MooglyCAL2026 Block 3

MooglyCAL2026 Block 3 is a marvelous design by Jennifer Dickerson of Fiber Flux! The Cozy Circles Crochet Square is a beautiful little blanket of its own, made with small motifs! Get all the details for this free crochet along, and the free pattern link below!

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The 2026 Moogly CAL Schedule

This is the first square for this year! As the year progresses, links will be added, and you'll be able to click on any of the past squares to go to their posts. The numbers refer to the date of the month that the square will debut.

January Archie Argyle Crochet Square and Radiate Champion Block
February THIS POST and 19
March 5 and 19
April 2, 16, and 30
May 14 and 28
June 11 and 25
July 9 and 23
August 6 and 20
September 3 and 17
October 1, 15, and 29
November 12 and 25

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Block #3:

Cozy Circles Crochet Square

by Fiber Flux

Above, you can see the square that Jennifer made in 3 colors of Brava Worsted! Below is my CAL square, in my 6 colors of Brava Worsted - Custard, Seashell, Fig, Denim, Espresso, and Cream!

Details for MooglyCAL2026 Block 3

My Notes: The Cozy Circles Crochet Square is like a tiny little blanket for our blanket! Jennifer has designed some lovely puff st motifs that are then joined-as-you-go, and finished off with a fun border. So many color possibilities here! This one does require you to keep a tape measure handy, however.

When you are making your motifs, keep an eye on the size - each should measure about 3 inches. If your square is smaller than that, you can add more to the Border Rnds to make up for it. If it's a little bit too big, you can shrink the border rounds (that's what I did, see below). But if you're way over 3 inches, you'll want adjust the final round of the Squares down to a single crochet rnd.

Also, good news - there's a full tutorial up on YouTube! It is embedded right in the pattern on Jennifer's site.

Helpful Links and Tutorials: Crochet Abbreviations, Magic Circle, Chainless Starting Double Crochet, Puff Stitches, Standing sc, Standing hdc, Standing dc, and seamless join.

Sizing: My square was running a little large, so I worked Border Rnd 2 in hdc instead of dc, and skipped the ch-1 sps - that got me right to 12". But everyone's gauge is different, so be sure to measure as you go! Learn how to adjust for size HERE to ensure all your squares are the same size. Remember that the 12″ is measured across and up and down, not diagonally/corner to corner.

Yarn Options: This year, our designers have chosen from a variety of yarns, including Brava Worsted, Swish Worsted, Jimmy Beans Wool Beanstalk, Berroco Vintage, and MadTosh Vintage. For this square, I used Brava Worsted, and Jennifer did the same!

What I Did:

I used a US-J, 6.0 mm crochet hook, and Brava Worsted yarn, and my color scheme was as follows (see pics for more info on placement):

Square 1: A) Seashell, B) Espresso
Square 2: A) Denim, B) Fig
Square 3: A) Custard, B) Denim
Square 4: A) Espresso, B) Custard
Square 5: A) Fig, B) Espresso
Square 6: A) Fig, B) Seashell
Square 7: A) Denim, B) Seashell
Square 8: A) Seashell, B) Custard
Square 9: A) Denim, B) Espresso
All Squares Color C: Cream
Border Rnd 1: Fig
Border Rnd 2: Cream
Border Rnd 3: skipped for size

This square required a moderate blocking so I used the wet blocking method and then steamed it as well.

The Pattern:

CLICK HERE FOR THE PATTERN FOR BLOCK #3

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.

Show Off Your Squares!

If you share your photos on social media, be sure to use the hashtags #mooglycal2026 and tag your yarn - I'll be using #bravaworsted -  and tag me @mooglyblog so I can see them too! And don't forget to share them in the MooglyCAL Facebook Group! Thank you all for CAL-ing with me!

And finally, here's a pin of MooglyCAL2026 - Block 3 for your own Pinterest boards!

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