Creative Art Blanket Masterclass

Course
68 Lessons

Deepen your practice!

Learn to intuitively crochet a beautiful zero-waste blanket through color, layout, and design - from yarn that you already own!

Make a gorgeous art blanket that has just the right color layout. Rachele’s new course covers the exact steps to combine unexpected colors into the perfect color layout, so you can break free from your inner crochet meanie and lose yourself in your craft.

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What’s in the Crochet Art Blanket Course?

A guide to save money by diving into your own yarn stash
How to put a color palette together and intuitively craft a placement layout
Design your blanket and crochet it without a pattern
Anti-perfectionist vibes to silence your inner crochet meanie
8 modules that will hold your hand through an art blanket, “from stash to finishing”
Real time, step-by step, high quality video showing the whole process
Detailed spoken descriptions of every step of the blanket
Detailed color selection info that will take the mystery out of creating beautiful color palettes and placement layouts
A session on finishing your blanket and getting it ready to snuggle under

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8 high value lessons covering stash-diving, colors and layout design, and construction
The secret that makes creating art blankets from your stash easy and intuitive!
A full description of the supplies needed, and guides for any yarn gauge in your stash
Helpful color pointers that will take the mystery out of creating beautiful color palett
Step-by-step instruction to make the colors work together in a crafted layout

Welcome to my Creative Art Blanket Course!

How to use this course

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Introduction & Materials

Introduction

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Course Materials

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Modules in this Creative Course

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Module 1: Skillful Stash Diving

Welcome to Module 1!

Part 1: Choose your yarn weight

Part 2: What is your stash personality?

Module 2: Complete Color Palette Guide

Welcome to Module 2!

Part 1: The Ugly Palette Challenge

Ugly Palette Challenge: Step 1

Ugly Palette Challenge: Step 2

Ugly Palette Challenge: Step 3

Compare to a Random Layout

Blank Layout

Part 2: Choose your colors

Module 3: Work a Test Motif

Welcome to Module 3!

Part 1: Choose your motif pattern

Rose Hexagon Pattern (US Terms)

Rose Hexagon Pattern (UK Terms)

Plain Hexagon Pattern (US Terms)

Plain Hexagon Pattern (UK Terms)

Part 2: Measure and Weigh Test Motif

Module 4: Create the Physical Layout (Blanket size)

Welcome to Module 4!

The WIP / Overgrown Yarn Stash Cycle

Part 1: Estimate Motif Quantity

Part 2: Blanket Size

Module 5: Create the Color Placement Layout

Welcome to Module 5!

Part 1: Plan Your Layout

Part 2: Creative Insights

Module 6: Craft the Blanket Body

Welcome to Module 6!

Part 1: Craft the Blanket Body

PLT Join for Hexagons Diagram

Half Plain Hexagon Pattern (US Terms)

Half Plain Hexagon Pattern (UK Terms)

Part 2: Motivation to Finish Your WIPs

Module 7: Zero-Waste Blanket Border

Welcome to Module 7!

Part 1: Border Prep

Surgeon's Knot Diagram

Fill Zig-Zag Triangles (US Terms)

Fill Zig-Zag Triangles (UK Terms)

Part 2: Work Blanket Border

Floral Dreams Blanket Border (US Terms)

Floral Dreams Blanket Border (UK Terms)

Happy Little Tree Blanket Border (US Terms)

Happy Little Tree Blanket Border (UK Terms)

Module 8: Finishing Your Art Blanket

Welcome to Module 8!

Part 1: Weave Ends

Part 2: Block to Shape

Bonus Content, Section A: About CypressTextiles

Welcome to the Creative Art Blanket Course Bonus Content!

More about CypressTextiles

My Favorite Materials

Bonus Content, Section B: Floral Dreams Blanket Pattern

Jump Around Method

Working the Perimeter First

Floral Dreams Blanket Pattern (US Terms)

Floral Dreams Blanket Pattern (UK Terms)

Bonus Content, Section C: Creating a Color Fade - Diving Deeper

Color Placement Guide: Five Steps

Step 1: Choose colors

Step 2A: Blending Type 1 - Shading

Step 2B: Blending Type 2 - Pointillism

Step 3: Corners first

Step 4: Outside to inside

Step 5: Main Take-Aways

Bonus Content, Section D: Color Placement Layout - Diving Deeper

Color Planning

Color Blending and Distribution

Color Distribution Type 1: Pointillism

Color Distribution Type 2: Monochrome

Color Distribution Type 3: Muticolor

A Final Note: Symmetry