Tapestry Bloom Square - Crochet Pattern
Here it is! My contribution to the 2023 mystery crochet along (CAL) being hosted by The Unraveled Mitten - The Tapestry Bloom Square (it’s FREE!). This stash-busting blanket CAL began in January 2023 - a new square from a different designer has been released every fortnight since. This CAL will continue with a unique square being released every other Thursday until all twenty are available for your crocheting pleasure.
What is a CAL? A CAL is a fantastic community-driven event where participants come together to create the same crochet pattern. It's a delightful journey that unfolds with each stitch, connecting crocheters from around the globe in a shared creative experience.
Designing the Tapestry Bloom Square crochet blanket square was an interesting journey, filled with ups and downs. The brief was to create a 12-inch square using aran yarn and a 5mm hook - no theme was provided.
As a huge lover of colourwork, I knew that I wanted to incorporate this into my design. While intarsia is my go-to technique, I decided to step out of my comfort zone and offer a design utilising tapestry crochet. It was a fun opportunity to offer my audience something new.
The bobble stitch, with its squishy texture, captured my attention as the perfect partner to the tapestry crochet technique. It was a stitch I hadn't previously combined with colourwork, making it an exciting challenge to bring to life to this square.
Sketching various motifs, I found myself drawn to the timeless beauty of a flower. However, the irony was not lost on me, given that my green thumb is notoriously absent! Nonetheless, I embraced the simplicity of a floral representation and set out to incorporate it into the square's design.
However, as any creator knows, the path to releasing a new pattern is rarely straightforward. As I began crocheting the sample, I realised that many adjustments were necessary. I unravelled my work multiple times, experimenting and refining the design until the Tapestry Bloom Square was born.
5 reasons why stash-busting crochet patterns rock!
Rediscover Forgotten Treasures: A stash-busting project breathes new life into those forgotten skeins!
A Thrifty Adventure: By utilising the yarn you already have, you save money whilst embracing the joy of transforming your stash into a work of art.
Unleash Your Creativity: Working with a limited colour palette challenges you to think outside the box, encouraging innovative colour combinations and unexpected surprises.
Sustainable Crafting: Embrace the eco-friendly side of crochet by repurposing unused yarn, reducing waste, and nurturing an environment-conscious approach to your craft.
Sense of Accomplishment: Completing a stash-busting project not only leaves you with a stunning creation but also brings a deep sense of satisfaction in knowing you've transformed your stash into something beautiful.
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The Pattern
Materials
Yarn - Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran:
Slate green (motif colour) - apx. 63m/69yds
Paper white (background colour) - apx. 128m/139yds
5mm/H-8 crochet hook
Stitch markers (optional)
Row counter (optional)
Gauge
A 10cm (4 inch) square requires 6 rows of 6.75 bobble stitches.
Difficulty level
Advanced beginner
Abbreviations
rpt = repeat
st = stitch
sk = skip
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
fsc = foundation single crochet
dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
slst = slip stitch
fo = fasten off
rs = right side
Special stitches
Bobble stitch - *yarn over, insert hook into st, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops*, rpt * to * 3 more times, yarn over and pull through the remaining 5 loops.
Crossed dc - sk1 dc, dc into the sk st
Pattern Instructions
I recommend that you read through the entire pattern before starting to ensure that you understand what to do at each stage. If at any point you get stuck or would like clarification, please feel free to reach out to us – we are always happy to help!
Please note that this pattern is written in US crochet terms.
All stitches are to be worked into both loops (unless otherwise specified).
Each row of the bobble st motif contains 33st.
Ch1 and turn at the start of every row. This does NOT count as a stitch.
A = background colour, B = motif colour.
Main motif
Row 1 – 33fsc in colour A
Alternatively, ch34, sc into each st starting from the 2nd ch from the hook [33 st]
Row 2 – *sc, bobble* 16 times following the colour changes on row 1 of the chart below (i.e. 16A), sc in colour A
Row 3 – 32sc following the colour changes on row 1 of the chart below (i.e. 16A), sc in colour A
Row 4 – *sc, bobble* 16 times following the colour changes on row 2 of the chart below (i.e. 1A, 1B, 5A, 2B, 5A, 1B, 1A), sc in colour A
Row 5 - 32sc following the colour changes on row 2 of the chart below (i.e. 1A, 1B, 5A, 2B, 5A, 1B, 1A), sc in colour A
Row 6 – *sc, bobble* 16 times following the colour changes on row 3 of the chart below (i.e. 2A, 1B, 3A, 4B, 3A, 1B, 2A), sc in colour A
Row 7 - 32sc following the colour changes on row 3 of the chart below (i.e. 2A, 1B, 3A, 4B, 3A, 1B, 2A), sc in colour A
Row 8 – *sc, bobble* 16 times following the colour changes on row 4 of the chart below (i.e. 3A, 2B, 6A, 2B, 3A), sc in colour A
Row 9 - 32sc following the colour changes on row 4 of the chart below (i.e. 3A, 2B, 6A, 2B, 3A), sc in colour A
Row 10 – *sc, bobble* 16 times following the colour changes on row 5 of the chart below (i.e. 3A, 1B, 3A, 2B, 3A, 1B, 3A), sc in colour A
Row 11 - 32sc following the colour changes on row 5 of the chart below (i.e. 3A, 1B, 3A, 2B, 3A, 1B, 3A), sc in colour A
Row 12 – *sc, bobble* 16 times following the colour changes on row 6 of the chart below (i.e. 6A, 1B, 2A, 1B, 6A), sc in colour A
Row 13 - 32sc following the colour changes on row 6 of the chart below (i.e. 6A, 1B, 2A, 1B, 6A), sc in colour A
Row 14 – *sc, bobble* 16 times following the colour changes on row 7 of the chart below (i.e. 2A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2A, 2B, 2A, 1B, 2A), sc in colour A
Row 15 - 32sc following the colour changes on row 7 of the chart below (i.e. 2A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2A, 2B, 2A, 1B, 2A), sc in colour A
Row 16 – *sc, bobble* 16 times following the colour changes on row 8 of the chart below (i.e. 1A, 2B, 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2A, 1B, 1A, 2B, 1A), sc in colour A
Row 17 - 32sc following the colour changes on row 8 of the chart below (i.e. 1A, 2B, 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2A, 1B, 1A, 2B, 1A), sc in colour A
Row 18 – *sc, bobble* 16 times following the colour changes on row 9 of the chart below (i.e. 1A, 2B, 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2A, 1B, 1A, 2B, 1A), sc in colour A
Row 19 - 32sc following the colour changes on row 9 of the chart below (i.e. 1A, 2B, 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2A, 1B, 1A, 2B, 1A), sc in colour A
Row 20 – *sc, bobble* 16 times following the colour changes on row 10 of the chart below (i.e. 2A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2A, 2B, 2A, 1B, 2A), sc in colour A
Row 21 - 32sc following the colour changes on row 10 of the chart below (i.e. 2A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2A, 2B, 2A, 1B, 2A), sc in colour A
Row 22 – *sc, bobble* 16 times following the colour changes on row 11 of the chart below (i.e. 6A, 1B, 2A, 1B, 6A), sc in colour A
Row 23 - 32sc following the colour changes on row 11 of the chart below (i.e. 6A, 1B, 2A, 1B, 6A), sc in colour A
Row 24 – *sc, bobble* 16 times following the colour changes on row 12 of the chart below (i.e. 3A, 1B, 3A, 2B, 3A, 1B, 3A), sc in colour A
Row 25 - 32sc following the colour changes on row 12 of the chart below (i.e. 3A, 1B, 3A, 2B, 3A, 1B, 3A), sc in colour A
Row 26 – *sc, bobble* 16 times following the colour changes on row 13 of the chart below (i.e. 3A, 2B, 6A, 2B, 3A), sc in colour A
Row 27 - 32sc following the colour changes on row 13 of the chart below (i.e. 3A, 2B, 6A, 2B, 3A), sc in colour A
Row 28 – *sc, bobble* 16 times following the colour changes on row 14 of the chart below (i.e. 2A, 1B, 3A, 4B, 3A, 1B, 2A), sc in colour A
Row 29 - 32sc following the colour changes on row 14 of the chart below (i.e. 2A, 1B, 3A, 4B, 3A, 1B, 2A), sc in colour A
Row 30 – *sc, bobble* 16 times following the colour changes on row 15 of the chart below (i.e. 1A, 1B, 5A, 2B, 5A, 1B, 1A), sc in colour A
Row 31 - 32sc following the colour changes on row 15 of the chart below (i.e. 1A, 1B, 5A, 2B, 5A, 1B, 1A), sc in colour A
Row 32 – *sc, bobble* 16 times following the colour changes on row 16 of the chart below (i.e. 16A), sc in colour A
Row 33 – 32sc following the colour changes on row 16 of the chart below (i.e. 16A), sc in colour A
Fo and weave in your ends.
Bobble stitch motif panel
Each square represents a sc + bobble st for a bobble st row, or 2sc for a sc row, in the indicated colour.
Border
Round 1 – with the rs facing you, attach colour A to the top right corner of your work (your work should be oriented as per the graph above). Ch1, sc into each st, *place a total of 3sc into the corner st*, 2sc into the side of each bobble st, rpt * to *, sc into each st, rpt * to *, 2sc into the side of each bobble st, rpt * to *, slst into the 1st st of the round. [33 st per side + 4 corner st]
Round 2 – ch1, slst into each st. Sc, hdc, dc into the corner st. *Sk1 dc, dc into the sk st* (i.e. crossed dc), rpt * to * along the side, dc into the final st (as odd number of st). Dc, hdc, sc into the corner st. Slst into each st. Sc, hdc, dc into the corner st. Work crossed dc along the side, dc into the final st (as odd number of st). Dc, hdc, sc into the corner st. Slst into the first st of the round. [35st per side + 4 corner st]
Fo and weave in your ends.
Round 3 – with the rs facing you, attach colour B into the top right corner st of your work. Ch1, sc. Slst into each st. Sc, hdc, dc into the corner st. Work crossed dc along the side, dc into the final st (as odd number of st). Dc, hdc, sc into the corner st. Slst into each st. Sc, hdc, dc into the corner st. Work crossed dc along the side, dc into the final st (as odd number of st). Dc, hdc, sc into the corner st. Slst into the first st of the round. [37st per side + 4 corner st]
Round 4 – ch1. Slst into each st. *3sc into the corner sc*. Sc into each st along the side. Rpt * to *. Slst into each st. Rpt * to *. Sc into each st along the side. Rpt * to *. Slst into the first st of the round. [39st per side + 4 corner st]
Fo and weave in your ends.
Congratulations on making your Tapestry Bloom Square 😊
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The fine print
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You may sell the items that you crochet by following this pattern on a small scale provided that you credit Elimee Designs as the designer. Mass production is not permitted. This pattern or any of its parts may not be altered, reproduced, distributed, sold or translated without written permission from Elimee Designs. Copies can be made for personal use only.
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Top tip
I recommend blocking your squares before joining them together - this will help to give your square straighter edges and a cleaner finish. If you’d like tips on blocking, or to see the tools that I use, check out these blog posts:
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An ENORMOUS thank you goes out to:
Kris Steinbauer
Charlotte Hawkes
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