Moroccan Tile Afghan
The Moroccan Tile Afghan is warm, cozy, a fast V stitch pattern to crochet, and full of color! It’s the latest free crochet blanket pattern on Moogly – and I’ve included guidelines for 6 different sizes!
The stitch pattern I used in the Moroccan Market Tote lodged itself in my brain. It was so much fun to make, I had to use it one more time – and figure out how to make it work in rows rather than rounds. I used Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice, which is a great afghan yarn with lots of saturated colors to choose from – love that! And now I can tell you for sure that it makes a very very warm blanket! Working on it while the temps dropped at night, I was as cozy as could be. And it was a fantastic movie watching pattern – once the pattern is established with the first few rows, you just zip right along!
The pattern here is written for a throw/afghan sized blanket, as that’s the size I’ve made. Based on the throw, I’ve created the chart below with info to make 5 other sizes! (Since everyone’s gauge is different, and the type of yarn used can affect the outcome as well, these are only guidelines – you’ll need to make your own gauge swatch if you need it to be exact!) And of course, you can make the whole thing in only two colors if you like – it’s all up to you!
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- US – K, 6.5mm hook
- 3060 yds total Aran weight yarn in 2 or more colors (for the throw – see chart below for other sizes)
Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice shown
(2 skeins of each used for the throw size, plus a little extra of Color I for the border)
Color A: Wild Berry
Color B: Eggplant
Color C: Sapphire
Color D: Aqua
Color E: Fern
Color F: Sweet Pea
Color G: Duckie
Color H: Goldfish
Color I: Scarlet - 2 stitch markers
- Related video tutorials: STDC (standing double crochet); CSDC (chainless starting double crochet)
- UPDATE 11/6/13: Now there’s a special Video Tutorial just for this pattern!
Sizing Chart
Preemie/Lovie (20″ x 20″): Ch 58, 55 rows, 372 yds
Baby Blanket (40″ x 40″): Ch 112, 111 rows, 1488 yds
Throw/Afghan (50″ x 66″, shown): Ch 142, 181 rows, 3060 yds
Twin (65″ x 90″): Ch 184, 247 rows, 5441 yds
Queen (90″ x 100″): Ch 256, 275 rows, 8370 yds
King/Cal King (110″ x 100″): Ch 310, 275 rows, 10,230 yds
Want to make your own size? Use a multiple of 3 +2, +2 for the starting chain. Always end on an odd numbered row.
Preemie/Lovie (20″ x 20″): Ch 58, 55 rows, 372 yds
Baby Blanket (40″ x 40″): Ch 112, 111 rows, 1488 yds
Throw/Afghan (50″ x 66″, shown): Ch 142, 181 rows, 3060 yds
Twin (65″ x 90″): Ch 184, 247 rows, 5441 yds
Queen (90″ x 100″): Ch 256, 275 rows, 8370 yds
King/Cal King (110″ x 100″): Ch 310, 275 rows, 10,230 yds
Want to make your own size? Use a multiple of 3 +2, +2 for the starting chain. Always end on an odd numbered row.
Instructions
NOTE: You will work 2 rows, first Color A (odd rows), then Color B (even rows), going in the same direction, before turning your work and starting again with Color A and then Color B.
NOTE: You will work 2 rows, first Color A (odd rows), then Color B (even rows), going in the same direction, before turning your work and starting again with Color A and then Color B.
Row 1: With Color A, ch 142, dc in 5th ch from the hook (counts as dc and skipped ch). Ch 1, dc in the same ch. (V stitch made) *Skip 2 ch, [dc, ch 1, dc] in next st. Repeat from * until 2 ch remain. Skip 1 ch, dc in the last ch. Remove the hook from the active loop, and pm (place marker) in loop (this is to keep the stitches from coming out). Do not turn. (140 sts, or 46 V sts)
Row 2. With Color B, STDC in the ch sp of the 1st V of the previous row. Ch 1, dc in the same ch sp. (V st made) [Dc, ch 1, dc] in ch sp of each V st to the end. Remove the hook, pm, turn. (138 sts, or 46 V sts)
Row 3: With Color B row held in back, replace hook in active loop of Color A. CSDC, ch 1, dc between the 1st and 2nd st of Row 1 (between the dc and the first V st). [Dc, ch 1, dc] between the V sts of Color A/Row 1 (NOT in the ch sps, enclosing Color B/Row 2 in each st) until 1 V st of Row 1 remains. Dc between the last V st and the last dc st, ch 1, dc in the last st. Remove hook, pm, do not turn. (141 sts, 47 V sts)
Row 4: Inserting the hook into the ch sp of the 1st V st of Color A, replace hook in active loop of Color B and pull it to the front. CSDC, ch 1, dc in the same ch sp. [Dc, ch 1, dc] in ch sp of each V st to the end. Remove the hook, pm, turn. (141 sts, or 47 V sts)
Row 5: With Color B held in back, replace hook in active loop of Color A. CSDC. [Dc, ch 1, dc] between the V sts of Color A until 1 V st remains. Dc in the last st. Remove the hook, pm, do not turn. (140 sts, or 46 V sts)
Row 6: Inserting the hook into the ch sp of the 1st V st of Color A, replace hook in active loop of Color B and pull it to the front. CSDC, ch 1, dc in the same ch sp. [Dc, ch 1, dc] in ch sp of each V st to the end. Remove the hook, pm, turn. (138 sts, or 46 V sts)
Row 7: With Color B row held in back, replace hook in active loop of Color A. CSDC, ch 1, dc between the 1st and 2nd st of previous Color A row (between the dc and the first V st). [Dc, ch 1, dc] between the V sts of Color A until 1 V st remains. Dc between the last V st and the last st, ch 1, dc in the last st. Remove hook, pm, do not turn. (141 sts, 47 V sts)
Row 8: Inserting the hook into the ch sp of the 1st V st of Color A, replace hook in active loop of Color B and pull it to the front. CSDC, ch 1, dc in the same ch sp. [Dc, ch 1, dc] in ch sp of each V st to the end. Remove the hook, pm, turn. (141 sts, or 47 V sts)
Row 9 – 181: Repeat Rows 5 – 8. (This is the Row # for the throw size, see chart above for last row number of other sizes, see below for color sheme)
Want to use the same color scheme I did? Change colors after every 20 rows, so that the previous Color A is set aside, and the previous Color B becomes the new Color A. To attach the new colors, use the STDC st and work in the pattern. The very last “Color A” will be used for one extra odd numbered row to finish off the blanket. Here’s the color scheme chart for how I did it.
Color Scheme Chart
Rows 1 – 20: Odd A, Even B
Rows 21 – 40: Odd B, Even C
Rows 41 – 60: Odd C, Even D
Rows 61 – 80: Odd D, Even E
Rows 81 – 100: Odd E, Even F
Rows 101 – 120: Odd F, Even G
Rows 121 – 140: Odd G, Even H
Rows 141 – 160: Odd H, Even I
Rows 161 – 181: Odd I, Even A
Rows 1 – 20: Odd A, Even B
Rows 21 – 40: Odd B, Even C
Rows 41 – 60: Odd C, Even D
Rows 61 – 80: Odd D, Even E
Rows 81 – 100: Odd E, Even F
Rows 101 – 120: Odd F, Even G
Rows 121 – 140: Odd G, Even H
Rows 141 – 160: Odd H, Even I
Rows 161 – 181: Odd I, Even A
I finished the blanket off with a simple sc border, which used up the leftover bits of yarn from when I changed colors. However, I did need a tiny bit extra of Color I/Scarlet – less than 10 yards! – to finish it off, as that last odd numbered row left me a little short. If you plan on making a border out of one color, you may need to purchase an extra skein.
Let me know if you have any questions! I know that this is a lot of information, but I want to give you all the info I have so that you can make your own custom Moroccan Tile Afghan, in the size and color scheme you desire. Just read through it all, then jump in, and I think you’ll see just how easily it does come together! Shared on Oombawka Design Link & Share Wednesdays and the Crochet Awesomeness Link Party on Crochet Happy!
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