly recommend you to check Important Notes HERE (in different languages) and try making a small sample in every technique. Please, use your stash (not the kit yarn) to practice!
(Links to all the tutorials as they become available)
Part 1 October 18th, 2017
Part 2 October 25th, 2017
Part 3 November 1st, 2017
Part 4 November 8th, 2017
Part 5 November 15th, 2017
Part 6 November 22nd, 2017
Part 7 November 29th, 2017
Part 8 December 6th, 2017
Part 9 December 13th, 2017
Spirit Mandala (bonus pattern) - January 12th, 2018
And that’s it! See you next week!
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Introduction
Spirits of Life Wrap CAL was inspired by Native American fiber and textile art. It consists of several parts worked in different styles and crochet techniques. The wrap comes in three colorways: Spirit of the Lake, Spirit of the Volcano and Spirit of the Orchid. You can see more pictures of the wrap HERE. Spirits of Life Wrap CAL was kindly sponsored by Scheepjes who produced and nicely packed official kits.
Difficulty Level: Intermediate (see paragraph about techniques)
Size: approx. 63cm x 180cm rectangle
Materials: Fingering/Sport yarn, 3.25mm (D) crochet hook. I used two different Scheepjes yarns – Spirit and Catona – in 8 corresponding shades (see paragraph about Materials) and Amour Clover Hook*.
IMPORTANT: Please, be aware that all my patterns (free or paid) are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, redistribute, 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 are not allowed to make video-tutorials using Spirits of Life CAL patterns. Please, check Copyright page for more information.
Resources:
- Tutorials. Each new Part (details written instructions with pictures) will be released weekly here on my blog. Around 10am (Easten European time). The patterns will be forever free with life-time access.
- PDF. Each part will be available as a downloadable pdf file – in several languages. Additionally a new blog post will be published every week (in English), explaining general things about the pattern. You can use a green Print-Friendly button (at the bottom of every post on my blog) to convert blog post into a pdf-file to print it out. If you wish. If you are not sure how to use this button, please, check a very helpful tutorial HERE. ALSO, please feel free to use a TRANSLATE button on my blog to automatically translate texts to your own language.
- Video. Every written tutorial will be accompanied by video on my YouTube channel HERE. All video’s will be also inserted in the blog posts, so no need to search for them separately. But you can subscribe to my channel to be up to date! Please, note that video’s are meant as an additional help to understand written patterns. They partially illustrate the most tricky places.
- Newsletter. If you haven’t done this yet, be sure to subscribe to my Newsletter not to miss a single part of this CAL. I also offer a free pattern of Macaron Pin Cushion exclusively to my subscribers. If you have some problems with subscribing, please feel free to do it on any page of my blog.
- Ravelry. Please, add this CAL to your Ravelry queue. You can also join my official group on Ravelry where the information about each tutorial will be published and where you can also share your finished projects or ask questions.
- Facebook. Don’t forget to join my Facebook club. And be sure to join Official CCC Social Group which will host this CAL and where you will find necessary support and can ask questions.
- Pinterest. I’ve created a new board on Pinterest HERE where all the tutorials of this CAL will be added after being published on my blog.
- Instagram. Please use hashtag #SpiritsOfLifeCAL along with the pictures of your projects on Instagram. So that we all can find them and admire :)
- Languages. This CAL will be translated into Dutch, German, Spanish, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, French, Russian, Portuguese, Norwegian, Afrikaans, Polish, Czech and Hebrew.
Materials: Yarn and Hook
As already mentioned, I used Spirit and Catona yarn by Scheepjes (reviewed HERE and HERE) in 8 corresponding shades. If you want to have all yarn in one place, you can order an official kit (still in stock at the time of posting). Read more about kits HERE.
Spirits of Life Wrap kits are available for purchase in local Scheepjes stores and via international retailers, such as Wool Warehouse HERE and Deramores HERE (both located in UK with international shipping), Lovektnitting HERE (US) and Knotty House HERE (Canada).
If you would like to support me and my blog, please, purchase the kits via links provided above. These links are affiliate, and I might be compensated with a tiny amount from each order. While you will not pay anything extra. Thank you in advance! :)
You can also purchase the skeins separately or use your own stash. Please, check exact yardages in the image below.
3.25mm (D) crochet hook is recommeded, but because your style of crochet might differ, you may need to go one or two sizes up or down. Please, make a swatch and see how it goes. Then you know which exactly hook you need.
Gauge
This part is probably the most important! The gauge for Spirits of Life CAL is:
20 stitches x 16 rows = 10cm x 10cm (4” x 4”) with one row of double crochet and one row of single crochet (US terms). In other words, every 2 rows should measure approx. 1.25cm (1/2”) in height.
The gauge is valid for both Spirit and Catona. But because Spirit is a little bit difficult to frog, maybe you should practice with Catona. But the CAL will begin with Spirit yarn. And first several rows will give your wrap necessary width.
PLEASE (!!!) take your time to practice and obtain as closest gauge as possible. I do understand that everyone has his/her own style of crochet. But Spirits of Life Warp was designed around certain gauge. The entire pattern is worked in different directions: from bottom to top, in squares, with C2C panels which are crocheted diagonally. And gauge is important for all parts to fit perfectly, so that in the end you get and ideal rectangle shape.
If your gauge is off, you will obviously need more yarn, and you will probably need to block every part more “aggressively” to fit given measurements. And if your gauge is totally off – you will need to improvise…:)
Please, don’t be scared, or worried, or concerned too much. It’s not that difficult to correct your gauge. Please watch this video by Esther Dijkstra explaining what “golden loop” is and what impact it has on the height of the stitches.
If your sample is getting too high, while completing the stitches you need to lift every loop a little bit less than you usually do, and that should help your stitches to become shorter. And vise verse for too short stitches.
If you can’t do anything about the gauge – please make sure it is bigger or smaller proportionally. It means if you sample is higher, it should also be wider. Then there is a better chance all parts will fit together well. But again, you will need more yarn.
In Part 1 I will give you exact amounts of each shade used for every part. PLEASE, carefully take notes about your own yarns to be on track. But I will also come back to this later, when Part 1 is released next week.
Techniques
Three different crochet techniques were used to create Spirits of Life Wrap pattern (exciting, right?): Overlay crochet, Mosaic crochet and Corner-to-corner crochet (C2C). I would highly recommend you to check Important Notes HERE (in different languages) and try making a small sample in every technique. Please, use your stash (not the kit yarn) to practice!
Spirits of Life CAL Timeline
(Links to all the tutorials as they become available)
Part 1 October 18th, 2017
Part 2 October 25th, 2017
Part 3 November 1st, 2017
Part 4 November 8th, 2017
Part 5 November 15th, 2017
Part 6 November 22nd, 2017
Part 7 November 29th, 2017
Part 8 December 6th, 2017
Part 9 December 13th, 2017
Spirit Mandala (bonus pattern) - January 12th, 2018
And that’s it! See you next week!
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As already mentioned in the latest blog post HERE Spirits of Life kits have arrived to stores and are already available for purchase. Scheepjes kindly shipped me Spirit of the Volcano kit to write an “open the box” blog post. But unfortunately it arrived too late, at the time when kits announcement was LIVE already. I thought it’s a pity to open such a beautiful box, and instead I’ve come up with a better idea! A Giveaway!
I am constantly receiving private messages and e-mails asking if there will be a video support for Spirits of Life Wrap CAL. And today I am not only happy to say YES! But also to introduce my brand new channel launched literally yesterday. Come and see my first ever video HERE introducing the CAL.
To be honest, I have always thought I will never ever make any video in my life. I am so afraid of technology, and very often I feel like I can’t find common language with it. But when a new CAL idea came to my mind 9 months ago, I thought: Well, I will probably have to learn making videos. No more excuses here. And today (YAY!) I have uploaded my first video.
I still have to go a long way to make my channel something nice and useful. But now when I know how to use my camera and how to edit video clips – everything feels much easier. So at the moment and in next weeks before the CAL I will be putting video instructions together and I hope you will find them helpful. I also plan to add more videos in the future featuring crochet tips, tricks and (of course!) video tutorials for my patterns. A few ideas have been queued already.
***UPDATE: the Giveaway is CLOSED and winner will be announced shortly.*** So GIVEAWAY! If you would like to win a Spirits of Life Volcano kit, please, a) subscribe to Lilla Bjorn YouTube channel and b) leave a comment below THIS presentation video - on YouTube (not on my blog).
The Giveaway will run through Monday, October 9th, 2017. And the winner will be randomly chosen and announced the next day.
Please, note that this giveaway is open to people worldwide but I will be shipping the kit myself from Europe. It means it will take it longer to be delivered to remote parts of the world and you might not receive it just on time when Spirits of Life CAL begins. And just to remind you, it will happen on October 18th. Pretty soon!
Spirits of Life Wrap kits are available for purchase in local Scheepjes stores and via international retailers, such as Wool Warehouse HERE* and Deramores HERE* (both located in UK with international shipping), Lovektnitting HERE* (US) and Knotty House HERE* (Canada).
Subscribe to a newsletter not to miss a single post. You can also follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.
* 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!
I am constantly receiving private messages and e-mails asking if there will be a video support for Spirits of Life Wrap CAL. And today I am not only happy to say YES! But also to introduce my brand new channel launched literally yesterday. Come and see my first ever video HERE introducing the CAL.
To be honest, I have always thought I will never ever make any video in my life. I am so afraid of technology, and very often I feel like I can’t find common language with it. But when a new CAL idea came to my mind 9 months ago, I thought: Well, I will probably have to learn making videos. No more excuses here. And today (YAY!) I have uploaded my first video.
I still have to go a long way to make my channel something nice and useful. But now when I know how to use my camera and how to edit video clips – everything feels much easier. So at the moment and in next weeks before the CAL I will be putting video instructions together and I hope you will find them helpful. I also plan to add more videos in the future featuring crochet tips, tricks and (of course!) video tutorials for my patterns. A few ideas have been queued already.
***UPDATE: the Giveaway is CLOSED and winner will be announced shortly.*** So GIVEAWAY! If you would like to win a Spirits of Life Volcano kit, please, a) subscribe to Lilla Bjorn YouTube channel and b) leave a comment below THIS presentation video - on YouTube (not on my blog).
The Giveaway will run through Monday, October 9th, 2017. And the winner will be randomly chosen and announced the next day.
Please, note that this giveaway is open to people worldwide but I will be shipping the kit myself from Europe. It means it will take it longer to be delivered to remote parts of the world and you might not receive it just on time when Spirits of Life CAL begins. And just to remind you, it will happen on October 18th. Pretty soon!
Spirits of Life Wrap kits are available for purchase in local Scheepjes stores and via international retailers, such as Wool Warehouse HERE* and Deramores HERE* (both located in UK with international shipping), Lovektnitting HERE* (US) and Knotty House HERE* (Canada).
Subscribe to a newsletter not to miss a single post. You can also follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.
* 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!
It was a long wait… and finally kits for Spirits of Life CAL have started to arrive to participating stores worldwide and should be available for purchase on October 6th, 2017 at latest. But some shops are selling kits right now! So if you are interested in buying one, please, contact your nearest Scheepjes shop or check international retailers asap!
Just to remind, Spirits of Life CAL will begin on October 18th, 2017. It will be about large rectangle wrap inspired by Native American textile and fibre art. Check THIS post to read more details about the project and to see the pictures. And if you would like to join, don’t forget to read Important Notes HERE (ideally before you actually purchase the kit!).
The CAL will be free! Every new part will be published weekly on my blog here. There is no official sign up for the CAL, but you can subscribe to my blog for any future updates about the CAL and other designs from Lilla Björn.
Spirits of Life Wrap CAL was kindly sponsored by Scheepjes. And just to prevent your doubts – no, it’s not an official Scheepjes CAL. But it was designed and prepared in collaboration with Scheepjes who produced and nicely packed yarn kits.
I chose two different yarns for this project, as I think they play together perfectly. And they also translate a certain mood. It’s Spirit and Catona (reviewed HERE and HERE). These yarns are very different in look and feel, but together they create a very light, warm, draping and textured fabric.
Spirits of Life CAL comes in three colorways: Spirit of the Lake, Spirit of the Volcano and Spirit of the Orchid. Each of them contains 4 shades of Spirit and 4 corresponding shades of Catona.
You will also find a ring inside the kit which we will use for a bonus project with yarn leftovers. Exciting? …But I cannot give you any further details on this… Let’s keep it a secret!
If you would like to support me and my blog, please, purchase the kits via links provided below. These links are affiliate, and I might be compensated with a tiny amount from each order. While you will not pay anything extra. Thank you in advance! :)
Spirits of Life Wrap kits are available for purchase in local Scheepjes stores and via international retailers, such as Wool Warehouse HERE and Deramores HERE (both located in UK with international shipping), Lovektnitting HERE (US) and Knotty House HERE (Canada).
And if you are in UK you might be excited to know that Black Sheep Wools will be selling Spirits of Life kits (lots of them and in different colors!!!) at Alexandra Palace event in London next weekend – 11-15th of October, 2017 (stand C15). Come and join!
UPDATE: if you would like to create your own color combination, here are yardages used for every color in every kit. I know many of you were waiting for them. Thank you very much for patience! But please note that if you decide to use different yarn your amounts will be different, too!
Next week I will give general information about Spirits of Life CAL with complete details about materials, gauge, resources and other. See you then!
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What is Spirits of Life CAL about?
Just to remind, Spirits of Life CAL will begin on October 18th, 2017. It will be about large rectangle wrap inspired by Native American textile and fibre art. Check THIS post to read more details about the project and to see the pictures. And if you would like to join, don’t forget to read Important Notes HERE (ideally before you actually purchase the kit!).
The CAL will be free! Every new part will be published weekly on my blog here. There is no official sign up for the CAL, but you can subscribe to my blog for any future updates about the CAL and other designs from Lilla Björn.
Spirits of Life Wrap CAL was kindly sponsored by Scheepjes. And just to prevent your doubts – no, it’s not an official Scheepjes CAL. But it was designed and prepared in collaboration with Scheepjes who produced and nicely packed yarn kits.
What’s inside the kit?
I chose two different yarns for this project, as I think they play together perfectly. And they also translate a certain mood. It’s Spirit and Catona (reviewed HERE and HERE). These yarns are very different in look and feel, but together they create a very light, warm, draping and textured fabric.
Spirits of Life CAL comes in three colorways: Spirit of the Lake, Spirit of the Volcano and Spirit of the Orchid. Each of them contains 4 shades of Spirit and 4 corresponding shades of Catona.
You will also find a ring inside the kit which we will use for a bonus project with yarn leftovers. Exciting? …But I cannot give you any further details on this… Let’s keep it a secret!
Where to find the kit?
If you would like to support me and my blog, please, purchase the kits via links provided below. These links are affiliate, and I might be compensated with a tiny amount from each order. While you will not pay anything extra. Thank you in advance! :)
Spirits of Life Wrap kits are available for purchase in local Scheepjes stores and via international retailers, such as Wool Warehouse HERE and Deramores HERE (both located in UK with international shipping), Lovektnitting HERE (US) and Knotty House HERE (Canada).
And if you are in UK you might be excited to know that Black Sheep Wools will be selling Spirits of Life kits (lots of them and in different colors!!!) at Alexandra Palace event in London next weekend – 11-15th of October, 2017 (stand C15). Come and join!
UPDATE: if you would like to create your own color combination, here are yardages used for every color in every kit. I know many of you were waiting for them. Thank you very much for patience! But please note that if you decide to use different yarn your amounts will be different, too!
Next week I will give general information about Spirits of Life CAL with complete details about materials, gauge, resources and other. See you then!
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As promised I continue to post about Spirits of Life Wrap CAL coming soon. This article contains Important Notes about technique used in the pattern and a list of abbreviations (links to translations are given below). Before you actually join the CAL or purchase the kit, I would HIGHLY recommend you to study this information thoroughly and try your hand on each technique.
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Since reveal of Spirits of Life Wrap a few weeks ago (you can see pictures HERE), I have received lots of questions about the difficulty level of this project. I can’t tell you exactly if this project is right for you or not, as all intermediate and even beginner patterns vary and differ a lot.
To help you find the answer, I have created a list of techniques used in my CAL. I didn’t use any intricate or very difficult stitches. All stitches are usual and very common, but sometimes their placement can be tricky. Please, study the information below and make small samples in each technique. I would say that most of intermediate crocheters should handle them without any problem. Is you are an “adventurous” beginner who like challenges and to learn new things – you can absolutely try this out as well.
Note: translations to other languages are being revised at the moment and will be added shortly. Thank you for being patient.
Important Notes - Afrikaans
Important Notes - Czech
Important Notes - Danish
Important Notes - Dutch
Important Notes - English (US)
Important Notes - English (UK)
Important Notes - Finnish
Important Notes - French
Important Notes - German
Important Notes - Hebrew
Important Notes - Norwegian
Important Notes - Polish
Important Notes - Portuguese
Important Notes - Spanish
Important Notes - Swedish
Important Notes - Russian
Three techniques were used to create this pattern: Overlay crochet, Mosaic crochet and C2C (corner-to-corner crochet). If you make a small sample in each technique and feel comfortable with following instructions – then you can be sure Spirits of Life CAL is right for you. If you have any difficulties, you still have enough time to practice and improve your skills.
A very important note for those who will be doing the CAL with official kits by Scheepjes. As in any other CAL the gauge plays a VERY important role. In each part of the pattern I will give you exact amount of every shade used (in grams). If you stay within this amount – you will be fine and yarn will be enough. If you use more yarn, you have a risk to run out of some shades…
I know that many of you are interested in exact shades and yardages of Spirit and Catona used for Spirits of Life Wrap. At the moment I am not free to reveal this information, but it will be released later. So please, be patient.
Just to remind you, 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).
You add can this project to your Ravelry Queue.
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.
The CAL will be hosted in Official CCC Social group on Facebook which will provide you with needed information and support. However to join the CAL you don’t need to be on Facebook or member of this group, as each part will be published in free access on my blog.
I will give you more details about the CAL soon (like materials, gauge and other). And we begin on October 18th!
See you soon!
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| Photo credit for all pictures in this post - Oleg Ignatovich |
* 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!
Since reveal of Spirits of Life Wrap a few weeks ago (you can see pictures HERE), I have received lots of questions about the difficulty level of this project. I can’t tell you exactly if this project is right for you or not, as all intermediate and even beginner patterns vary and differ a lot.
To help you find the answer, I have created a list of techniques used in my CAL. I didn’t use any intricate or very difficult stitches. All stitches are usual and very common, but sometimes their placement can be tricky. Please, study the information below and make small samples in each technique. I would say that most of intermediate crocheters should handle them without any problem. Is you are an “adventurous” beginner who like challenges and to learn new things – you can absolutely try this out as well.
Note: translations to other languages are being revised at the moment and will be added shortly. Thank you for being patient.
Important Notes - Afrikaans
Important Notes - Czech
Important Notes - Danish
Important Notes - Dutch
Important Notes - English (US)
Important Notes - English (UK)
Important Notes - Finnish
Important Notes - French
Important Notes - German
Important Notes - Hebrew
Important Notes - Norwegian
Important Notes - Polish
Important Notes - Portuguese
Important Notes - Spanish
Important Notes - Swedish
Important Notes - Russian
Three techniques were used to create this pattern: Overlay crochet, Mosaic crochet and C2C (corner-to-corner crochet). If you make a small sample in each technique and feel comfortable with following instructions – then you can be sure Spirits of Life CAL is right for you. If you have any difficulties, you still have enough time to practice and improve your skills.
A very important note for those who will be doing the CAL with official kits by Scheepjes. As in any other CAL the gauge plays a VERY important role. In each part of the pattern I will give you exact amount of every shade used (in grams). If you stay within this amount – you will be fine and yarn will be enough. If you use more yarn, you have a risk to run out of some shades…
I know that many of you are interested in exact shades and yardages of Spirit and Catona used for Spirits of Life Wrap. At the moment I am not free to reveal this information, but it will be released later. So please, be patient.
Just to remind you, 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).
You add can this project to your Ravelry Queue.
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.
The CAL will be hosted in Official CCC Social group on Facebook which will provide you with needed information and support. However to join the CAL you don’t need to be on Facebook or member of this group, as each part will be published in free access on my blog.
I will give you more details about the CAL soon (like materials, gauge and other). And we begin on October 18th!
See you soon!
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Today is the day! Can you keep the secrets? For me it’s an unbelievably difficult task. But I have been keeping a secret for almost 8 months working very hard behind the scenes. And today I can finally tell you: new CAL is coming soon!!! I have been working on this new design since early January. Lots of frogging and remaking was involved, but I am very happy with the final results. A full reveal will be waiting for you in a week here on my blog (so stay tuned not to miss it). And today I will show you a few sneak peeks.
What will it be? It will be a wrap! A large, very soft and draping, cozy wrap made with two very different Scheepjes yarns: Spirit and Catona (reviewed HERE and HERE). Though I can’t take the full credit for this idea to mix two different yarns. When we were chatting with Esther of It’s All In A Nutshell a while ago I told her about my creative idea, and I also expressed my doubts about which yarn to choose.
We have discussed it and came to a conclusion that since it’s a large wearable project, a light weight yarn with good yardage should work best for it. And Esther said: “Maybe you should look into Spirit?” And then: “Oh, and you can actually combine it with Catona. That will give a nice mixture of textures”. And I made my choice at once.
I can’t tell you much about this project right now. Let’s save some excitement for later. But what I would like you to know is that coming CAL will be a true crochet adventure. I mixed several crochet techniques together, but still tried to keep the patterns easy enough, so that Advanced beginners can try them out.
The CAL will begin on October 18th , 2017 and will run for 9 weeks. It will be FREE and each part will be released on my blog weekly. The CAL will be translated into several languages. And there will be ready kits available for purchase - produced and nicely packed by Scheepjes. The kits will be sold by local Scheepjes store as well as large retailers including Wool Warehouse (HERE)* (located in UK with international shipping). The kits will be available for sale on September 27. But you can sign up at Wool Warehouse web-site now and they will notify you by e-mail when kits are live.
Excited?! I am excited SO MUCH!
But need to leave you now :) See you next week!
UPDATE: You can find Important Notes for this CAL HERE.
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What will it be? It will be a wrap! A large, very soft and draping, cozy wrap made with two very different Scheepjes yarns: Spirit and Catona (reviewed HERE and HERE). Though I can’t take the full credit for this idea to mix two different yarns. When we were chatting with Esther of It’s All In A Nutshell a while ago I told her about my creative idea, and I also expressed my doubts about which yarn to choose.
We have discussed it and came to a conclusion that since it’s a large wearable project, a light weight yarn with good yardage should work best for it. And Esther said: “Maybe you should look into Spirit?” And then: “Oh, and you can actually combine it with Catona. That will give a nice mixture of textures”. And I made my choice at once.
I can’t tell you much about this project right now. Let’s save some excitement for later. But what I would like you to know is that coming CAL will be a true crochet adventure. I mixed several crochet techniques together, but still tried to keep the patterns easy enough, so that Advanced beginners can try them out.
The CAL will begin on October 18th , 2017 and will run for 9 weeks. It will be FREE and each part will be released on my blog weekly. The CAL will be translated into several languages. And there will be ready kits available for purchase - produced and nicely packed by Scheepjes. The kits will be sold by local Scheepjes store as well as large retailers including Wool Warehouse (HERE)* (located in UK with international shipping). The kits will be available for sale on September 27. But you can sign up at Wool Warehouse web-site now and they will notify you by e-mail when kits are live.
Excited?! I am excited SO MUCH!
But need to leave you now :) See you next week!
UPDATE: You can find Important Notes for this CAL HERE.
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For those of you who follow Peacock Tail Bag CAL – here is the Part 2. This part is a little bit more intricate than previous one. You will make many more front post stitches. And clusters will also be added today. If you have joined the CAL just now, please, first check General Information HERE. And Part 1 is available HERE.
DISCLOSURE: This blog contains affiliate links. If you purchase a (any) product via a link on my blog, I get a small percentage contribution from the store which enables me to keep providing you with free patterns. It costs you nothing extra to visit the store via my link, but ensure I get the credit for the sale. Thank you for your support!
I will not overload with lots of information today. I suppose that if you completed Part 1 you have also read all the important notes. But for today’s part there is something more you need to know and keep in mind.
Add this pattern to your Ravelry queue!
Part 3 can be found HERE.
And seems like this is everything I wanted to draw your attention to. Let’s jump to Part 2 now!
IMPORTANT: Please, be aware that all my patterns (free or paid) are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, redistribute, 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. If you own a yarn store and would like to sell kits for this CAL - please, contact me for details. You can check Copyright page for more information.
English - US terms
English - UK terms
Afrikaans
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hebrew
Indonesian
Korean
Persian
Spanish
Swedish
VIDEO for this part was kindly recordered by wonderful Esther from It's All In A Nutshell. Please, see it in end of this post.
Abbreviations (US terms)
US standard abbreviations are used in this pattern. But if you are used to other terms, please check this Crochet Translation Project which might be helpful in translation to your language.
rnd round
st(s) stitch(es)
sl st slip stitch
ch chain
sp(s) space(s)
sc single crochet
hdc half double crochet
dc double crochet
tr4tog (modified) treble crochet 4 together cluster
FPtr front post treble crochet
yo yarn over
lp(s) loop(s)
NJ needle join
sk skip st(s)
*…* *crochet following directions* as many times as indicated
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Row 8. Change to yarn C2 (C7). Make 1st (standing) hdc in 1st hdc of hdc increase of rnd 7 that comes after group of 13 sc. Modified tr4tog’s are used on this row and throughout the pattern. Please, check this tutorial about how to attach them around the post.
Make a slip knot (here and throughout), hdc in next 5 sts, *tr4tog in FPtr below, sk 1 st, hdc in next 3 sts, FPtr around 3rd of 5 hdc of rnd 6 lying between 2 FPtr’s, sk no sts, hdc in next 3 sts* 8 times, tr4tog in FPtr below, sk 1 st, hdc in next 5 sts, fasten off. (75)
Row 9. Change to yarn C3 (C8). Start in 1st hdc of row 8.
Hdc in each of 75 sts, fasten off. (75)
Row 10. Change to yarn C1 (C6). Start in 2nd hdc!
Hdc in next 5 sts, *2hdc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts, tr4tog in FPtr below, sk 1 st, hdc in next 3 sts* 8 times, 2hdc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts, 2hdc in last st, fasten off. (84)
Row 11. Change to yarn C2 (C7). Start in 1st hdc.
Hdc in each of 84 sts, fasten off. (84)
Row 12. Change to yarn C1 (C9). Start in 2nd hdc!
Note: all increases are made directly above tr4tog’s of row 10.
Hdc in next 2 sts, *hdc in next 3 sts, FPtr around 1st hdc of hdc increase of row 10 below, sk 1 st, hdc in next 4 sts, 2hdc in next st* 8 times, hdc in next 3 sts, FPtr around 1st hdc of hdc increase of row 10 below, sk 1 st, hdc in next 5 sts; fasten off. (91)
Row 13. Change to yarn C4 (C6). Start in 1st hdc.
Note: you will get 8 “U” on this row. After this row your piece should measure 20cm (8”) in widest place.
Hdc in next 3 sts, *hdc in next 5 sts, ch4, FPsc around 3 sts on row 11 (find tr4tog on row 10 below. Make FPsc into the st of row 11 that goes into the st before this tr4tog, in this tr4tog and the one after it), ch4, sk 5 sts* 8 times, hdc in next 8 sts; fasten off. (91)
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Row 8. Change to yarn C2 (C7). Make 1st (standing) hdc in 1st hdc of hdc increase of rnd 7 that comes after group of 13 sc.
Hdc in next 5 sts, *hdc in next 3 sts, 2hdc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts* 8 times, hdc in next 6 sts; fasten off. (75)
Row 9. Change to yarn C3 (C8). Start in 2nd hdc of row 8.
Hdc in next 73 sts, 2hdc in last st, fasten off. (75)
Row 10. Change to yarn C1 (C6). Start in 2nd hdc!
2hdc in 2nd st, hdc in next 3 sts, 2hdc in next st, *hdc in next 7 sts, 2hdc in next st* 8 times, hdc in next 5 sts, fasten off. (84)
Row 11. Change to yarn C2 (C7). Start in 2nd hdc!
Hdc in 82 sts, 2hdc in last st, fasten off. (84)
Row 12. Change to yarn C1 (C9). Start in 2nd hdc!
Hdc in next 9 sts, *2hdc in next st, hdc in next 8 sts* 8 times, hdc in next 2 sts, fasten off. (91)
Row 13. Change to yarn C4 (C10). Start in 2nd hdc!
Hdc in 89 sts, 2hdc in last st, fasten off. (91)
Congratulations!!! Part 2 is finished!!
And here are video's made by Esther from It's All In A Nutshel.
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DISCLOSURE: This blog contains affiliate links. If you purchase a (any) product via a link on my blog, I get a small percentage contribution from the store which enables me to keep providing you with free patterns. It costs you nothing extra to visit the store via my link, but ensure I get the credit for the sale. Thank you for your support!
I will not overload with lots of information today. I suppose that if you completed Part 1 you have also read all the important notes. But for today’s part there is something more you need to know and keep in mind.
Add this pattern to your Ravelry queue!
Part 3 can be found HERE.
Important Notes:
- !!! I have noticed that some of you decided to make overlay design for both front and back... Please, DON'T do that!!! The pattern is written in mirror way - for front and back to match in the end. If you make two fronts - they will not match each other in shape!!!
- PLEASE, keep your gauge correct on this and next parts. If you are using ready kits you can run out of certain shades if your bag is turning out to be bigger. If it happens, please, take a smaller hook or try to crochet tighter.
- This part (and all the rest) is crocheted in rows on the right side. And all the rows are started with standing hdc. There are several ways of making them, but I would recommend to begin with a slip knot. It’s important because next rows will either begin in 1st or 2nd hdc, and if you have a slip knot in the beginning, then it is very easy to identify very first stitch. Esther from It’s All In A Nutshell has a video tutorial on this (HERE).
- Note, that some rows are started in 1st stitch, and some of them - in 2nd stitch. Please, be attentive and careful about that.
- If you prefer to weave in yarn tails “as-you-go”, please note that the edges will look neat if before weaving you unweave slip knots in the beginning of each row.
- Except of front post stitches (which should be made to the height of working round – as in Part 1) you will be making clusters today. Or to be more precise – treble crochet 4 together. But instead of usual clusters I used “modified” in the pattern. Please, check THIS tutorial to see how they should be attached correctly.
- If you are using kits – the color way for Deep and Pastel versions are not the same on some rows.
And seems like this is everything I wanted to draw your attention to. Let’s jump to Part 2 now!
COPYRIGHT
IMPORTANT: Please, be aware that all my patterns (free or paid) are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to copy, reproduce, redistribute, 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. If you own a yarn store and would like to sell kits for this CAL - please, contact me for details. You can check Copyright page for more information.
INSTRUCTIONS: PART 2
English - US terms
English - UK terms
Afrikaans
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hebrew
Indonesian
Korean
Persian
Spanish
Swedish
VIDEO for this part was kindly recordered by wonderful Esther from It's All In A Nutshell. Please, see it in end of this post.
Abbreviations (US terms)
US standard abbreviations are used in this pattern. But if you are used to other terms, please check this Crochet Translation Project which might be helpful in translation to your language.
rnd round
st(s) stitch(es)
sl st slip stitch
ch chain
sp(s) space(s)
sc single crochet
hdc half double crochet
dc double crochet
tr4tog (modified) treble crochet 4 together cluster
FPtr front post treble crochet
yo yarn over
lp(s) loop(s)
NJ needle join
sk skip st(s)
*…* *crochet following directions* as many times as indicated
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FRONT PART
Row 8. Change to yarn C2 (C7). Make 1st (standing) hdc in 1st hdc of hdc increase of rnd 7 that comes after group of 13 sc. Modified tr4tog’s are used on this row and throughout the pattern. Please, check this tutorial about how to attach them around the post.
Make a slip knot (here and throughout), hdc in next 5 sts, *tr4tog in FPtr below, sk 1 st, hdc in next 3 sts, FPtr around 3rd of 5 hdc of rnd 6 lying between 2 FPtr’s, sk no sts, hdc in next 3 sts* 8 times, tr4tog in FPtr below, sk 1 st, hdc in next 5 sts, fasten off. (75)
Row 9. Change to yarn C3 (C8). Start in 1st hdc of row 8.
Hdc in each of 75 sts, fasten off. (75)
Row 10. Change to yarn C1 (C6). Start in 2nd hdc!
Hdc in next 5 sts, *2hdc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts, tr4tog in FPtr below, sk 1 st, hdc in next 3 sts* 8 times, 2hdc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts, 2hdc in last st, fasten off. (84)
Row 11. Change to yarn C2 (C7). Start in 1st hdc.
Hdc in each of 84 sts, fasten off. (84)
Row 12. Change to yarn C1 (C9). Start in 2nd hdc!
Note: all increases are made directly above tr4tog’s of row 10.
Hdc in next 2 sts, *hdc in next 3 sts, FPtr around 1st hdc of hdc increase of row 10 below, sk 1 st, hdc in next 4 sts, 2hdc in next st* 8 times, hdc in next 3 sts, FPtr around 1st hdc of hdc increase of row 10 below, sk 1 st, hdc in next 5 sts; fasten off. (91)
Row 13. Change to yarn C4 (C6). Start in 1st hdc.
Note: you will get 8 “U” on this row. After this row your piece should measure 20cm (8”) in widest place.
Hdc in next 3 sts, *hdc in next 5 sts, ch4, FPsc around 3 sts on row 11 (find tr4tog on row 10 below. Make FPsc into the st of row 11 that goes into the st before this tr4tog, in this tr4tog and the one after it), ch4, sk 5 sts* 8 times, hdc in next 8 sts; fasten off. (91)
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BACK PART
Row 8. Change to yarn C2 (C7). Make 1st (standing) hdc in 1st hdc of hdc increase of rnd 7 that comes after group of 13 sc.
Hdc in next 5 sts, *hdc in next 3 sts, 2hdc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts* 8 times, hdc in next 6 sts; fasten off. (75)
Row 9. Change to yarn C3 (C8). Start in 2nd hdc of row 8.
Hdc in next 73 sts, 2hdc in last st, fasten off. (75)
Row 10. Change to yarn C1 (C6). Start in 2nd hdc!
2hdc in 2nd st, hdc in next 3 sts, 2hdc in next st, *hdc in next 7 sts, 2hdc in next st* 8 times, hdc in next 5 sts, fasten off. (84)
Row 11. Change to yarn C2 (C7). Start in 2nd hdc!
Hdc in 82 sts, 2hdc in last st, fasten off. (84)
Row 12. Change to yarn C1 (C9). Start in 2nd hdc!
Hdc in next 9 sts, *2hdc in next st, hdc in next 8 sts* 8 times, hdc in next 2 sts, fasten off. (91)
Row 13. Change to yarn C4 (C10). Start in 2nd hdc!
Hdc in 89 sts, 2hdc in last st, fasten off. (91)
Congratulations!!! Part 2 is finished!!
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