This is the X Mix Square for MooglyCal 2025,
Hello, crochet friends! I’m super excited to share my new design, X Mix Square, which is the eighth square in the Moogly CAL 2025.
This cozy little granny square is a vision in beautiful blues!
The two colors of yarn create a lovely ombre effect as it works from the center outward, with those perfect little clusters forming a classic square pattern.
What about the colors?
The darker blue border adds just the right finishing touch, framing the piece like a little window to the ocean.
While this ocean-inspired palette is simply gorgeous, imagine the possibilities with different color combinations!
You could create a sunset feel with reds, oranges and yellows, or celebrate spring with soft pinks, lavenders and mint greens.
For those holiday projects, rich reds and greens would be perfect, and gentle pastels work beautifully for baby blankets.
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About the MooglyCAL 2025
I’d like to thank Tamara for inviting me to be a designer for her crochet along this year😘
The squares are released every two weeks throughout the year, on Thursday mornings at 10 am Central US time.
Please visit Tamara’s post here to learn more about the Moogly CAL 2025. I’ve included a photo of Tamara’s finished square for you to see too!
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Pattern Designed By: Sandra Stitches This pattern is copyright protected; it is unlawful to distribute this pattern in any form (free, sale or trade).
Let’s get to the pattern, shall we? Making the X Mix Square
Difficulty
Materials
Stylecraft Special Chunky, 100 gr, 100% Premium Acrylic. 144 meter / 157 yards, shades: Light Blue(A) and some dark blue(B)
Find substitutions HERE or any weight #4 yarn
You can work this pattern with any yarn weight and hook size, and the measurements will change.
Throw: 1,952 gr/ 4,256 yds / 3,904 m
Gauge
12 st X 8 rounds (4” X 4”)
Sizes
This square is 12” X 12” after blocking
Stitch Key
- Ch = Chain
- Dc = Double Crochet
- Sc = Single Crochet
- Tr = Treble Crochet
- Yo = Yarn over
- Slst = Slip stitch
- WS = Wrong Side
Specialty Stitches
Small Puff Stitch: (Sp) This stitch contains one Single crochet stitch followed by one Treble crochet stitch.
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Wc st = The Waistcoat stitch (Sc in the middle of the st, insert your hook in the middle of the post, into the “v.” then, complete the stitch just as you would a SC. (pull up the loop, yarn over (YO), pull through both loops left on the hook)
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Blosc = Back loop only single crochet (Insert crochet hook into the back loop only Pull up a loop, Yarn over, and Pull through the 2 loops on the crochet hook)
Notes
- This pattern is written in US terminology
- This pattern is worked in rounds
- Ch 3 does count as st at the beginning of each round
- Ch1 at the beginning of the row does not count as a stitch
- This pattern is for one crochet square
- I used two solid colors – you can change colors at different rounds as you wish
Instructions
Start with color A – Chain 4, Slst to 1st ch to form a circle or use the magic circle method
Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), 2 dc into the ring, *[ch 2, 3 dc into the ring]* repeat from * to * 2 more times. ch 2 and sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3 to join, Sl st to next ch 2 space (corner), Change to color B
Round 2: Ch 1, (sc 1 + ch 2+sc 1) in 1st corner, *ch 3, skip 3 dc, (sc 1 + ch 2+sc 1) in next corner repeat from * twice, ch3, skip 3 dc, Slst to 1st st, Slst to next ch 1 space, Change to color A
Round 3: (Ch 3+ dc 2+ch 2+dc 3) in same ch 2 space, *dc 3 in next ch3 space, (dc3+ch2+dc3) in next corner, repeat from * twice, dc 3 in last ch 3 space, Slst to 1st st, Slst to ch 2 space in corner, Change to color B
Round 4: Ch 1, (sc 1 + ch 2+sc 1) in 1st corner, *ch 3, skip 3 dc, sc 1 in between dc clusters, for a total of 3 times to reach the next corner, (sc 1 + ch 2+sc 1) in next corner repeat from * to last 3dc, skip , ch 3 and Slst to 1st st, Slst to next ch 2 space, Change to color A
Round 5: Ch 3+ dc 2+ch 2+dc 3 in same ch 2 space, *dc 3 in next ch3 space, three times (dc3+ch2+dc3) in next corner, repeat from * to end of round, Slst to 1st st, Slst to ch 2 space in corner, Change to color B
Round 6: Ch 1, (sc 1 + ch 2+sc 1) in 1st corner, *ch 3, skip 3 dc, sc 1in between dc clusters, for a total of 5 times to reach next corner, (sc 1 + ch 2+sc 1) in next corner repeat from * to end of the round, ch3, skip 3 dc and Slst to 1st st, Slst to next ch 2 space, Change to color A
Round 7: Ch 3+ dc 2+ch 2+dc 3 in same ch 2 space, *dc 3 in next ch3 space, five times (dc3+ch2+dc3) in next corner(ch2 space), repeat from * to end of the round, dc 3 in last ch3 space, Slst to 1st st, Slst to ch 2 space in the corner, Change to color B
Round 8: Ch 1, (sc 1+ch2+sc1) in 1st ch 2 space, *sc 1 in next 21st across to next ch2 space, (sc 1+ch2+sc1)in ch 2 space, repeat from * to 4th ch 2 space, work 1 sc on last 21 st, Slst to 1st st, Slst to ch2 space in the corner
Round 9: Ch 1, (sc1+ch2+sc1) in 1st ch 2 space, *Wc st 1 in next st, Blosc 1 in next st, alternating 23 st, to next ch 2 space, finish with Wc in last st (sc1+ch2+sc1) in next ch2 space, repeat from *around to 4th ch2 space, continue alternating Wc and Blosc on last 23 st,Wc in last, Slst to 1st st, Sl st to ch2 space, Change color to A
Round 10: Ch 1, (sc1+ch2+sc1) in 1st ch 2 space, *Blosc st 1 in next st, Wc 1 in next st, alternating 25 st to next ch 2 space, finish with Blsc in last, (sc1+ch2+sc1) in next ch2 space, repeat from * around to 4th ch 2 space, continue alternating Blosc st and Wc st on next 25 st, Blosc in last, Slst to 1st st, Sl st to ch 2 space.
Now we will start the Border for the square
Round 11: Ch 1, (sc1+ch2+sc1) in 1st ch 2 space, *Wc st 1 in next st, Blosc 1 in next st, alternating 27 st, to next ch 2 space, finish with Wc in last st (sc1+ch2+sc1) in next ch2 space, repeat from *around to 4th ch2 space, continue alternating Wc and Blosc on last 27 st, Wc in last, Slst to 1st st, Sl st to ch2 space,
Make sure you have a Wc st on top of a Wc st and a Blosc st on top of a Blosc
Turn work to the wrong side
Round 12:(WS) Ch 1, (sc1+ch2+sc1) in 1st ch 2 space, *Tr 1 in next st, sc 1 in next, repeat from * 29 st to next ch 2 space, (sc1+ch2+sc1), repeat from * around to end of the round, Slst to 1st st, Slst to ch2 space, Change to color B
Turn the work to the right side
Round 13:(RS) Ch 1, (sc1+ch2+sc1) in ch 2 space, *sc 1 in next st and across to next ch 2 space, (sc1+ch2+sc1) in ch 2 space, repeat from * around to end of round, Slst to 1st st.
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Finishing
Secure the yarn, weave in the ends, and cut the yarn.
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