Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Welcome to TOFT’s first YouTube crochet-along! If you follow TOFT on Instagram @toft_uk you may have taken part in some crochet- and knit-alongs with Kerry Lord in the past, and now you can follow this CAL anytime here on TOFT’s YouTube channel to learn the basics of crochet and level up your skills along the way to make the Roaming Sampler Blanket.
There are ten videos in total, and with each video Kerry Lord will take you step by step from the basics right through all the techniques you need, so by the end of the CAL you will be equipped with everything you need to know in order to crochet this no-sew blanket. Whether you choose to dive into your stash and crochet your blanket in a rainbow of colours or pick a single colour, we hope you enjoy levelling up your skills in crochet over the CAL and don’t forget to share your progress on Instagram @toft_uk with #toftuk.
YOU WILL NEED:
The Roaming Sampler Blanket pattern (available in TOFT Quarterly: Autumn 2024 or as a kit with yarn at toftuk.com)
775g of TOFT’s luxury DK pure wool yarn in the colours of your choice. Purchase the blanket kit and digital pattern at toftuk.com or dive into your stash to find the following amounts:
125g C1
100g C2
100g C3
125g C4
125g C5
75g C6
125g C7
4.5mm crochet hook
Wool needle
Stitch marker
Scissors
Episode 1 introduces the blanket you will be crocheting along with what you need to take part. Kerry also covers what techniques you will be learning in each video, and starts you off by teaching you how to crochet a sample square to check your tension.
Please note the techniques are shown for reference only. Full instructions are included with your pattern.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introducing the TOFT Roaming Sampler Blanket CAL
00:32 What you need to take part
02:09 Construction and techniques day by day
03:06 Writing a ‘key’
04:05 Getting your tension right with a sample square
05:47 How to hold your crochet hook
06:45 Slip knot
07:49 Holding your yarn as you crochet
09:06 Chain stitch
11:02 What tension means for your blanket
11:39 British treble crochet (US double crochet)
15:28 Turning and working in rows
18:56 Counting your stitches
22:12 Fastening off your yarn
23:05 Measuring your sample square
Next up… Central Square, Section One: Trebles
Want to know more about TOFT?
Find out at toftuk.com, or follow us on Instagram @toft_uk
Welcome to TOFT’s first YouTube crochet-along! If you follow TOFT on Instagram @toft_uk you may have taken part in some crochet- and knit-alongs with Kerry Lord in the past, and now you can follow this CAL anytime here on TOFT’s YouTube channel to learn the basics of crochet and level up your skills along the way to make the Roaming Sampler Blanket.
There are ten videos in total, and with each video Kerry Lord will take you step by step from the basics right through all the techniques you need, so by the end of the CAL you will be equipped with everything you need to know in order to crochet this no-sew blanket. Whether you choose to dive into your stash and crochet your blanket in a rainbow of colours or pick a single colour, we hope you enjoy levelling up your skills in crochet over the CAL and don’t forget to share your progress on Instagram @toft_uk with #toftuk.
YOU WILL NEED:
The Roaming Sampler Blanket pattern (available in TOFT Quarterly: Autumn 2024 or as a kit with yarn at toftuk.com)
775g of TOFT’s luxury DK pure wool yarn in the colours of your choice. Purchase the blanket kit and digital pattern at toftuk.com or dive into your stash to find the following amounts:
125g C1
100g C2
100g C3
125g C4
125g C5
75g C6
125g C7
4.5mm crochet hook
Wool needle
Stitch marker
Scissors
Episode 1 introduces the blanket you will be crocheting along with what you need to take part. Kerry also covers what techniques you will be learning in each video, and starts you off by teaching you how to crochet a sample square to check your tension.
Please note the techniques are shown for reference only. Full instructions are included with your pattern.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introducing the TOFT Roaming Sampler Blanket CAL
00:32 What you need to take part
02:09 Construction and techniques day by day
03:06 Writing a ‘key’
04:05 Getting your tension right with a sample square
05:47 How to hold your crochet hook
06:45 Slip knot
07:49 Holding your yarn as you crochet
09:06 Chain stitch
11:02 What tension means for your blanket
11:39 British treble crochet (US double crochet)
15:28 Turning and working in rows
18:56 Counting your stitches
22:12 Fastening off your yarn
23:05 Measuring your sample square
Next up… Central Square, Section One: Trebles
Want to know more about TOFT?
Find out at toftuk.com, or follow us on Instagram @toft_uk
