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My cozy winter blankets in overlay mosaic crochet

Explore my overlay mosaic crochet winter blankets – patterns, yarn, and colourways to inspire your own cozy crochet creations.

Here in the northern hemisphere autumn is slowly setting in. The days are getting shorter and the evenings cooler. It feels like the perfect time to curl up with a cozy blanket and a hot cup of tea. With this in mind, I would like to show you some of the winter-themed blankets I’ve crocheted over the past few years.

Since 2021, I’ve had the joy of testing one of Ana’s (from One Skein of Love) beautiful winter designs each year. All were made using the overlay mosaic crochet technique.

Winter Wonderland (2021)

Winter Wonderland was my first winter blanket back in 2021.

I found inspiration for my colours in a mood board. It showed a (Swedish?) winter landscape with a red house.
Nevertheless, when I started crocheting, I had no clear idea of how I would arrange the colours. I chose them step by step as I went along. And I was very happy with the result in the end!

To my surprise (and of course delight), many crocheters ended up following my colour scheme. I hadn’t expected that!

And Mary Maxim even created yarn packs not only in Ana’s original colours but also in mine. I still feel a little proud!

My Winter Wonderland Blanket –
with a colour palette of white, various shades of grey and a little red 

Materials used

For Winter Wonderland I used Stylecraft Special DK and a 4 mm hook. In total, I used something over 1,000 g of yarn.

The finished size of the blanket is 114 x 148 cm.


My colours are

  • 1001 – White
  • 1203 – Silver
  • 1099 – Grey
  • 1246 – Lipstick
  • 1063 – Graphite

My colour placement is listed in a downloadable PDF which you can find in this post.

The pattern is available through Ravelry.

Wintry Forest (2022)

In 2022, Ana released Wintry Forest. The pattern was originally designed for a blanket similar in size to Winter Wonderland. However, when I saw it, I immediately had the idea of turning it into a wall decoration instead. Therefore I worked the pattern only over one repeat and divided it in three parts.

I still remember what difficulties I had in putting together the colours. So many failed attempts … But again, in the end, I was very happy with the result.

My Wintry Forest wall decoration –
with a colour palette of creme, blue, grey and mocha

And my wall hangings also attracted a lot of attention and kind feedback:
In November 2022, they we’re featured in „Eye Candy: No Place Like Home“, an article on the Ravelry front page.

Another proud moment! It meant a lot to me!

Materials used

For the wall hangings, I chose a combination of Stylecraft Special DK (SSDK) and King Cole Comfort DK.

My colours are

  • 1005 – Cream, SSDK
  • 1728 – Stonewash, King Cole
  • 1099 – Grey, SSDK
  • 1064 – Mocha, SSDK
  • 1302 – Denim, SSDK

My colour placement is listed in a downloadable PDF wich you can find in this post.

The pattern is available through Ravelry.

Oh, and if you are interested in my colour-journey you will find some details here.

Magic Winter (2023)

Do you know those icy winter mornings, when the sun rises with a soft pink glow? On those days my grandma used to say, „The angles are baking in heaven“. That memory instantly came back to me when I saw Ana’s 2023 design. And I knew I wanted my blanket to capture that feeling.

My Magic Winter Blanket –
with a colour palette of white, grey and peach

Materials used

Again my blanket was made with Stylecraft Special DK and a 4.0 mm hook.

Then finished blanket measures about 121 x 146 cm and I again needed something over 1,000 g of yarn.

My colours are

  • 1001 – White
  • 1203 – Silver
  • 1836 – Vintage Peach

My colour placement is listed in a downloadable PDF which you can find in this post

The pattern is available through Ravelry.

Winter’s Love (2024)

And so far the last in my series of winter blankets is Winter’s Love from 2024.

When I saw the design for the first time, I could immediately imagine it in a classic, Nordic style. So I choose a classic red- and white palette. Though I can also imagine it looking beautiful in cream and taupe tones.

Working on this blanket was a little different for me, as I was struggling with eye health issues during that time (and I’m still receiving treatment …). But despite this challenges, I love this blanket no less.

My Winter‘s Love Blanket –
with a colour palette of white and red

Materials used

My Winter‘s Love is made with Yarnsmiths Create DK. It was the first time I had worked with this yarn, but certainly not the last!

The size of finished blanket is 120 x 150 cm, using a 4. 0 mm hook. I needed 10 balls / 1,000 g of yarn. I had almost nothing left. So, with a different tension, it could be tight.

My colours are

  • 3045 – Off White
  • 3090 – Claret Red

My colour placement is listed in a downloadable PDF which you can find in this post

The pattern is available through Ravelry.

For me, finishing a big crochet project is always a very special moment – do you feel the same?

I truly love each one of my blankets, and for me they all stand for warmth and comfort during the long, dark winter months.

I hope my winter blankets have inspired you as well! There’s still plenty of time before the season begins to create your own cosy piece.

Which colours would you choose for your winter blanket?

My Winter’s Love blanket – it’s finished

Updated on 16 August 2026

A little note before you start: Winter’s Love was a CAL that ran in November and December 2024. I’m keeping this post as a record of my experience testing the pattern and making my blanket. If you’re discovering Winter’s Love now, you can still get the pattern and use my colour placement as inspiration for your own blanket.

Last weekend I finally crocheted the last stitches on my Winter’s Love blanket — it’s finished! And I really enjoyed working on it!

A short summary

Winter‘s Love is the current CAL (Crochet Along) by Ana Morais Soares from One Skein of Love. It started on 22 November 2024 and is divided into 4 parts. Part 4 – the last one – will be published on Friday, 13 December 2024. Time flies…
It’s never too late to get yourself the pattern, though. It might be a bit late to finish the blanket in time for Christmas. But starting it at Christmas and finishing it for next year is certainly a lovely idea too.

If you’d like to make your own Winter’s Love blanket, you’ll find the pattern link at the end of this post.

Over the last few weeks, I’ve had the pleasure testing this lovely pattern.

My yarn and yarn amounts

This time I tried a completely new yarn. Well, at least completely new to me: Yarnsmiths Create DK. It is an own brand from Wool Warehouse.

Create DK is a 100% acrylic yarn. It comes in 100 g balls and has a yardage of 290 m per 100 g. It is currently available in 120 colours.

I decided to go with Claret Red (3090) and Off White (3045) for my blanket.

In total I needed

4 balls Off-White
6 balls Claret Red

I really like the quality of Create DK. The yarn is of a consistent thickness and is soft and supple. I really enjoyed working with it! I’ll definitely have to get some more colours.

Finished size

I used a 4 mm crochet hook, and my finished blanket measures approximately 120 x 150 cm. That’s about 47 x 59 inches.

My colour placement

After a first attempt (the sample at the top), I decided to reverse the colours and start my blanket with a dark background, against which the motifs appear in white.

I kept this colour scheme for the first eight patterns. Then, I switched the colours again.

I already wrote about the reasons for this in my previous post. There you will also find detailed information on how I proceeded exactly when swapping the colours. The post also includes an overview of my detailed colour placement for all the patterns of the blanket. The only colours not listed there are those used for the border: the slip stitch round, the front and back layers, and the joining round were all worked in Claret Red. And that’s it.

However, to make things easier for you, I’ve now compiled my entire colour scheme into a PDF file. So, if you’re interested, you can download my colour placement guide at the end of this post.

Well, that’s another big crochet project finished. Afterwards, I always feel as though I’ve fallen into a huge, dark hole. Does anyone else get that feeling?

I’ve no idea yet what I’m going to do next. Unfortunately, I’m having some trouble with one of my eyes at the moment (and I’ve got a few appointments with my eye doctor). So I think it’ll be something small. Maybe a few granny squares? Or something small for Christmas? Hmm, we’ll see!

Wish you a lovely time 💕

Get the colour placement guide

Winters Love.pdfDownload

More posts in the Winter’s Love series

Winter’s Love Mosaic CAL

My Winter‘s Love blanket – A quick update

Get the pattern

Get the Winter’s Love pattern on Ravelry

My Winter’s Love blanket – A quick update

Revised on 12 August 2026

A little note before you start: Winter’s Love was a CAL that ran in November and December 2024. I’m keeping this post as a record of my experience testing the pattern and making my blanket. If you’re discovering Winter’s Love now, you can still get the pattern and use my colour placement as inspiration for your own blanket.

About a fortnight ago I showed you my current test project: Winter’s Love Cal. A new overlay mosaic pattern by Ana Morais Soares from One Skein of Love. At that point, I had just finished about two-thirds of the blanket.

The CAL has now started, and Ana has just published Part 2 of the pattern. And yes, I am almost finished with my blanket!
All tails are knotted and cut! All the slip stitches to start the border are done! So, last night I started with the back layer of the border.

When I started working on my blanket a few weeks ago, I decided to swap the colours; Ana’s blanket starts with a light background and dark motifs. With my blanket, it’s the other way round. So I started using Off-White as C1 (the motifs) and Claret Red as C2 (background).

I really love the way how this turned out!

However, when I reached pattern 9, I had some doubts about my colour placement.

Due to my colour scheme, the trees in pattern 9 were displayed in Off-White. Combined with the light-coloured baubles in Pattern 8, I didn’t really like the look Although I’d already finished half of Pattern 9, I decided to change it. This meant, I had to go back a few rows!

I kept the first two rows in the my original colour scheme – Row 1 in Off White and Row 2 in Claret Red.

I skipped Row 3 of the instructions. As it’s a simple row of single crochet, this doesn’t affect the pattern. However, it meant I could carry on with Off White instead of Claret Red in Row 4 – and voilà, the colours had swapped places. And: I like it better that way!

Please note: If you decide to do the same for your blanket, you will have one row fewer when counting the rows in Pattern 9 and also in the total number of rows in your blanket. This also means that you will have one stitch fewer on the long sides when you crochet the slip stitches and the border.

Unless, of course, you do it the way I did. After finishing the last pattern, I added a row of single crochet stitches in Off White. That way, I started and finished the blanket in the same colour. But to be honest, it wasn’t the look that made me do it. It was simply the fact that this gave my slip stitches a contrasting background on both short sides. Otherwise, my eyes wouldn’t have been able to cope with it.

My colour placement

Yarn amounts (except border)

For the body of the blanket I have used

  • Off White — 4 balls
  • Claret Red — 4 balls

Yarnsmiths Create DK from Wool Warehouse

The total yarn amounts will be listed in the next post.

There is nothing left from these balls. So with a different tension you might run short with these amounts.

That’s it for today! I’m going to get started on putting up some Christmas decorations now. And I’ll carry on working on the border! I hope you all have a lovely time 💕

More posts in the Winter’s Love series

Winter’s Love Mosaic CAL

My Winter’s Love blanket – it’s finished — including total yarn amounts and detailed colour placement guide

Get the pattern

Get the Winter’s Love pattern on Ravelry

Winter’s Love Mosaic CAL

Revised on 12 August 2026

A little note before you start: Winter’s Love was a CAL that ran in November and December 2024. I’m keeping this post as a record of my experience testing the pattern and making my blanket. If you’re discovering Winter’s Love now, you can still get the pattern and use my colour placement as inspiration for your own blanket.

Now it’s that very special time of the year again! In the northern hemisphere, winter is lurking just around the corner. Christmas is just over 5 weeks away. And Ana from One Skein of Love has just introduced her new Winter CAL (Crochet Along): Winter’s Love!

Winter’s Love is another blanket design in overlay mosaic. It matches her former winter designs – Winter Wonderland, Wintry Forest and Magic Winter – perfectly.

Picture by Ana Morais Soares / One Skein of Love

Lovely, isn’t it?

Winter’s Love CAL dates

The Winter’s Love CAL will start on Friday, 22. November 2024.

It is divided into four parts.
Part 1 will be released on Friday, 22 November 2024. Parts 2 – 4 follow at intervals of one week each. So, the dates are

  • Part 1 – 22 November 2024
  • Part 2 – 29 November 2024
  • Part 3 – 06 December 2024
  • Part 4 – 13 December 2024

All information about the CAL is already available on Ravelry. Once you have purchased the pattern, you can download an introductory file containing all the key information. In it, you will find details on yarn requirements, size and gauge, notes on the pattern, abbreviations, instructions and much more.

My version of Winter’s Love

I promised Ana back in October that I would help testing the pattern. Unfortunately, I have to say I haven’t finished yet. Life — and, sadly, my health too — got in the way.

I’m doing my best to finish it as soon as possible.

My yarn choice

This time I’m trying out a new yarn: Yarnsmiths Create DK.

As far as I know, Yarnsmiths is still relatively new on the market. It is an own-brand range from Wool Warehouse – my favourite online yarn shop, based in the UK.

Create DK is a 100% acrylic yarn. It is currently available in 120 different colours. I imagine many of them are similar to the colours in the Stylecraft Special DK range. However, there are also some really special shades. It’s definitely worth taking a look!
The yardage is 290 m per 100 g ball. Recommended hook size is 4 mm.

And: It works up nicely! I really like it and I’ll definitely be trying out some more colours.

My colours and colour placement

When I first saw Ana’s new design, I immediately thought of using classic colours.
That’s why I originally planned to use white, red and grey to make the blanket look Nordic. From the Create DK palette, I picked Off-White, Claret Red and Storm Grey. I planned to use Off-White as background colour and Claret Red for the motifs. With a little Storm Grey in between.

Once my yarn had arrived, I followed Ana’s instructions, simply replacing her cream-coloured yarn with Off-White.

After the first few rows, however, I changed my mind. I was fascinated by the Claret Red, and I thought about swapping the colours. Of course, I had to try!

The picture below shows the two starts.. The sample on top is the one I started with, using Off-White as background. The other one (with the little blue stitch marker) is my second version, using Claret Red as background colour.

What can I say? I didn’t have to think twice! I preferred my second version with the colours swapped round, and that became my final version. I didn’t end up using the grey, though, my blanket will stay red and white.

My progress so far

I just reached the end of part 2. 150 rows are done.

Now on to part 3. Another 75 rows to go.

I’ll keep you updated on my progress!

And just a side note on my yarn order:

Having not ordered anything from Wool Warehouse in the UK for years, I’ve finally placed an order there again. Since Brexit (the UK’s withdrawal from the European Economic Union), I hadn’t dared to do so.

Brexit has changed the delivery terms for many countries in Europe.
I knew I’d have to pay extra tax. That wouldn’t have been a problem in itself. But unfortunately, I’d read a lot on social media about people in Europe having to pay exorbitant sums. That’s why I really wasn’t sure how it would all work out. I’m glad I finally gave it a go! It’s nothing to be afraid of!

My order was dispatched via Royal Mail and delivered by DHL. Unfortunately, the parcel couldn’t be tracked, and I had no idea how long delivery would take, including customs and everything else. But my parcel arrived within about a week. I received a notification from DHL and had to collect the parcel from the post office. There, I paid the import VAT, which was the standard 19 per cent VAT rate applicable in Germany. I also had to pay a small handling fee to DHL. Overall, however, the price was still reasonable!

All in all, it’s really simple! I just need to make sure my order doesn’t exceed €150. That way, I won’t have to pay any customs duties, just the import VAT. I really wish I’d given it a go sooner!

More posts in the Winter’s Love series

My Winter’s Love blanket – A quick update

My Winter’s Love blanket – it’s finished — including total yarn amounts and detailed colour placement guide

Get the pattern

Get the Winter’s Love pattern on Ravelry

Popping Hearts

In July Ana from One Skein of Love released a new pattern: Popping Hearts. She designed it for Hobbii as a Hobbii Plus (paid) pattern.

In case you don’t know Hobbii yet: Hobbii is a shop for yarn and crafting supplies that is located in Denmark. They sell online but they also have at least two or three retail outlets in the very north of Germany. Maybe in other countries too? I don‘t know.

Ana’s Design

The Popping Hearts blanket is made in overlay mosaic technique. But it is not worked in rows, as you may be familiar with, it consists of single squares that are joined together. So it is a great project to work on in the summer! And it’s easy to carry with you to the park or the beach …

The squares are worked in the round using two colours. The colour is changed after every round but the yarn is not cut. It is simply carried along – which of course minimises the number of loose ends!

Ana used Hobbii Fluffy Day for her blanket. Fluffy Day is an acrylic yarn that is available in many beautiful colours. Her blanket consists of 5 x 5 squares and measures approx. 110 x 110 cm.  The size of the blanket can easily be changed by using more or fewer squares. The same applies to the shape of the blanket.

And of course you can also play with colour. Ana has used the same colour combination for all the squares. But you can also swap the colours for every second square or make a kind of patchwork blanket with lots of different colours. It’s up to you!

Photo credit: Ana Morais Soares / One Skein of Love

The pattern is available on the Hobbii website and in Ana‘s shops.

My Challenge

During the Popping Hearts test phase I was busy with other things and couldn’t bring myself to crochet a blanket or even make a small sample on the side. So I helped with proofreading the pattern and some technical editing: checking and comparing the written texts with the charts, checking colours, abbreviations, stitch counts and so on.

When it came to translating the pattern into German, however, I had a few challenges at first.
Personally, I find it much easier to work according to English instructions. I find them much clearer and more concise. In German, it often sounds quite cumbersome to me.
So when I work according to an English pattern, I don’t translate it into German in my mind, but think in English. Unfortunately, this sometimes makes it a little more difficult when I’m working on a translation into German for Ana.

The construction of the Popping Hearts pattern is slightly different from the normal overlay mosaic worked in rows, so of course it also uses some different terms. No idea why, although I know the German crochet terms I just couldn’t remember some less common German expressions. I had difficulty translating a particular term Ana used, even though I knew there was an equivalent in German.
At this point, I had the idea to grab my hook and start crocheting. It’s amazing how a brain works in the background. Although I didn’t think in German terms when crocheting here either, it helped me and I suddenly had the German translation.
Well, this is how my square was created …
I’m pleased with the result – with the translation as well as with my square.

My Popping Hearts Square

For my sample I used Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/6 and a 3,75 mm hook.

My colours are

C1 – #25, Pastel Mint
C2 – #02, Natural White

As I only made a single square, I reduced the border a little and crocheted only two rounds. I used rounds 1 and 2 of Ana‘s border: round 1 in White and round 2 in Mint.

My finished square measures about 19 x 19 cm.

I often use these squares in my bedroom as a pad for my mobile phone or to place rings and bracelets on. Maybe I should make another one in reversed colours? Hm …

And finally, a note on the German translation: on the German Hobbii website, there is also a German version of the pattern available. However, this has been created by Hobbii and not by me. Just to prevent any confusion.

Have a lovely time 💕

Time flies …

I don’t know where the time is. This year just seems to be flying past me … We’ve just been on holiday, got a new car, celebrated Easter and now it’s already May – my birthday month …

To be honest, I haven’t done that much crochet recently. At least not much I am able to show right now.
I am still playing around with Tunisian crochet. So far I have never worked with two colours in Tunisian crochet. So I am just practicing different techniques and I’m curious to see what effects you can achieve with it.

Besides, I am currently working on a shawl in Tunisian crochet, designed by Rachel Henri.

Comme un Air de Printemps

means Spring is in the Air in English and is available on Ravelry.

I love the construction of this shawl! It is more ore less worked in strips that are connected as you go. Therefore you even don‘t need a Tunisian crochet hook. A normal hook is absolutely sufficient as long as it is long enough to carry 12 stitches or so.

I am using a 4-ply sock yarn with 76% Cotton. The colours are a soft mixture of grey, pink and lilac. Unfortunately they do not show so well in my picture.

And I was also able to do two small tests.

Easy Come Easy Go

is the new pattern by Pam Knighton-Haener from A Yarn of Serendipity that was just released. Her the link to Ravelry, but it’s also available her other platforms.

I was happy to test this pattern a few days ago and am very pleased with the result.

My version is made Stylecraft Special DK and a 4 mm hook. I followed colourway 1 – Pam offers two different ones in her pattern – and replaced the colours as follows

  • Colour A – 1067 Grape
  • Colour B – 1026 Apricot
  • Colour C – 1240 Soft Peach
  • Colour D – 1832 Mushroom

First I was a bit unsure about this colour combination but I think it worked quite well. However, I am sure this square will also look great in just one colour.

The finished square has 39 stitches per side. Of course the final size will depend on the yarn you use. Mine measures about 26 cm / 10 inch.

At the moment I’m thinking about making a wall hanging from different afghan squares. This one would be a good start. Let’s see….

Dream, Sparkle, Shine

I also helped testing a new pattern designed by Ana. Her lovely Dream, Sparkle, Shine.
Ana had chosen a great colour combination from Hobbii Mocktail yarn.

The pattern is available on Ravelry too.

I had no suitable colour changing yarn in my stash so I had to experiment a bit with my Stylecraft Special DK.

Photo credit: Ana Morais Soares / One Skein of Love

This turned out to be more tricky than I thought and I was not quite able to achieve the effect I had in mind. That‘s why I made only a smaller piece over a few repeats.

I used Cream as background colour and always used the 5 contrasting colours in the same order. I love the colour combination! (Although I didn’t get the desired effect and although a bit more contrast might be better for mosaic crochet.)

  • Background – 1005 Cream
  • Colour A – 1064 Mocha
  • Colour B – 1844 Toy
  • Colour C – 1832 Mushroom
  • Colour D – 1218 Parchment
  • Colour E – 1240 Soft Peach

Originally I wanted to make a cushion out of it, but then I had another idea. I had a simple cotton bag, a promotional gift from a pharmacy, with logo on one side. My patch had the perfect size to fit on the front side. So I made a small border – just one round of single crochet – and sewed it on. Voila – a new project bag.

And that’s all there is for today! Have a lovely time 💕

Stellar

My new potholder

… or new coaster? I am not sure yet …

You may have already seen that Ana from One Skein of Love has published a new blanket pattern: Stellar.

Again, it is a pattern in Overlay Mosaic – this time she used Hobbii Portobello in two different colours.  Of course you can use any other yarn as well and as many colours you like. A colour changing yarn would also look great!

Photocredit: Ana Morais Soares / One Skein of Love

The pattern is available on Ana’s Ravelry page and in all her other shops.

I had the pleasure of testing this pattern and translating it into German. However, I only had little time over Christmas and the turn of the year, so I only made a small square for testing. Originally I wanted to use it as a coaster, but when I finished it I thought it would be a good size for a potholder as well.

I used Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 and a 2,75 mm hook. Colours are 002 Natural White and 079 Dusty Blue Green.

With 170 m / 50 g Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 is rated as a Fingering weight yarn. So it’s actually too thin to make a potholder out of it. Therefore I made a second square in reversed colours and connected them both together – just to achieve a nice thickness.

The Joining

At first I thought about joining the two squares in one step with the slip stich round. Like I did for my Wooly Friends Bag .
What I didn’t like about this method was the patience I needed. It cost me a lot of concentration to catch the corresponding stitches of both parts. All yarn tails were constantly in my way and it took me ages to get it done. I have therefore discarded this idea and tried something else:

I prepared each of the squares with a slip stich round. This gave me the opportunity to work a separate border (front layer) on each square and to use the back of the slip stitches to join the squares.

The layers are joined with simple stitches through the back of every second slip stitch.

When you do a normal double border, it can sometimes be hard to work in the back of the slip stitches in case your stitches are too tight or you started with the front layer first. That’s why I wondered if it would make a difference whether you connect the squares first or work the borders first.
I just gave it a try and initially made the border on one square, then joined it to the other one without a border. As the join is worked with a needle and not with a crochet hook, it is not difficult to work in the back of the slip stitches either way. So, in my opinion, it will not make a difference.

I worked the border on each side of the potholder like I would have done with the front layer of a double border: 4 rounds of single crochet worked in back loops only. Then both layers were joined with a slip stitch round. For the hanger, I made a thin (2 chains) I-cord from both colours and pulled it through one of the corners. That’s it!

The finished size of my potholder is 21 x 24 cm (about. 8 X 9,5 inch).

I am absolutely happy with the result!

Magic Winter Mosaic CAL – The finished blanket

See my finished Magic Winter Mosaic CAL blanket, including yarn amounts, colour placement and my thoughts on this beautiful overlay mosaic crochet design.

Updated on 09 August 2026

The Magic Winter Mosaic CAL run throughout November and December 2023.

In my last post, I introduced Ana’s new design, the Magic Winter Mosaic CAL where I explained my colour choices and the inspiration behind them.

In case you missed it, you can read all about it in the article “A frosty winter colour palette”.

At the time, I was still working on the border of my blanket. Now it’s finished, marking the end of another big project for me.

I opted for a two-coloured double border – using only Vintage Peach for the back layer and a combination of Silver and Vintage Peach for the front layer.

Made with a 4 mm hook, my blanket measures about 121 x 146 cm (48 x 57 inches).

Magic Winter CAL, finished crochet blanket displayed on a chair

All in all, I think I captured the sunrise-on-a-frozen-winter-morning look quite well. And I am totally happy with the result!

My yarn amounts

In total I needed 12 balls of Stylecraft Special DK.

Magic Winter Mosaic, detailed list of my yarn usage

My colour placement

If you like my colour scheme and would like to recreate it, you can download my colour placement guide at the end of this post. It lists the colours used row by row.

My thoughts about Magic Winter Mosaic

Magic Winter is a lovely winter-themed blanket design that can, of course, be crocheted in all sorts of colour combinations. The pattern uses the overlay mosaic technique and, for smaller sections, a combination of overlay mosaic and tapestry crochet. Of course, both techniques are explained in the pattern.

Although I found that the blanket was quick and easy to crochet, the tapestry sections took me a bit longer.

Combining tapestry crochet with overlay mosaic takes a bit of practice. Especially when working the double crochet stitches, you’ll need to get the hang of carrying the yarn.

But the special tapestry technique is only used in a few rows of the snowmen section. Besides, you can also choose to skip it altogether and just crochet the sections in standard overlay mosaic. It’s entirely up to you!

But before you decide against it, just look at the scarfs and hats of the snowmen and those little hearts in the trees… it’s definitely worth a try!

Magic Winter CAL, finished crochet blanket displayed on a couch
Magic Winter CAL, close- up of the crocheted section of Part 3 of the mosaic pattern
Magic Winter CAL, corner detail of the crocheted border, shown from backside
Magic Winter CAL, corner detail of the crocheted border, shown from frontside

My Magic Winter blanket is still one of my favourite blankets and gets plenty of use during the colder months.

Get the colour placement guide

Magic Winter DownloadDownload

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Magic Winter Mosaic CAL – A frosty winter colour palette

My colour palette for the Magic Winter Mosaic CAL, inspired by frosty winter mornings, with photos, row-by-row colour notes and yarn choices.

Updated on 09 July 2026

Have you seen Ana‘s1 new CAL yet?
Magic Winter Mosaic starts on Friday, 17 November 2023. The introduction file containing all the key information is already available on Ravelry.

I had the pleasure of testing this wonderful pattern and also translating it into German.

The Magic Winter blanket is made using the overlay mosaic technique. And it also features a small section created using the tapestry mosaic technique. Of course, the instructions explain how to work both techniques.

When Ana showed me her new design for the first time, I immediately pictured a clear, cold and frosty winter’s morning, with the sun rising in a rosy glow.

“Look, the angels in heaven are baking,” my grandmother would always say on mornings like these when I was little.

Right then, I knew I wanted my blanket to capture that very moment: the quiet beauty of a frosty winter morning as the first rays of the rising sun turn the sky soft pink.

With that image firmly in my mind, the colour palette almost chose itself. White, Silver and Vintage Peach captured exactly the quiet beauty I remembered from those frosty winter mornings.

Magic Winter Mosaic CAL, yarn samples in the colours White, Silver and Vintage Peach

For me, white symbolises the cold, the snow, the frost – perhaps even the icicles hanging from the roofs. Silver, with its slightly bluish undertone, reflects the cool, diffuse light just before sunrise. And Vintage Peach brings the first warm, rosy glow of the rising sun.

The angels are baking…

I’m still very happy with how these colours capture the atmosphere I had in mind.

My work in progress

Magic Winter CAL, close-up of a crocheted section of Part 4 of the mosaic pattern
Magic Winter CAL, close-up of a crocheted section of Part 2 of the mosaic pattern
Magic Winter CAL crocheted sample folded to reveal different sections of the mosaic pattern.
Magic Winter CAL crocheted sample of Part 1 of the mosaic pattern
Magic Winter CAL crocheted sample folded to reveal different sections of the mosaic pattern.
Magic Winter CAL, work in progress showing sections of Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the mosaic pattern

My colour placement

If you’re interested in my colour scheme, I’ve already noted down the colours I’ve used for each individual row in Part 1 of the CAL.

Notes for Magic Winter, showing my row-by-row colour placement for Part 1

My complete colour placement guide is available as download in the follow-up post. There you’ll also find the detailed yarn amounts I used.

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BOO!!!Licious

Last updated: 19 July 2026

The year flies by … – it‘s already October! Only a few more weeks until Halloween … But still time to make some decoration …

Ana from One Skein of Love just released a new pattern which is available on Ravelry (and of course all her other shops):
BOO!!!Licious. (Link below)
It is a Halloween themed pattern and combines overlay mosaic with tapestry crochet.
The pattern is written to make a blanket but it is also suitable for many other things, such as cushion covers, table runners, bags, etc.

Photo credit Ana Morais Soares / One Skein of Love

I had the pleasure of testing (and translating) BOO!!!Licious. I created some wall hangings, similar to the ones I made with Wintry Forest.

I love the colours Ana used for her sample! The yarn is Durable Comfy, and the orange tone (Caramel) is just gorgeous. However, I wanted to showcase something different, with slightly more muted colors – foggy and spooky…

That’s why I decided to use very little orange and focused on different grey tones and a soft purple.

My Yarn

I used some yarn from my stash – a combination of Stylecraft Special DK and King Cole Baby Comfort DK – with a 4 mm hook.

  • Stylecraft Special DK (100 g – 295 m / 322 yds)
    • 1063, Graphite – a little bit over 2 balls
    • 1807, Hint of Silver – 1 ball
    • 1836, Vintage Peach – some left overs
  • King Cole Baby Comfort DK (100 g – 310 m / 340 yds)
    • 1731, Mulberry – 1 ball

My Panels

All of my panels are worked over 1 pattern repeat plus border stitches. Each one starts with a foundation row and ends with one final row of single crochet in the back loops. I followed the pattern layout of the BOO!!!Licious blanket, just splitting it into 3 parts. I have only omitted the last repetition of pattern 2 and 1 in panel 3. Otherwise, it would have become too long.
The panels are framed with a double border, just like explained in the pattern. Their finished width is about 29 cm / 11,5 inches.

Panel 1 – The Ghosts

It is worked over 79 rows in total and measures app. 48 cm / 19 inches, including the border.

Panel 2 – The Pumpkins

The panel has a total of 56 rows and measures about 41 cm / 16 inches.
Due to my different colour placement, I had to add an additional row of single crochet between patterns 1 and 4, respectively 4 and 1.

Panel 3 – The Spiders

Again, I had to add 2 rows of single crochet to make my colours match. This time they are a separation between patterns 1 and 6, respectively, 8 and 1.
The whole panel has 73 rows in total and measures app. 45 cm / 18 inches.

If you are interested in the details of my colour placement, I have listed them in a separate file for you to download.

I revised this file in July 2026 and listed my colour placement row by row. I have also listed all the changes I have made to create the wall hangings compared to the original blanket pattern.

Of course, you can also use the colour scheme to create the blanket. For this simply follow the pattern arrangement in the blanket pattern. However, you still have to insert the additional rows (a row of single crochet stitches worked in back loop only), otherwise the colour sequence will not work.

You will find a download link at the end of this post.

BOO!!!Licious, decorated in my living room over the couch …

Happy Halloween 🎃 🎃 🎃

Download the colour placement guide

Download my row-by-row colour placement guide for the Winter Wonderland blanket.

boolicious.pdfDownload

Get the pattern

BOO!!!Licious pattern on Ravelry