Moogly CAL 2023 || Crochet Mosaic Tile Block

CROCHET MOSAIC TILE BLOCK

Designed by Robyn Chachula and Marly Bird

MEASUREMENTS

Finished Measurements

Block is 12” [30.5 cm] wide by 12” [30.5 cm] long. 

Gauge 

Rounds 1-4 of Block = 3.25” [8.5 cm] wide by 3.25” [8.5 cm] long; use any size hook to obtain the gauge. 

MATERIALS

Yarn 

Red Heart, With Love  (100% acrylic, 370 yds / 338 m, 6.98 oz/ 198 g, CYCA# 4 heavy worsted) 1 ball each:

Color A: Light Gray

Color B: Pewter

Color C: Aran

Hook

Size I [5.5 mm]

Notions 

Tapestry needle

ABBREVIATIONS

BP – Back Post

Ch – Chain(s) 

Dc – Double Crochet 

Hdc – Half Double Crochet

RS – Right Side 

Sc – Single Crochet

Sl st – Slip Stitch

Sp(s) – Space(s) 

St(s) – Stitch(es)

Tch – Turning Chain

Tr – Treble Crochet

WS – Wrong Side

SPECIAL STITCHES 

⭐️ Back Post Single Crochet (bpsc): Insert hook from back to front to back around the post of the stitch indicated, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops on hook.

⭐️ Third Loop: Middle bar located on wrong side of st under the top two loops (created by the yarn over)

DIAGRAM

NOTES

• Block uses 3 colors, but feel free to substitute more colors for A and B. 
• To join your round, you can use a sl st to the indicated stitch or thread the free loop of your last stitch through the indicated stitch from the RS to the WS.
• Change color by folding in a new color after joining and ch the amount needed for the next round.
• Do not turn at the end of each round.

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CROCHET MOSAIC TILE BLOCK PATTERN

With C, ch 4, sl st to first ch to form a ring.  

Round 1 (RS): Ch 6 (counts as dc + ch-3 sp), [sl st in ring, ch 3, dc in ring, ch 3] 3 times, sl st in ring, ch 3, join to 3rd ch of beginning ch, change to color A .  (8 ch-3 sps + 4 dc) 

Round 2: Ch 1, bpsc around beginning ch (that counts as dc in Round 1). [ch 3, bpsc around next dc] 3 times, ch 3, join to first sc, do not change color.  (4 ch-3 sps + 4 sc)

Round 3: Ch 1, *5 hdc in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, skip next sc; repeat from * around, join to first hdc, change color to C. (20 hdc + 4 ch-1 sps)

Round 4: Ch 1, *hdc in third loop of next 5 hdc, (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around, join to first hdc, change color to A, fasten off color C. (28 hdc + 4 ch-1 sps)

Round 5: Ch 1, hdc in third loop of next 2 hdc, *ch 3, sl st to top 2 loops of next hdc on Round 3 (in front of Round 4), ch 3, hdc in third loop of next 3 hdc, (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in next ch-1 sp**, hdc in third loop of next 3 hdc; repeat from * around ending at **, hdc in third loop of next hdc, join to first hdc, fasten off color A. (32 hdc + 8 ch-3 sps + 4 ch-1 sps)

Round 6: Join color B with sl st to any ch-1 sp, *sc in third loop of next hdc, hdc in third loop of next hdc, dc in third loop of next hdc, 2 dc in third loop of next hdc, ch 1, 2 dc in third loop of next hdc, dc in third loop of next hdc, hdc in third loop of next hdc, sc in third loop of next hdc**, sl st in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around ending at **, sl st to first sl st, do not change color. (24 dc + 8 hdc + 8 sc + 4 sl sts)

Round 7: Ch 1, hdc in same sl st as join, *hdc in next 5 sts, (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in next ch-1 sp, hdc in next 5 sts**, (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in next sl st; repeat from * around ending at **, hdc in first sl st as join, ch 1, join to first hdc, change color to C, fasten off color B. (56 hdc + 8 ch-sps)

Round 8: Ch 1, hdc in ch-1 sp, *hdc in third loop of each hdc to ch-1 sp**, (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around ending at **, hdc in first ch-1 sp, ch 1, join to first hdc, fasten off color C. (72 hdc + 8 ch-sps)

Round 9: Join color B with sl st to first ch-1 sp, *sc in third loop of next hdc, hdc in third loop of next 2 hdc, ch 3, sl st to top 2 loops of next hdc on Round 7 (in front of Round 8), ch 3, hdc in third loop of next hdc, dc in third loop of next 4 hdc, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-1 sp, dc in third loop of next 4 hdc, hdc in third loop of next hdc, ch 3, sl st to top 2 loops of next hdc on Round 7 (in front of Round 8), ch 3, hdc in third loop of next 2 hdc, sc in third loop of next hdc**, sl st in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around ending at **, sl st to first sl st, change color to A, fasten off B. (40 dc + 24 hdc + 8 sc + 4 ch-1 sps)

Round 10: Ch 3, tr in first sl st, *dc in next 3 sts, skip next 2 ch-3 sps, hdc in third loop of next 3 sts, sc in third loop of next 2 sts, sl st in third loop of next st, sl st in next ch-1 sp, sl st in third loop of next st, sc in third loop of next 2 sts, hdc in third loop of next 3 sts, skip next 2 ch-3 sps, dc in next 3 sts**, (tr, ch 1, tr) in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around ending at **, tr in first sl st, ch 1, join to first tr, do not change color. (8 tr + 24 dc + 24 hdc + 16 sc + 12 sl sts)

Round 11: Ch 1, hdc in first tr, *hdc in each st to ch-sp, (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around, join to first hdc, change color to C. (92 hdc + 4 ch-1 sps)

Round 12: Ch 1, *hdc in third loop of each hdc to ch-1 sp, (hdc, ch 1, hdc); repeat from * around, hdc in third loop of last hdc, join to first hdc, change color to A, fasten off color C. (100 hdc + 4 ch-1 sps)

Round 13: Ch 2, dc in third loop of next 2 hdc, hdc in third loop of next 2 hdc, *ch 3, sl st to top 2 loops of next hdc on Round 11 (in front of Round 12), ch 2, sl st in third loop of next 11 hdc, ch 2, sl st to top 2 loops of next hdc on Round 11 (in front of Round 12), ch 3, hdc in third loop of next 2 hdc, dc in third loop of next 3 hdc, tr in third loop of next hdc, (tr, ch 1, tr) in next ch-1 sp, tr in third loop of next hdc**, dc in third loop of next 3 hdc, hdc in third loop of next 2 hdc; repeat from * around ending at **, dc in third loop of last hdc, join to first dc, change to color B. (16 tr +24 dc + 16 hdc + 44 sl sts + 4 ch-1 sps)

Round 14: Ch 1, *hdc in third loop of each st to sl sts, 2 hdc in third loop of next hdc on Round 12 (behind sl st on Round 13), hdc in third loop of next 9 hdc on Round 12, 2 hdc in third loop of next hdc on Round 12, hdc in third loop of each sts to ch-1 sps, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-1 sps; repeat from * around, hdc in third loop of last 3 sts, join to first hdc, change color to C. (108 hdc + 8 dc + 4 ch-1 sps) 

Round 15: Ch 1, *hdc in third loop of each hdc to ch-1 sp, (dc, ch 1, dc); repeat from * around, hdc in third loop of last 4 sts, join to first hdc, change color to B. (116 hdc + 8 dc+ 4 ch-1 sps)

Round 16: Ch 1, hdc in third loop of next hdc, *[ch 3, sl st to top 2 loops of next hdc on Round 14 (in front of Round 15), ch 3, hdc in third loop of next 8 hdc] twice, ch 3, sl st to top 2 loops of next hdc on Round 14 (in front of Round 15), ch 3, hdc in third loop of next 6 sts, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-1 sps**, hdc in third loop of next 6 sts; repeat from * around ending at **, hdc in third loop of last 5 sts, join to first hdc, change color C, fasten off color B. (112 hdc + 8 dc+ 4 ch-1 sps + 12 ch-3 sps)

Round 17: Ch 1, *2 hdc in third loop of next hdc, [hdc in third loop of next 7 hdc, 2 hdc in third loop of next hdc] twice, hdc in third loop of next 7 hdc, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-1 sp, hdc in third loop of next 6 hdc; repeat from * around, join to first hdc, fasten off color C. (132 hdc + 8 dc+ 4 ch-1 sps)

Weave in all ends.