Ever-Changing Blanket Crochet Kit

Made with soft organic cotton, this colourful blanket is a joy to make.

The rhythmic up and down of the rows feels calming to crochet, while the bands of colour provide the motivation to keep going.

The Ever-Changing Blanket is a twist to the Calm Chevron Blanket with each colour band using (almost) the full skein.

Ideal for mastering crocheted increases and decreases and introduces crocheting through the back loop.

The rows are broken down into repeats which makes this blanket easy to make. Instead of counting stitches for the entire row, we focus on doing 1 repeat at a time.

The colour joins are crisp, with the first row of the new colour partly hidden behind the previous row.

included with this limited edition kit:

• Calm Chevron Blanket crochet pattern (left and right handed video tutorials) with the Ever-Changing Blanket add-on – access it any time from the Homelea Lass Pattern Library
• 8 x 100g skeins of 5ply Organic Cotton yarn (340m / 371yds per skein) in dark green, dark blue, light blue, light pink, dark pink, orange, dark brown and light brown – all yarn colours are skeins, not wound into balls
• instruction card
• gift box with clear lid
• shipping

also required:

• 4mm (G) crochet hook with rounded metal head
• 15 stitch markers
• scissors
• tape measure
• darning needle

blanket size:

The Ever-Changing Blanket is the perfect size for snuggling on the lounge on cool autumn and spring nights. It’s 1.1m (43in) x 1.0m (39in).

skill level – easy:

This pattern uses simple stitch patterns.

make this blanket to learn how to:

• increase and decrease
• double crochet through the back loop only (UK terminology) / single crochet through the back loop only (US terminology)
• changing colours at the start of the row
• changing to a new ball of yarn in the middle of a row
• wind a skein into a ball
• count rows
• fasten off and weave in ends
• check tension
• steam block a blanket

it helps to know how to do these stitches:

• slip knot
• chain
• double crochet (UK terminology) / single crochet (US terminology)

to make the Ever-Changing Blanket, use the Little Snuggles Size (middle size) of the included Calm Chevron Blanket pattern with the following adjustments:

• 8 colour bands – dark green, dark blue, light blue, light pink, dark pink, orange, dark brown, light brown
• stitches in each row: 309 (14 stitch repeats)
• 160 rows: first colour 19 rows, middle colours 20 rows, last colour 21 rows

made in Australia:

I make all of the Homelea Lass kits by hand in the Homelea Lass studio using Australian made components whenever possible.

about the yarn:

Organic Cotton by Laines du Nord is a premium cotton yarn made with organic cotton in Italy. It is Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified by The Institute for Ethical and Environmental Certification. Laines du Nord are renowned for creating quality yarns in an ethical and sustainable matter.

This yarn feels soft and creates a fluid and drapey fabric. Cotton is a cool and hard-wearing fibre.

Each skein is 100g (3.5oz) and is 340m (371yds) long. It’s sized as a 5ply / sport weight yarn.

This yarn is machine washable at 30 degrees.

Just a note: like most cotton yarns, Organic Cotton can split when you’re crocheting with it. I’ve selected the shape and size of the crochet hook to reduce this, and it only does this occasionally for me (I just fix it up as I do the stitch). This is a minor inconvenience for using an organic cotton yarn that creates a blanket that feels soft and drapes beautifully.

I know you’re going to love crocheting the Ever-Changing Blanket!

With love, Lynda.