Mosaic Dusky Meadow: Free Crochet Pattern
- CrochetHooksandMagic
- 6 hours ago
- 11 min read
Welcome to the mosaic Dusky Meadow crochet square!
If you’ve been enjoying mosaic crochet or are curious to try it, Dusky Meadow might just be the nudge you need. It’s a fresh square design that plays with symmetry, repetition, and a little bit of floral geometry, all using the stunning overlay mosaic technique.
This pattern features a little flower bud motif repeated four times around the centre, with corner details that reflect the shape of buds before they bloom. It’s a nice balance of organic and structured, easy to follow, but with enough variation to keep things interesting.
I worked it in a deep rainbow colour-change yarn against a white background, which really lets the motifs pop. But it would look lovely in solids too, especially if you want to highlight the lines of the design.
If you’re newer to mosaic crochet, this square is a good entry point. It uses standard stitches and charted repeats, and the layout makes it easy to spot where you are in the pattern. For seasoned mosaic fans, it’s a satisfying addition to your collection, something a little different, but still grounded in the technique we love.
Ready to weave some meadow magic? Let's get started!
This is an addition to the Mosaic Floral Series including 4 beautiful designs, which you can find here:
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What do you need?
You'll need 2 superfine weight yarn (3 ply) colours in contrasting shades. I've chosen a colour change yarn with an acrylic mix fibre content which can be used as either the main colour or contrast colour, depending on your own preference, and a plain white.
[MC] Hobbii Universe—Supercluster (05)
(Superfine/3ply, 98% Acrylic, 2% Polyester , 462m/100g)
[CC] Hobbii Soft Alpaca—White (01)
(Superfine/3ply, 100% Alpaca, 165m/50g)
You'll also need a crochet hook:
Make sure you also have a tape measure and stitch markers to hand before you start to check your tension.
How are the squares made?
The square is worked in the round from centre out. The mosaic overlay technique is used throughout to build the design; you do not have to change colour mid round.
Each finished square measures 19 cm (7.5”) using the same yarn and hook specified and can be joined to create blankets, table runners or any other item you can imagine using your squares.
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Materials
[MC] Hobbii Universe—Supercluster (05)
[CC] Hobbii Soft Alpaca—White (01)
Hook 3.0mm (US D/3)
Other Stitch markers for placing, tape measure.
Tension 26 sts x 24 rnds = 4” x 4” (10cm x 10cm) measured over blsc. Size up or down in hook to achieve tension. Size up or down in hook to achieve tension.
Terminology US
Sizes One size
Approx Finished Size 19 cm (7.5”) square
Style Crochet Square
Pattern notes
Each mosaic round is worked from the right side; do not turn at the end of each round.
All blsc are worked into the top of the stitch from the previous round as normal.
All fldcs are worked into the front loop of the stitch immediately below it, 2 rows down, ie where a fldc is indicated in round 3, it is worked into the front loop of the stitch directly below it from round 1 and the same stitch of row 3 is skipped.
All slip stitches are worked into back loop only and first stitch of each round is worked in same stitch as previous round’s slip stitch.
There is no need to fasten off the colour not being used at the end of each round, just drop the colour and pick it up again when required.
Chains and modified corner stitches are not included in stitch counts.
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Crochet Pattern Abbreviations:
blsc—back loop single crochet
ch—chain
CC—contrast colour
fldc—front loop double crochet
Lfltr—left front loop treble crochet
Lfldc—left front loop double crochet
MC—main colour
rep—repeat
Rfldc—right front loop double crochet
Rfltr—right front loop treble crochet
Rfltr-Lfltr—right front loop treble and left front loop treble together
Rfltr-fldc-Lfltr—right front loop treble crochet, front loop double crochet and left front loop treble crochet together
rnd—round
sc—single crochet
sl st—slip stitch
st—stitch
yo—yarn over
Special Stitches:
For full stitch explanations and diagrams, a pdf pattern is available to download.
fldc – working 2 rows down, yo, insert hook into front loop only of stitch 2 rows down , yo, pull through, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through last 2 loops on hook. Skip one stitch of current round.
blsc – insert hook into back loop only of next stitch, yo, pull through, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook.
Lfltr – working 2 rows down, yo twice, skip next 2 sts, insert hook into front loop of next stitch, yo, pull through, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through last 2 loops on hook. Skip one stitch of current round.
Rfltr – working 2 rows down, yo twice, insert hook into front loop of st 2 sts to the right, yo, pull through, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook. Skip one stitch of current round.
Lfldc – working 2 rows down, yo, insert hook into front loop of next stitch to the left, yo, pull through, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through last 2 loops on hook. Skip one stitch of current round.
Rfldc – working 2 rows down, yo, insert hook into front loop of stitch to the right, yo, pull through, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook. Skip one stitch of current round.
Rfltr-Lfltr working 2 rows down, yo twice, insert hook into front loop of st 2 sts to the right, yo, pull through, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, [2 loops left on hook], yo twice, skip next 2 sts, insert hook into front loop of next stitch, yo, pull through, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through last 3 loops on hook. Skip one stitch of current round.
Rfltr-fldc-Lfltr working 2 rows down, yo twice, insert hook into front loop of st 2 sts to the right, yo, pull through, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, [2 loops left on hook], yo, insert hook into normal ‘fldc’ st, yo, pull through, yo pull through 2, yo twice, skip next 2 sts, insert hook into front loop of next stitch, yo, pull through, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through last 4 loops on hook. Skip one stitch of current round.
Corner Stitches:
Each round will have 4 corners. A standard corner will include a stitch, followed by 2 chains and another stitch.
Modified Corner stitch—“1 ch, 1 fldc, 1 ch”
This is a fldc worked between the usual ‘2 ch’ of each corner. This creates a diagonal bar of colour in each corner and is worked by making a front loop double crochet into one of the corner chains from 2 rows previous. It doesn’t matter which corner ch from the previous 2 rows you use as long as you are consistent in following rounds when the diagonal bars are required. This is referred to as a ‘modified corner’. The fldc of a modified corner will always be missed in the following round, only following round’s modified corner stitches should be worked into this fldc.
Written Crochet Pattern…
Make a magic circle…
Rnd 1 (CC) 1 ch, 1 sc, 2 ch; rep from 3 more times, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into first ch of corner ch, changing to MC on last yo and continuing to change colour on last yo of each rnd throughout. [4]
Rnd 2 (MC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, 2 ch, 1 blsc) across next 2 ch, 1 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into first ch of corner ch. [12]
Rnd 3 (CC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, modified corner st do not skip a st, 1 blsc) across next 2 ch, 3 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of first modified corner ch. [20]
***Remember, the ‘fldc’ of the modified corner should be missed when working Rnd 4 corners.***
Rnd 4 (MC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, 2 ch, 1 blsc) across next modified corner, 1 blsc, 3 fldc, 1 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of corner ch. [28]
***Tip: The ‘fldc’ of the modified corner st in rnd 5 should be worked into the ‘fldc’ of the modified corner st from rnd 3.
Rnd 5 (CC) 1 ch, *(1 blsc, modified corner st do not skip a st, 1 blsc) across next 2 ch, 3 blsc,
1 Rfltr-Lfltr, 3 blsc; rep from * around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of first modified corner ch. [36]
Rnd 6 (MC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, 2 ch, 1 blsc) across next modified corner, 1 blsc, (3 fldc, 1 blsc) 2 times; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of corner ch. [44]
Rnd 7 (CC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, modified corner st do not skip a st, 1 blsc) across next 2 ch, 1 blsc, 1 fldc, 3 blsc, 1 fldc, 3 blsc, 1 fldc, 1 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of first modified corner ch. [52]
Rnd 8 (MC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, 2 ch, 1 blsc) across next modified corner, 3 blsc, 1 fldc, 5 blsc, 1 fldc, 3 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of corner ch. [60]
Rnd 9 (CC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, modified corner st do not skip a st, 1 blsc) across next 2 ch, 3 blsc, 1 Lfltr, 3 blsc, 1 fldc, 3 blsc, 1 Rfltr, 3 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of first modified corner ch. [68]
Rnd 10 (MC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, 2 ch, 1 blsc) across next modified corner, 1 blsc, 3 fldc, 1 blsc, 2 fldc, 3 blsc, 2 fldc, 1 blsc, 3 fldc, 1 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of corner ch. [76]
Rnd 11 (CC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, modified corner st do not skip a st, 1 blsc) across next 2 ch, 1 blsc, 1 fldc, 1 blsc, (1 Lfltr, 2 blsc) 2 times, 1 fldc, (2 blsc, 1 Rfltr) 2 times, 1 blsc, 1 fldc, 1 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of modified corner ch. [84]
Rnd 12 (MC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, 2 ch, 1 blsc) across next modified corner, 3 blsc, 1 fldc, 4 blsc, 2 fldc, 1 blsc, 2 fldc, 4 blsc, 1 fldc, 3 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of corner ch. [92]
Rnd 13 (CC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, modified corner st do not skip a st, 1 blsc) across next 2 ch, 9 blsc, 1 Lfltr, 1 blsc, 1 fldc, 1 blsc, 1 Rfltr, 9 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of modified corner ch. [100]
Rnd 14 (MC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, 2 ch, 1 blsc) across next modified corner, 1 blsc, 5 fldc, 2 blsc, 2 fldc, (1 blsc, 1 fldc) 3 times, 1 fldc, 2 blsc, 5 fldc, 1 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of corner ch. [108]
Rnd 15 (CC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, modified corner st do not skip a st, 1 blsc) across next 2 ch, 1 blsc, 1 fldc, 5 blsc, 1 fldc, 1 blsc, 1 Lfltr, 1 blsc, (1 Lfltr, 1 Lfldc, 1 fldc, 1 Rfldc, 1 Rfltr) all worked into the same st, 1 blsc, 1 Rfltr, 1 blsc, 1 fldc, 5 blsc, 1 fldc, 1 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of first modified corner ch. [116]
Rnd 16 (MC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, 2 ch, 1 blsc) across next modified corner, 3 blsc, 5 fldc, 3 blsc, 1 fldc, 5 blsc, 1 fldc, 3 blsc, 5 fldc, 3 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of corner ch. [124]
Rnd 17 (CC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, modified corner st do not skip a st, 1 blsc) across next 2 ch, 13 blsc, 5 fldc, 13 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of first modified corner ch. [132]
Rnd 18 (MC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, 2 ch, 1 blsc) across modified corner, 1 blsc, 13 fldc, 5 blsc, 13 fldc, 1 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of corner ch. [140]
Rnd 19 (CC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, modified corner st, 1 blsc) across next 2 ch, 1 blsc, 1 fldc, 15 blsc, 1 Rfltr-fldc-Lfltr, 15 blsc, 1 fldc, 1 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of first modified corner ch. [148]
Rnd 20 (MC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, 2 ch, 1 blsc) across next modified corner, 3 blsc, 15 fldc, 1 blsc, 15 fldc, 3 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of corner ch. [156]
Rnd 21 (CC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, 2 ch, 1 blsc) across next 2 ch, 39 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of corner ch. [164]
Rnd 22 (MC) 1 ch, (1 blsc, 2 ch, 1 blsc) across next 2 ch, 41 blsc; rep from around, sl st into back loop of first st, sl st into back loop of corner ch. [172]
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Dusky Meadow Crochet Chart for pattern:
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