Wow, I can’t believe it’s the second to last square! I think I said that last month too, didn’t I? That I was just so surprised that this year has gone by so fast and that these squares are coming down to the end of the CAL. I have had a blast designing them and I really hope you all did following along. I’ve got a Cute Creatures 4-Pack coming out soon and then I’ll be releasing a Winter Fun 4-Pack next month that will be full of all my favorite things for the Winter season (think snowpeople, stockings, gingerbread people, etc…). I wanted to spread the 4-packs out more, not have them all toward later in the year but I got so off course with moving and everything I’ve been doing, I forgot. Oops! Well, I hope that still gives people time to have a bunch of squares done and assembled by the end of the year.
I’m actually dreading the assembly part. I have been making this project all year, designing my graphs and making my samples, but those are the fun parts! I don’t like assembly, maybe I could teach my hubs to crochet so he can do it for me. 😉 I doubt he would anyway. I’ve got a neutral color picked out that might look great or weird, depending upon people’s tastes. I just want it to blend all the squares together and make it one big blanket. With the three 4-packs you can have an afghan that has 24 different squares, arranging them as you’d like. I think I’m going to go chronological with the packs making out the outside. I don’t know. I think I need to think this through more, I just kept putting it off because the end of the year seemed so far away but now it’s almost here and I’m not sure. Ha! All the best laid plans of mice, right?
Let me know in the comments if you’re interested in a CAL for next year too! I’ll get thinking on what to make 😀

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2018 Tapestry Square Afghan Project or #2018TSAP

-Details-
12 squares (one a month)
8″ (square 7.5″ + sc border)
New square will be released on the 2nd Tuesday of each month
Completely free on my blog (although there will be pdfs available for purchase)
Use the tag #2018TSAP or #DivineDebris so I can see the projects – I might share them on my social media
See all the squares here.

Materials

• US H (5.00 mm) crochet hook
• Aran/ medium/ size #4 weight yarn
  • 1 oz. / 50 yards
  • At least 3 colors
  • I used Loops and Threads Impeccable
• Yarn needle

Gauge

• 16 rows x 15 scs = 4”
  

Terms/stitches used

• RS: right side
• Ch: chain
• St: stitch
• Slip st: slip stitch
• Sc: single crochet

Notes

• This pattern is worked flat back and forth in rows, with a turn at the beginning/ end of the row, from the bottom up.
• This square measures about 7.5″ unblocked and will come out with 8″ with a sc border (explained below). The photos do not feature a border.
• The ch 1 at the beginning of the row does not count as a stitch.
• Every stitch in this pattern is a single crochet. The directions will only tell you what color (ie: Color A, Color B, etc…) and the number in the parentheses tells you how many scs to make.
• The use of bobbins like they did on Hodgepodge Crochet is suggested for this pattern.
• Your square may need some light blocking.
• You will need to know how to create a slipknot on your hook for this pattern.
• In the example, the inactive yarn is carried behind the active. If this is confusing, you might want to check out the helpful Moogly video on tapestry.
• Color A is green (Loops and Threads Impeccable in Citron), color B is teal (Loops and Threads Impeccable in Bright Blue Sky), and color C is white (Loops and Threads Impeccable in White).

On joining

• 12 Ways to Join Granny Squares curated by Craft Passion
• 14 Ways to Join Crochet Squares curated by Moogly
• Flat Sc Join by Bymamidk
• PLT Join Back Loop Only by Mad Mad Me

If you have any other join suggests or favorites, let me know!

Finished product dimensions

Without border 7.5” x 7.5”

With border 8” x 8”

Pattern instructions

– Square –

Row 1: A: Ch 29, sc into the second ch from the hook and into the next 27 sts  – 28 scs
Note:

• The following directions will only tell you what color (ie: Color A, Color B, etc…) and the number in the parentheses tells you how many stitches to make.

Row 2: A: Ch 1, turn, (28) – 28 sc
Rows 3 – 4: A: Ch 1, turn, (2), B: (20), A: (6) – 28 sc
Fasten off color B.
Row 5: A: Ch 1, turn, (28) – 28 sc
Row 6: A: Ch 1, turn, (7), B: (18), A: (3) – 28 sc
Row 7: A: Ch 1, turn, (2), B: (20), A: (6) – 28 sc
Row 8: A: Ch 1, turn, (3), B: (23), A: (2) – 28 sc
Row 9: A: Ch 1, turn, (2), B: (24), A: (2) – 28 sc
Row 10: A: Ch 1, turn, (2), B: (2), A: (2), B: (20), A: (2) – 28 sc
Row 11: A: Ch 1, turn, (2), B: (20), A: (2), B: (2), A: (2) – 28 sc
Row 12: A: Ch 1, turn, (2), B: (2), A: (2), B: (20), A: (2) – 28 sc
Row 13: A: Ch 1, turn, (2), B: (20), A: (2), B: (2), A: (2) – 28 sc
Row 14: A: Ch 1, turn, (2), B: (2), A: (2), B: (20), A: (2) – 28 sc
Row 15: A: Ch 1, turn, (2), B: (20), A: (2), B: (2), A: (2) – 28 sc
Row 16: A: Ch 1, turn, (2), B: (2), A: (2), B: (20), A: (2) – 28 sc
Row 17 A: Ch 1, turn, (2), B: (24), A: (2) – 28 sc
Row 18: A: Ch 1, turn, (3), B: (23), A: (2) – 28 sc
Row 19: A: Ch 1, turn, (2), B: (20), A: (6) – 28 sc
Fasten off color B.
Rows 20 – 21: A: Ch 1, turn, (28) – 28 sc
Row 22: A: Ch 1, turn, (9), C: (1), A: (4), C: (2), A: (5), C: (1), A: (6) – 28 sc
Row 23: A: Ch 1, turn, (5), C: (1), A: (5), C: (1), A: (7), C: (1), A: (8) – 28 sc
Row 24: A: Ch 1, turn, (7), C: (1), A: (9), C: (1), A: (5), C: (1), A: (4) – 28 sc
Row 25: A: Ch 1, turn, (4), C: (1), A: (5), C: (1), A: (9), C: (1), A: (7) – 28 sc
Row 26: A: Ch 1, turn, (7), C: (1), A: (8), C: (1), A: (6), C: (1), A: (4) – 28 sc
Row 27: A: Ch 1, turn, (5), C: (1), A: (6), C: (1), A: (6), C: (1), A: (8) – 28 sc
Row 28: A: Ch 1, turn, (9), C: (1), A: (4), C: (1), A: (6), C: (1), A: (6) – 28 sc
Row 29: A: Ch 1, turn, (6), C: (1), A: (6), C: (1), A: (4), C: (1), A: (9) – 28 sc
Fasten off color C.
Row 30: A: Ch 1, turn, (28) – 28 sc
Fasten off, weave in your ends.

– Border –

(create in any color) – Create a slipknot on your hook and sc into the next 28 sts of row 30, ch 1 at the corner and rotate your square, sc down the edges of the rows (30 scs), ch 1 at the corner and rotate your square, sc across the back loops of the original chain row (28 scs), ch 1 at the corner and rotate your square, sc down the edges of the rows (30 scs), ch 1 at the corner and rotate your square, slip st into the first st – 116 scs, 4 ch-1 spaces

Tada! Eleven down and only one more to go! Who’s stuck with me this long?