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In A Dash Blanket Square Free Crochet Pattern for 2024 Moogly CAL

I am so excited to to be back and bring you the In A Dash Blanket Square Free Crochet Pattern for 2024 Moogly CAL - which happens to be my fifth year in a row contributing to the MOOGLY CAL! Little secret - I am saving up all my squares that I have designed to make my own special blanket one day!!!!

I have long admired the annual Moogly CAL! and been so grateful to be part of it as a contributor these last several years. You can see all the fun here.

The MOOGLY CAL has a genius way of making an afghan less overwhelming by spreading it out over a year just ONE SQUARE AT A TIME! It is so special to be part of this amazing CAL once again.

And don’t forget to show off your finished squares on social channels with the tag #mooglycal2024

The In A Dash Blanket Square Free Crochet Pattern leaves lots of room for the imagination. It is even rows in width and you can play around with how you do the stripes if you want to mix it up.

You can also make it 2 or 3 colors if that is your jam and mix around where the inset stripes are placed. Whatever your color scheme, the beauty of this square is that there are lots of opportunities to make it your very own style.

And hey - before we go on to the square itself, let’s chat about gauge. Seriously though.

Anyone who knows how things go around here at Stitch & Hustle, knows that we say it all the time: GAUGE MATTERS!

But in truth and really for this project … Gauge matters to the point that you need consistency. But if you have gauge issues you can add rounds of the trim. I designed this square specifically so that you would be able to make it not only the 12'“ square that is called for in the Moogly Afghan CAL, but also continue to make these in many sizes to enjoy for various projects.

Moogly also has some wonderful tips to make your square just the size you need for your project. Check it out here.

LET’S MAKE OUR SQUARE!

MATERIALS:
Red Heart With Love Yarn
COLOR A: Light Grey
COLOR B: Bluebell
COLOR C: Celtic
COLOR D: Navy
Crochet Hook Size US J / 6mm (I used a hook in my collection from We Crochet)

PROJECT STITCH ABBREVIATIONS:
fsc - foundation single crochet
fsc- foundation single crochet
ch - Chain
sc - Single Crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – Double Crochet
tr – treble crochet

PATTERN NOTES:
This is designed for the MOOGLY 2024 CAL hosted by Moogly Blog.
Yarn Support for this design was provided by Red Heart / Yarnspirations
This pattern features joined Rounds
Your finished square will measure 12” x 12” after blocking. If you find you are a snug stitchter, you can repeat the last 2 rounds in any color you like to meet the 12” square size for the CAL.
When joining colors, it is best to join them with a “anchoring sc” that will NOT count as a st and is not mentioned in the pattern.

STEP ONE: CENTER SQUARE

COLOR A:
ROW 1
: fsc  x12

ROW 2:  ch 1 and turn, then dc in last fsc of previous row then  *skip one fsc and [1sc, 1 dc] in next fsc *; repeat  * to * all the way across to end; then end with 1 sc into last fsc  

ROW 3:  ch 1 and turn, then dc in last sc of previous row, *skip next dc, [1sc, 1 dc]  in next sc *; repeat  * to * all the way across ending with sc into last sc

COLOR B:
ROWS  4-6:
Repeat ROW 3

COLOR A:
ROWS 7-8:
Repeat ROW 3  in beginning color A

ROW 9: ch 1 (does not act as a st), sc in each st all the way across  / Total for row is 12 sc

Fasten off Main Color

STEP TWO: TRIM ROUNDS 

***Begin just next to the corner on the sc side going LENGTHWISE***

COLOR A: 
ROUND 10:
ch 2, then * hdc across to corner;
corner: 2x hdc, ch, 2x hdc; hdc across width 1 hdc in each st *
Repeat * to * all way around to ch2, then sl st to top of ch2
*** if you have tight stitches you may want to do dc in this round as shown on the chart

COLOR C:
ROUND 11:
corner: 2x sc, ch 2 , 2x sc; sc across width 1 sc in each st *
Repeat * to * all way around to ch2, then sl st to top of first sc

COLOR D:
ROUND 12:  
corner: ch 2 (does NOT act as a st) 1 tr, ch 2 , 2x tr; tr across width 1 tr in each st *
Repeat * to * all way around to ch2, then 1 tr, sl st to top of first tr 

COLOR B:
ROUND 13:
corner: 2x hdc, ch 2 , 2x hdc; * [sc, hdc], sk st* Repeat * to * to corner;
corner: 2x hdc, ch 2 , 2x hdc  
Repeat around then sl st to top of first hdc

ROUND 14: corner: 2x hdc, ch 2 , 2x hdc; * [sc, hdc] in sc, sk st * Repeat * to * to corner;
corner: 2x hdc, ch 2 , 2x hdc
Repeat around then sl st to top of first hdc

COLOR C:
ROUNDS 15-16:
corner: 2x sc, ch 2 , 2x sc; sc across width 1 sc in each st*
Repeat * to * all way around to ch2, then sl st to top of first sc
*** depending on gauge you can do rounds 15 & 16 in hdc instead of sc

Weave in ends.
This square is served best with Wet Blocking

SEE MY SQUARE FROM LAST YEAR

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