Crochet 12″ Square Pattern | Garden Gables

This Crochet 12″ Square pattern is made with easy stitches in a size 4 weight yarn, in the colors of your choice.

Make two and join them around a pillow form. Join 20 squares for a throw or 24 for an afghan. You are only limited by your imagination.

“Garden Gables” 12″ Crochet Block free crochet pattern by Kim Guzman, © Jan. 2023 All rights reserved.
Technique: Regular Crochet.
Skill Level: Easy.

Crochet Pattern At A Glance

This is a free crochet pattern and the written instructions are below. If you prefer a printable download, a PDF is also available for purchase.

My Crochet Pattern Notes

This crochet square pattern is made, starting in the center and working in rounds. It is made in 3 colors, but could be made in any number of colors of your choice.

Moogly CAL 2023

Guess what? This is my first time contributing a square for the Moogly Crochet Along. This means that 24 of your favorite designers are contributing 12″ Crochet Blocks and Tamara is adding them to her crochet along blanket, throughout the year.

This is Block 3 of the Moogly CAL. You can view Tamara’s version with notes here. And, you can read about the rest of the crochet along here.

I’m so honored that Tamara invited me to her CAL and I had so much fun that I’m already planning more 12″ Crochet Blocks here at Make It Crochet. Putting all my creativity into a 12×12″ space proved to be a challenge that I enjoyed quite a bit.

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Finished Size

12″ x 12″ square.

Yarn

Caron “One Pound”, 100% acrylic, 458g / 16 oz, 742m / 812 yds: used Lavender Blue (color A) 55 yds, Hosta (color B) 30 yds, Cream (color C) 30 yards.

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Yarn Substitution

Since this is a simple crochet block, you can use whatever yarn you like. Change the hook size to match your yarn choice. I look forward to trying it with my favorite DK weight yarn as well.

The second square was made in Red Heart “With Love” yarn in colors Papaya (color A), Jadeite (color B) and Cornsilk (color C).

Other Materials

Suggested Crochet Hook Size J-10 (6mm) or hook needed to meet gauge.
Yarn Needle for weaving ends.

Gauge

This design is made for any weight yarn so gauge (tension) isn’t as important as it is to make the fabric you like.

Using different weights of yarns will require different yardages. To get closest to the 12″ crochet square shown, after round 4, the measurement across is about 4″ and after round 8, the measurement is about 7.5″.

Special Stitches

Cluster (cl): Yarn over, insert hook in space or stitch indicated, yarn over, pull loop through, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook, *yarn over, insert hook in same space or stitch, yarn over, pull loop through, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook, repeat from * once more, yarn over, pull through 4 loops on hook.

V-Stitch (v-st): [Dc, ch 2, dc] in stitch or space indicated.

Other Abbreviations

This crochet square pattern is written in US crochet terminology.

ch=chain; dc=double crochet; hdc=half double crochet; rep=repeat; sc=single crochet; sk=skip; sl=slip; sps=space(s); st(s)=stitch(es); tr=treble crochet.

All numbers after the colon at the end of an instruction are stitch counts. Use the stitch count to check your work.

Free Crochet Pattern Instructions

Round 1: With A, ch 2, 4 sc in second ch from hook, sl st to first sc: 4 sc. (Tighten beginning strand.)

Round 2: Ch 1, [sc, ch 3, sc] in each sc around, sl st to first sc and sl st into first ch-3 sp: 4 ch-3 sps.

Round 3: Ch 1, [cl (see Special Stitches), ch 3, sc, ch 3, cl, ch 1] in each ch-3 sp around, sl st to first cl, fasten off: 8 cl and 4 sc.

Round 4: Join B with sl st in any ch-1 sp, ch 1, [sc, ch 3, sc] in same ch-1 sp, ch 3, [cl in next ch-3 sp] twice, *ch 3, [sc, ch 3, sc] in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, [cl in next ch-3 sp] twice, rep from * 2 times more, ch 3, sl st to first sc, fasten off: 8 cl.

Round 5: Join C with sl st in any ch-3 sp between 2 sc, ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), [2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in same ch-3 sp, ch 2, sc in next cl, sc in sp between 2 cl, sc in next cl, ch 2, *[3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in next ch-3 sp between 2 sc, ch 2, sc in next cl, sc in sp between 2 cl, sc in next cl, ch 2, rep from * 2 times more, sl st to top of beginning ch 3, sl st in next 2 dc and sl st into ch-3 sp.

Round 6: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), [2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in same ch-3 sp, dc in next 3 dc, sk ch-2 sp, sc in next sc, 5 dc in next sc, sc in next sc, sk ch-2 sp, dc in next 3 dc *[3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in next ch-3 sp (corner made), dc in next 3 dc, sk ch-2 sp, sc in next sc, 5 dc in next sc, sc in next sc, sk ch-2 sp, dc in next 3 dc, rep from * 2 times more, sl st to top of beginning ch 3, fasten off: 68 dc.

Round 7: Join A with sl st in any ch-3 sp of corner, ch 3 (counts as first dc), [2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in same ch-3 sp (corner made), dc in next 6 dc, tr in next sc, sk 2 dc, sc in next dc, sk 2 dc, tr in next sc, dc in next 6 dc, *[3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] dc in next 6 dc, tr in next sc, sk 2 dc, sc in next dc, sk 2 dc, tr in next sc, dc in next 6 dc, rep from * 2 times more, sl st to top of beginning ch 3, fasten off: 84 sts.

Round 8: Join C with sl st in any ch-2 sp of corner, ch 1, 3 sc in same sp as joining (corner made), sc in 5 dc, hdc in 4 dc, dc in tr, dc in sc, dc in tr, hdc in 4 dc, sc in 5 dc, *3 sc in ch-2 sp, sc in 5 dc, hdc in 4 dc, dc in tr, dc in sc, dc in tr, hdc in 4 dc, sc in 5 dc, rep from * 2 times more, sl st to first sc, fasten off: 96 sts.

Round 9: Join A with sl st in any 2nd sc of corner, ch 5 (counts as dc plus ch 2), [dc, ch 2, dc] in same sc as joining, [sk 2 sts, v-st (see Special Stitches) in next st] 7 times, sk 2 sts, *[dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc] (corner made) in 2nd sc of corner, [sk 2 sts, v-st in next st] 7 times, sk 2 sts, rep from * 2 times more, sl st to third ch of beginning ch 3 and sl st into ch-2 sp: 36 ch-2 sps.

Round 10: Ch 5 (counts as dc plus ch 2), dc in same ch-2 sp, *ch 2, v-st in next 9 ch-2 sps, rep from * 2 times more, ch 2, v-st in next 8 ch-2 sps, sl st to third ch of beginning ch-3 and sl st into ch-2 sp: 40 ch-2 sps.

Round 11: Ch 1, 3 sc in same ch-2 sp, *[2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in next ch-2 sp (corner made), [3 sc in next ch-2 sp, 4 sc in next ch-2 sp] 4 times, 3 sc in next ch-2 sp, rep from * 2 times more, [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in next ch-2 sp, [3 sc in next ch-2 sp, 4 sc in next ch-2 sp] 4 times, sl st to first sc, fasten off.

Round 12: Join B with sl st in any ch-2 sp of corner, ch 3 (counts as first dc), [dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in same sp as joining, *dc in next 35 sts, [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in ch-2 sp of corner, rep from * 2 times more, dc in next 35 sts, sl st to top of beginning ch 3, fasten off: 156 dc.

Finishing

With yarn needle, weave in all ends securely.

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