Information

The Christmas Tangle Blanket MAL features the clever interlocking crochet technique and is a fun festive intermediate-level project created especially for this Scheepjes MAL by designer Astrid Schandy. There are two colourways to choose from using the main featured yarn: Scheepjes Catona. In the first, the background is snowy white with rainbow fairy light motifs, and in the second the green background represents a Christmas tree with jewel-coloured lights. Astrid will also provide swatches of alternative colourways to inspire crafters preferring to choose their own palette.

Timeline

Each MAL week starts on a Wednesday around noon on the following dates:

Pattern

Available in English (both UK and US terms) and Dutch via Ravelry.

Regular price USD12 (subject to variation based on local currency and taxes). Code ScheepjesMAL valid 5 Oct - 1 Nov 2022 entitles purchaser to a 30% discount.

On 28 September a free potholder pattern, including tutorial videos, will be released to practice the interlocking technique! Three colours of yarn are needed, which are not included in the amount for the final blanket.

Materials

Scheepjes Catona (100% Mercerised Cotton; 50g/125m)

Measures approx. 140 x 170cm using 3mm hook

Snowy Rainbow Colourway:

• Yarn A Bulb Cord: 527 Midnight x 21 balls
• Background: 105 Bridal White x 17 balls
• Lightbulb C1: 390 Poppy Rose x 1 ball
• Lightbulb C2: 389 Apple Green x 1 ball
• Lightbulb C3: 281 Tangerine x 1 ball
• Lightbulb C4: 208 Yellow Gold x 1 ball
• Lightbulb C5: 384 Powder Blue x 1 ball
• Lightbulb C6: 519 Freesia x 1 ball
• Lightbulb C7: 282 Ultraviolet x 1 ball

Jewel Green Colourway:

• Yarn A Bulb Cord: 525 Fir* x 21 balls
• Background: 412 Forest Green x 17 balls
• Lightbulb C1: 249 Saffron x 1 ball
• Lightbulb C2: 261 Capri Blue x 1 ball
• Lightbulb C3: 251 Garden Rose x 1 ball
• Lightbulb C4: 113 Delphinium x 1 ball
• Lightbulb C5: 192 Scarlet x 1 ball
• Lightbulb C6: 253 Tropic x 1 ball
• Lightbulb C7: 256 Cornelia Rose x 1 ball

*Other shades that can be successfully substituted for this colourway are 244 Spruce and 515 Emerald

Alternative colourways

To visualize the possibilities of different colourways, three examples were made using the following Scheepjes Catona colours:

Alternative yarn options

Scheepjes Scrumptious

Measures approx. 140 x 170cm using 4mm hook

• Yarn A: any colour x 10 balls
• Background: any colour x 8 balls
• Lightbulbs C1-C7: 2 balls total (or 7 balls for different Lightbulb colours)

Scheepjes Cotton 8

Measures approx. 130 x 160cm using 3mm hook

• Yarn A: any colour x 15 balls
• Background: any colour x 12 balls
• Lightbulbs C1-C7: 4 balls total (or 7 balls for different Lightbulb colours)

Scheepjes Terrazzo

Measures approx. 140 x 170cm using 4mm hook

• Yarn A: any colour x 17 balls
• Background: any colour x 13 balls
• Lightbulbs C1-C7: 4 balls total (or 7 balls for different Lightbulb colours)

About the designer

Astrid first picked up a hook in 2016 and discovered interlocking crochet a couple of years later. She found the technique so addictive that she has used it exclusively ever since. A lack of available patterns led to her creating her own designs and before long her first blanket pattern was introduced to a Facebook CAL, where she impressed as a guest designer. Astrid is a busy single mom of three, working a full-time job alongside designing. Being a closet mathematician, she is fascinated by algorithms, fractals and geometry, which feature heavily in her designs. Without using any software, each pattern is extensively worked out until every detail is perfected, before even touching the hook and yarn. It is a process that takes months, and results in a very special relationship between designer and pattern. When Astrid publishes, she feels bereft, as if a bird has flown the nest. The delight of seeing her patterns created by others soon replaces that feeling though. Her cherished birds are brightening many other nests!