C2C Catghan CAL 2019: Introduction. Let's get started!
UPDATE 6/26/24: Hello lovelies! It has been my pleasure to offer this Catghan as a free pattern for five years now and the first two squares will remain available to work through along with me on Frizzy Bee YouTube with the pattern for them here on Frizzy Bee completely free! - Don't forget to subscribe! - They could be turned into a pillow or purse on their own. To access the full, ad-free, pattern, starting today, it can be purchased for a small fee over on Etsy, Ravelry, or Lovecrafts which will give you all the charts, colors, and patterns for every square for this adorable blanket!
Today we begin something a little different, and a whole lot of fun...
The first ever Ink & Stitches C2C CAL (corner-to-corner crochet-a-long)!
After working through my first ever C2C crochet blanket (pictures to come), using Whistle and Ivy's Solar System pattern and changing it up a bit for my planet-obsessed, five-year-old son, James... well... I knew I had enough of an imagination to create my own pattern.Since my daughter, Lizzie, needed a blanket made by me too, I decided to go with one of her favorite animals, cats! This blanket is full of them!
21 to be exact!
Beginning next Thursday (May 9th), we're going to work our way from square to square, kitty cat to kitty cat, and eventually, we'll have a beautiful blanket to show for it! I will release a new kitty cat square every Thursday, having one week on how to join the squares, and a final week for the border. So, if I'm doing the math correctly, that's a total of 23 weeks, putting us near Halloween for having our blankets finished! So, if you're making this for the holidays for special someone, you'll have plenty of time to spare!The small squares are 20x20, and the large center square comes in at 40x40. We'll start from the most basic designs, that have less color changes, and work our way to the Astrocat. The files for each pattern will be attached to the posts in PDF format for easy download.This pattern has been tested and re-tested by the wonderful members of the CAL Facebook Group and will be featured on my own Facebook Event group created just for this CAL. Be sure to subscribe to my blog with your email address (on the left side bar of your screen) so you don't miss a post! You can also go on Twitter, Instagram, or my Facebook page to get updates as well.I love to see what you've made from my patterns so don't forget to share them on social media with the tag: #CatghanCAL2019
NOTE: When I designed this pattern, it was in an attempt to use up my yarn stash. Because of that, the exact amounts of yarn you'll need are a bit tough to say. If I say to use red, and you have a burgundy color, use that! If I say yellow and you have a varying shade of yellow, use that! I didn't want all the greens to match or the blues, etc... and because of that, this blanket couldn't be any more colorful if I tried!If you use up your stash, you and I both know that means... one thing and one thing only...
you get to go shopping for more!
And what's more fun than yarn shopping? Not much. But the look on Lizzie's face at having her kitty cat blanket to snuggle in certainly was. <3 :)
Here are a few more images of a couple of blankets made from my wonderful pattern testers:
