Announcing the Art Deco Afghan CAL
Enjoy a staycation this summer and join Cascade Yarns and myself for a CAL using Cascade Yarns Anthem. The Art Deco Afghan is an 8 part CAL running from July 7th – August 25th. Every Wednesday for eight weeks, a new part will be published. You will make the specified sections each week until you have created your own beautiful piece of art. Finished measurements after blocking will be 42" x 58". The lovely Tania Leis - Hooked by TJ - will be providing her wonderful video tutorials for this CAL.
Art Deco is a style of visual arts, architecture and design that first appeared
in France just before World War I. Art Deco influenced the design of buildings,
furniture, jewelry, fashion, cars, movie theatres, trains, ocean liners, and everyday
objects such as radios and vacuum cleaners. It combined modern
styles with fine craftsmanship and rich materials. Art Deco works are symmetrical,
geometric, streamlined, often simple, and pleasing to the eye. With this
in mind, I was inspired by many of the art pieces selected for the yarn kits. The
result is a striking afghan ready for display in your own home, or to be
proudly gifted to another.
The Art Deco Afghan will
require:
I (5.5 mm) crochet hook
Tapestry needle
Stitch Markers
Scissors
YARN (Cascade Anthem is suggested, but any worsted weight yarn will do.)
Color A – 1,488 yds.
Color B – 372 yds.
Color C – 558 yds.
Color D – 372 yds.
Color E – 372 yds.
Color F – 372 yds.
Total – 3,534 yds.
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CAL SCHEDULE
06/18 Order yarn kits. Gather
materials.
07/07 Week 1 – Section 1
07/14 Week 2 – Section 1
07/21 Week 3 – Section 1
07/28 Week 4 – Section 2
08/04 Week 5 –
Section 3
08/11 Week 6 – Section 3
08/18 Week 7 – Section 4
08/25 Week 8 - Border
YARN KITS
The Art Deco Afghan is designed in nine colorways of Cascade Anthem: Bast, Chevron, Delauney, Dunand, Lempicka, Lepape, Movie Star, Erte, and Seattle.
KEY |
COLOR |
SKEINS |
A |
Poppy
Red (50) |
8 |
B |
Lemon
(38) |
2 |
C |
Gold
(21) |
3 |
D |
Cockatoo
(33) |
2 |
E |
Bachelor
Button (30) |
2 |
F |
Peridot
(18) |
2 |
TOTAL
SKEINS = 19
KEY |
COLOR |
SKEINS |
A |
Deep
Teal (46) |
8 |
B |
Burnt
Orange (39) |
2 |
C |
White
Peach (40) |
3 |
D |
Roasted
Coconut (54) |
2 |
E |
Gold
(21) |
2 |
F |
Autumn
Sunset (45) |
2 |
TOTAL
SKEINS = 19
KEY |
COLOR |
SKEINS |
A |
Cobalt
(29) |
8 |
B |
Cream
(14) |
2 |
C |
Vista
Blue (26) |
3 |
D |
Lemon
(38) |
2 |
E |
Neon
Strawberry (63) |
2 |
F |
Gold
Fish (66) |
2 |
TOTAL
SKEINS = 19
KEY |
COLOR |
SKEINS |
A |
Black
(05) |
8 |
B |
White
Swan (13) |
2 |
C |
Cream
(14) |
3 |
D |
Autumn
Sunset (45) |
2 |
E |
Gold
(21) |
2 |
F |
Burnt
Orange (39) |
2 |
TOTAL
SKEINS = 19
KEY |
COLOR |
SKEINS |
A |
Navy
(28) |
8 |
B |
Denim
(24) |
2 |
C |
Vista
Blue (26) |
4 |
D |
Rose
Shadow (51) |
2 |
E |
Lemon
(38) |
2 |
F |
Deep
Blue (27) |
1 |
TOTAL
SKEINS = 19
Week
7
– Use color C instead of color F.
KEY |
COLOR |
SKEINS |
A |
Raspberry
(35) |
8 |
B |
Silver
(07) |
2 |
C |
Rose
Shadow (51) |
3 |
D |
Roasted
Coconut (54) |
2 |
E |
Dark
Denim (41) |
2 |
F |
Fuchsia
Rose (52) |
2 |
TOTAL
SKEINS = 19
KEY |
COLOR |
SKEINS |
A |
Deep Teal
(46) |
8 |
B |
Cockatoo
(33) |
2 |
C |
White
(08) |
3 |
D |
Bachelor
Button (30) |
2 |
E |
Rose
Shadow (51) |
2 |
F |
Light
Blue (25) |
2 |
TOTAL
SKEINS = 19
Week
3
– Use color A instead of color F.
KEY |
COLOR |
SKEINS |
A |
Black
(05) |
8 |
B |
Denim
(24) |
2 |
C |
White
Peach (40) |
3 |
D |
Gold
(21) |
2 |
E |
Bachelor
Button (30) |
2 |
F |
Christmas
Green (37) |
2 |
TOTAL
SKEINS = 19
KEY |
COLOR |
SKEINS |
A |
Black
(05) |
7 |
B |
Dark
Denim (41) |
3 |
C |
Light
Blue (25) |
3 |
D |
Gold
(21) |
2 |
E |
Forest
(17) |
2 |
F |
Cream
(14) |
2 |
TOTAL
SKEINS = 19
Week
3
– For the Band, use color C instead of color E.
For
the Motif, use color B instead of color F.
Week
7
- Week 3 – Use color E instead of color A.
The following Local Yarn Shops have the kits available:
Angelika's Yarn Store -
Independence, MO
Aranea Craft Studio -
Haywood, CA (Opening July 1, 2021)
Knit Knot & Natter -
Pompton Plains, NJ
The Knitting Cottage -
Waynesboro, PA
Simply Yarn -
Norwood, NY
Webs - America's Yarn Store -
Northampton, MA
Yarnify - Chicago, IL
Ravelry: Melinda Miller Designs
Facebook: MoCrochet Makers
Such beautiful color combinations! But I'm having difficulty finding where the 'color substitutions' for Seattle and Lepape are listed. Could there be a banner or other hard-to-miss visual to make this clearer? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Barbara - I updated this page to include the color key for each kit, and also which week for color substitutions. Also, the pattern indicates what color to use for each kit. I went back and highlighted that info on the pattern to make it clearly visible. Thanks for asking. :)
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