Happy Fall-o-ween everyone! The months of Fall-o-ween run from September to right before Thanksgiving (like, the day before).
If you’ve been a frequenter of this website you know that I’m all about Fall/ Halloween (hence the name of my favorite season being the portmanteau Falloween) and… alas, the best month of the season also happens to be one where I’m super busy. I’ve got 2 different blog hops and both patterns I’ve designed for them are more Wintery looking patterns and the second week has my next TSAP post, which left me with one post next month for Falloween. Instead of being sad (which I totally was, for the record, I wish Falloween was every month) I opted to make every pattern of September a Halloween inspired design. Last week you saw the Smiling Pumpkins Pillow, which I wanted to make a fun, silly, and a little bit traditional looking Halloween design and this week’s design is the Candy Corn square. I was originally going to release the Candy Corn Square next month but I thought it fit better with my theme of Halloween in September and October will now be home to a coffee cup design. not to mention if you wanted to make 2 squares and sew them together and then add a strap, you’d have a super cute trick-o-treat bag. I’m always trying to plan designs and ideas as far in advance as I can and then release them in advance so other people can also plan as they’d like.
I really hope you like this design and make something fun with it, even if it’s just a 4 square pillow in different colors.
I still hate candy corn. 🙂
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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. / 55 yards
- At least 4 colors
- I used Red Heart Super Saver
- 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 black (Red Heart Super Saver in Black), color B is yellow (Red Heart Super Saver in Yellow), color C is orange (Red Heart Super Saver in Pumpkin), and color D is white (Red Heart Super Saver 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 scs
(RS) Row 3: A: Ch 1, turn, (28) – 28 scs
Row 4: A: Ch 1, turn, (7), B: (14), A: (7) – 28 scs
Row 5: A: Ch 1, turn, (4), B: (20), A: (4) – 28 scs
Rows 6 – 8: A: Ch 1, turn, (3), B: (22), A: (3) – 28 scs
Rows 9 – 10: A: Ch 1, turn, (4), B: (20), A: (4) – 28 scs
Fasten off color B.
Rows 11 – 12: A: Ch 1, turn, (5), C: (18), A: (5) – 28 scs
Rows 13 – 14: A: Ch 1, turn, (6), C: (16), A: (6) – 28 scs
Rows 15 – 16: A: Ch 1, turn, (7), C: (14), A: (7) – 28 scs
Rows 17 – 18: A: Ch 1, turn, (8), C: (12), A: (8) – 28 scs
Fasten off color C.
Rows 19 – 20: A: Ch 1, turn, (9), D: (10), A: (9) – 28 scs
Rows 21 – 22: A: Ch 1, turn, (10), D: (8), A: (10) – 28 scs
Rows 23 – 24: A: Ch 1, turn, (11), D: (6), A: (11) – 28 scs
Rows 25 – 26: A: Ch 1, turn, (12), D: (4), A: (12) – 28 scs
Rows 27 – 28: A: Ch 1, turn, (13), D: (2), A: (13) – 28 scs
Fasten off color D.
Rows 29 – 30: A: Ch 1, turn, (28) – 28 scs
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