Tag: Mosaic crochet

Wintry Forest – Colours and yarn amounts for my wall hangings

Today part 1 of Ana’s Wintry Forest Cal was released. Lots of fun to all who follow the Cal.

My wall hangers are finally decorated in our living room and I love them, love them, love them.


For those who are interested here some details:

My Colours

Even though I’ve already shown the colours in a previous post, here they are again:

I used

Cream, Mocha, Grey and a little bit of Denim – all from Stylecraft Special DK
and Stonewash from King Cole Comfort DK (that‘s the lovely blue on the upper left)

and worked with a 4 mm hook.

You will find detailed information about the colours I used for each row / pattern in my next post as download.

Yarn amounts for my wall hangers

Happy Hooking

Wintry Forest Cal

Finally I can show something I worked on for the last few weeks: Wintry Forest.

Wintry Forest is the new Cal by Ana Morais Soares from One Skein of Love. It will come in 6 parts (5 for the blanket and 1 for the border) and starts on November 10th. The Intro File with all relevant information is already available on Ana’s Ravelry page.

When I started testing it about 4 weeks ago I knew right away that I was going to make a wall decoration. But this time the decision about colour was a difficult one. It cost me a lot of time and nerves.

At first I thought about using just cream and grey, but I abandoned the idea after one of my fellow testers used exactly this colour combination. My next idea was to make it colourful, changing background and contrast colour for each pattern. So I picked about 10 or 12 colours from my Stylecraft Special DK and began mixing and matching them. I ended up with a pile of colour swatches but somehow I didn‘t get the colour placement balanced. So I also discarded this idea.

The picture above shows only some of them :D

Nevertheless I will keep my pile of swatches as I found some really nice combinations. For instance I never thought that Mocha and Pale Rose would look that great together. Duck Egg and Storm Blue also are a great combination. Strong but beautiful!


In the end, I came back to my idea with Cream and Grey and decided on a combination of

Cream, Mocha, Grey (Stylecraft Special DK) and Stonewash (King Cole Comfort DK).

I also added a little bit of Denim (Stylecraft), just because I fell in love with that colour and thought that it matches the rest.

The colours remind me on a cold and sunny winter morning. I love them!

I separated the pattern (10 different designs) into three parts and am just framing my panels with borders and make some tassels.

Hopefully I will be able to show you my completed decoration next week when the Cal starts.

When Summer turns into Fall Make along

Ana just started a new Make along (MAL) with her fabulous When Summer turns into Fall blanket.

I fell in love with this pattern the first time I saw it and knew immediately that I had to make it. I started it in January 2021 and no, it is not finished yet. Why?

Well, it all began with the photo above. I was writing a blog post about the projects I am working on besides testing. Mainly the Seashell Dudes by misssBerlin and When Summer turns into Fall. Since both of these projects were not very far along, I had the idea of using the cover photos of the patterns to show how they will look when finished. I therefore decided to contact the designers and ask for permission.
Having worked with Dana (misssBerlin) several times before, I was sure she would agree. But I had no idea how Ana would react. Nevertheless, I simply wrote her an email. And that’s how it began! Her answer was not long in coming and of course she agreed that I could use her photo. But she also asked me if I would like to test for her once. Guess what I answered! So I found myself testing her Gretchen, the Geometrics and many more …

It is an amazing journey and I have made a wonderful friend! Only my When Summer turns into Fall has slept peacefully in a bag so far. But I will now take the opportunity of the MAL to finally get on with it! It is such a relaxing pattern and fun to work on. Wish me luck!

Here my progress so far

Happy hooking 💕

Sorbet

Revised on June 8, 2026

Sorbet is the latest pattern from Ana Morais Soares from One Skein of Love. I had the pleasure of testing this beautiful design during May 2022.
The original blanket was made with a colour-changing yarn, Hobbii Twister. It’s a Cotton / Acrylic blend in sport weight. The blanket features three different patterns, and the instructions include three different layouts.

I decided to use only single-coloured yarn. I wanted to use up some of my stash, though, so I used some of my DK yarn. A mix of Stylecraft Special DK and King Cole Baby Comfort DK.

Originally, my blanket was supposed to be 90 x 130 cm in size, just like Ana’s version. I must have miscalculated! To achieve that, I would have needed two more repeats across the width. My blanket is now only 80 cm wide, so I’ve shortened the length a little too.
For me, at any rate, it’s the perfect lap blanket. The colours go perfectly with my living room and will also go well with my – er, with my husband’s ‘Midnight Snowflakes’ (if they ever get finished).

I am happy!

Here are a few more details about my Sorbet

Pattern

Sorbet
available on Ravelry
and Etsy

Designer

Ana Morais Soares from One Skein of Love

Technique

Overlay Mosaic

Test Phase

03. May 2022 – 01. June 2022

Finished

05. June 2022

Yarn and Colours

Stylecraft Special DK (295 m / 100 g)

1807 A Hint of Silver, 3 balls
1722 Storm Blue, 1 ball

King Cole Baby Comfort DK (310 m / 100g)

1729 Glacier, 3 balls

Detailed Yarn Amounts

Glacier, 258 g
A Hint of Silver, 239 g
Storm Blue, 95 g

Hooks

Clover Amour Hook, 4 mm
Slip stitch round: Clover Amour Hook, 4,5 mm
Back Layer Border: Clover Soft Touch, 3,75 mm

Pattern Repeats

16 repeats, 131 stitches

Layout

following Layout 1, working

3 repeats of Pattern 1
1 repeat of Pattern 2
14 repeats of Pattern 3

197 rows in total

Colour Placement

Pattern 1 and 3
C1: Glacier
C2: A Hint of Silver

Pattern 2
C1: Storm Blue
C2: A Hint of Silver

Border
Slip stitch round: Storm Blue
Back layer: Glacier
Front Layer: Storm Blue
Joining Round: Storm Blue

Final Size

appr. 80 x 113 cm

Hello Spring – Round up

Reviewed on June 28, 2026

Here is a brief summary of my test of the Hello Spring Cal:

Hello Spring Cal

21. March – 25. April 2022

Pattern

Hello Spring Cal
available on Ravelry and Etsy

Designer

Ana Morais Soares from One Skein of Love

Technique

Overlay Mosaic crochet

Test Phase

08. February – 21. March 2022

Finished

21. March 2022

Yarn

Stylecraft Special DK

Colours

1001 – White, 3 balls
1822 – Pistachio, 3 balls
1027 – Khaki, 2 balls
1081 – Saffron, 1 ball
1723 – Tomato, 1 ball

Hook

Clover Soft Touch, 4 mm

Gauge

?

Repeats

5 Repeats, 93 stitches

Rows / Patterns

261 rows, patterns 1 to 12, following the Cal pattern

Border

Double border

Finished Size

57 x 149 cm

As always it was a lot of fun to test one of Ana‘s pattern. If you’ve missed any of the parts, just have a look at my earlier posts.

More Hello Spring CAL posts

Intro
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6

Hello Spring – Part 6

Updated on June 28, 2026

The Hello Spring CAL is now coming to an end; we’ve reached the border.

As you know, I’ve made a wall hanging using the ‘Hello Spring’ pattern. I worked with five pattern repeats.

When it came to the border, I had to decide how I wanted to hang the wall hanging.

I’ve seen some rather complicated-looking constructions for hanging wall decorations, but I’ve never found an explanation of how to make them.
At first, I thought about attaching loops to it, similar to how you do with a quilt. But even then, I wasn’t sure how best to attach them. Then another idea came to me – a very simple one:

First, I crocheted the border as usual. In the final joining round, I left a gap at the top side edges. For the last 7 stitches on both top sides, I worked the slip stitches only on the front layer, without joining the two layers together. After that the corner was worked as usual. This creates a sort of tunnel through which you can slide a rod for hanging.

It works perfectly!

My colours for the border

Update, July 2024:
I have redesigned the documents showing my colour scheme and combined them into a single file.
The content, however, has remained the same.

My colours Hello Spring parts 1- 6Download

Tomorrow I will write a short summary with all details of my test. Stay tuned!

Hello Spring – Part 5

Revised on June 28, 2026

Part 5 of the ‘Hello Spring Cal’ has been published.

It is the final part of the main section of the blanket. So the blanket is almost finished. The instructions for the border will follow next week.

Next week, I’ll show you how I’ve solved the problem of hanging the wall hanging. And, of course, I’ll also show you the colours and list the amounts of yarn required.

Here a few impressions of my part 5:

My Colour Placement Part 5

Update, July 2024:
I have redesigned the documents showing my colour scheme and combined them into a single file.
The content, however, has remained the same.

My colours Hello Spring parts 1- 6Download

Happy hooking 💕

Hello Spring – Part 4

Revised on June 28, 2026

Week 4 of the ‘Hello Spring Cal’ is beginning – we’re already halfway through. There’s only one more section to come next week, and then it’s time for the border!

There are only two more photos this week – and, once again, they’re not the best quality! We’ve had another long spell of bad weather! Sorry about that!

My Colour Placement

Update, July 2024:
I have redesigned the documents showing my colour scheme and combined them into a single file.
The content, however, has remained the same.

My colours Hello Spring parts 1- 6Download

Have fun 💕

Hello Spring – Part 3

Revised on June 28, 2026

It is already week 3 of the Hello Spring Cal.

Time really does fly! That said, it just felt as though I’d been transported back a few weeks in time. We haven’t had this much snow for years. This is our old pine tree on Saturday morning, 2 April 2022. Hello, spring!

Winter Impression in April - Snow-covered pine tree
Winter Impression

Nevertheless, I don’t want to miss to share

My colours Part 3

List of row-by-row colour placement for Part 3 of the Hello Spring Mosaic CAL

Update, July 2024:
I have redesigned the documents showing my colour scheme and combined them into a single file.
The content, however, has remained the same.

My colours Hello Spring parts 1- 6Download

Have a lovely week 💕

Hello Spring Cal – Part 2

Updated on June 28, 2026

Just in time for the start of the second part of the Hello Spring Cal I would like to show you my version of part 2 and share my colour placement..

But first …

Finished Hello Spring CAL wall hanging decorated in a room

… I‘d like to show you my finished wall hanging.

It is worked over 5 pattern repeats and measures approximately 60 cm (24 inches) in width.

It’s meant to be a decoration for our stairwell. Unfortunately, it’s too dark in there to take a good photo. The colours are hard to capture anyway! So here’s a photo taken in our living room.

My colours part 2

Originally, I had planned to use only four colours – White, Khaki, Pistachio and a touch of Saffron.. The Saffron was to be used as an accent in the ‘dividing lines’ to liven the whole thing up a bit.

In Part 2, I changed my mind!

Just have a look at the pictures below: the first one shows my first attempt. Probably too much Khaki? And definitely too dark to symbolize spring!

Hello Spring Mosaic CAL showing parts 1 and 2 - flowers in part 2 made in Khaki

That’s when Tomato came into the game. It gave it that touch of cheerfulness I was looking for.

Hello Spring Mosaic CAL showing parts 1 and 2 - flowers in part 2 made in colour Tomato

My colour placement

List of row-by-row colour placement for Part 2 of the Hello Spring Mosaic CAL

Update, July 2024:
I have redesigned the documents showing my colour scheme and combined them into a single file.
The content, however, has remained the same.

My colours Hello Spring parts 1- 6Download

That’s all for today. Have a wonderful week 💕

Spring impression - peach blossom with honey bee
Spring Impressions