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Hope in the Holidays Blanket CAL

Hi friends! Over the past year I have loved participating in Claire of Bear Rye Crochet’s blanket square crochet-alongs. Claire collaborates with many designers to bring you a free blanket square pattern each day for a month. At the end, you can join your squares together to make a personalized blanket!

Last year I designed this C2C snowflake square as part of the winter CAL, and also got to design this epic Earth square in the spring. (If you know me you know my love for the Earth runs deep!)

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I designed that Earth/heart square very intentionally as we were at the beginning of such a challenging time. Now, 9+ months later, we are all still dealing with the unexpected.

I don’t know about you but I have been having conversations with myself and doing a LOT of self discovery this year, even spending some time reflecting on my childhood.

Since I was a child I’ve always associated with Scottie dogs. My maiden name is Scott, and no doubt that is part of the reason why the Scottie dog sweaters, dresses, keychains, etc were always part of my childhood.

So in the spirit of that holiday nostalgia and coziness, for this year’s winter CAL I decided to contribute a Scottie dog crochet pattern!

Now the ideas are pouring out of my mind for all things Scottie. Stay tuned for (hopefully) more of this to come.

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Cozy Scottie Blanket Square

Materials

•   1 skein each of Knit Picks Mighty Stitch Yarn in White, Black, and Love Letter 
  • or substitute any worsted weight category 4 yarn in white (40 yds), black (25 yds), and red (3 yds)
• Size 4 mm hook (or whatever size needed to obtain gauge)
• Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
• Scissors
• Blocking materials (optional) 

Dimensions

8×8 inches

Gauge

4 x 4 inches = 16 st x 20 rows

NOTE: If you are planning on making and attaching this to other blanket squares from the Hope in the Holidays CAL, please ensure your gauge is correct before beginning so you can ensure dimensions of 

8×8 inches.

Abbreviations

This pattern is written in US terms. 

• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• st =  stitch
• W = white
• B = black
• R = red

This pattern uses intarsia to complete the colorwork. If you are new to intarsia, TLB Patterns has a wonderful tutorial on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyKzt594eOE. You can also check out a photo tutorial on these two pages on my blog: Jungle Beat Baby Blanket & Simple Crochet Plaid Techniques.

NOTES:

** If you want your Scottie facing the same direction as the sample, make sure your “right side” is the side where the dog is facing to the left. For reference, odd numbered rows are the right side (RS) in this project.

** If you are left handed, you may need to reverse the RS and WS of your project.

** In the attached graph, each pixel counts as 1 sc stitch.

**You may choose to carry your yarn throughout the entire project, carry only the main color (white) and use bobbins for the contrast colors, or use bobbins for the entire project. Carrying yarn throughout the entire project will require slightly more yardage than listed, as I mostly used bobbins for the sample.

Graph

Pattern

All stitches are in sc. The pattern will delineate which color to use and how many sc to create with that color.

Odd rows are the Right Side (RS) and even rows are the Wrong Side (WS)

In White (W), ch 33.

Row 1: Sc into 2nd ch from hook. Sc across (32 st)

Row 2-5: Sc across. Ch 1 and turn.

Row 6: W 10 Black (B) 4. W 9. B 4. W 5.

Row 7: W 4, B 5, W 8, B 5, W 10.

Row 8: W 11, B 4, W 9, B 4, W 4

Row 9: W 4, B 4, W 9, B 4, W 11

Row 10: W 11, B 4, W 9, B 4, W 4

Row 11: W 4, B 17, W 11

Row 12: W 11, B 17, W 4

Row: 13: W 3, B 18, W 11

Row 14: W 11, B 18, W 3

Row 15: W 3, B 18, W 11

Row 16: W 11, B 18, W 3

Row 17: W 3, B 18, W 4, B 1, W 6

Row 18: W 5, B 3, W 3, Red (R) 1, B 17, W 3

Row 19: W 3, B 17, R 2, W 2, B 4, W 4

Row 20: W 3, B 6, W 1, R 3, B 16, W 3

Row 21: W 3, B 16, R 2, B 8, W 3

Row 22: W 3, B 9, R 2, B 15, W 3

Row 23: W 3, B 14, R 3, B 9 , W 3

Row 24: W 3, B 10, R 3, W 10, B 3, W 3

Row 25: W 3, B 2, W 12, R 1, B 11, W 3

Row 26: W 3, B 11, W 13, B 2, W 3

Row 27: W 3, B 3, W 12, B 10, W 4

Row 28: W 6, B 8 , W 12, B 2, W 4

Row 29: W 4, B 2, W 13, B 6, W 7

Row 30: W 8, B 5, W 12, B 2, W 5

Row 31: W 5, B 2, W 13, B 3, W 9

Row 32: W 10, B 2, W 13, B 1, W 6

Row 33: W 20, B 2, W 10

Row 34: W 11, B 1, W 20

Row 35-40: W 32

Tie off, cut, and weave in ends.

Optional: If necessary, block to an 8 x 8 inch square so you can join it to the rest of the blanket square designs in the Hope in the Holidays CAL.

I hope you love your finished project! I’d love to see it. Tag me on Instagram @thetravelinghooker and use the hashtags #TravelingHookCreations and #CozyScottieSquare.