Oh is there another crochet-along happening you might think? Yes, there is, but this one will be truly special and you shouldn’t miss out. When you have been crocheting for a while you might have heard of Sophie’s Universe. If you haven’t you have missed out on a great piece in crochet history. I highly recommend reading up on it! Sophie was truly special and to date the only crochet-along I actually finished! I really enjoyed being pushed out of my comfort zone and crochet a style I wouldn’t normally crochet. And in case you haven’t come across it yet I designed my Garden of Roses Square in honour of the rose stitches I got first introduced through Sophie :)
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I can’t believe that it’s been now over 6 years ago since this CAL happened. Where has the time gone?! Sometimes I can’t believe it. My finished Sophie now lives happily with my mum back in Germany. So when Dedri announced that she is doing another CAL I was all ears :) Over the last couple of years, I focused on designing patterns in my not really existing spare time. So when I choose to follow someone else’s pattern it has to be truly special. And I know that Dedri put so much thought and love into her patterns that it will be a pure pleasure to follow.
So here is to another CAL, pushing my boundaries again.
The first boundary to push was my yarn choice. I didn’t stick to the yarn choice of Sophie so why would I stick this time to it ;) As it’s going to be another special piece I wanted a special yarn for it. I settled on Stylecraft Natural Cotton and Bamboo which I managed to buy during a LoveCrafts Sale. 30% off means more yarn for my budget :) It’s a really nice yarn to work with. Will write more about the yarn when I get around to it.
The second boundary to push was my colour theme. I was naturally drawn again to a beige/green/violet theme until hubby pointed out that this would have been exactly the same as my Sophie’s theme… So while this would have been beautiful I wanted something different. And my final colour scheme is different. In fact, it is very different from the type of colours I would usually use:
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My Charlotte will feature an earthy colour scheme. Something calm, while still with a little bit of contrast to add highlights along the way. Can’t wait to see how it is going to turn out.
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If you want to follow along with me on the journey you can find the pattern to Charlotte over on Dedri’s Blog here. A new part will be released every Sunday but all the sneak peeks I’ve seen of the finished pattern look truly magnificent. Can’t wait :)
Like I did for Sophie’s Universe I will also be trying to show you my colour selection by round in case you want to follow along :)
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