Christmas Eve Wishes CAL - Week Five
UPDATE: This pattern is now available to buy as an advert free pdf download. The pattern includes all six parts of the original CAL in one document. It is available in UK and US terms. You can find it in my shop here.
We are on the home stretch now. This week is the last section of the main body of the blanket. Next week we will add a border and all the finishing touches.
If you have just found this CAL and haven’t seen any of the buildup posts, I will link them for you below:
Click here to read my CAL Introduction post. This has all the information you need to know such as dates and materials required. This post also includes links to buy yarn packs.
Click here to read FAQs. In this post I have gathered together questions I have been asked about the CAL. You can find instructions to make the blanket larger or smaller here too.
Click below for previous pattern parts and videos:
TIPS OF THE WEEK
Read this week’s pattern carefully before you begin. There is a change to row direction. It is marked clearly in the pattern and I talk about it in the video too, but I will highlight it below as well.
Start this week, ROW 128, with the RIGHT SIDE (bobbles sticking out) towards you.
When you have completed row 130, FASTEN OFF AND DO NOT TURN. This is the only time in the pattern you will do this.
Start the snowflake chart with the RIGHT SIDE facing you.
Work the remaining rows from side to side as usual, without changing ends. Note that, due to not turning at the end of row 130, even rows are now the back and odd rows are the front. As long as you follow the pattern as it is written and do not change ends again your bobbles will be on the right side.
Use the week 2 video if you need a reminder of how to work the snowflakes. This week they are done in exactly the same way.
Here are my three blankets in various stages of completion 😁
Week 5 - Snowflakes
Rows 128 - 130: Candy Cane stripe.
Row 128: Change to cream and 2 ch. Sk the first st and 1 htr in each st across. Change to red, 3 ch, turn.
Row 129: (3 ch counts a 1 htr and 1 ch). Sk 2 sts and 1 htr in the next st. 1 ch. [Sk 1 st, 1 htr in next st, 1 ch] until 1 st remains. Join cream in last st and 2 ch, turn.
Row 130: [1 htr, 1 tr in row below] until 1 st remains. 1 htr in last st. Fasten off. Do not turn.
Row 131 - 155: With RIGHT SIDE facing, using a 4.5mm hook, join red and work five repeats of the snowflake chart. Change to cream, 2 ch, turn.
Rows 156 - 158: Candy Cane stripe
Row 156: Sk the first st and 1 htr in each st across. Change to red, 3 ch, turn.
Row 157: (3 ch counts a 1 htr and 1 ch). Sk 2 sts and 1 htr in the next st. 1 ch. [Sk 1 st, 1 htr in next st, 1 ch] until 1 st remains. Join cream in last st and 2 ch, turn.
Row 158: [1htr, 1tr in row below] until 1 st remains. 1 htr in last st. Change to green, 2 ch, turn.
Row 159: Sk the first st and 1 tr in each st across. Change to cream, 2 ch, turn.
Row 160: Sk the first st and 1 tr in each st across. 2 ch, turn.
Row 161: Sk the first st and 1 tr in each st across, Change to green, 2 ch, turn.
Row 162 - 164: Sk the first st and 1 tr in each st across. 2 ch, turn
Row 165: Sk the first st and 1 tr in each st across. 1 ch, turn.
Row 166: Bobble Row. 1ch, 1 dc in each of the first 3 sts. Join cream to make bobble. [3 dc, make bobble] until 2 sts remain. 1 dc in each of the last 2 sts. 2 ch, turn. Cut cream.
Row 167-169: Sk the first st and 1 tr in each st across. 2 ch, turn.
Row 170: Sk the first st and 1 tr in each st across. Fasten off.
Here is the link to take you to the video on YouTube. There are timestamps in the YouTube video description box to help you find the part of the video you need.
The video has subtitles and you can translate them into different languages.