Happy third week of March everyone! Has Spring sprung where you are? It did here, without any warning. It was like 50-60 degrees last week and then this last weekend it just jumped up to 80 and hasn’t went down. I kind of wish it was a real Spring, I love those transition seasons. Don’t you?
Anyway… Here’s a new square. This one is a little less daring (in my opinion) as compared with last month’s square. Last month I was worried that the square was a bit too abstract but it ended up being a hit. I know I get in my head a lot but I was so very worried and you all were so nice about it. So thank you for liking February’s Square (I hope you like this month’s as much).
Like I was saying on Instagram, I was thinking about what Rob Gordon in High Fidelity said about making a mixtape “you do something to grab people, then you take it up a notch but you don’t want to over do it, so you take it down a notch.” And this month I’m taking it down a notch, with a simple cup repeat. This design leaves a lot of room for you to get creative with color (I almost made a Andy Warhol inspired one myself [four different colors], and I still might). I think this design would also make a nice hotpad for anyone in your life that likes tea or coffee 😀
I really hope you like this square and can’t wait for next month’s, it’s going to be wilder, for sure.
This post is linked to Hookin’ on Hump Day #187
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2019 Tapestry Square Afghan Project or #2019TSAP
-Details-
12 squares (one a month)
8″ (square 7.5″ + sc border)
New square will be released on the 3rd Tuesday of each month
Completely free on my blog (although there will be pdfs available for purchase)
Use the tag #2019TSAP or #DivineDebris so I can see the projects – I might share them on my social media
Materials
- US H (5.00 mm) crochet hook
- Aran/ medium/ size #4 weight yarn
- 1 oz. / 50 yards
- At least 3 colors
- I used Caron One Pound
- 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.
- 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 off-white (Caron One Pound in Off-White), color B is blue (Caron One Pound in Royalty), and color C is purple (Caron One Pound in Lavender Blue).
If you have any other join suggests or favorites, let me know!
Finished product dimensions (measurements may vary by gauge and yarn used)
| Without border 7.5” x 7.5” | With border 8” x 8” |
8″ Tapestry 4 Coffee Cups Afghan Square Instructions
– Square -
(RS) 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.
Rows 2 – 3: A: Ch 1, turn, (28) – 28 sc
Row 4: A: Ch 1, turn, (6), B: (4), A: (10), C: (4), A: (4) – 28 sc
Row 5: A: Ch 1, turn, (3), C: (6), A: (8), B: (6), A: (5) – 28 sc
Row 6: A: Ch 1, turn, (4), B: (8), A: (6), C: (8), A: (2) – 28 sc
Row 7: A: Ch 1, turn, (1), C: (10), A: (4), B: (10), A: (3) – 28 sc
Row 8: A: Ch 1, turn, (1), B: (12), A: (2), C: (12), A: (1) – 28 sc
Row 9: A: Ch 1, turn, (1), C: (10), A: (1), C: (1), A: (2), B: (10), A: (1), B: (1), A: (1) – 28 sc
Row 10: A: Ch 1, turn, (1), B: (1), A: (1), B: (10), A: (2), C: (1), A: (1), C: (10), A: (1) – 28 sc
Row 11: A: Ch 1, turn, (1), C: (10), A: (1), C: (1), A: (2), B: (10), A: (1), B: (1), A: (1) – 28 sc
Row 12: A: Ch 1, turn, (1), B: (12), A: (2), C: (12), A: (1) – 28 sc
Row 13: A: Ch 1, turn, (1), C: (10), A: (4), B: (10), A: (3) – 28 sc
Fasten off colors B and C.
Rows 14 – 17: A: Ch 1, turn, (28) – 28 sc
Row 18: A: Ch 1, turn, (4), C: (4), A: (10), B: (4), A: (6) – 28 sc
Row 19: A: Ch 1, turn, (5), B: (6), A: (8), C: (6), A: (3) – 28 sc
Row 20: A: Ch 1, turn, (2), C: (8), A: (6), B: (8), A: (4) – 28 sc
Row 21: A: Ch 1, turn, (3), B: (10), A: (4), C: (10), A: (1) – 28 sc
Row 22: A: Ch 1, turn, (1), C: (12), A: (2), B: (12), A: (1) – 28 sc
Row 23: A: Ch 1, turn, (1), B: (1), A: (1), B: (10), A: (2), C: (1), A:(1), C: (10), A: (1) – 28 sc
Row 24: A: Ch 1, turn, (1), C: (10), A:(1), C: (1), A: (2), B: (10), A: (1), B: (1), A: (1) – 28 sc
Row 25: A: Ch 1, turn, (1), B: (1), A: (1), B: (10), A: (2), C: (1), A:(1), C: (10), A: (1) – 28 sc
Row 26: A: Ch 1, turn, (1), C: (12), A: (2), B: (12), A: (1) – 28 sc
Row 27: A: Ch 1, turn, (3), B: (10), A: (4), C: (10), A: (1) – 28 sc
Fasten off colors B and C.
Rows 28 – 30: A: Ch 1, turn, (28) – 28 sc
Fasten off, weave in all your ends.
– Border -
(create in any color) – Create a slipknot on your hook and, with the RS facing you, 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
