Star CAL: Half Time Post Week 2

It's half time of week 2 and I got some photos of yummy stars this week.

Donna sent me a picture of a multi-colored star as a birthday gift for her grandson. She plans on making one more with eyes on it turnig it into a starfish. Cute idea!

Lin made a star with leftover yarn of her Sophie Blanket. Did you see all the Sophie Blankets popping up all over the internet? Lovely!

Saskia shared her hexagons with me. Isn't this color combination great? Love it!

And the last "star" is by me. Not really finished, but up to two tips so far (and yes, it looks like a harlequin or easter bunny *LOL*). I used size 10 cotton thread and Polly Plum's Blizzard Warning Hexagon.

OK, so for next week I hope to see more beautiful stars filling my page and blog. :) See you on Friday for week 3 post.

Star CAL: Week 2

During the last week I had lots of traffic on my blog and my FB page due to the CAL. I crossed the 1,000 likes mark (YAYAYAY!) and people shared the first stars and hexagons they made.

But one idea suggested by Zanacrafts stayed in my mind (check out her Etsy Shop). She thought about making a Scandinavian style garland for Christmas by using the stars from CAL pattern. What  cute idea I thought!

A few weeks ago I stumbled upon another pattern by designer Daniela Herbertz. It is called "Springtime in my Heart", but how about combining stars and hearts for a Christmas garland?

So keep those stars and your ideas coming, share them on my blog or FB page. Would love to see! :)

Star CAL: Half Time Post

Today for my Half Time Post for the Star CAL I can share two stars with you.

The first one is made by Gaby in beautiful blue and white. The hexagon in the middle is the one Polly Plum designed for the Star CAL.

The second star is made by me with the Moroccan Hexagon Motif in the middle. Although it looks black and white it is actually a very dark blue and white.

 

OK, so for next week I hope to see more beautiful stars filling my page and blog. :) See you on Friday.

Star CAL: Week 1

YAY! Finally it's time to CAL!

Week 1 of the Star CAL is here and I'm excited to see so many people sharing the CAL, liking my little Facebook page and commenting. Hope you all will have great fun with this CAL.

The pattern is called "Hexagons ae my Stars" by Daniela Herbertz. Daniela sadly doesn't have the time to participate in the CAl, but will follow and share on her blog.

The pattern does not contain any hexagon patterns, so make sure to have your favorite hexagon pattern on hand or pick one from the list I published here. To have a little head start as your host and to be able to help with any problems I already made three pairs of hexagons.

 

Sunburst Hexagons

Moroccan Motif Hexagons

Springtime Hexagons (in the "winter" version ;))

And now.......*drumroll*..... Polly Plum of Every Trick on the Hook and I have a very special treat for you! A snowflake hexagon especially made for you and shared as a free pattern for you to use. The hexagon is called "Blizzard Warning". How cool is that!!!! And the best is: there is also a pattern to make this hexagon into an 9" afghan square, so you cannot only make ornaments from this, but also a whole blanket. Isn't that even cooler?

Isn't this hexagon lovely? Thank you so much, Polly, for sharing! :) And now, ladies and gentlemen, get your hooks and yarn ready aaaaaaaaannnnnnddddd CAL!

Star CAL: Hexagon Preparation

Soon my little Star CAL starts, to be exact on November 6th. Which is in...........3 days! So what do I do to have a bit of a head start and be able to help people with pattern Problems? Correct! Making hexagon pairs! This iwhat I have so far:

Sunburst Hexagons

Moroccan Motif Hexagons

Springtime Hexagons (in the "winter" version ;)

So what about you? Did you already choose or make any hexagons? Please share them on my Facebook Page. I'd love to see!

Star CAL: Dates and Details

Star CAL Alert!

Start date is November 6th 2015!


The pattern by Daniela Herbertz: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hexagons-are-my-stars-tutorial

A list of hexagon patterns: http://www.kokopellidesign.blogspot.de/2015/10/star-cal-hexagon-patterns-list.html


I plan on making a star each week, so that we have 4 stars at the beginning of Advent on November 29th 2015.


Remember this should be a relaxed CAL with no stress added to an already busy season. So make as much stars as you like, skip a week or make more than four.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me via FB or my blog.


And please share your pics on my FB page, so I can put them in our Star CAL Album!

Star CAL: Hexagon Patterns List

For the upcoming Star CAL I already put together a Hexagon pattern list, as the hexagon patterns are not a part of the original pattern by Daniela Herbertz used for this CAL:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hexagons-are-my-stars-tutorial

Some lovely crochet ladies shared gorgeous hexagons which can be found below. So hard to pick just some of those patterns. Besides those patterns Polly Plum of Every Trick on the Hook has a very special treat for us. Stay tuned! All news for this CAL can also befound on my Kokopelli Design FB page.


https://www.pinterest.com/crochetinpater/crochet-hexagons/


http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flower-to-hexagon-blanket


http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/strawflower-hexagon-motif


http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/starflower-Hexagon


http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nanas-super-simple-circle-in-a-Hexagon


http://www.flamingotoes.com/2015/04/star-lily-crochet-hexagon-pattern/


http://www.artoftangle.com/snowflake.htm


http://www.petalstopicots.com/2014/08/crochet-hexagon-afghan-pattern-tutorial/


http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/crochet-starburst-Hexagon


 http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hexagon-granny-cowl


http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hexagon-table-runner


http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hexagon-how-to


http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/african-flower-hexagon-crochet-tutorial


http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bobbly-flower-hexagon