Christmas Eve Wishes CAL - Week Four
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.
This week we are going to make the Father Christmas Hats.
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.
If you missed it, you can find week one pattern and videos here. You can find a link to the week 2 pattern and videos here. Week 3 are here.
It’s a nice relaxing section this week, which will give you time to catch up if you need it. In the video this week, I talk you through the section row by row. If you need help with any of the techniques, you can refer to the week one and two videos.
TIPS OF THE WEEK
Read the pattern before you begin. Watch out for front and back. The chart section starts on the WRONG SIDE this week. The video will help with this if you are unsure
Watch the videos. They will remind you how to
read the charts
keep track of stitches
change yarn colours
how to stop your yarns from tangling together
I’m well on the way to finishing my blue ‘Gingerbreads in the snow version. Just a couple of rounds of border and the faces left to go. Sirdar have the blue yarn packs in stock if you fancy making another one.
The lovely Sirdar people have added the pink colourway to their website, so if you fancy making another one, you can find it here.
Week 4 - Santa hats
Row 93: Change to cream, 2 ch, sk the first st and 1 tr in each st across. 2 ch, turn.
Row 94: Sk the first st and 1 tr in each st across. 2 ch, turn. Change to red, 2 ch, turn.
Row 95: Sk the first st and 1 tr in each st across. 2 ch, turn.
Row 96: Sk the first st and 1 tr in each st across. 1 ch, turn.
Row 97: Bobble Row. 1ch, 1 dc in each of the first 3 sts. Join cream to make bobble. [3dc, make bobble] until 2 sts remain. 1dc in each of the last 2 sts. 2 ch, turn. Cut cream.
Row 98: Sk the first st and 1 tr in each st across. 2 ch, turn.
Row 99: Sk the first st and 1 tr in each st across. Change to cream, 2 ch, turn.
Row 100: Sk the first st and 1 tr in each st across. 2 ch, turn.
Row 101: Sk the first st and 1 tr in each st across. Change to red, 2 ch, turn.
Rows 102 - 104: Candy Cane stripe
Row 102: Sk the first st and 1 htr in each st across. Change to cream, 3 ch, turn.
Row 103: (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 red in last st and 2 ch, turn.
Row 104: [1 htr, 1 tr in row below] until 1 st remains. 1 htr in last st. Change to green, 1 ch, turn.
The next section is the Father Christmas hats and is worked from the chart below. The chart has 17 rows and makes uprows 105 - 121of the blanket. The method for working the chart is the same as the snowflakes and gingerbread people in the previous sections.
Use a 4.5mm hook and the green, cream and red yarn.
When changing colours, keep the green yarn to the front and the cream or red yarn to the back.
Work ten repeats of the pattern. Check your stitch count is 150 at the end of the first row of the chart before moving on.
In chart row 15, make 1 cream bobble on the top of each hat.
Rows 122 - 124: Candy Cane stripe
Row 122: Using a 4mm hook, change to red and 2 ch. Sk the first st and 1 htr in each st across. Change to cream, 3 ch, turn.
Row 123: (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 red in last st and 2 ch, turn.
Row 124: [1 htr, 1 tr in row below] until 1 st remains. 1 htr in last st. Change to cream, 2 ch, turn.
Row 125: Sk the first st and 1 tr in each st across. 2 ch, turn.
Row 126: Sk the first st and 1 tr in each st across. Change to green, 2 ch, turn.
Row 127: Sk the first st and 1 tr in each st across. Cut green but do not fasten off. We will continue from this point next week.
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.
