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1 August 2026

Eye Of The Storm Afghan CAL Week 1

August 1, 2026 By Beatrice Ryan Designs 1 Comment

Welcome to the first week of this fun and whimsical Eye Of The Storm Afghan Crochet Along! Each week we will make either 1 or 2 of the 12″ squares(depending on the size of afghan you prefer). And in 14 weeks you will have a beautiful Eye of the Storm Afghan!!!

Week 1’s Squares

Here is a list of what you will see in this first week’s post

**Please read through completely, this has all the info you need*

How the CAL(Crochet Along) works
Where you can find the information post for this CAL
How to get all my new posts delivered to your email
The CAL Schedule
How to choose your colors
How much yarn will we need
Unboxing of my yarn and where you can get the same yarn
What size afghan you can make
How you can get the Eye Of The Storm Pattern
How and why to block your squares
Where you can participate in the group setting
Prizes during this CAL
Tips

How the CAL Works

The Eye Of The Storm Afghan CAL is a total of 15 weeks which includes the final fan gallery and Grand Prize announcement. Each week on Saturday I will post my latest progress, any new details and all the details you will need.

We will make 1 or 2 blocks per week depending on the size of afghan you would like to make. After all you blocks are complete, we will join and do a border.

There is no signing up or expectations. Just make your squares(even if they at your own pace) and have fun!

Where to find the information post

To see more details on the CAL and all the information in that post, Click Here

The information post and all the weekly CAL posts are also available in the Crochet with Me Crochet Along tab at the top of the page

How to receive new posts by email

If you would like to receive the latest posts in your email, fill out the “Stay Connected” box in the right side at the top of this website…

The Schedule

Week 1 – Saturday August 1: 1 or 2 squares
Week 2 – Saturday August 8: 1 or 2 squares
Week 3 – Saturday August 15: 1 or 2 squares
Week 4- Saturday August 22: 1 or 2 squares
Week 5 – Saturday August 29: 1 or 2 squares
Week 6 – Saturday September 5: 1 or 2 squares
Week 7 – Saturday September 12: 1 or 2 squares
Week 8 – Saturday September 19: 1 or 2 squares
Week 9 – Saturday September 29: 1 or 2 squares
Week 10 – Saturday October 3: 1 or 2 squares
Week 11 – Saturday October 10: 1 or 2 squares
Week 12 – Saturday October 17: 1 or 2 squares
Week 13 – Saturday October 25: Join Squares
Week 14 – Saturday October 31: Border
Week 15- Saturday November 14.. Finale of fan project post and Grand Prize winner announcement

How To Choose Colors

You will need a minimum of 6 colors to make the Eye of the Storm Square as designed. You can make it a scrap buster, coordinate your color scheme or make it a whimsical chaos style.

I have chosen to make mine in the whimsical chaos style! What is that? I purchased yarn kits with 12 colors of Red Heart Super Saver that all go together on Amazon. I made a small card for each color(see my pics) and for each square I am randomly drawing 6 cards. I make the square in the order of how I pulled the card for A, B, C, D, E and F colors.

So I purchased 4 of these Red Heart Super Saver Kits with 12 colors and a total per kit of 1116 yards. That is 4464 yards total to make the large size afghan.(these are small skeins). To see these on Amazon or purchase yours, Click here

Pictured above are week 1’s yarn colors and the cards for the chaos style I pulled for each square and below are how the squares turned out! I Love Mine! What do you think?

My yarn arrived — **Yay I got all my yarn!!!**

How Much Yarn Will We Need?

Each block will take approximately 25 yards of each color in the block. You will use 6 colors per block. That will be 150 yards per block total. Depending on the size of you afghan and how many blocks you choose to make will determine your total yardage. You will also need joining and border yarn.

I am using 12 colors, but only 6 per block. I will be making 24 blocks for the large afghan 4 blocks across and 6 blocks down. I have well over 4000 total yards from the kits… This should be enough for me.

If you do 6 colors and the large afghan you will need approximately 600 yards of each color then 300- 400 yards to join/border. That should be a total amount of yardage of 4000 approximately.

*We Use a J hook for this project.

Unboxing My Yarn

What Size Afghan Can I Make

Each block is approximately 12″ x 12″. Then there is joining allowance and the border. The border will be approximately 6 total inches and joining is just a couple of extra inches.

Blocks

3 x 4 (12 blocks) Afghan 44″ x 56″ Make 1 Block Per Week
3 x 5 (15 blocks) Afghan 44″ x 68″ Make 2 Blocks This Week
4 x 5 (20 blocks) Afghan 56″ x 68″ Make 2 Blocks This Week
4 x 6 (24 blocks) Afghan 56″ x 80″ Make 2 Blocks This Week

The Eye Of The Storm Pattern

You can come directly to my website for the FREE Pattern which is a separate post, ***Click here for the Eye of the Storm Square Free Pattern Post***

It is the same pattern each week, just 2 different colorways each week. Or you can purchase the PDF version for $5 USD on Ravelry.

Make sure to head to Ravelry and add this to your projects and favorites.. Or purchase the PDF… Click Here!

How and Why We Block These Squares

Due to the nature of this square… They are a bit wonky when made. So we need to block them to get them to lay flat and get to be the right size. you can steam block them into shape, just be careful not to damage the yarn, you can wet block… Get them wet and get them into shape or use a blocking mat and pins(that is what I prefer). I got mine wet with warm water, rolled them in a towel to get the extra water out then put them on my blocking mat and pinned them into place… I used alot of pins, I wanted them to be shaped in the triangle part and the outer area too.

***Please note. Mine turned out 14″. That is ok for me. If yours are to big, you can leave out the last round of Vsts!!!

Where You Can Participate

Please share you project on social media… Spread the Love Of Crochet! If you would like to participate in my Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Group of Facebook, You can join here! We share progress photos, help with questions, and there are prizes during each CAL.

Now, Let’s talk prizes!!!

As mentioned before… Fun prizes are given away in the Facebook CAL Group throughout the CAL… But – There is a GRAND PRIZE at the end of the CAL for those who finish the blanket by the designated time! It’s a $50 Amazon Gift Card!!! Perfect timing for Christmas shopping! See all the rules below!

More about the weekly prize drawings and Grand Prize:

Grand Prize – There will be a $50 Amazon Gift Card for 1 lucky winner at the end of the CAL. The grand prize will be drawn on Wednesday November 11th 2026 . To be eligible, you must email a picture and permission by 11:59pm pst on Tuesday November 10th 2026 to [email protected] showing your completed project. Entries will be numbered by the order they arrive and the number will be drawn using a random number generator. The winner will be announced on November 14th 2026 in the final post!

Tips

Be patient – If the pattern is confusing, re read it… It works. – After you make your first block, you will fly through the rest!

That’s it… Now make your squares… Grab your yarn and hooks and meet me back here each Saturday now thru November!

And, Don’t forget to follow me on my social media sites for more fun! And, most important you share your creations

Facebook, Instagram, My CAL Facebook Group, and Pinterest

I hope you love this project!! Finally, make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too! Why share?? Because it shares our Love of Crochet!!

Until we meet again, Happy Crocheting!!!

Elena

©Copyright 2026 Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs. All of my patterns and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way. If you want to share this information with someone, share the link to this post. Additionally, If you want to share on your own blog, website or social media, then you may use the first photo in this post and link back to this post. You may not give away printed copies of this post. Thank you. This post may contain affiliate link

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28 July 2026

Eye Of The Storm Afghan CAL!

July 28, 2026 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

Are you ready for a really fun and whimsical Eye Of The Storm Afghan Crochet Along?? Starting August 1st we will make 2 Eye of the Storm Squares per week. A total of 24 squares will make up a large afghan that will measure approximately 55″ x 80″! You can opt to make it 12 squares(one per week) for a estimated size of 42″ x 55″.

This is a 15 week (14 of actual crocheting) CAL, intermediate/but easy project… US terms.

For this project you use 6 colors and can scrapbust, use 6 specific colors or choose to make each square a different colorway!

The full pattern will be available here on the website for FREE or a PAID PDF Version will be available for $5 USD Click Here to head to Ravelry to add just the Eye of the Storm Square pattern/PDF to your Favorites! or Add this CAL to Ravelry and share your pics!!!!

Each square uses approximately 25 yards of each color… If you use the same 6 colors for every block. For the large blanket, you will need approximately 600 yards of each color and another 500 yards to join and make the border and the smaller blanket approximately 300 of each color and 400 for the join and border. Scrapbusting makes it super easy!

Also, you will need stitch markers, scissors, yarn needle and blocking mat(optional)

You can see what a difference color choice can make in the 2 pictures above!!!

I have tons of yarn, but not quite enough of each color… So I purchased 4 of these Red Heart Super Saver Kits with 12 colors and a total per kit of 1116 yards. That is 4464 yards total and with Amazon Prime it will be to my house Thursday! Mine will be a bit scrappy but I am so excited. They have another kit too but I liked these colors better. You can also buy your yarn in 1, 2 or 3 packs of each color you like in several brands… Just use worsted weight! If you love this kit it was $27.29 per kit for a total with tax of $117.08 to my door(saving gas and time)… But that is for a really large afghan and I should have leftovers… Click Here for the link to Amazon to get this kit!

If you shop around you can spend way less or just add to your stash for only the colors you need and do it on the cheap!

When we put this together it will be makers choice on the layout… You can turn the squares in various way to make it super whimsical or make them all in the same direction! This is going to be fun!!!

Here is the schedule:

Week 1 – Saturday August 1: 1 or 2 squares
Week 2 – Saturday August 8: 1 or 2 squares
Week 3 – Saturday August 15: 1 or 2 squares
Week 4- Saturday August 22: 1 or 2 squares
Week 5 – Saturday August 29: 1 or 2 squares
Week 6 – Saturday September 5: 1 or 2 squares
Week 7 – Saturday September 12: 1 or 2 squares
Week 8 – Saturday September 19: 1 or 2 squares
Week 9 – Saturday September 29: 1 or 2 squares
Week 10 – Saturday October 3: 1 or 2 squares
Week 11 – Saturday October 10: 1 or 2 squares
Week 12 – Saturday October 17: 1 or 2 squares
Week 13 – Saturday October 25: Join Squares
Week 14 – Saturday October 31: Border
Week 15- Saturday November 14.. Finale of fan project post and Grand Prize winner announcement

Best of all, Done by Thanksgiving!

Make sure to post your project/progress pics on Ravelry for all to see!

And, can find each weeks link/post in the Crochet with Me tab at the top of the page too!

Let’s talk about being part of the Beatrice Ryan Designs Crochet Along Community on Facebook! If you haven’t joined my CAL Group… We have so much fun during the CAL’s! We share our progress pics, exclusive prizes for the group during CAL’s, community help and more! Join today! And if you want the Paid PDF Version… Group members get $1 off the price of the pattern!

Also, you can receive each new post by email by filling out the “Stay Connected” Box in the upper right sidebar! Be one of the first to get each new pattern and post!

Now, Let’s talk prizes!!! As mentioned before… Fun prizes are given away in the Facebook CAL Group throughout the CAL… But – There is a GRAND PRIZE at the end of the CAL for those who finish the blanket by the designated time! It’s a $50 Amazon Gift Card!!! Perfect timing for Christmas shopping! See all the rules below!

More about the weekly prize drawings and Grand Prize:

Are you ready to have some fun?? Grab your yarn and hooks and meet me back here Saturday!

And, Don’t forget to follow me on my social media sites for more fun! And, most important you share your creations

Facebook, Instagram, My CAL Facebook Group, and Pinterest

I hope you love this project!! Finally, make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too! Why share?? Because it shares our Love of Crochet!!

Until we meet again, Happy Crocheting!!!

Elena

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28 May 2020

Eye of the Storm Square… Free Crochet Pattern!!!

May 28, 2020 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

This fun, whimsical square was so much fun to make!! I couldn’t decide on which color scheme I wanted, so I have made it in two different sets… I hope you love both! For both squares, I used Red Heart With Love Yarn..

Make sure to add this project to your Ravelry Favorites… Click Here!!! Paid PDF Version available $5 USD

For this square I used the following colors:

A – White
B – Sand
C – Light Gray
D – Light Pink
E – Dark Pink
F – Dark Gray

For this square I used the following colors:

A – Daffodil
B – Mango
C – Hot Pink
D – Jadite
E – Mallard
F – Aubergine

This is a 12 x 12 Square once blocked.

Supplies:

Yarn – 6 colors of your choice, approximately 20- 25 yards of each color.

Hook – J

*Tip – You will be working in the round

*Tip – You will not turn work over every row, only when indicated

*Tip – This square will need to be blocked when done to get a nice shape.

Stitches:

St – Stitch
Ch – Chain
Sk – Skip
Sl St – Slip Stitch
Sc – Single Crochet
Bl – Back Loop
Fl – Front Loop
Dc – Double Crochet
Hdc – Half Double Crochet
Dec – Decrease
V St – Dc, Ch 1, Dc in designated stitch

Instructions:

Starting with color A

Round 1: Ch 2, 6 blsc in 2nd ch from hook, join with sl st to beginning blsc. =6 blsc

Round 2: Ch 1, 3 blsc in st, blsc in next st, *3 blsc in next st, blsc in next st*, repeat *to* 1 more time, join with sl st to beginning blsc. = 12 blsc Finish off

Join color B in any middle 3blsc group with sl st into the bl.

Round 3: Ch 3(counts as dc now and throughout), 4 bldc in same st, *bldc in next 3 sts, 5 bldc in next st*, Repeat *to* 1 more time, bldc in next 3 sts, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3. = 24 bldc Finish off

Join color C in any middle 5bldc group with sl st into the bl.

Round 4: Ch 1, 5 blsc in st, *blsc in next 7 sts, 5 blsc in next st*, repeat *to* 1 more time, blsc in next 7 sts, join with sl st to beginning blsc. = 36 blsc Finish off

Join color D in any middle 5blsc group with sl st into the bl.

Round 5: Ch 3, 4 bldc in same st, *bldc in next 11 sts, 5 bldc in next st*, Repeat *to* 1 more time, bldc in next 11 sts, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3. = 48 bldc Finish off

Join color E in any middle 5bldc group with sl st into the bl.

Round 6: Ch 1, 5 blsc in st, *blsc in next 15 sts, 5 blsc in next st*, repeat *to* 1 more time, blsc in next 15 sts, join with sl st to beginning blsc. = 60 blsc Finish off

Join color F in any middle 5blsc group with sl st into the bl.

Round 7: Ch 3, 4 bldc in same st, *bldc in next 19 sts, 5 bldc in next st*, Repeat *to* 1 more time, bldc in next 19 sts, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3. = 72 bldc Finish off

*Tip – Place markers in the 3 corner stitches

*Tip – To fill in the square you will work in rows

Working down the side of the triangle on the right side, join color E to the 1st st to the left of any middle corner 5bldc group

Row 8: Ch1, blsc in 23 sts. = 23 blsc

Row 9: Ch 1, turn, dec flsc over the 1st 2 sts, flsc in the next 19 sts, dec flsc over the last 2 sts. = 21 flsc

Row 10: Ch 1, turn, dec blsc over the 1st 2 sts, blsc in the next 17 sts, dec blsc over the last 2 sts. = 19 blsc

Row 11: Ch 1, turn, dec flsc over the 1st 2 sts, flsc in the next 15 sts, dec flsc over the last 2 sts. = 17 flsc

Row 12: Ch 1, turn, dec blsc over the 1st 2 sts, blsc in the next 13 sts, dec blsc over the last 2 sts. = 15 blsc

Row 13: Ch 1, turn, dec flsc over the 1st 2 sts, flsc in the next 11 sts, dec flsc over the last 2 sts. = 13 flsc

Row 14: Ch 1, turn, dec blsc over the 1st 2 sts, blsc in the next 9 sts, dec blsc over the last 2 sts. = 11 blsc

Row 15: Ch 1, turn, dec flsc over the 1st 2 sts, flsc in the next 7 sts, dec flsc over the last 2 sts. = 9 flsc

Row 16: Ch 1, turn, dec blsc over the 1st 2 sts, blsc in the next 5 sts, dec blsc over the last 2 sts. = 7 blsc

Row 17: Ch 1, turn, dec flsc over the 1st 2 sts, flsc in the next 3 sts, dec flsc over the last 2 sts. = 5 flsc

Row 18: Ch 1, turn, dec blsc over the 1st 2 sts, blsc in the next 1 sts, dec blsc over the last 2 sts. = 3 blsc Finish off

Working down the left side of the triangle on the right side, join color D in the 1st st to the left of the middle corner 5bldc

Row 19: Ch 3, bldc in next 5 sts, blhdc in next 6 sts, blsc in next 6 sts, blslst in next 5 sts(make sure they are not tight), . =6 bldc, 6 blhdc, 6 blsc & 5 blslst

Row 20: Turn, flslst in 1st 6 sts, flsc i next 6 sts, flhdc in next 6 sts, fldc in next 5 sts. = 6 flslst, 6 flsc, 6 flhdc & 5 fldc

Row 21: Ch 3, turn, bldc in next 5 sts, blhdc in next 5 sts, blsc in next 4 sts, blslst in next 5 sts, leave remaining 3 sts unworked. = 6 bldc, 5 blhdc, 4 blsc, 5 blslst. Finish off

Working down the last side , join color C in the bl of the 1st st to the left of the middle st.

Row 22: Blslst in next 9 sts, blsc in next 5 sts, blhdc in next 4 sts, bldc in last 4 sts. = 10 blslst(includes joining slst), 5 blsc, 4 blhdc & 4 bldc

Row 23: Ch 3, turn, fldc in next 4 sts, flhdc in next 4 sts, flsc in next 3 sts, flslst in next 2 sts, leave remaining sts unworked. = 5 fldc, 4 flhdc, 3 flsc & 2 flslst. Finish off

Block Edging

Join on right side with color F in corner st where color F is the only middle st of the original triange left as a corner(top right corner in the picture above) and working across row 23

Round 1: Ch 1, 3 sc in st, sc in next 22 sts, 3 sc in top of ch 3 st, sc 22 sts evenly across 2nd edge of square in sides of the rows, 3 sc in middle corner st of row 18, working down the 3rd side, sc 22 sts evenly in the sides of rows, 3 sc in top of the ch 3 from row 21, sc in next 22 sts, join with sl st to the beginning sc. = 100 sc

Round 2: Ch 1, blsc in st, *3 blsc in next st, blsc in next 24 sts*, Repeat *to* 3 more times ending with 23 blsc’s instead of 24. Join with sl st to beginning sc. = 108 blsc Finish off

Join color C in any corner st

Round 3: Ch 3, 4 dc in same st, {*sk 2 sts, Vst in next st*, Repeat *to* 7 more times, sk 2 sts, 5 dc in next st}, repeat {to} 2 more times, repeat *to*8 times, sk 2 sts, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3. = 32 Vsts & 4- 5 dc groups Finish off

Join color B in middle corner st

Round 4: Ch 3, 2 dc in same st, *sk 1 st, Vst in next st, Vst in next 8 Vsts, Vst in next st, Sk st(sk the dc of Vst), 3 dc in next st*, repeat *to* 2 more times, sk st, Vst in next st, Vst in next 8 Vsts, Vst in next st, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3. = 40 Vsts & 4 – 3dc groups Finish off

Join Color A to any middle corner st

Round 5: Ch 3, 4 dc in same st, *Vst in next 10 Vsts, sk st, 5 dc in next st, sk st*, repeat *to* 2 more times, Vst in next 10 Vsts, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3. = 40 Vsts & 4 – 5dc groups Finish off

Join color F in any middle corner st

Round 6: Ch 1, 3 sc in st, sc in next 34 sts, *3 sc in next st, sc in next 34 sts*, repeat *to* 3 more times, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 148 sc Finish off

Congratulations,,, You now have an Eye of the Storm Square!!! Make as many as you like to make pillows, afghans and other fun projects!

Don’t forget to follow me on my social media sites for more fun!

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, My CAL Facebook Group, and Pinterest

I hope you love this project!! Make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too! Why share?? Because it shares our Love of Crochet!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

©Copyright 2020 Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs. All of my patterns and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way. If you want to share this information with someone, share the link to this post. If you want to share on your own blog, website or social media, then you may use the first photo in this post and link back to this post. You may not give away printed copies of this post. Thank you. This post may contain affiliate links/ads. If you purchase something from a link in this post, I may be compensated.