On Track CAL by Maud Akkermans

On Track CAL

Crochet
January 2022
DK (11 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches
4.5 mm
4921 - 5468 yards (4500 - 5000 m)
137 x 180 centimeters/54 inches x 71 inches, with the double border
US
Dutch English
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Welcome to the On Track Crochet Along!

Hi, I’m Maud and welcome to my second Crochet Along!
A Crochet Along, also known as a CAL, is a crochet event where the pattern is released in weekly parts and people all over the world are crocheting the pattern at the same time. The crochet along is finished, the pattern is now a complete pattern. This CAL was hosted in my Facebook group Maud’s Crochet Club, where you can still get support from me and other people who are crocheting the same pattern. Search for it on Facebook, request to join and I will let you in!
The pattern consists of seven stripes of different patterns on a diagonal. That means you get to crochet three and sometimes even four different patterns per row. That’s such fun! And if that sounds complicated to you: when I started crocheting this blanket I found (and my testers also found): after I had crocheted the first about 8 rows, it became very logical what the next row had to be.

Yarn Packs

Yarn packs for both versions shown here are available:
English: https://bit.ly/3FMExmc
Nederlands: https://bit.ly/3Ans4nJ
Deutsch: https://bit.ly/3qNO5sU

Timetable

Week 1, Friday February 18: rows 1 – 50
Week 2, Friday February 25: rows 51 – 98
Week 3, Friday March 4: rows 99 – 146
Week 4, Friday March 11: rows 147 - 194
Week 5, Friday March 18: rows 195 – 242
Week 6, Friday March 25: rows 243 – 290
Week 7, Friday April 1: rows 291 – 315
Week 8, Friday April 8: double border

Size
The blanket measures 137 x 180 centimeters/54 inches x 71 inches, with the double border.

Yarn stats
Needed for the total blanket with the double border, made in Stylecraft Special DK: 1.590 grams/56 ounces; specifically, 884 grams/31 ounces of color A and 706 grams/25 ounces of color B.

The pattern includes

  • Charts (with X’s for the dc’s) and written instructions for all the rows of the blanket
  • Instructions and pattern for a double border
  • A separate document about the basics of Mosaic Crochet. It explains the following subjects: Mosaic crochet, The stitches (including the chain one you crochet between the border stitches and the rest of your blanket!), Reading the pattern, Three solutions for the ends, Attaching the double border, Easy first row and Color use.

All pictures in this pattern are by Tessa Verhoeven for Wolplein/Yarnplaza/Wollplatz