Season 1 gives you the first 12 squares. They all relate to the time before Jamie meets Claire, except for square 12 – Sassenachs. That’s where they actually meet.
You can read more about the story behind each square starting with this post:
Year of the Ox – Background Story
At the time of designing these squares I did not even think about publishing, let alone in the format of a CAL. I had just finished the Stardust Melody CAL by Polly Plum and had so much fun with her squares, that I wanted to try something of my own.
Being an engineer/architect by training and story collector by heart, I could not just do a design without a background story. At that time I was listening (again) to the audiobook series Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, read (so beautifully!) by Davina Porter and I was wondering how this story would translate into a design.
Starting from the beginning, I looked for events that happened before the actual story starts. Twelve to me is a magic number and it so happened that I found 12 major events that I do believe shaped Jamie into the man who meets Claire.
A list of all Season 1 squares with links to the free pattern pages, pdf downloads and background stories can be found here:
Season 1 Squares Overview
All Seasons, preliminary documents, already released as well as planned squares, borders and all available links to the free pattern pages, pdf downloads, background stories and video tutorials for right- and left-handed crocheters can be found here:
All Seasons, all links (some in planning stage until the CAL is finished) for the Wrapped in Jamie CAL