I shared the Dahlia blanket journey here on my blog at the start of 2020. This project was worked as a CAL (Crochet-A-Long) over a period of 8 weeks throughout January and February 2020 for those who wanted to make a blanket along with me. Both the pattern and the colour information for making the Dahlia blanket is all here on my blog for you to access at any time, for free.
This was my sixth blanket CAL (Crochet-A-Long) and as in previous years it was an absolute joy to be a part of our worldwide creative crochet community. Blanket making is a beautifully creative and satisfying thing, but the whole experience is undoubtedly magnified when it is shared with other like minded souls.
The Dahlia blanket is inspired by the glorious colours found in these late summer flowers - it's a beautiful, uplifting colour palette which packs a real visual punch! The vibrancy and exuberance of the colours really matches the charm of these old fashioned flowers.
As is usual for my blankets, I've chose fifteen shades of Stylecraft Special DK for my Dahlia blanket
Top row, left to right...
🏵️ magenta 🏵️ fuchsia purple 🏵️ shrimp 🏵️ apricot 🏵️ powder pink 🏵️
Middle row, left to right...
🏵️ boysenberry 🏵️ pomegranate 🏵️ spice 🏵️ lemon 🏵️ blush 🏵️
Bottom row, left to right...
🏵️ claret 🏵️ lipstick 🏵️ tomato 🏵️ saffron 🏵️ fondant 🏵️
You can find the Dahlia yarn pack in my shop at Wool Warehouse, click on the following link >>
You can read more about the inspiration behind the design for the dahlia blanket (with lots of floral photos) in the introduction post - click on the following link >>
❧🏵️DAHLIA BLANKET INTRODUCTION 🏵️❧
For my Dahlia blanket, I'm using an easy variation of a Spike Stitch which I think suits these colours perfectly. I wanted something that would echo the flower petals and I'm really super-happy with it.
This is a great stitch to crochet, a really clever construction which makes it very easy to see where your hook is going on each row. The counting is minimal (yay!) which makes it easy to keep on track, and I would definitely say this pattern is a good'n' for beginners, or for those looking for some soothing rows to sit on the sofa with.
There is a full photo tutorial for the spike stitch on my blog, click on the following link >>
The Dahlia blanket is finished with a very special edging and you can find the tutorial and pattern by clicking on the following link >>
I used the 15 shades in the Dahlia yarn pack to design two different blankets for the Crochet-A-Long (CAL).
Both variations use the same 15 colours.
The Mixed Stripe is a medley of colours inspired by the beautiful bunches of dahlias that I've been lucky enough to have in my home.
For a downloadable/printable PDF colour order, click on the following link >>
❧🏵️ DAHLIA MIXED STRIPE WORKSHEET 🏵️❧
The Colourwash is a sweep of the colours from bottom to top.
For a downloadable/printable PDFcolour order, click on the following link >>
❧🏵️ DAHLIA COLOURWASH WORKSHEET 🏵️❧
Every week when the Dahlia Crochet-A-Long was running I published a blog post to show the progress of my own blankets. I also shared lots more photos exploring the inspiration behind the colours as well as some glorious blankets in progress from the online Attic24 CAL community. I thought it would be helpful to list these blog entries here so that you can easily find them for lots of dahlia inspiration...
🌸 BLOG PART 1 : stripes 1 - 15
🌸 BLOG PART 2 : stripes 16 - 33
🌸 BLOG PART 3 : stripes 34 - 51
🌸 BLOG PART 4 : stripes 52 - 69
🌸 BLOG PART 5 : stripes 70 - 87
🌸 BLOG PART 6 : stripes 88 - 99
