{"id":2256,"date":"2022-12-01T17:44:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-08-13T17:59:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T17:59:53","slug":"2022-holiday-cal-week-1-merry-bright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/2022\/12\/2022-holiday-cal-week-1-merry-bright.html","title":{"rendered":"2022 Holiday CAL Week 1: Merry &#038; Bright Throw Pillows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/holiday20cal20week201.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/holiday20cal20week201.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2266\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"color: #222222; font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\" style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Welcome to the 2022 Fiber Flux Holiday Crochet Along&#8230;hooray! Today marks week one of the CAL and we&#8217;ll be learning about the beautiful project we&#8217;ll be making&#8230;the Merry &amp; Bright Throw Pillows!&nbsp; This pillow pattern comes in two sizes and is festive, luxurious, and a gorgeous addition to your holiday decor!&nbsp; Easy two square construction makes this project easy and super fun to make too!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"color: #222222; font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\" style=\"color: #222222;\"><!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"color: #222222; font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\" style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Merry20and20bright20pillows201-3.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Merry20and20bright20pillows201-3.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2267\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"color: #222222; font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\" style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">We will be going over a few things today to begin:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Introduction to the project<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Supplies<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Sizing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Schedule of the CAL<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Where to connect with other makers<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/merry20and20bright20pillows205-1.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/merry20and20bright20pillows205-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2268\" width=\"406\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">The CAL will be divided over the next few weeks, so we&#8217;ll tackle each part bit by bit. Scroll down for the schedule with actual dates and what we&#8217;ll be doing on each day\/week.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">*This is a self-paced project, so definitely go at the speed you feel most comfortable. The instructional videos and posts will be up forever and you will always be able to go back and watch again and again!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/merry--bright-throw-pillows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Add this to your Ravelry queue!<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/merry20and20bright20pillows204-4.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/merry20and20bright20pillows204-4.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2269\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Here is a quick video introduction to the CAL and more information about supplies too:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"BLOG_video_class\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dIHoGbf7jJw\" width=\"320\" youtube-src-id=\"dIHoGbf7jJw\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dIHoGbf7jJw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Can&#8217;t see the video?&nbsp; Click here!<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">First things first&#8230;the supplies!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Materials Needed:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;\">\n<li style=\"color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shareasale.com\/r.cfm?b=1866551&amp;u=974634&amp;m=116536&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" style=\"color: #c311cc; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">6.5 mm &#8220;K&#8221; crochet hook<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Approximately 160 yards of worsted weight yarn per pillow (I used about a half ball per pillow of Bernat Velvet, the larger red pillow in the &#8220;Red&#8221; colorway and the smaller green pillow in the &#8220;Pine&#8221; colorway).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Tapestry Needle<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Scissors<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Tape Measure<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Pillow forms (I used a 12 inch form for the smaller pillow and a 14 inch form for the larger pillow)&nbsp; Alternatively, you could use poly-fill or even yarn scraps to stuff the pillow)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/merry20and20bright20pillows203-5.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/merry20and20bright20pillows203-5.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2270\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Next up is sizing!&nbsp; Next week we&#8217;ll learn about multiples to change the sizing of your pillows, but the sizing as pictured is:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Red pillow shown: 14 inches wide and 14 inches tall<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Green Pillow Shown: 12 inches wide and 12 inches tall<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/merry20and20bright20pillows206-4.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/merry20and20bright20pillows206-4.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2271\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Here&#8217;s our CAL schedule below for easy reference:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Thursday, December 1: Introduction &amp; Supplies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Thursday, December 8: The Waffle Stitch Pattern<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Thursday, December 15: Seaming, Assembly, &amp; Finishing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Thursday December 22: CAL Project Recap!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/merry20and20bright20pillows20schedule-3.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/merry20and20bright20pillows20schedule-3.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2272\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Last part&#8230;let&#8217;s connect! You can connect at any of the social media platforms below, and don&#8217;t forget to use the hashtag&nbsp;<strong>#fiberfluxcal<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Fiber-Flux\/188650371219174\" style=\"color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a9ZxIwlNoe7_aDnSGYsoJRrJ3YcfmPrpC2C_uqlAlGw=s224-p-no\" width=\"50\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fiberflux\" style=\"color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/d-6r7rE1WO9C66AP1VE2XsmISW3C-OC4qC_HoB1sOf8=w225-h224-p-no\" width=\"50\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/fiberflux\/\" style=\"color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/6nvv_Pg-SeISudwdW74cycTQGQ_YvYrvZ-nLmTAHDD0=w225-h224-p-no\" width=\"50\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCV9tshuywXyaTRONzSFy0Ug\" style=\"color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/XR7PMPe9tPeuY9A6LMJ6QF9uKjlGbu2qPA1ZtYLUKT4=w225-h224-p-no\" width=\"50\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/fiberflux\/\" style=\"color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/instagram-64-3.png\" class=\"wp-image-2257\" width=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Also we have two special communities for our CAL makers! Each has a welcome area\/thread, so please hop on and introduce yourself. You can get info, ask questions, help each other, see what everyone is doing, and show off your work too!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Facebook2BGroup2BCover2BImage-7.jpg\" style=\"color: #888888; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Facebook2BGroup2BCover2BImage-7.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2258\" width=\"320\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><a data-blogger-escaped-target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/386130705666425\" style=\"color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Click HERE to join the Facebook group!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CAL2BGroup2BBanner-7.jpg\" style=\"color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/fiberfluxblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CAL2BGroup2BBanner-7.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2259\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/groups\/fiber-flux-cal-group-2\" style=\"color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Click HERE to visit and join the Ravelry group!<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\">Also, don&#8217;t forget to tag me and use the hashtag,&nbsp;<strong>#fiberfluxcal<\/strong>&nbsp;to share your work on social media!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"><span data-blogger-escaped-style=\"font-family: &quot;trebuchet ms&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;\">I can&#8217;t wait to see all of your fabulous projects&#8230;please share those pictures and above enjoy, take some time to relax with your hook, and have fun! 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