The Moogly Crochet Lowercase Alphabet

The Moogly Crochet Alphabet led to a request for Numbers…. and now at last I’ve finished the lowercase set!  I kept the same “font” as the capitals as much as possible, making them perfect to mix and match. I hope you enjoy them!

These letters can be made with any yarn and the hook you think gives the best result. For these letters I used a US – F, 3.75mm hook, and worsted weight kitchen cotton yarn. The amount of yarn used for each letter is minimal of course. Gauge itself is unimportant – for smaller letter, use a smaller hook and thinner yarn, for bigger letters, vice versa! For this lowercase set I also tried to simplify things a bit – many of the capitals are rather complicated. The lowercase letters are, fortunately, much easier overall!

Click below for the coordinating free applique patterns:

• Uppercase Alphabet
• Numbers
• Punctuation

 

The Moogly Crochet Lowercase Alphabet

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LETTER A:

Row 1: Ch 11, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc 10; turn. (10 sts)

Row 2 – 3: Ch 1, sc 10; turn. (10 sts)

Row 4: Ch 2, dc, hdc, sc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 5: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 6 – 11: Repeat Rows 4 – 5. Break yarn and whip stitch Row 11 to Row 3.

LETTER B:

Row 1: Ch 16, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc 15; turn. (15 sts)

Row 2 – 3: Ch 1, sc 15; turn. (15 sts)

Row 4: Ch 2, dc, hdc, sc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 5: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 6 – 11: Repeat Rows 4 – 5. Break yarn and whip stitch Row 11 to Row 3.

LETTER C:

Row 1: Ch 4, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 2: Ch 2, dc, hdc, sc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 4 – 13: Repeat Rows 2 – 3. Break yarn and finish off.

LETTER D:

Same as Letter B, just flip it over!

LETTER E:

Row 1: Ch 4, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 2: Ch 2, dc, hdc, sc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 4 – 14: Repeat Rows 2 – 3.

Row 15: Ch 5, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc 4; break yarn and finish off. Sew end of 4-sc crossbar in place.

LETTER F:

Row 1: Ch 4, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 2: Ch 2, dc, hdc, sc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 4 – 9: Repeat Rows 2 – 3.

Row 10 – 18: Ch 1, sc 3; turn. (3 sts) Break yarn and finish off.

Row 19-21/22-24 (crossbar): Join to side as shown and sc 3 across for 3 rows. Repeat on opposite side.

LETTER G:

Row 1: Ch 4, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 2: Ch 2, dc, hdc, sc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 4 – 9: Repeat Rows 2 – 3.

Row 10 – 18: Ch 1, sc 3; turn. (3 sts)

Row 19: Turning to work along the left side of Rows 18 – 16, ch 2, dc, hdc, sc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 20: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 21 – 26: Repeat Rows 19 – 20. Break yarn and whip stitch Row 26 in place as shown.

LETTER H:

Row 1: Ch 16, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc 15; turn. (15 sts)

Row 2 – 3: Ch 1, sc 15; turn. (15 sts) Break yarn and finish off.

Row 4: Join yarn to 6th st, ch 2, dc, hdc, sc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 5: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 6 – 7: Repeat Rows 4 – 5.

Row 8 – 12: Ch 1, sc 3; turn. Break yarn and finish off.

LETTER I:

Row 1: Ch 11, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc 10; turn. (10 sts)

Row 2 – 3: Ch 1, sc 10; turn. (10 sts)

Dot Pattern:
Round 1: Starting with a magic circle, sc 6 into the ring; join with a sl st in first st. (6 sts)

Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around; join and break yarn, finish off. (12 sts)

LETTER J:

Row 1: Ch 4, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 2: Ch 2, dc, hdc, sc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 4 – 9: Repeat Rows 2 – 3.

Row 10 – 17: Ch 1, sc 3; turn. (3 sts) Break yarn and finish off.

Dot Pattern:
Round 1: Starting with a magic circle, sc 6 into the ring; join with a sl st in first st. (6 sts)

Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around; join and break yarn, finish off. (12 sts)

LETTER K:

Row 1: Ch 16, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc 15; turn. (15 sts)

Row 2 – 3: Ch 1, sc 15; turn. (15 sts) After Row 3, break and finish off.

Row 4: From Right Side, join to 7th st of previous rnd, ch 2, dc, hdc, sc, turn. (3 sts)

Row 5 – 6: Ch 1, sc 3; turn. (3 sts)

Row 7: Ch 1, sc, hd. dc; break yarn and finish off.

Row 8: Join to same st as joined to in Row 4, ch 1, sc in same st, sc 2 in sides of Rows 4 and 5; turn. (3 sts)

Row 9 – 11: Ch 1, sc 3; turn. (3 sts)

Row 12: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 13: Ch 1, sc 3; break yarn and finish off. (3 sts)

LETTER L:

Row 1: Ch 16, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc 15; turn. (15 sts)

Row 2 – 3: Ch 1, sc 15; turn. (15 sts) After Row 3, break and finish off.

LETTER M:

Row 1: Ch 11, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc 10; turn. (10 sts)

Row 2 – 3: Ch 1, sc 10; turn. (10 sts)

Row 4: Ch 2, dc, hdc, sc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 5: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 6 – 7: Repeat Rows 4 – 5.

Row 8 – 12: Ch 1, sc 3; turn. Break yarn and finish off.

Row 13: Join yarn to Right Side curve of “n” as shown, ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 14: Ch 2, dc, hdc, sc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 15: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 16 – 17: Repeat Rows 14 – 15.

Row 18 – 22: Ch 1, sc 3; turn. (3 sts) Break yarn and finish off.

LETTER N:

Row 1: Ch 11, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc 10; turn. (10 sts)

Row 2 – 3: Ch 1, sc 10; turn. (10 sts)

Row 4: Ch 2, dc, hdc, sc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 5: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 6 – 7: Repeat Rows 4 – 5.

Row 8 – 12: Ch 1, sc 3; turn. Break yarn and finish off.

LETTER O:

Row 1: Ch 4, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 2: Ch 2, dc, hdc, sc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 4 – 15: Repeat Rows 2 – 3. Break yarn and whip stitch ends together.

LETTER P:

Same as Letter B, just flip it over and around!

LETTER Q:

Row 1: Ch 4, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 2: Ch 2, dc, hdc, sc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 4: Ch 1, sc 3, fsc 12; turn. (15 sts)

Row 5 – 6: Ch 1, sc 15; turn. (15 sts)

Row 7: Ch 2, dc, hdc, sc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 8: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

9 – 14: Repeat Rows 7 – 8. Break yarn and whip stitch Row 14 to Row 6.

LETTER R:

Row 1: Ch 11, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc 10; turn. (10 sts)

Row 2 – 3: Ch 1, sc 10; turn. (10 sts)

Row 4: Ch 2, dc, hdc, sc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 5: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 6: Repeat Row 4. Break yarn and finish off.

LETTER S:

Row 1: Ch 4, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 2: Ch 2, dc, hdc2tog; turn. (2 sts)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc, dc; turn. (2 sts)

Row 4: Ch 2, dc, sc; turn. (2 sts)

Row 5 – 8: Repeat Rows 3 – 4.

Row 9: Repeat Row 4.

Row 10 – 13: Repeat Rows 3 – 4.

Row 14: Repeat Row 3.

Row 15: Ch 2, dc, 2 hdc in the last st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 16: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; break yarn and finish off.

LETTER T:

Row 1: Ch 16, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc 15; turn. (15 sts)

Row 2 – 3: Ch 1, sc 15; turn. (15 sts) Break yarn and finish off.

Row 4-6/7-9 (crossbar): Join to side as shown and sc 3 across for 3 rows. Repeat on opposite side.

LETTER U:

Same as Letter N, just turn it upside down!

LETTER V:

Special Stitch: Wide sc2tog – insert hook in next st, yo and pull up a loop, skip the next st, insert hook in the next st, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull through both loops.

Row 1: Ch 24, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc 10, wide sc2tog, sc 10; turn. (21 sts)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc 9, wide sc2tog, sc 9; turn. (19 sts)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc 8, wide sc2tog, sc 8; break yarn and finish off. (17 sts)

LETTER W:

Special Stitch: Wide sc2tog – insert hook in next st, yo and pull up a loop, skip the next st, insert hook in the next st, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull through both loops.

Row 1: Ch 40, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc 10, wide sc2tog, sc 6, 3 sc in next st, sc 6, wide sc2tog, sc 10; turn.

Row 2: Ch 1, sc 9, wide sc2tog, sc6, 3 sc in next st, sc 6, wide sc2tog, sc 9; turn.

Row 3: Ch 1, sc 8, wide sc2tog, sc 6, 3 sc in next st, sc 6, wide sc2tog, sc 8; break yarn and finish off.

LETTER X:

Row 1: Ch 12, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc 11; turn.

Row 2 – 3: Ch 1, sc 11; turn. After Row 3, break yarn and finish off.

Row 4-7/8-11: Join to side and sc 3 in sts 5-7, for 4 rows on each side. (3 sts per row)

LETTER Y:

Row 1: Ch 4, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc, hdc, dc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 2 – 14: Ch 1, sc 3; turn. (3 sts)

Row 15: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; break yarn and finish off. (3 sts)

Row 16: Join to side as shown for “left arm” of y, ch 1, sc 3; turn. (3 sts)

Row 17 – 22: Ch 1, sc 3; turn. (3 sts)

Row 23: Ch 1, sc, hdc, dc; break yarn and finish off.

LETTER Z:

Row 1: Ch 11, skip the ch closest to the hook, sc 10; turn. (10 sts)

Row 2 – 3: Ch 1, sc 10; turn. (10 sts)

Row 4: Ch 2, skip 1st st, dc, hdc, sc; turn. (3 sts)

Row 5: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, dc2tog; turn. (3 sts)

Row 6: Ch 2, skip 1st st, dc in next st, 2 dc in last st; turn. (3 sts)

Row 7: Ch 2, (dc, hdc) in 1st st, sc 2, ch 7; turn. (4 sts plus 7 ch)

Row 8: Skip the ch closest to the hook, sc 6 in chs, sc in last 4 sts; turn. (10 sts)

Row 9 – 10: Ch 1, sc 10; turn. After Row 10, break yarn and finish off. (10 sts)

After you’ve made your chosen letters, and woven in all those ends, it helps a LOT to block them! There are several methods to do so. On the uppercase alphabet and numbers, I used steam blocking. However, for this set I used a hot iron and Faultless Professional Formula Heavy Starch (with Lavender scent! 000!). That is an Amazon affiliate link, but you can also usually purchase it at local stores, for less.

It worked so so well, and it’ll be my go-to method for appliques for now on! It really helped me get the letters in the shape I wanted – and stay there! If you use spray starch, be sure to test it on a throwaway swatch first, and only set the iron as high as recommended for the yarn you’re using. Because I used cotton, I could get it very hot. But if I’d done that with acrylic it would’ve melted. This method will work better with some yarns than others, so definitely experiment before trying it on a piece you want to use and keep.

So all that’s left is the punctuation! On the calendar for 2015…

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