MooglyCAL2024 Block 5 is a lovely center-out floral block, created for us by Julie Yeager Designs! The Sweet and Fair Afghan Square is pleasing to both the eyes and the ears, and great for all skill levels. Get all the details for this free crochet along, as well as the free pattern link below!
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The 2024 Moogly CAL Schedule
As we go, click the name of the past squares to go to their posts and get the patterns! The number represents the date of the month the post will debut.
January Jacob's Treasure Square and Diamonds Reflected Block
February Floral Berry Square and Larkwood Crochet Block
March THIS POST and 21
April 4 and 18
May 2, 16, and 30
June 13 and 27
July 11 and 25
August 8 and 22
September 5 and 19
October 3, 17, and 31
November 14 and 27
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Block #5:
Sweet and Fair Afghan Square
by Julie Yeager Designs
Above you can see the square that she made, featuring 5 colors. Below is my CAL square, in my 3 colors! (I'm doing a stash buster, so these colors will change throughout the year. This is my second yellow one as I work through the rainbow!)
The Details for Square #5
My Notes: Light, springy, and floral - the Sweet and Fair Afghan Square is perfect for March! This is a quick and relatively simple pattern, one you can work up in an evening or two. Only 10 rounds gets you through the whole square, so if you haven't jumped in yet, this is a good one to get started on! Julie's directions are great and easy to follow, and each round brings the opportunity for new color choices!
Helpful Links and Tutorials: This square uses lots of clusters and decreases, gathered up with post stitches - love the clean color change effect this gives! These tutorials may help: Magic Circle, CSDC in the ring, CSTR, Post Stitches, Decreases, and Seamless Finishing.
Sizing: My square was getting a bit big, so I skipped Rnd 9 and worked Rnd 10 as hdc instead of dc. But everyone's gauge is different so be sure to measure as you go! Learn how to adjust for size HERE to make sure all your squares are the same size. Remember that the 12″ is measured across and up and down – not diagonally corner to corner.
What I Did:
I used a Susan Bates US-J, 6.0 mm Twist and Lock hook, and Red Heart With Love, and my color scheme was as follows (see pics for more info on placement):
Rnd 1: White
Rnd 2: Cornsilk
Rnd 3: White
Rnd 4: Light Grey
Rnd 5: White
Rnd 6 and 7: Cornsilk
Rnd 8: Light Grey
Rnd 9: skipped for size
Rnd 10: White
This square required a mild blocking. I used the wet blocking method.
The Pattern:
CLICK HERE FOR THE PATTERN FOR BLOCK #5
PLEASE NOTE: The designers all hold individual copyrights for their patterns. They may choose to make videos of their patterns, and you can certainly request them from the designers. In addition, there are videos linked in the notes for specific stitches and techniques that may help you with the pattern. They may offer paid PDFs of the pattern, but have agreed to leave it up for free on their website or on Ravelry for as long as possible.
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