The 4th Square in the Harvest Blanket CAL is the Autumn Leaf Square designed by me, Erin of Juniper & Oakes

Welcome to the 4th installment of the Harvest Blanket CAL. If you are just joining in, and need more info about the this CAL, read this post.

I’ll fill you in really quick. Claire of E’Claire Makery is hosting a blanket CAL using C2C with the theme of Harvest. How cozy! This CAL is ran very similar to the other C2C blanket CALs I’ve been involved in lately where different crochet designers share a new free blanket square chart on her blog in blog hop fashion, or you can buy the ebook and get all the designs (WITH written instructions) all at once.

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You can also see a glimpse of the other patterns in this blanket CAL.

After grabbing the chart, make sure you hop on over to the E’Claire Makery Crochet Club Facebook group. You can ask questions, post pictures of your WIPs and finished squares. It will be a lot of fun!

If you don’t have Facebook, you can still participate in the CAL by creating your squares on your own. Definitely post pictures and share about the CAL on any social media you have. Be sure to tag me @juniperandoakes and @eclairemakery and use #juniperandoakes so we can see your progress!

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C2C Colorwork Tips:

Corner-to-Corner or C2C:

You’ll be using hdc C2C crochet techniques to create the square. You’ll need to know how to do the hdc C2C crochet stitch, made from half double crochets, chains, and slip stitches. Click here for my blog post on this technique, which includes a video tutorial a well. The traditional C2C stitch consists of a ch 3 + 3 dc to form one C2C pixel, and each increase is ch 6 + 3 dc. To make my blanket a more manageable size, I used ch 2 and 3 hdc for each pixel, where each increase was ch 5 + 3 hdc.

This design also includes color changes. You can do these by either carrying the colors, or by creating yarn bobbins that you join to the square as you need a different yarn color. If you don’t know how do to color changes, watch this clip of my video about this the Nordic Star square.

I also have a video with many tips when changing color with C2C.

Click here for my youtube playlist on C2C basics.

Love Blanket CALs?

Here is a selection of some others I’ve designed for.

Sweet Treats Blanket CAL

Nordic Winter C2C Afghan CAL

Boquet of Flowers CAL

Monthly Mosaic Mystery CAL

Prefer to crochet just THIS design?

I have released a pillow pattern featuring just the autumn leaf square. The pattern is for a 16” pillow insert. Read the blog post HERE.

Level: Intermediate

 

Gauge: doesn’t matter, as long as you’re consistent

Size: Approximately 17” x 17”

How big will my square be?

The answer depends on many factors: yarn, hook, tension, etc.

You can get a good estimate at the size of your blanket by using this C2C calculator by Tasha at Stardust Gold Crochet. All you have to do a crochet a swatch of four rows of C2C stitches using your yarn and hook of choice. Then fill out the calculator at the bottom of THIS page and it’ll tell you how big your blanket will be.

FYI, the design is 25×25 boxes, and the final blanket will be 75×100 boxes.

Notes:

• Find more info about the CAL here.
• This pattern is just a free graph and not written instructions, which is industry standard but you can purchase the whole ebook here.
• This is a C2C design.
• It is worked from the bottom right corner to the top left corner.
• Since it is a square, you do not have to worry about increasing on one side and decreasing on the other.
• Each C2C pixel/square consists of 3 half double crochets and a ch-2.
• Check out my tutorial if you’re unfamiliar on this technique, including color change.
• Rows 1 – 25 you will be increasing and rows 26 – 49 you will be decreasing.
• The odd-numbered rows are worked up and the even-numbered rows are worked down.
• The even-numbered rows are the Right Side and the odd-numbered rows are Wrong Side.

The Yarn: Worsted

WeCrochet Brava Worsted 100% acryllic) or other light worsted yarn in three colors. This square was designed in 3 colors., but you can choose whatever colors you want! Get creative! I won’t get offended if you take creative liberties on the color scheme. Be sure to share pictures in my FB group so we can see what you come up with!

The Hook: 6mm

I used a J/6.00 mm hook to make my square.

I love this Cookie Streamline Swirl from Furls Crochet. This hook feels so good in my hands and the yarn slides easily across the hook. If you have never tried a Furls hook, I suggest you head on over to their website and order one now. 

The eBook:

As mentioned earlier, the free charts for each blanket square will be released slowly over the next few weeks, but if you would like the complete blanket pattern today, purchase the ebook now! The ebook includes charts AND written instructions for each square, plus pictures & video tutorials on C2C crochet, instructions on joining the squares and how to add a border. The price of the ebook during the event will be $10 — that’s less that $1 per pattern, not even considering the bonus tutorials! Don’t miss out on this good price because after the CAL the price will increase to $15.

The Chart:

I do think it is easier and quicker to follow the written instructions over the chart. No need to count the little boxes and cross-out your rows. If you would prefer to have the written instructions for this square you can purchase the full ebook which includes all the charts and written instructions for each blanket square.

An added benefit of purchasing the ebook is you have the pattern for the whole blanket all at once and do not have to wait for the new design to be released. 

 

Ready, Set… CROCHET!

Action Items:

• Work up the Autumn Leaf square
• Post a picture of your finished square in the J&O FB Group and/or the E’Claire Makery Crochet Club
• Head back to the CAL page on Nov7th for the next installment of the CAL.
• OR purchase the ebook to get the complete pattern all at once

If you have any issues, questions, or tips, please post them on the J&O FB Group

Fine Print

This pattern and its images are the property of Juniper and Oakes ©2023. The pattern is for your personal use only. Please do not copy/paste, distribute, or alter and claim as your own. You may sell products made by this pattern, but please credit @juniperandoakes and remember to link back to juniperandoakes.com or credit Juniper & Oakes on the craft fair tag.

You may post pictures on social media and tag @juniperandoakes and use the hashtags #juniperandoakes and #jaobookmark. If you make this pattern, please email a picture to [email protected] and I will include it in a gallery on my website. You can also post pictures on my Facebook Page, or in the Juniper + Oakes Crochet Community Facebook Group.

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Let me know if you run into a problem. I respond quickly and will help any way I can to clarify any confusion or challenging stitches.