Hello Spring CAL – Part 1

Hello Spring CAL showing a crocheted sample of Part 1 of the mosaic pattern

Updated on July 15, 2026

Today is the day, the Hello Spring CAL starts!

As a few people have asked me about this: yes, I’ll be posting my colour choices and the colour placement I’m using for the individual parts of the CAL here.

So let’s start with my

Yarn and colours

I used Stylecraft Special DK and a 4 mm hook. My colours are

  • 1001 White
  • 1822 Pistachio
  • 1027 Khaki
  • 1081 Saffron
  • 1723 Tomato
Hello Spring  CAL, yarn samples in White, Khaki, Pistachio, Saffron, Tomato
My colour choice

When I saw Ana’s pattern, I’d originally had a slightly different colour scheme in mind.
But for some reason, it didn’t work. Although I tried two different colour arrangements, I realised fairly quickly that it wasn’t going to work. It was perhaps a bit too dark for a spring design. So I decided against it and needed to come up with something new.

Even so, I LOVE these swatches:

Two mosaic crochet samples showing the effect of different colour placement, both using the colours White, Graphite, Pistachio and Apricot.
Colour Samples in White, Graphite, Pistachio and Apricot

I haven’t unraveled them yet and will keep them as inspiration for any further project.

Whilst searching for further colour combinations, I came across a drawing featuring stylised flowers in two different shades of green against a white background. Somehow, it really gave me that ‘spring’ feeling. To achieve this look, I chose White and Pistachio as the main colours and added a touch of Khaki. I completed the look with a few splashes of Saffron and Tomato.

mosaic crochet sample showing the same pattern in the colours White, Khaki, Pistachio and Saffron

And here is my

My colour placement for Part 1

Hello Spring CAL showing a crocheted sample of Part 1 of the mosaic pattern

And last but not least, here’s a photo showing all the test versions created by the One Skein of Love test team.

Hello Spring CAL, collage showing sneak peeks of the blankets made by the test team

See you next week!

Get the colour placement guide

You can download a pdf-file with my row-by-row colour placement for the entire blanket at the end of this post

Hello Spring CAL

Get the pattern

Hello Spring CAL pattern on Ravelry

More posts in the Hello Spring CAL series

Hello Spring CAL

Hello Spring CAL – Part 2

Hello Spring CAL – Part 3

Hello Spring CAL – Part 4

Hello Spring CAL – Part 5

Hello Spring CAL – Part 6

Hello Spring CAL – Round up

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Author: ELeni

I love yarn and I love working with yarn. I especially love crochet and Tunisian crochet. Sometimes I test crochet patterns, sometimes I design something myself and sometimes I just make something nice for myself.

10 thoughts on “Hello Spring CAL – Part 1”

  1. Nice. 😀. Is it free

    On Mon, 21 Mar 2022 at 15:31, Hooked on Häkelmaschen wrote:

    > ELeni posted: ” Today is the day, Hello Spring Cal starts! Since some > people have asked me about it, I will publish my progress and my single > parts here. So let us begin with my Yarn and colours I used Stylecraft > Special DK and a 4 mm hook. My colours are ” >

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  2. Very nice. Is it worth 4pound.

    On Mon, 21 Mar 2022 at 15:31, Hooked on Häkelmaschen wrote:

    > ELeni posted: ” Today is the day, Hello Spring Cal starts! Since some > people have asked me about it, I will publish my progress and my single > parts here. So let us begin with my Yarn and colours I used Stylecraft > Special DK and a 4 mm hook. My colours are ” >

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    1. Thank you 💕
      Is it worth it? I think: yes! But ultimately you have to decide.
      There are 11 different designs plus the border design and the pattern is very well written (and tested 😁). Besides the written instructions with detailed pictures for each row there are also charts to work along. The pattern is easy to adapt, so you can not only make a blanket but also a table runner, wall hanging or cushion cover. What ever you like. That‘s why I think it is worth the price!
      ELeni Xxx

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