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Scheepjes Crochet in my DNA MAL – Bigger size

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Scheepjes Crochet in my DNA MAL – Bigger size

By popular request: the information you need to make a bigger Scheepjes Crochet in my DNA MAL!

People are loving the Scheepjes Crochet in my DNA MAL and we couldn’t be more excited for the hundreds of people making this project. Thank you from the bottom of our (Hook to Hook and Een Mooi Gebaar) hearts!

One of the most heard requests in the past few weeks was: I want to make it bigger, but how?

Disclaimer: this project hasn’t been fully tested. I can’t provide you with accurate yarn requirements. I can explain how to calculate your requirements, and will do so below, but be warned: this project will require some calculating and some risk taking 😉

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The original MAL was designed as a gorgeous wall hanging, and, therefore, isn’t very huge.

Hilly has gotten pen and paper out and made a graph of a bigger sized Crochet in my DNA MAL!

Iris Woolwise GROTE Scheepjes MAL Stitch Fiddle
Kopie van GROTE Scheepjes MAL Regenboog Stitch Fiddle
GROTE Scheepjes MAL Regenboog Stitch Fiddle1

Calculating yarn requirements

Step 1: make a swatch with the desired material, of 5 by 5 C2C (or mini C2C) blocks. You can follow the video or photo tutorial here for UK terminology or here for US terminology.
Step 2: make another swatch with half a crochet hook size smaller and with half a crochet hook size larger and decide which of the three you like best.
Step 3: weigh your nicest swatch on a kitchen scale and write down how many grams of yarn you used
Step 4: you now know how many 25 blocks of C2C (or mini C2C) weigh with your material and tension. Now multiply your number of grams per color using the calculation model below and write down all your answers.

  • Colour A: 1600 blocks (your measured grams times 64)
  • Colour B: 700 blocks (your measured grams times 28)
  • Colour C: 672 blocks (your measured grams times 27)
  • Colour D: 672 blocks (your measured grams times 27)
  • Colour E: 1532 blocks (your measured grams times 62)
  • Colour F: 672 blocks (your measured grams times 27)
  • Colour G: 700 blocks (your measured grams times 28)
  • Colour H: 700 blocks (your measured grams times 28)

Step 5: Now divide the number of grams you arrived at by the number of grams per ball (often 25, 50 or 100 grams).
Step 6: Now you have the number of balls per colour. Take it a bit generously, add at least 10%. Add some border colour balls as well!

Now you can order or gather your yarn and get started!

Information by strip

All strips are 2 blocks high. Please see the full pattern through the link list below, and follow along, but change the width of your panels according to this information:

Strip 1: Colour A: 10 wide; Colour B: 14 wide; Colour C: 14 wide; Colour D: 14 wide; Colour A: 22 wide
Strip 2: Colour E: 22 wide; Colour F: 14 wide; Colour G: 14 wide; Colour H: 14 wide; Colour E: 10 wide
Strip 3: repeat strip 1
Strip 4: repeat strip 2
Strip 5: repeat strip 1
Strip 6: repeat strip 2
Strip 7: Colour A: 11 wide; Colour B: 14 wide; Colour C: 14 wide; Colour D: 14 wide; Colour A: 21 wide
Strip 8: Colour E: 21 wide; Colour F: 14 wide, Colour G: 14 wide; Colour H: 14 wide; Colour E: 11 wide
Strip 9: Colour A: 12 wide; Colour B: 14 wide; Colour C: 14 wide; Colour D: 14 wide; Colour A: 20 wide
Strip 10: Colour E: 20 wide; Colour F: 14 wide, Colour G: 14 wide; Colour H: 14 wide; Colour E: 12 wide

Strip 11: Colour A: 13 wide; Colour B: 14 wide; Colour C: 14 wide; Colour D: 14 wide; Colour A: 19 wide
Strip 12: Colour E: 19 wide; Colour F: 14 wide, Colour G: 14 wide; Colour H: 14 wide; Colour E: 13 wide
Strip 13: Colour A: 15 wide; Colour B: 14 wide; Colour C: 14 wide; Colour D: 14 wide; Colour A: 17 wide
Strip 14: Colour E: 17 wide; Colour F: 14 wide, Colour G: 14 wide; Colour H: 14 wide; Colour E: 15 wide
Strip 15: Colour A: 16 wide; Colour B: 14 wide; Colour C: 14 wide; Colour D: 14 wide; Colour A: 16 wide
Strip 16: Colour E: 15 wide; Colour F: 14 wide, Colour G: 14 wide; Colour H: 14 wide; Colour E: 17 wide
Strip 17: Colour A: 18 wide; Colour B: 14 wide; Colour C: 14 wide; Colour D: 14 wide; Colour A: 14 wide
Strip 18: Colour E: 13 wide; Colour F: 14 wide, Colour G: 14 wide; Colour H: 14 wide; Colour E: 19 wide
Strip 19: Colour A: 20 wide; Colour B: 14 wide; Colour C: 14 wide; Colour D: 14 wide; Colour A: 12 wide
Strip 20: Colour E: 12 wide; Colour F: 14 wide, Colour G: 14 wide; Colour H: 14 wide; Colour E: 20 wide

Strip 21: Colour A: 21 wide; Colour B: 14 wide; Colour C: 14 wide; Colour D: 14 wide; Colour A: 11 wide
Strip 22: Colour E: 11 wide; Colour F: 14 wide, Colour G: 14 wide; Colour H: 14 wide; Colour 21: 21 wide
Strip 23: Colour A: 22 wide; Colour B: 14 wide; Colour C: 14 wide; Colour D: 14 wide; Colour E: 10 wide
Strip 24: Colour E: 10 wide; Colour F: 14 wide, Colour G: 14 wide, Colour H: 14 wide; Colour E: 22 wide
Strip 25 (MIDDLE POINT: MARK): Colour A: 22 wide; Colour B: 14 wide; Colour C: 14 wide; Colour D: 14 wide; Colour E: 10 wide
Strip 26: repeat strip 24
Strip 27: repeat strip 23
Strip 28: repeat strip 22
Strip 29: repeat strip 21
Strip 30: repeat strip 20

Strip 31: repeat strip 19
Strip 32: repeat strip 18
Strip 33: repeat strip 17
Strip 34: repeat strip 16
Strip 35: repeat strip 15
Strip 36: repeat strip 14
Strip 37: repeat strip 13
Strip 38: repeat strip 12
Strip 39: repeat strip 11
Strip 40: repeat strip 10

Strip 41: repeat strip 9
Strip 42: repeat strip 8
Strip 43: repeat strip 7
Strip 44: repeat strip 6
Strip 45: repeat strip 5
Strip 46: repeat strip 4
Strip 47: repeat strip 3
Strip 48: repeat strip 2
Strip 49: repeat strip 1

Scheepjes Crochet in my DNA MAL

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