I am so excited that Stitch & Hustle is part of the 2020 Moogly CAL! Like so excited that when I got the invitation to design a square I might have literally jumped for joy! I met Tamara of Moogly several years ago when we attended an event. Our flights landed at the same time so we decided to share a taxi… and that’s all she wrote. A fabulous yarny friendship was born. I have long admired the Moogly CAL for it’s genius way of making an afghan seem less overwhelming. It is just ONE SQUARE AT A TIME!

Read more about this square, my tips and other fun things you can do with this stitch pattern here. And dont forget to show off your finished squares!!!!

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MATERIALS:
Red Heart With Love Yarn
COLOR A: White
COLOR B: Lilac
COLOR C: Aubergine
Crochet Hook Size US J / 6mm

PROJECT STITCH ABBREVIATIONS:
Fsc – foundation single crochet
ch – chain loop
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
sshdc – spiked stitch hdc (see below)
st(s) – stitch(es)

SPECIAL PATTERN STITCH - sshdc:
Wrap yarn over hook; insert hook one row below the next st
Wrap yarn over hook & pull through, pulling it up to the height of the working row
Wrap yarn over hook & pull through ALL 3 loops to create the “sshdc” stitch
*** I place my hook into the sshdc of the previous row for effect. See photo.

PATTERN NOTES:
This is designed for the MOOGLY 2020 CAL hosted by Moogly Blog.
Yarn Support for this design was provided by Red Heart
The main portion of this square is stitched in rows with the square border then added.
Turning chains do NOT act as a stitch

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Begin with Color A:
Row 1: fsc 21, Turn.
Row 2: ch 1, 21 sc across. Turn.

Color B:
Row 3: ch 1, 3 sc, *3 sshdc, 3 sc*; Repeat * to * across. Turn.
Row 4: ch 1, 21 sc across. Turn.

Color C:
Row 5: ch 1, 3 sc, *3 sshdc, 3 sc*; Repeat * to * across. Turn.
Row 6: ch 1, 21 sc across. Turn.

Color B:
Row 7: ch 1, 3 sc, *3 sshdc, 3 sc*; Repeat * to * across. Turn.
Row 8: ch 1, 21 sc across. Turn.

Color A:
Row 9: ch 1, 3 sc, *3 sshdc, 3 sc*; Repeat * to * across. Turn.
Row 10: ch 1, 21 sc across. Turn.

PATTERN Rows 11 - 34: Repeat Rows 3-10.

SQUARE BEFORE BORDER: 10 x 10

BORDER: ***Join your yarn at the 2nd stitch of the last row.***

COLOR C:

ROUND 1: ch 1, * sc across to corner, (2 sc, ch 1, 2 sc) in corner; sc in every other row across the side to corner;* repeat * to * once more, sc, sl st to top of first sc.

ROUND 2: ch 1, * sc across to corner, (2 sc, ch 1, 2 sc) in corner, * Repeat * to * all way around to ch1,
sl st to top of first sc

Fasten off.
This square is served best with Wet Blocking