*PRE-ORDER* Perfect Picnic CAL Kit: Colour Crafter - Scheepjes

*PRE-ORDER* Perfect Picnic CAL Kit: Colour Crafter - expected to arrive around 10/16

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This fall, Scheepjes is bringing the crochet community together for the Perfect Picnic CAL. The CAL will run from October 21 - December 9, 2026. 

Created in collaboration with crochet designer Eleonora Tully of Coastal Crochet, the Scheepjes Perfect Picnic CAL invites makers around the world to crochet together over eight inspiring weeks. As each new pattern part is released, participants will share progress, celebrate milestones and encourage one another within the vibrant Scheepjes community.

Making its Scheepjes debut, one of Eleonora's much-loved blanket designs is reimagined in six new colorways. Inspired by idyllic picnic destinations, each captures the beauty and atmosphere of a different setting. Featuring front and back post stitches, playful bobbles, simple Tunisian crochet and join-as-you-go construction, the blanket offers an enjoyable balance of familiar and new, with plenty of opportunities to build confidence while exploring colour, texture and a variety of techniques.

Key Dates
Tips & Tricks PDF: October 14th, 2026
CAL Runs: October 21st - December 9th, 2026 (final pattern release)

With the reassurance of Eleonora's video guidance and Scheepjes' knowledgeable moderators in the Official Facebook Groups, participants can focus on the joy of making, knowing help is always close at hand. Learn more here.

All CAL information, including pattern releases and support, is provided by Scheepjes and the Perfect Picnic Facebook group. Rose Yarn Co. is unable to provide pattern support for this CAL.

Kits are also available in Scheepjes Cotton Create.

Kit includes:

• Large Scheepjes tote bag
• 14 balls Scheepjes Colour Crafter
  100% Premium Acrylic (Anti Pilling); 100g/300m

Soft, durable and easy-care, Colour Crafter is a great choice for a blanket to enjoy indoors and out, from sofa snuggles and garden lounging to spontaneous picnics in the park. 

Colour Crafter is a DK weight yarn known for its soft feel, durability and anti-pilling properties, making it an ideal choice for blankets that will be used and loved. Its smooth texture and reliable stitch definition beautifully showcase the variety of stitches featured in the Scheepjes Perfect Picnic CAL, while offering a comfortable, easy-care and affordable option for makers of all abilities.

For each Colour Crafter version, which measures approx. 53 x 41 in (135 x 105cm) blocked, participants will also require 4mm and 4.5mm crochet hooks, or the sizes required to achieve gauge.

About the Designer

Eleonora Tully is the designer behind Coastal Crochet, where she has been sharing her passion for crochet with makers around the world since 2015. Living on England's beautiful south-east coast, she draws continual inspiration from the ever- changing colours of the sea, expansive skies and the surrounding landscape, bringing a distinctive sense of place to her colourful designs.

Alongside her work as an NHS nurse, Eleonora has become especially admired for her beautifully crafted blanket designs and annual Crochet-A- Longs, which have brought together thousands of participants from more than 50 countries, establishing her as one of the crochet community's most recognisable CAL designers with a loyal international community of makers.

Her work has appeared in Simply Crochet, Inside Crochet and Crochet Now, and in 2021 she was shortlisted in the Let's Knit British Knitting & Crochet Awards for both Most Iconic Crochet Designer and Social Media Superstar.

Please note: These kits are a special order, so we are unable to accept returns or exchanges on this item. If you have any questions or need help choosing the right kit, please reach out before placing your order.