Welcome to the spookiest crochet along ever hosted by our friends at Sirdar! This blanket is a celebration of crochet and Halloween! Pick up a project kit that has the yarn you'll need plus special, limited-edition items including a woven label and paper carrier bag while supplies last! 

Over six weeks you’ll crochet sinister skeletons, creepy pumpkins, gruesome eyeballs, dripping blood, black cats and bats! Learn new crochet stitches along the way with easy-to-follow video tutorials from designer Rachel Paul (affectionately referred to as HappyCrochetLady!) and create a festive, heirloom-quality project to scare and delight for years to come!

Supported by weekly patterns and helpful video tutorials, the Halloween Trick or Treat CAL is suitable for all skill levels. So join in and sign-up at Sirdar.com to receive your weekly patterns. Runs July 23rd through August 27th!

Supplies

In addition to your yarn, you will need a size G (4mm) crochet hook, and a tapestry needle.

We have kits in the original colorway that include the specially designed label. 

Pattern

The pattern for the Trick or Treat blanket will be released over the course of 6 weeks beginning July 23. Sign up on the Sirdar website to have the pattern installments sent to your inbox, or check back here for links to the download page each week! 

Sirdar has also put together a video introduction to the pattern as well as designer Rachel Paul!

Week 1: Cats & Bats - It's a full moon and we are getting things started with our corner cats and bats!

Week 2: Halloween Icons - Pumpkins, and eyeballs, and skulls, OH MY! Time to crochet some spooky Halloween Icons!

Week 3: Warty Witches and Magic Cats - Getting the bats and cats in place, finishing details on the Halloween icons and rows of warts...sounds ghoulish!

Week 4 - August 13

Week 5 - August 20

Week 6 - August 27

Tutorials

Pattern designer Rachel Paul and Sirdar will be posting video tutorials each week as part of the crochet along event. Check back each week for the latest link!

Week 1: Cats & Bats - Meet Rachel as she introduces us to the first motifs we'll be making! Set the cornerstones of your blanket with cats and bats! 

Week 2: Halloween Icons - This week, Rachel holds our hands through the spooky Halloween Icon squares including pumpkins, eyes, skulls and swirls!

Week 3: Warty Witches and Magic Cats - Let Rachel help you add details to the cats, bats and Halloween icons while also adding in rows of warts and cat stitches!

Week 4 - August 13

Week 5 - August 20

Week 6 - August 27

We have also included some of our On the Hook with MFY tutorials. Links have been added here, but the full collection is available on MFY+ on YouTube!

Community

Join in or follow all the activity on Instagram and Facebook! We have a private make along group on Facebook where you can chat with others working on the project, and Sirdar has a Facebook group too!

Additionally, you are always welcome to come knit with us at Community Night on Tuesdays from 6-8pm!

About the Designer

Rachel Paul is the crochet designer behind the smile-inducing Instagram account @HappyCrochetLady. You can find Rachel's patterns for blankets, pillows, novelties, bags and more on her shop, Etsy and Ravelry!

As you work on your project, we would love if you share your progress by tagging us on Instagram and/or Facebook @michiganfineyarns and using our project hashtags #michiganfineyarns #MFYcal.