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.
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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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Hi Jessie just love this pattern. I’m going to make a cushion cover with this pattern. Thanks for sharing.
That’s so cool! I can’t wait to see your cushion cover 😀
Thanks for share. I love the shape of the Moroccan tile and I love your pattern.
You’re welcome! I’m glad you like it 🙂
~Jessie
Hi, this is the first time I see a pattern like this. I love it. Thank you so much,
Hi Anita! It’s my pleasure – enjoy it 🙂
~Jessie
What is the best way to tie off all the ends, I am relatively new to this – but to have all those loose end colors. How do you tie those off so they don’t show and don’t unravel?
Hi Marianne!
Yes, sometimes the price we pay to have so many colours is a million loose ends to weave in! There are many tutorials on the subject, but have a look at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyvdsTz9Jso
That’s my personal favorite technique. Although the example is done on Single Crochets, the same technique can be used on any stitches. Just make sure that you weave each end into crocheting of the same colour so it doesn’t show through.
I hope that helps!
~Jessie
This is beautiful. Love the colours. Defitaely my next project
Thank you for the lovely comment, Alex! Enjoy your project!
~Jessie
This is a beautiful design and I love the bright colours! It’s a winner! Thank you for sharing this project.
Thank you for the lovely comment, Joan! I’m glad you like it, and you’re welcome 🙂
~Jessie
I love this pattern thank you for sharing it. Can’t wait to make one myself.
Thank you, Sandra. I’d love to see how you use it!
~ Jessie
This is beautiful.♡
Thank you Gina!
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Hi Jim,
Thank you for the heads up!
~Jessie
What a stunning pattern ! I love colour just have to find time to make this ,no matter how grey the day seeing this first thing in the morning would make me feel like the sun was shining . Thank you.
Hi Catherine 🙂
I’m so happy you like the pattern. Thanks for popping in!
~Jessie
Love this. I will make a scarf.
Hi Lakshmi 🙂
I’m glad you like it! Enjoy your scarf – I’m sure it will look amazing!!
~Jessie
Thanks for your site, it has helped me so much. I honestly can’t think of anything that hasn’t been useful to me in one way or another……and the colours?????? Wow, the colours! I don’t know what else to say to you, but you will have me on here again I promise you.
Hi Sandra!
I’m SO happy to hear it’s been useful and that you enjoy it here! Thank you for letting me know – I’ll do my best to keep giving you reasons to come back! 😉
~J
I am in love with this pattern! I am going to make this as soon as I can shop for yarn. 🙂 I am new to crocheting and even though this says it’s at a beginner level, I am nervous! Wish I could watch a video of you doing this. 🙂 However, I am going to “Go For it!” and do my best.
Hey Christine!
I’m so glad to hear you love the pattern 🙂
I trust that I’ve made it clear enough for beginners to follow, and enable you to learn something new if you encounter a technique along the way that you haven’t tried before! If you get stuck, please don’t be shy to comment back here and ask for help – I’ll be happy to try make any challenging parts clearer.
Thanks for getting in touch!
~J
Hi 🙂 Do you have the translate in french for this pattern ? Ireally love this project I want to make this but my english is so,so.Could you help me please ?
Hey Joanne 🙂
I’m glad you like the pattern. Unfortunately it’s only available in English for now. I’m so sorry!
~J
ok 🙂 Thanks and you have a lot of talent. I’m going to try with yours beautiful pictures. 😉
Thank you so much 🙂 Good luck, I hope it works out!
I absolutely FLIPPED over this project! Thank you so much! It’s beyond gorgeous!
That’s great news! Thanks Deborah, I’m glad you like it 🙂
Gorgeous pattern with rich colours. The pattern is beautiful and thanks for posting for free.
Thanks Ashwini! You’re welcome and I’m so happy to hear you like it!
Thanks Jessie.
Excellent diagrams and presentation. I like all the lay outs. Easy to follow
Thanks Alice, I’m so glad you found it useful and easy to understand 🙂
Hi, This so Beautiful with Excellent presentation of Notes.
Thank you Lakshmi! I’m so happy to hear you like it 😀
Lovely Pattern.
My teenage daughter who loves everything in monotone tone colours loves this… It speaks volumes believe me. Stunning.
Please thank your daughter for me! 🙂
Just found this pattern on AllFreeCrochet and link to your page. Stunning!! WAY better than the common granny square for using up left over yarn.
Thanks Lynn, I’m glad you like the idea and I hope you enjoy your own project with this tutorial!
THANK YOU for sharing this beautiful pattern. Your pix increase my confidence to make my own. I have lots of ‘scraps’ to use for a colorful result. I appreciate your mathematical mind to design what appears to be a complicated pattern, made ‘simple’.
Only a pleasure Kathleen! I hope you have fun using up you colourful scraps! And yes, it’s really not that complex – just easy techniques combined to make something more intricate-looking. Thanks! 😀
Hello!
Your pattern is so amazing that I wished many more crochetters would see this page!
Would propose your pattern (with link to this page) in Ravelry for example?
I am sure many more people will have a crush on it.
Take care!
Z.
Hi there! Thank you so much, I’m glad you like it! This pattern is already included in my designs on Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/schnauzer-dog-with-diy-fur
Love thr pattern. Cannot wait to try it.
Thanks Eula! I hope you enjoy it 🙂
I’m really excited to try this pattern. Thank you for sharing!
You’re welcome Janine, I hope you enjoy it!
Hi thankyou for the tutorial i have trouble with working underneath a flower or other things like that but with your tutorial i will have a go at
Hey Janet, you’re welcome! I hope you enjoy the pattern, and don’t worry, if you get stuck just ask and I’ll help you out! For a quicker response, you can join the Projectarian Facebook group and get help from fellow members who have also made the dog 🙂
Muchas gracias por compartir, eres muy amable, tengo muchas ganas de hacer una manta con esta aplicación.
You’re welcome Reme. Enjoy making your blanket!
So beautiful, I can’t wait to try this pattern.
Glad you like it Karen!
thank u for this pattern one of my customers love this so shall be making it her but with out the half and quater panels she wants a wavy edge lol but thank u for this x
You’re welcome Sara! It’ll be even easier to make with a wavy edge. Enjoy it!
Hi Jessie:
I just finished my Moroccan afghan! I absolutely love how it came out. The colors and design are beautiful … I will say that it did take me several months of time to finish (crocheting in the evenings and weekends), and without all your photos to help me along, I would have been lost for sure. I learned a lot of new techniques along the way with this pattern. Thank you for sharing it!
Best regards,
Carole
Hi Carole! I’m so glad you found the pattern useful and easy to follow! I’d love to see pictures of your afghan if you feel like sharing them. I’ve been wanting to remake mine in different colours (never been quite happy with how bright this one is) so I love seeing everybody else’s! 😀
After eyeballing this for several years, I finally made room for it in my WIPs, and fell in love! I’ve cranked out 52 finished tiles in the last week, and have a pile of 17 that need the last round. Maybe I should consider size at this point? Making these are so fun, I fully forgot to make the decision after the first couple as planned! Thank you for sharing this. I’ll be sure to pass on the generosity by including future projects as gifts, but this first one is all mine!
That’s great, Tina! I’d love to see how it turns out if you’d like to share pictures 🙂
Hi Jessie, may I ask what make of yarn did you use for this?
Hi Theresa! This is a mixture from my stash, mainly a South African brand of budget yarn called Charity 😉
Wow! Love the colour and mosaic look. Am looking to make a winter coat.
Thanks Julie! This would make a very interesting winter coat 😀