An Cala

My best friend asked me to design a blanket for her little cottage in the harbour village of Findochty, on the shore of the Moray Firth in the north of Scotland. I’d planned to create a repeating pattern of harbour- or coastal-themed motifs, but my brain had other ideas—before I knew it, I was drawing an entire harbour landscape from scratch.

 

​"An Cala" means "the harbour" or "the haven" in Scottish Gaelic.

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It isn’t based on Findochty or any real place; it’s completely made up, so it could be anywhere. As you can probably tell, I had a great deal of fun with this one, and I’m so happy with how it turned out. It might even be one of my favourite designs to date.

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This pattern includes all the charts and written instructions needed to complete the blanket. A separate full-chart PDF is also provided for those who prefer using Knit Companion. Otherwise, you can follow the charts in this document. The written instructions may be used as usual.

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This design looks wonderful in two colours, or you can get creative and use many colours for a full mosaic tapestry effect.

Please note that this pattern does not include instructions on tapestry mosaic crochet.

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I hope you enjoy creating your own blanket. Please share your creations online and tag @getyerhookon and #ancalamosaic