Tag / most challenging pattern

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Showing off

Woo hoo! I can’t believe I finished my Scheepjes CAL 2020 d’Historie Naturelle. This pattern was the most complicated piece I have done so far. I learned so many new stitches and new techniques. I’m so thankful I had that moment in my life that I thought I could make this blanket.

All done. 8/23/2021 As wide as queen size bed

Thank you, Christina Hadderingh of A Spoonful of Yarn , for your fantastic design. I don’t know who you came up with this design, but I’m so glad you did.

And oh my goodness, I don’t know what I would have done without Esther Dijkstra of It’s all in a Nutshell blog videos to get me through the entire piece, especially the lacy corner sections. Your voice (extremely calm) and helpful hints as if you knew where I would be struggling.

My blanket is nowhere close to perfect, but I don’t care. I think it looks great. Sometimes you have to say yes to a challenge.

  • shells, elephants, and leaves
  • the hardest part: lacy corners
  • flower center
  • border
  • butterfly
  • butterflies and leeaves
  • even the back is beautiful
  • Now the ends to be dealt with
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by princesshotflash

Row 97

Yes, I’m still slogging away at my Scheepjes CAL 2020 blanket. I’m on row 97 out of 105. I probably wouldn’t call it “slog” if I wasn’t crocheting a blanket in the hottest part of summer. I see the end coming soon and have been pushing to finish each row I work.

This is row 97 of my CAL 2020 blanket.

D’ Histoire Naturelle is the most challenging pattern I have crocheted. I’ve learned many new stitch patterns and techniques. I was close to quitting around February, took a two-month break. And I was able to tackle what I perceived as the most complicated section.

  • start with a half double crochet (hdc)
  • Yarn over (yi)
  • move needle behind hdc
  • yo, bring needle to front (should have 3 strands on needle)
  • yo again
  • bring needle behind the hdc again
  • yo, bring needle to front, you should have 5 strands on needle
  • yo, then pull strand through the 5 loops

I took a few pictures of myself working the current new stitch–pearl stitch. I could see using it as edging. Pretty cute. Oh, by the way, please excuse the shots. I should invest in a tripod if I’m going to continue to do these types of images.

I’m shooting for the end of August to finish the blanket. I have eight more rows to go and MANY ends to weave in.