Friday, June 18, 2021

CAL - Art Deco Afghan

Announcing the Art Deco Afghan CAL


The Crochet Along will begin on July 7, 2021.

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

 

Here is my completed sample using the Lempicka kit, as well as two tester samples. Aren't they just lovely? Which kit will you choose????






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2 comments:

  1. Barbara of yarnify!July 21, 2021 at 8:03 AM

    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!

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    1. MelindaJuly 21, 2021 at 11:28 AM

      Hi 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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