You may be surprised (but probably not because you know who I am, lol), but I have a brand new plant-themed crochet pattern for you! I am a self-proclaimed “Crazy Plant Lady” and hosted a plant-themed crochet pattern blog hop. I have a Monstera Leaf C2C Afghan pattern, a Monstera Leaf Wall Hanging pattern. a Daffodil Pillow pattern, and a few plant pot covers (like this one & this one), and now I have a new one for you:

Introducing the Planting in the Dirt C2C Square

The 2nd Square in the Community Garden CAL is the Planting in the Dirt designed by me, Erin of Juniper & Oakes

Welcome to the 2nd installment of the Community Garden Blanket CAL. If you are just joining in, and need more info about the this CAL, read this post.

I’ll fill you in really quick. Helen of Sunflower Cottage Crochet is hosting a blanket CAL using C2C with the theme of Community Garden (or Allotment). This CAL is ran very similar to the Nordic CAL where different crochet designers share a new free blanket square chart on her blog in blog hop fashion, or you can buy the ebook and get all the designs (WITH written AND color block instructions) all at once.

Below you will find the chart & the written instructions to be forever free on my blog.

If you scroll to the very bottom of the post, you will find instructions on how to get the ad-free PDF of just this square from Ravelry on September 5 & 6 of 2022 as part of the CAL.

Can’t work this pattern right now? Pin it for later!

After grabbing the pattern, make sure you hop on over to the Sunflower Cottage Crochet Facebook group. You can ask questions, post pictures of your WIPs and finished squares. It will be a lot of fun!

If you don’t have Facebook, you can still participate in the CAL by creating your squares on your own. Definitely post pictures and share about the CAL on any social media you have. Be sure to tag me @juniperandoakes and @sunflower.cottage.crochet.too and use #juniperandoakes so we can see your progress!

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C2C Colorwork Tips:

Corner-to-Corner or C2C:

You’ll be using hdc C2C crochet techniques to create the square. You’ll need to know how to do the hdc C2C crochet stitch, made from half double crochets, chains, and slip stitches. Click here for my blog post on this technique, which includes a video tutorial as well. The traditional C2C stitch consists of a ch 2 + 3 dc to form one C2C pixel, and each increase is ch 6 + 3 dc. To make my blanket a more manageable size, I used ch 2 and 3 hdc for each pixel, where each increase was ch 5 + 3 hdc.

This design also includes color changes. You can do these by either carrying the colors or by creating yarn bobbins that you join to the square as you need a different yarn color. If you don’t know how to do color changes, watch this clip of my video about this Nordic Star Square.

I also have a video with many tips when changing color with C2C.

Click here for my youtube playlist on C2C basics.

Love Blanket CALs?

Here is a selection of some others I’ve designed for:

SWEET TREATS BLANKET CAL

NORDIC WINTER C2C AFGHAN CAL

BOUQUET OF FLOWERS CAL

MONTHLY MOSAIC MYSTERY CAL

Do you like C2C?

DAFFODIL FLOWER PILLOW

PURCHASE FROM RAVELRY

Level: Intermediate

Gauge: doesn’t matter, as long as you’re consistent

Size: Approximately 12” x 12”

How big will my square be?

The answer depends on many factors: yarn, hook, tension, etc.

You can get a good estimate at the size of your blanket by using this C2C calculator by Tasha at Stardust Gold Crochet. All you have to do a crochet a swatch of four rows of C2C stitches using your yarn and hook of choice. Then fill out the calculator at the bottom of THIS page and it’ll tell you how big your square will be.

Notes:

• Find more info about the CAL here.
• The pattern below has a free graph and written instructions for this square only, but you can purchase the whole ebook here.
• This is a C2C design.
• It is worked from the bottom right corner to the top left corner.
• Since it is a square, you do not have to worry about increasing on one side and decreasing on the other.
• Each C2C pixel/square consists of 3 half double crochets and a ch-3.
• Check out my tutorial if you’re unfamiliar on this technique, including color change.
• Rows 1 – 25 you will be increasing and rows 26 – 49 you will be decreasing.
• The odd-numbered rows are worked up and the even-numbered rows are worked down.
• The even-numbered rows are the Right Side and the odd-numbered rows are Wrong Side.

This square was designed in 4 colors., but you can choose whatever colors you want!

Get creative! I won’t get offended if you take creative liberties on the color scheme. Be sure to share pictures in my FB group so we can see what you come up with!

The eBook:

As mentioned earlier, the free pattern for each blanket square will be released over the next few weeks, but if you would like the complete blanket pattern today, purchase the ebook now! The ebook includes charts, written instructions, AND color blocks, for each square, plus pictures & video tutorials on C2C crochet, instructions on joining the squares and how to add a border. The price of the ebook during the event will be $12.99 — that’s less that $1 per pattern, not even considering the bonus tutorials! Don’t miss out on this good price!

The Chart:

Written Instructions

↙ Row 1 [RS]: (w) x 1 (1 square)

↗ Row 2 [WS]: (w) x 2 (2 squares)

↙ Row 3 [RS]: (w) x 1, (DB) x 1, (w) x 1 (3 squares)

↗ Row 4 [WS]: (w) x 1, (DB) x 2, (w) x 1 (4 squares)

↙ Row 5 [RS]: (w) x 1, (DB) x 3, (w) x 1 (5 squares)

↗ Row 6 [WS]: (w) x 1, (DB) x 4, (w) x 1 (6 squares)

↙ Row 7 [RS]: (w) x 1, (DB) x 5, (w) x 1 (7 squares)

↗ Row 8 [WS]: (w) x 1, (DB) x 6, (w) x 1 (8 squares)

↙ Row 9 [RS]: (w) x 1, (DB) x 1, (gy) x 4, (DB) x 2, (w) x 1 (9 squares)

↗ Row 10 [WS]: (w) x 1, (DB) x 2, (gy) x 5, (w) x 2 (10 squares)

↙ Row 11 [RS]: (w) x 2, (gy) x 5, (DB) x 3, (w) x 1 (11 squares)

↗ Row 12 [WS]: (w) x 1, (DB) x 3, (gy) x 6, (w) x 2 (12 squares)

↙ Row 13 [RS]: (w) x 2, (gy) x 6, (DB) x 4, (w) x 1 (13 squares)

↗ Row 14 [WS]: (w) x 1, (DB) x 4, (gy) x 6, (w) x 3 (14 squares)

↙ Row 15 [RS]: (w) x 3, (gy) x 6, (DB) x 5, (w) x 1 (15 squares)

↗ Row 16 [WS]: (w) x 1, (DB) x 5, (gy) x 6, (w) x 4 (16 squares)

↙ Row 17 [RS]: (w) x 5, (gy) x 5, (DB) x 6, (w) x 1 (17 squares)

↗ Row 18 [WS]: (w) x 1, (DB) x 6, (w) x 1, (gy) x 4, (LB) x 1, (w) x 5 (18 squares)

↙ Row 19 [RS]: (w) x 5, (LB) x 2, (gy) x 3, (w) x 2, (DB) x 6, (w) x 1 (19 squares)

↗ Row 20 [WS]: (w) x 1, (DB) x 7, (w) x 2, (gy) x 2, (w) x 1, (LB) x 2, (w) x 5 (20 squares)

↙ Row 21 [RS]: (w) x 5, (LB) x 2, (w) x 6, (DB) x 7, (w) x 1 (21 squares)

↗ Row 22 [WS]: (w) x 1, (DB) x 7, (w) x 7, (LB) x 2, (w) x 5 (22 squares)

↙ Row 23 [RS]: (w) x 5, (LB) x 2, (w) x 7, (DB) x 8, (w) x 1 (23 squares)

↗ Row 24 [WS]: (w) x 1, (DB) x 8, (w) x 8, (LB) x 2, (w) x 5 (24 squares)

↙ Row 25 [RS]: (w) x 3, (gy) x 2, (LB) x 2, (w) x 8, (DB) x 9, (w) x 1 (25 squares)

 

CORNER

↗ Row 26 [WS]: (w) x 1, (DB) x 8, (w) x 9, (LB) x 1, (gy) x 3, (w) x 2 (24 squares)

↙ Row 27 [RS]: (w) x 2, (gy) x 1, (w) x 1, (gy) x 1, (w) x 9, (g) x 1, (DB) x 7, (w) x 1 (23 squares)

↗ Row 28 [WS]: (w) x 1, (DB) x 4, (w) x 3, (g) x 2, (w) x 7, (gy) x 1, (w) x 2, (gy) x 1, (w) x 1 (22 squares)

↙ Row 29 [RS]: (w) x 1, (gy) x 1, (w) x 1, (gy) x 1, (w) x 4, (g) x 2, (w) x 2, (g) x 2, (w) x 7 (21 squares)

↗ Row 30 [WS]: (w) x 8, (g) x 1, (w) x 1, (g) x 3, (w) x 3, (gy) x 3, (w) x 1 (20 squares)

↙ Row 31 [RS]: (w) x 1, (gy) x 2, (w) x 2, (g) x 4, (w) x 1, (g) x 1, (w) x 8 (19 squares)

↗ Row 32 [WS]: (w) x 7, (g) x 1, (w) x 1, (g) x 5, (w) x 4 (18 squares)

↙ Row 33 [RS]: (w) x 3, (g) x 5, (w) x 1, (g) x 1, (w) x 7 (17 squares)

↗ Row 34 [WS]: (w) x 7, (g) x 7, (w) x 2 (16 squares)

↙ Row 35 [RS]: (w) x 2, (g) x 6, (w) x 7 (15 squares)

↗ Row 36 [WS]: (w) x 4, (g) x 9, (w) x 1 (14 squares)

↙ Row 37 [RS]: (w) x 1, (g) x 1, (w) x 2, (g) x 6, (w) x 3 (13 squares)

↗ Row 38 [WS]: (w) x 3, (g) x 4, (w) x 5 (12 squares)

↙ Row 39 [RS]: (w) x 4, (g) x 5, (w) x 2 (11 squares)

↗ Row 40 [WS]: (w) x 2, (g) x 4, (w) x 4 (10 squares)

↙ Row 41 [RS]: (w) x 4, (g) x 3, (w) x 2 (9 squares)

↗ Row 42 [WS]: (w) x 2, (g) x 3, (w) x 3 (8 squares)

↙ Row 43 [RS]: (w) x 3, (g) x 3, (w) x 1 (7 squares)

↗ Row 44 [WS]: (w) x 1, (g) x 3, (w) x 2 (6 squares)

↙ Row 45 [RS]: (w) x 1, (g) x 3, (w) x 1 (5 squares)

↗ Row 46 [WS]: (w) x 1, (g) x 2, (w) x 1 (4 squares)

↙ Row 47 [RS]: (w) x 3 (3 squares)

↗ Row 48 [WS]: (w) x 2 (2 squares)

↙ Row 49 [RS]: (w) x 1 (1 square)

Fasten off.

Weave in a million little ends.

 

I do think it is easier and quicker to follow the Color Block instructions over the chart &/or written instructions. It’s so simple to look at the next color and how many blocks of that color you’ll crochet. If you would prefer to have the Color Block instructions for this square you can purchase the full ebook, which includes all the charts, written, AND color block instructions for each blanket square. An added benefit of purchasing the ebook is you have the pattern for the whole blanket all at once and do not have to wait for the new design to be released. 

Ready, Set… CROCHET!

Action Items:

• Work up the Planting in the Dirt square
• Post a picture of your finished square in the J&O FB Group and/or the Sunflower Cottage Crochet Community
• Head back to the CAL page on Sept 7th for the next installment of the CAL.
• OR purchase the ebook to get the complete pattern all at once

GO TO THE ROUNDUP POST HERE

PURCHASE THE EBOOK HERE

If you have any issues, questions, or tips, please post them on the J&O FB Group

Download the ad-free PDF for free

On September 5th & 6th, 2022, you can download this square’s pdf from Ravelry for free using the coupon code found on the CAL landing page. Head to that page and find the coupon code, then come back here and click the “download” image to be taken to the Ravelry page where you can “Add to cart” and enter the coupon code in the checkout box.

The Fine Print

This pattern and its images are the property of Juniper and Oakes ©2023. The pattern is for your personal use only. Please do not copy/paste, distribute, or alter and claim as your own. You may sell products made by this pattern, but please credit @juniperandoakes and remember to link back to juniperandoakes.com or credit Juniper & Oakes on the craft fair tag.

You may post pictures on social media and tag @juniperandoakes and use the hashtags #juniperandoakes and #jaobookmark. If you make this pattern, please email a picture to [email protected] and I will include it in a gallery on my website. You can also post pictures on my Facebook Page, or in the Juniper + Oakes Crochet Community Facebook Group.

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Let me know if you run into a problem. I respond quickly and will help in any way I can to clarify any confusion or challenging stitches.