MooglyCAL2025 Block 5

MooglyCAL2025 Block 5 is a beautiful floral design by Julie Yeager! The Hibiscus Afghan Square is center-out, easy to follow, and a wonderful exploration of a variety of stitches. Get all the details for this free crochet along and the free pattern link below!

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The 2025 Moogly CAL Schedule

As we go, click the name of the past squares to go to their posts and get the patterns! Numbers represent the date of the month that future posts will debut. All of these dates are Thursdays, 2 weeks apart. The exception is our last square, on November 26 - the day before American Thanksgiving! Then you'll have all of December to finish it up and get ready for the holidays. ♥

January High Tide Square and Christine Quilt Block
February Snow Covered Garden Square and Solace Square
March THIS POST and 20
April 3 and 17
May 1, 15, and 29
June 12 and 26
July 10 and 24
August 7 and 21
September 4 and 18
October 2, 16, and 30
November 13 and 26

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Block #5:

Hibiscus Afghan Square

by Julie Yeager

Above you can see the square that Julie made in 3 colors - love it! Below is my CAL square, in my 5 colors of Red Heart With Love - Merlot, Mallard, Boysenberry, Cornsilk, and Black.

Details for MooglyCAL2025 Block 5

My Notes: The Hibiscus Afghan Square is floral without being overly feminine - maybe that's why hibiscuses are Mr Moogly's favorite flower! As always, be sure to read through both the notes and the special stitches carefully. The "crocodile stitch" here is different than you might think - it's (5dc, ch 3, 5dc) all worked in the same spot. If you choose to do the 3rd loop sts rather than blo, be sure to have a sharp hook.

Helpful Links and Tutorials: 3rd Loop, Back Loop Only, Chainless Starting Double Crochet, Standing Single Crochet, Standing Double Crochet, Post Stitches, and seamless join.

Sizing: I got there early this time! In order to stay at 12", I worked Rnd 13 with hdc sts in place of the dc sts, and eliminated Rnd 14. 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.

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):

1: Cornsilk
2: Boysenberry
3: Mallard
4: Merlot
5: Black
6 and 7: Cornsilk
8 and 9: Boysenberry
10 and 11: Mallard
12: Merlot
13: Black
14: skipped for size

This square required a mild blocking, so I used the wet blocking method just to make it perfect.

The Pattern:

CLICK HERE FOR THE PATTERN FOR BLOCK #5

(I will be out of town when this post goes live. On the off chance the above link doesn't work, please CLICK HERE to go to her main blog roll - this post should be at the top.)

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And finally, here's a pin of MooglyCAL2025 - Block 5 for your own Pinterest boards!

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