Baby Henry, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Baby Henry, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Baby Henry, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Baby Henry!

It’s a CAL, doo doo doo doo doo doo
It’s a CAL, doo doo doo doo doo doo
It’s a CAL, doo doo doo doo doo doo
It’s a CAL!

Have to wait, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Have to wait, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Have to wait, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Have to wait!

It’s a CAL, doo doo doo doo doo doo
It’s a CAL, doo doo doo doo doo doo
It’s a CAL, doo doo doo doo doo doo
It’s a CAL!

Must yarn shop, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Must yarn shop, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Must yarn shop, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Must yarn shop!

Let’s all stitch, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Let’s all stitch, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Let’s all stitch, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Let’s all stitch!

Grab a hook, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Grab a hook, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Grab a hook, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Grab a hook!

Coming soon, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Coming soon, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Coming soon, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Coming soon!

It’s almost time, doo doo doo doo doo doo
It’s almost time, doo doo doo doo doo doo
It’s almost time, doo doo doo doo doo doo
It’s almost TIME!

(Here is the link to the song this is set to for anyone that hasn’t had to endure hours of “Baby Shark” with a little person 😂)

Now that the song is forever stuck in your head…. let’s move on with the excitement we all had when we saw that photo for the first time for this CAL!!!

Jessica Wifall has taken 3 amazing patterns and created a work of art called “Baby Henry’s Designer Heirloom CAL“. This blanket is a work of pure love, and it shows in every single stitch. As I am sure you can guess from the name, this heirloom blanket creation was made for her oldest son, Henry. The completed instruction/pattern on how to put these 3 well known designs, Overlay Mandala No6 by CAROcreated design, Sophie’s Garden Squaring by Dedri Uys, and Dandelion Border – Overlay Crochet by Lila Björn (Tantsiana Kupryianchyk), together into one piece is an artfully devised plan written out, and provided as a free “pattern” by Jessica for all of us to share in making an heirloom of our own!

***Etsy links as well:

Dandelion Border – Overlay Crochet Pattern

Overlay Mandala No6 Pattern

Here’s a bit about Jessica and how she came to be a part of the crochet design world:

I was born, raised, and live in Tucson, AZ, in the United States.  I have a wonderful husband and two beautiful boys.  I have a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Arizona.  Until my oldest was born, I designed machines that assisted in cancer diagnostics.  Now I care for my two beautiful sons full time.  

My grandmother taught me to crochet and knit when I was young, however, I did very little with yarn until late 2014 when I decided to crochet a hat for a Christmas exchange.  Then I decided to crochet a blanket and from there it became my primary hobby.  I like to create things and enjoy seeing a project come together into a finished piece.  The laundry will have to be done again tomorrow, dinner will just be more cleanup in an hour, but when I make a blanket someone will treasure it forever.  

In addition to crochet and knitting I enjoy painting, travel with my family, science fiction, boardgames, and random other arts and crafts.  

This creation been a long journey, and in such, Jessica would love to see each one created have a part in Henry’s journey as well. When creating your colorway please do have a “think” on a name that you can give your piece. Here is a little request from Jessica: It would make me very happy if when you make your own colorway you would give it a travel or location inspired colorway. For example; “Henry goes to Moab”, “Henry at the Farm”, or “Henry’s Safari”, “Henry’s Journey to ….”. Fill the blank in, or change the location, with where your colorway will be taking Henry on his journey. Will it be the mountains? The ocean? Your home town? A special place you enjoy visiting or would love to visit some day? A place you have created in your mind that lets you escape the world for a time?

Now for the important things:

Patterns:

This CAL is not a free CAL. Of the 3 patterns used, 2 are paid patterns. Please be sure to purchase your copy from the designers so that you can participate in this CAL. The weekly releases for this CAL pattern will be available on Ravelry AND available right HERE on our blog as a downloadable pdf file.

• Overlay Mandala No6 by CAROcreations design

• Dandelion Border – Overlay Crochet by Lila Björn

The third pattern can be found on Dedri Uys’ blog, Lookatwhatimade, for free

• Sophie’s Garden Square Up

Once you have the patterns sorted then it’s on to the rest of the important things…..

• THERE WILL BE NO YARN PACKS AVAILABLE

•Finished sizes: (APPROXIMATE)

• Catona – 44″ x 44″
• dk – 46″ x 46″
• Aran – 60″ x 60″

• There are 3 colorway options for this pattern: “Henry’s Original Blanket”, “Henry’s Voyage”, and “Choose Your Own Adventure”.

COLORWAY 1:

Supplies for Henry’s Original Blanket:

•Scheepjes Catona Yarn in the following colors and amounts:

For Aran weight yarn you will need approximately:

Color 1 – 1,500 meters

Color 2 – 1,100 meters

Color 3 – 850 meters

Color 4 – 850 meters

Color 5 – 650 meters

Color 6 – 650 meters

Color 7 – 425 meters

Color 8 – 425 meters

Color 9 – 425 meters

Color 10 – 225 meters

Color 11 – 225 meters

Color 12 -100 meters

For Double Knit (dk) yarn you will need approximately:

Color 1 – 1275 meters

Color 2 – 900 meters

Color 3 – 725 meters

Color 4 – 725 meters

Color 5 – 550 meters

Color 6 – 550 meters

Color 7 – 400 meters

Color 8 – 400 meters

Color 9 – 400 meters

Color 10 – 200 meters

Color 11 – 200 meters

Color 12 – 90 meters

(These are the colors used by Jessica in the blanket in the following photograph)

COLORWAY 2:

Supplies for Henry’s Voyage:

•Scheepjes Catona Yarn in the following colors and amounts:

For Aran weight yarn you will need approximately:

Color A – 1,900 meters

Color B – 1,700 meters

Color C – 1,700 meters

Color D – 1,300 meters

For Double Knit (dk) yarn you will need approximately:

Color 1 – 1,620 meters

Color 2 – 1,450 meters

Color 3 – 1,450 meters

Color 4 – 1,100 meters

(These are the colors used by Jessica for the blanket in the photograph below)

COLORWAY 3:

Supplies for “Choose Your Own Adventure”:

Yarn:

• The suggested yarn for this blanket is Scheepjes Catona Yarn – 100% cotton / Fingering / size 3

• 1400-1600 grams – 4160 yards/3800 meters

• Any weight of yarn can be used for this blanket, the total amounts needed for your blanket will vary depending on what yarn you do choose to use.

Supplies for ALL colorways:

• Hook: the suggested hook size for Fingering yarn is a 3mm hook

• If using a different weight of yarn, you will need to use a hook size suggested for your specific yarn

• For dk weight yarn – you will need approximately 5760 meters – using a 3.5-4mm hook

• For Aran / size 4 yarn – you will need approximately 6900 meters – using a 5.5mm hook

• Tapestry / Yarn Needle

• Scissors

• Stitch Markers

SCHEDULE OF RELEASE:

• INTRO: July 14, 2019
• Part 1: August 1, 2019
• Part 2: August 8, 2019
• Part 3: August 15, 2019
• Part 4: August 22, 2019
• Part 5: August 29, 2019
• Part 6: September 5, 2019
• Part 7: September 12, 2019
• Part 8: September 19, 2019
• Part 9: September 26, 2019
• Part 10: October 3, 2019
• Part 11: October 10, 2019
• Part 12. October 17, 2019
• Part 13: October 24, 2019
• Part 14: October 31, 2019
• Part 15: November 7, 2019
• Part 16: November 14, 2019

*****ALL YARN REQUIREMENTS ARE APPROXIMATE*****

PATTERN LINK:

INTRO FILE – Introduction

While we impatiently wait for August 1st to be here….. be sure to pop in >>HERE<< and check out the amazing collection of free Snowflake Patterns that Jessica Wifall has in her Ravelry Store as well. Each one is a delicate piece of artwork in itself.

Make sure to watch our Facebook Group for more photos, posts and information about this upcoming CAL! We are so excited and cannot wait to see what our members will create using this collaboration of patterns artfully combined by Jessica!

Baby Henry… doo doo doo doo doo doo

Baby Henry… doo doo doo doo doo doo

Baby Henry… doo doo doo doo doo doo

Baby Henry!

Cannot WAIT! doo doo doo doo doo doo

Cannot WAIT! doo doo doo doo doo doo

Cannot WAIT! doo doo doo doo doo doo

CANNOT WAIT!

Ps: don’t forget to use the official hashtag on your posts so we can follow along with all of your photos and progress!!!

#babyhenrysdesignerheirloom

How about a sneak peek at some other colorways by our fabulous team of testers??????

Happy Crocheting,

Jo💗