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Block a Week CAL 2014

Colour Explosion {Block a Week CAL 2014}

It’s been a while since we finished the Block a Week CAL 2014.  Almost a year, in fact!  When I was taking some photos the other day, I realized that I never did a post about my finished blanket.  The only excuse I can offer you is that I got hopelessly caught up in Sophie’s Universe and various other fun (and not-so-fun) endeavours.

Block a Week Crochet-along 2014

Now that Sophie is well and truly over, and I have had some time to catch up on things, I would like to show you how my blanket turned out.  It was made using Stylecraft Special Dk (available HERE from Daramores), and as you can see, it’s a colour explosion!

Block a Week CAL 2014 Stylecraft Special Dk

Chris Simon’s Lace Petals Square (pictured above) remains my favourite (for nostalgic reasons).  Partly because I made it when we were visiting family in South Africa for my sister’s wedding, and partly because it was the square that inspired Sophie.

Block a Week CAL 2014

This blanket has so much texture and detail!

Colourful Crochet Blanket

Folding it is always a pleasure, because I fold it mindfully, deciding which squares I want to be able to see when it is folded.  Sometimes I will fold it three or four times, just to ensure that the squares I want to see are visible.  (And I just realized how silly that sounds!)

The blanket consists of 48 squares.  The mastermind behind the selection of the squares is Kimberly Slifer from Just a Girl and a Hook.  I think she did an amazing job choosing the squares and will forever be grateful to her for enabling me to complete my first ‘proper’ afghan.

Those of you who followed the CAL might remember that I attached my squares in groups of four, called Foursquares.

Crochet Afghan Colourful Squares

I attached the Foursquares to each other using the (Sc, ch 1, skip 1) Join my granny taught me.

Colorful Crochet Afghan Squares

For the border, I did one round of double crochet and one round of single crochet in Violet.  I finished it all off with a round of back-post half-double crochet in Pomegranate.

Simple Back Post Edging

I really wanted to use Betty’s Beautiful Border, but in the end, I decided that I wanted something simple to offset the (many) colours and patterns in the actual blanket.  I’m quite pleased with how it turned out.

Textured Crochet Blanket

Isn’t the Crocodile Flower Square (pictured above) gorgeous?  If you like it as much as I do, do yourself a favour and have a look at Courtney Laube’s Enchanted Garden Bag, which features the Crocodile Flower.

When it came to taking photos of the whole blanket, I had to do it outside.  Even then I had trouble finding somewhere large enough to display the whole blanket.

Here you can see one half of the blanket.

Block a Week CAL 2014 Afghan

This is the other half.

Block a Week CAL 2014 Afghan 2

And here she is all laid out on the back lawn.

Completed Block a Week CAL 2014     

I love my blanket.  It is a reminder of a wonderful year and many new friends.  And because Xander was so interested in the making of this blanket – always wanting to touch the squares, always posing for photos – this blanket will always remind me of his cheeky toddler face.  I can’t believe he is starting nursery already.  Now I don’t have any more tiny models, only quickly-growing boys.

I hope this explosion of crochet colour has cheered you up today, and if you would like to make this blanket, you can still find all the details and links HERE.

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Happy Hooking!

Dedri

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18 Comments September 18, 2015

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  1. Manuela says

    March 31, 2016 at 10:05 am

    Hi Dedri, thank you for sharing this amazing blanket pattern, and also thank you for the quality of your informations (great job!!).
    I’m starting just today to crochet the first square of “Block A Week 2014”. Even if I really like the colors and the emotions that they give all togheter, I’m a shabby chic lover and I would like to use the blanket in my house as a picture on the wall. So to follow my passion for White I decided to crochet the blanket in grey and White. Do you think the pattern texture’s will be appreciated even if there are only two colors? I really need an advice before to start such a big work!!

    Reply
    • Dedri Uys says

      April 1, 2016 at 9:32 pm

      Manuela, hi :) Thank you so much for your tactful and lovely comment. You will lose none of the texture if you used only 2 colours (you could even use one if you preferred). Each square is beautiful and textured in its own right, and the designers are just amazing. I would love to see how your shabby chic blanket turns out. Please do share a photo on social media, remembering to tag me so that I can see it!

      I wish my life was shabby chic, but it is all chaos and colour :)

  2. Archana Karanth says

    October 17, 2015 at 12:03 am

    Hi Dedri,

    I love your work, its inspiring and beautiful. Please can I ask you the final size of your blanket and the size of your individual squares?
    My squares measure about 7 inches with DK yarn an 4 mm hook.
    Many thanks

    Archana xx

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    • Dedri Uys says

      October 22, 2015 at 9:56 pm

      Hi Archana.

      The sizes I came out at are all listed at the start of each tutorial. Most of my squares were between 7.5 and 8.5″. My final blanket was about 1.3 x 1.8 meters

  3. Estelle Rose says

    September 22, 2015 at 8:14 am

    Dedri, dis pragtig! Ek moet myne ook nog aanmekaarslaan, maar ek beplan om vir my twee klein nonnas elkeen een te gee so ek sal nog ‘n paar ekstra blokke moet hekel.

    Reply
    • Dedri Uys says

      September 25, 2015 at 9:36 pm

      Tannie Stella, ek sal graag fotos wil sien as Tannie klaar is :)

  4. Tanya Momberg says

    September 22, 2015 at 7:24 am

    Having not crocheted for a few years, your blog has absolutely inspired me. I love this new one and the colours are just what my soul needs. Thank you, thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Dedri Uys says

      September 25, 2015 at 9:35 pm

      Tanya, I am so pleased that you like it :)

  5. Judy Edwards says

    September 21, 2015 at 10:36 pm

    i am new to your site and about 1/2 way thru printing each square my printer kicked the bucket so i am now waiting for my new printer to come in. i learned hoe to crochet about 45 years ago doing the basis granny square but boy they have come a long way now. for many years i have avoided the granny because it was so boring. after finding these squares that i immediately fell in love with i realized how beautiful they have become. are you continuing a new set for 2015? i just want MORE lol

    Reply
    • Dedri Uys says

      September 25, 2015 at 9:36 pm

      Judy, I think I will be taking a break for 2015. But who knows what awaits in 2016?

  6. Lesley says

    September 21, 2015 at 8:28 pm

    Beautiful Dedri, as always, well worth the wait xx

    Reply
  7. Doris says

    September 21, 2015 at 11:47 am

    Amazing! Not able to describe in words! Great design! Great Colors! Maybe mine will be a Little bit like yours ;-).

    Reply
  8. san says

    September 18, 2015 at 5:02 pm

    LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! <3 <3 <3

    Reply
  9. Joan says

    September 18, 2015 at 3:09 pm

    Gorgeous blanket! Love the colours! I’m adding this one to my to do list.

    Reply
  10. leslie says

    September 18, 2015 at 2:46 pm

    beautiful just beautiful. i am dying to a a granny square afghan but i am waiting fro a granddaughter to make it for

    Reply
  11. Fina says

    September 18, 2015 at 12:56 pm

    Muchas gracias por ser tan generosa y brillante, thank you so much, Dedri, My English is not good, but I can say to you that your passion of crochet and your work is fantastic and inspire for many of us. I was very sad in the morning, but now I feel better looking what you made. I have to try to do your Block a Week CAL 2014. Sure!!. Kisses.

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    • Jenny says

      September 21, 2015 at 11:04 am

      These CAL squares certain have the ability to cheer us up! Derek’s colour choices ar so lovely :)

  12. JoAnn McLean says

    September 18, 2015 at 12:34 pm

    Magnificent!!! … that is the word that immediately comes to mind! Wow.

    Reply

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