Dahlia Blanket CAL :: Part 4

Every week when I sit down to write my Dahlia update, my mind always drifts back to that one glorious day in September when I travelled up to Northumberland to visit Halls of Heddon. It was such a special day and so full of colour and excitement that I find I can still replay much of the experience inside my Creative Mind as I were watching a film. I honestly don't think I shall ever forget that visit and the sheer joy of walking amongst so much thriving floral beauty.

It was quite the experience taking J along with me too, he is very supportive for the most part and copes remarkably well with my very quirky ways. He was actually brilliant company on this trip, and the above two photos came from his phone (he took hundreds!). Being able to walk among the flowers when they were in their prime was just the loveliest way for me to feed my creative soul and absorb a huge dollop of inspiration and colour-energy. I shall always remember it, and the way it made me feel.

And lets not forget the icing on the cake - this gigantic posy of dahlias that I was able to bring home to the Attic. 

As you know, I had already begun my own Dahlia blanket journey back in September and so had the pleasure of seeing the real life blooms alongside the stripes. I was wowed all over again by this beautiful colour palette and the happy memories it now holds.

For those of you making your way along on own dahlia journey, I very much hope you are feeling the joy of these colours and that they are lifting your spirits? I've been really loving our online community this week, and the happiness that I've felt from you all as you've run these colours through your fingers. I'm going to share some photos that have caught my eye, showing how the dahlia colour palette has been working it's inspirational magic.......

^^ Jenny has used her dahlia blanket to attract butterflies, how very lovely is that?! She used my Meadow Butterfly pattern to bring a little bit of extra colour and charm to her stripes and I absolutely love it.

^^ Kate has chosen to make granny squares with her dahlia colours, and I know that we are in for a treat with this blanket. I'm really looking forward to seeing more as it comes together.

^^ Darlene has made excellent progress with her Dahlia Willow squares, edging each one in SSDK Meadow to bring them all together.

^^ Natalie has also been experimenting with making Willow squares, using 3 colours for each square. The Willow Square pattern is by Jan Eaton and can be found in her fabulous book "200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets, Throws and Afghans" which is a brilliant resource.

^^ Kate is making tremendous progress with her blanket, gosh this photo really stopped me in my tracks! She is making Sunburst granny squares and already I think they look amazing.

^^ Lynn's been making flowers with her dahlia colours......

....which she made into a really pretty garland. I love it!

^^ Jan couldn't resist the colours in the Dahlia yarn pack and made herself a gorgeous bunch of flowers.

^^ Linsey decided to make her dahlia colours bloom and whipped up a very pretty cushion. She used my "Blooming Flower Cushion" pattern and I think it looks stunning.

^^ Annamaria has just started out making a dahlia cushion using a V-stitch ripple pattern.

^^ Anita has combined her dahlia colours with white to make this very striking pattern in mosaic crochet. I absolutely love the effect and am really excited to see more of it as it grows. The pattern is the "Casablanca Afghan" by the very talented designer Tinna Thórudóttir Thorvaldsdóttir.

^^ Another stunning pattern by Tinna is the "Havana Afghan", and Alison has used the dahlia colour palette to bring those mosaic crochet rows alive.

^^ Annette couldn't resist the lure of a very pretty mandala, don't the colours look great?

^^ This photo stopped me in my tracks when I came across it on Instagram (thank you @piggyandpickle). Its the start of a large circular afghan (the "Circular Fall Mandala Throw" by Lisa Gentry). I think the dahlia colours look absolutely scrumptious!

^^ Anne is also using her dahlia colours to create a stunning circular blanket, and already it is looking fabulous. She's using the "Mandala Madness" design by Helen Shrimpton.

^^ Last but not least is this beauty which popped up in the Facebook group a couple days ago. Ashton is using her dahlia colours to make the very popular "Sophies Universe" by Dedri Uys. It's so beautiful!

This week we are moving into the second half of the dahlia blanket, and part 4 sees another 18 stripes grow and bloom. Your blanket should be looking and feeling deliciously blankety now, lots and lots of squishability and colour therapy right there in those stripes!

Oh, oh, oh.......doesn't it look soooooooo good???!!!

The warmth of this colour palette is such a tonic at this time of year....

....so much beautiful dancing colour - I look at these stripes and can just picture the rows and rows of dahlias in that sunny field.

So here is the colour info for Part 4 of the "MIXED STRIPE" Dahlia Blanket, we're making 18 stripes in total this week.

The numbers in brackets indicate which rows of the pattern you need to refer to.

Click (( HERE )) for the printable worksheet.

52. Shrimp : (pattern rows 3 & 4)

53. Apricot : (5 & 6)

54. Saffron : (3 & 4)

55. Fuchsia Purple : (5 & 6)

56. Tomato : (3 & 4)

57. Fondant : (5 & 6)

58. Powder Pink : (3 & 4)

59. Magenta : (5 & 6)

60. Claret : (3 & 4)

61. Pomegranate : (5 & 6)

62. Spice : (3 & 4)

63. Apricot : (5 & 6)

64. Lemon : (3 & 4)

65. Tomato : (5 & 6)

66. Boysenberry : (3 & 4)

67. Blush : (5 & 6)

68. Lipstick : (3 & 4)

69. Shrimp : (5 & 6)

If you are making the Colourwash version of the Dahlia blanket, this week you will be needing four colours in total.

You'll be finishing off with Powder Pink and moving beautifully onwards through the warmer, deeper pink tones (oh, hello gorgeous Blush, Shrimp and Pomegranate)

I adore this part of the blanket, and these sweet pink blooms are amongst my favourites. The warmth of these colours will really begin to add balance to the colourwash blanket, and they do a really good job of bringing us gently out of the pale mid section.

I know when I was making my own colourwash dahlia, it was part 4 which really made me fall head over heels in love with it.....

.....all the heart eyes 😍 !!!

I absolutely love love love the boldness of these stripes and I think they really do show off the colours to perfection.

Here is the colour info for Part 4 of the "COLOURWASH" Dahlia Blanket, we're making 18 stripes in total this week.

Remember there are 2 crochet rows for every stripe.

The numbers in brackets refer to the pattern rows, to help you keep a track of the pattern repeats and how each rows starts and ends.

Click (( HERE )) for the printable worksheet (please note that the colourwash list is on page 2).

52. Powder Pink : (pattern rows 3 & 4)

53. Blush : (5 & 6)

54. Powder Pink : (3 & 4)

55. Blush : (5 & 6)

56. Powder Pink : (3 & 4)

57. Blush : (5 & 6)

58. Shrimp : (3 & 4)

59. Blush : (5 & 6)

60. Shrimp : (3 & 4)

61. Blush : (5 & 6)

62. Shrimp : (3 & 4)

63. Blush : (5 & 6)

64. Shrimp : (3 & 4)

65. Pomegranate : (5 & 6)

66. Shrimp : (3 & 4)

67. Pomegranate : (5 & 6)

68. Shrimp : (3 & 4)

69. Pomegranate : (5 & 6)

A couple more beautiful dahlia blankets to share with you -

^^ Ingrid is showing us how stunning the "mirror repeat" effect is after four repeats...

^^ and Elisha is two repeats into her "repeat" colour order.

I think both of these blankets are really beautiful and I can certainly see how the repeating effect works to create a very calm, harmonious look.

I hope so much that you are loving your dahlia blanket journey, and if you aren't hooking along right now that you are enjoying all the floral eye candy I'm throwing your way each week?! Have a wonderful, colourful week my lovelies....

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🌸 DAHLIA YARN PACK

🌸DAHLIA SPIKE STITCH TUTORIAL

🌸DAHLIA PRINTABLE PATTERN

🌸 DAHLIA BLANKET INTRODUCTION

🌸 SNEAK PEEK of BLANKETS

🌸 CAL PART 1 

🌸 CAL PART 2

🌸 CAL PART 3

 

Comments

[Betty]

Love working with the mix of colours in this blanket, and have really enjoyed seeing what others are doing with them. What a lot of talented people out there!

I particularly like Lynn's flower garland - is it possible to obtain a copy of the pattern?

[Fiona]

So pleased to have found your blog again. I used to follow you but following a major trauma in my life 6 years ago I dropped everything creative. Have just started crocheting again and finding inspiration in your blog and tutorials. Thank you for all the ideas and wonderful colours you use.

[Diane Smith]

What an amazing variety of patterns have been created with your dahlia colours. You are an inspiration to so many people.

[CJ]

Halls of Heddon looks absolutely amazing. That dark foliage of the red dahlia in the first photo is fantastic. Somewhere I'd love to go. And now is the time to look at catalogues and dream I think. A new waterlily for the pond arrived today. The garden planning has started! Have a lovely weekend Lucy. CJ xx

[Sandra]

Adinda makes great dahlia cushions https://www.instagram.com/p/B7QbmL0A5Jj/ I think she is going to have a workshop with Amanda at Craftopia , so that looks fun too.

It's good to see all the different things people are making. I love the flowers in a vase. So good for colour and cheer all year round.

[Jan]

Thank you for using my crochet flowers.....they aren’t just flowers, they are my colour pegs/chart too as underneath each flower is the label from the wool.
Thanks Lucy for your CAL’s they are always amazing xx

[Ann Chapman]

I’m so lucky to live near Halls of Heddon. It’s an inspirational place!

[Annamaria O'Brien]

Oh wow Lucy, thanks for mentioning my Dahlia cushion. Promise I'll continue as soon as they (if ever) deliver me my Fondant.

[Lynn Walsh]

Oh Lucy you made my day! To see my flower garland on your blog, I am honoured that you like it 🙂

I also made your small Spring Wreath with the colours and am working on a hexagon blanket.

Thank you so much for your inspiration. Coffee coming your way ☕

[Heather Bentley]

Edit ‘absorbed’ xxx

[Heather Bentley]

Thank you for a really lovely blog your revisit description almost had me smelling the blooms with you it was so gorgeous and I became totally absurd!!! You really are a talented lady!!! Am sure you could write a bestseller, I would definitely be a buyer. Also loving doing my colourwash blanket xxx

[Heather Coady]

Love looking at all these creations. I’m moving ahead more slowly as working on a woodland and jumper ,but enjoying it so much! Just love being part of this group.