PROJECT #020: MOROCCAN GARDEN | FREE CROCHET PATTERN

On Sunday I felt like making some crochet panels for a throw I’m working on, but it had to be something easy for Lazy Sunday Me – no keeping count of stitches on complicated pony legs.

I was really lucky and the pattern came together on the first try – it tessellated perfectly and I only had to make a small change to get it to lie  flat. Then I made halves and quarters for squaring off a panel of tiles. So quick and easy!

SUPPLIES YOU’LL NEED

Yarn in multiple colours (I used yellow for each flower’s center, and green for the row of “leaves”. The rest of the colours are quite random)

Crochet Hook: 4.5mm (Size 7)

Yarn sewing needle

Scissors

CROCHET PATTERN INFORMATION

• Written in US terminology
• Difficulty: Easy
• Necessary Skills: The magic ring, and the crochet stitches listed below in abbreviations.
• Yarn Weight: Double Knit (Light Worsted / 8ply/ 11wpi)
• Gauge: Using the suggested hook and yarn will produce a tile size of 145mm long by 115 mm wide. Try your own combos for different sizes!

ABBREVIATIONS

• R = Row
• CH = Chain
• ST = Stitch
• SS = Slip stitch
• SC = Single crochet
• HDC = Half double crochet
• SHDC = Standing half double crochet (can be substituted with a ch3)
• DC = Double crochet
• SDC = Standing Double Crochet (can be substituted with a ch3)
• PS = Puff stitch
• *…* = Section to be repeated
• YO = Yarn over

SPECIAL STITCH INSTRUCTIONS

Standing Half Double crochet tutorial by Moogly

Standing Double Crochet tutorial by Moogly

Puff Stitch:

*YO, draw up a loop* 4 times. YO, draw through all 9 loops on hook. Ch1. Stitch complete!

HOW MANY TILES DO I NEED?

That’s a very good question! In my next post, I’m going to give you a very fancy calculator that will work out how many of each tile you need for ANY sized blanket – including sides, ends and corner tiles. So you could use it for scarves, afghans, throws, cushion covers, bags – anything that’s a basic square or rectangle shape. AND you can use it with any crochet tile that tessellates, not just Moroccan Garden tiles – even a basic hexagon, or squares that are staggered like bricks.

I mean, how cool is that?

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UPDATE: Tiler the Calculator is now live!

CROCHET INSTRUCTIONS

 Full Tile

R1: Using yellow yarn, 5 SC into a magic ring. Join with a SS into 1st SC. The loops formed by joining will count as a 6th SC.

R2: Ch3 (counts as HDC, ch1). *HDC in next st. Ch1.* Repeat all around. Work your last HDC into the loops formed by joining in the previous round. Join with a SS into 2nd ch of starting ch. You should have 6 HDC, and 6 ch spaces.

R3: With a knot on your hook, join flower colour to any ch1 space with a SS. *Ch3, 2DC ch3, SS into same space. SS into next ch space.* Repeat all around. Finish with a SS into the 1st ch1 space. Tie off.

R4: Work behind your flower petals. Using a contrasting colour insert hook between any 2DC (between stitch posts) and through the ch1 space. With a knot on your hook, join contrasting colour with a SS. Ch3 (counts as DC), 2DC in same space. *Ch2, 3DC into next petal.* Repeat all around. Join with a SS into 1st DC. Tie off.

R5: With a knot on your hook, join green yarn with a SS to any ch2 space. Ch1. *2PS in same space, ch2.* Repeat all around. Join with a SS into top of 1st PS. Tie off.

R6: With a knot on your hook, join new colour with a SS to any ch2 space. Ch3 (counts as 1st DC). 2DC in same space. *2DC between next 2 PS. 6DC in next ch space.* Repeat once more. 2DC between next 2 PS. 3DC in next ch space. Ch4, DC into 4th ch from hook. Work another 3DC into the same ch space as before. *2DC between next 2 PS. 6DC in next ch space.* Repeat once more. 2DC between next 2 PS. 3DC in next ch space. Ch4, DC into 4th ch from hook. Join with a SS into top of starting ch. Tie off.

Tile complete!

Half Length Tile

These tiles will fill up the gaps on either end of your panel.

R1: Ch6. SS into 1st ch to form a Loop. Ch3 (counts as 1st st). 2DC into Loop. Cluster made. *Ch2. 3DC into Loop.* Repeat one more time.  Tie off.

R2: SDC with new colour in 1st st. 2DC in same st. *Ch2. 3DC, ch2, 3DC in next 2ch space.* Repeat once more. Ch2. 3DC in last st. Tie off.

R3: SDC with new colour in 1st st. 6DC in next 2ch space. 2DC in next 2ch space. 3DC in next 2ch space. Ch 4. DC into 4th ch from hook. 3DC in same 2ch space. 2DC in next 2ch space. 6 DC in next 2ch space. DC in last st. Tie off.

Half Tile complete!

Half Width Tile

These tiles will fill the gaps along the top and bottom of your panel.

R1: Ch6. SS into 1st ch to form a Loop. Ch3 (counts as 1st st). 2DC into Loop. Cluster made. *Ch2. 3DC into Loop.* Repeat one more time.  Tie off.

R2: SDC with new colour in 1st st. 2DC in same st. *Ch2. 3DC, ch2, 3DC in next 2ch space.* Repeat once more. Ch2. 3DC in last st. Tie off.

R3: With a knot on your hook, join new colour at 1st st with a SS. Ch6. SC into 3rd ch from hook. 3DC into 1st st. *2DC in next 2ch space. 6DC in next 2ch space.* Repeat once more. 2DC in next 2ch space. 3DC in last st. Ch3. SC into 3rd ch from hook. Ch3. SS into last st. Tie off.

Half Tile complete!

Quarter Tiles

Bottom left & top right:

R1: Ch6. SS into 1st ch to form a Loop. Ch4. 3DC into Loop. ch4. SS into loop. Tie off.

R2: SDC in 4ch space. 2DC in same 4ch space. Ch2, 3DC in same 4ch space. Ch2. 3DC in next 4ch space. Tie off.

R3: SDC with new colour in 1st st. 6 DC in 2ch space. 2DC in next 2ch space. 3DC in last st. Ch3. SC in 3rd ch from hook. ch3. SS into last st. Tie off.

Quarter tile complete!

Top left & bottom right:

R1: Ch6. SS into 1st ch to form a Loop. Ch4. 3DC into Loop. ch4. SS into loop. Tie off.

R2: SDC into 4ch space. 2DC in same ch4 space. Ch2. 3DC, ch2, 3DC in next 4ch space. Tie off.

R3: With a knot on your hook, join new colour at 1st st with a SS. Ch6. SC into 3rd ch from hook. 3DC in 1st st. 2DC in next 2ch space. 6DC in 2ch space. DC in last st. Tie off.

Quarter tile complete!

JOINING

Tiles are joined with a normal single crochet, with the point of the one tile lining up the the center/side of another tile. Let’s look at the areas you’ll be working into on each tile:

Begin with one Full Tile and a Top Right Quarter tile. Working through both layers, insert hook at 1st st on Quarter Tile and into ch space on Full Tile. Join contrasting colour with a SS, ch1. SC into same st. Continue working through both layers of both tiles, working 1SC into each st for a total of 12 sts. Work the 13th st into both the ch space of the Quarter tile, and into the Full Tile.

Now add a Half Width tile. Working into the ch space on the Half Tile, and into the Full Tile, SC tiles together. Continue working through both layers of both tiles, working 1SC into each st for a total of 12 sts. Work the 13th st into both the Half Tile, and the ch space of the Full Tile. You can now add another Full Tile.

Continue in this manner until your strip reaches the desired length, then finish with a Bottom Right Quarter Tile. Tie off.

One column complete!

To add the next column  of tiles, begin at the same end of the column where you finished off, and work in the opposite direction. Begin by adding a Half Length Tile:

Working through both layers, insert hook at 1st st on Half Length Tile and into ch space on Full Tile. Join contrasting colour with a SS, ch1. SC into same st. Continue working through both layers of both tiles, working 1SC into each st for a total of 12 sts. Work the 13th st into both the ch space of the Half Tile, and into the Full Tile. You can now add another Full Tile.

Continue in this manner until your strip reaches the desired length, then finish with a Half Length Tile. Tie off.

Second column complete!

Keep adding columns in the same way, working back and forth for each alternating column. Finish your last column with Half Width Tiles and Quarter Tiles.

Border

The border is worked into the side of the stitches of your tiles; in other words, around the post of the stitch. When there is a starting chain instead of a stitch, work around the chain (into ch space). It’s a simple granny stitch pattern, worked into every second stitch, with 3 consecutive clusters of stitches in the corners.

R1: Begin at the bottom right corner and work into the starting Loop. SHDC in Loop. 2HDC in same space. Working around chain on next row, 3 HDC in ch space. Ch2, skip next row. 3 HDC in next ch space. Ch2. On next tile 3 HDC in next ch space. Ch2, skip next row. 3HDC around next st post. Ch2, skip starting Loop. 3 HDC around next st post. Ch2, skip next row. 3HDC in next ch space.

Continue in this manner until you reach the corner, then:

On the corner tile, 3HDC in ch space. Ch2, skip next row. 3HDC in next ch space. 3HDC into starting Loop. 3HD in next ch space. Ch2, skip next row. 3HDC into space. Ch2, skip next tile point. 3HDC in ch space on next tile. Ch2, skip row. 3HDC around next st post. Ch2, skip starting loop. 3HDC around next st post. Ch2, skip next row. 3HDC in next space. Ch2, skip next tile point.

Continue in this manner for the entire row. You will notice your corner has 3 sets of 3HDCs consecutively. Repeat this in each corner.

When you reach the end, SS into 1st HDC. Tie off.

R2: Begin at the bottom right corner, in the first available 2ch space. With a new colour, SHDC in ch space. 2HDC in same space. Skip next HDC. HDC in next 2 sts. 3HDC in next 2ch space. Skip next HDC. HDC in next 2 sts.

Continue in this manner until you reach the first set of 3 HDCs forming the corner, then:

Skip next HDC. HDC in next 3 sts. 2HDC in next st. Ch2. 2HDC in next st. HDC in next 3 stitches. 3HDC in next 2ch space.

Continue in this manner all the way around.

When you reach the end, SS into 1st HDC. Tie off.

Example with contrasting colours used for the border:

Border complete! This edge makes a nice foundation for adding any kind of fancy border you want, to dress it up. I’m leaving mine plain because I’m adding this panel into a throw.

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~ Jessie

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