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).
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 (measurements may vary by gauge and yarn used)
| Without border 7.5” x 7.5” | With border 8” x 8” |
Pattern 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