Tunisian Crochet Blanket CAL 2022 – Square #10

Square 10 of the Tunisian Crochet Blanket CAL of 2022 is designed by Lee Sartori from Coco Crochet Lee!

Lee uses a mixture of an open / lace stitch in the form of a cluster, and then breaks up the open lace with bars of the Tunisian Knit Stitch for a smooth look. I love the fabric built from this pattern!

Disclaimer: Materials provided by KnitPicks, Denise, and Walnut Farm Designs; this post contains affiliate links.

If you are new to the CAL, click here to find all the introductory information for the 2022 CAL including the schedule, supplies, and giveaways.

If you are new to Tunisian crochet, I hosted a CAL in 2020 that was designed to teach Tunisian crochet to beginners. If this one seems advanced, you are welcome to check that out and practice a few basic stitches before you come back to this one. 

If you’d like to connect with other people who are participating in this CAL, you are welcome to join my Facebook group by clicking here!

You can follow this Pinterest board to find all the squares and other information related to the CAL in one place.

Release Schedule

• January 5 – Square #1
• January 19 – Square #2
• February 2 – Square #3
• February 16 – Square #4
• March 2 – Square #5
• March 16 – Square #6
• March 30 – Square #7
• April 13 – Square #8
• April 27 – Square #9
• May 11 – Square #10 – Scroll down for the details in this post.
• May 25 – Square #11
• June 8 – Square #12
• June 22 – Square #13
• July 6- Square #14
• July 20 – Square #15
• August 3 – Square #16
• August 17 – Square #17
• August 31- Square #18
• September 14 – Square #19
• September 28 – Square #20
• October 12- Square #21
• October 26 – Square #22
• November 9 – Square #23
• November 23 – Square #24

Square #10 – Molly Blanket Square by Coco Crochet Lee

Here is the designer’s version of the square. She made it with one solid color.

Here is my square – I made it with 3 colors of the Preciosa Tonal Worsted yarn by KnitPicks.

Pattern

Scroll down for the link to the free pattern.

The patterns in this CAL will also be available for purchase as a bundle. If you purchase the bundle, you will receive the PDF version of all the squares as they are released (you pay less than a dollar per pattern!). This is a mystery CAL so, if you purchase the bundle, you will NOT receive all the patterns at once. You will receive a new pattern every 2 weeks as the squares are released in the CAL.

I’d love to see your squares! Please share them on your social media with the tags @knitterknotter, #knitterknottertunisianblanketcal2022 and #knitterknotter so that I can find them.

My Notes

This square is worked flat and features Tunisian knit and cluster stitches. Here are my notes from when I was working on my square:

1. The edges were not neat for me, I could not have done without a border in this one.
2. I found that the lace section was slightly narrower than the knit section.
3. The last stitch of the Forward Pass of Row 2 is made in the stitch that combined the last two stitches from the previous row – the first yo, pull through 2 that is.
4. The cluster stitches are one of those rare stitch patterns in Tunisian crochet where there is no need to bind off.
5. To make the border at the side, the pattern calls for evenly drawing up 33 loops down a side of 25 rows. This can be accomplished by making yarn overs for the additional loops.
6. The pattern has an error – It calls for 4 rows of cluster stitches as opposed to the three seen in the designer’s square in the bottom section. To account for this, I added one row of cluster stitches to the top to make my square symmetric.
7. My square:
   • I made 4 rows of cluster stitches at the top and bottom lace sections.
   • My square was about 8.5″ x 8.5″ so I gave it a wide border with a 6.5 mm crochet hook.
   • Border – I made my border differently than mentioned in the pattern. Here’s what I did:
     • One round of sc (single crochet) stitches – I aim to get equal number of stitches on all edges so I accommodated for that in this round.
     • Three rounds of hdc (half double crochet) stitches in back loop only – one hdc per stitch and 3 hdc stitches in the corners.
     • One round of sc (single crochet) stitches in back loop only – one sc per stitch and 3 sc stitches in the corners

Pattern repeats and Adjustments

To adjust height – Add / remove rows of shell stitches or knit stitches evenly from the top and bottom.

To adjust width – The pattern is worked in repeats of 4 plus 1. Add / remove stitches in multiples of 4 to adjust width.

Helpful Links and Tunisian Crochet Tutorials (Left and Right handed)

1. How to change color
2. Tunisian Knit Stitch
3. How to block a crochet blanket / afghan
4. Tunisian crochet hooks’ review
5. Tunisian crochet basics
6. Tunisian Blanket CAL 2022 Pattern bundle – you will receive a new PDF pattern every 2 weeks as the squares are released in the CAL.

My Square

Blocking

I used the stitch markers from Walnut Farm Design to keep track of my stitches and I wet blocked my square by soaking it in warm water and pinning it to my blocking mat until dry.

Yardage and Size

My square is 12″ x 12″ in size (along the edges) and used about 130 yards (120 m) of yarn and weighs 1.66 oz (47 gms).

Front and Back

The free pattern

Click here for the free pattern of this square designed by Coco Crochet Lee.

Important notes

The copyright for each pattern is held by the designer. You may ask for additional resources and tutorials from the designer of the square only. No one else can make a full tutorial of the pattern unless permitted by the designer. I have included my notes and links to my tutorials that I think might be helpful in making the square but those do not supersede the instructions and tutorials provided by the designer.

The only way for me to be able to provide this CAL for free is to monetize my blog through ads and affiliate links. Please consider making a purchase from my links because that gives me a small commission without any additional cost to you. If the ads bother you, you could copy the content of this post into a separate document and print (be aware that this page contains a lot of images which you might want to delete before you hit the print button).

Share your squares!

I’d love to see your squares! Please share them on your social media with the tags @knitterknotter, #knitterknottertunisianblanketcal2022 and #knitterknotter so that I can find them.

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Thank you for joining me on this CAL! I hope you will enjoy working on your squares and that we can all learn some interesting stitches and techniques along the way ????

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