Get ready to be swept away to a new destination with the beauty of Moroccan crochet patterns! This tutorial will guide you through creating stunning afghans, blankets, and totes inspired by the intricate mosaic tiles found throughout Morocco. You'll explore new techniques and stitches as you embark on a creative journey, resulting in beautiful and unique crochet projects.
Annie's Moroccan Tile Crochet Afghan Club
Annie's Moroccan Tile Crochet Afghan Club offers a subscription of kits to crochet a beautiful afghan inspired by mosaic tiles. From the eye-catching center tile to the unique corner tassels, this rich afghan will take you on a journey as you crochet through a new excursion in every kit.
Each kit includes the acrylic worsted-weight yarn and patterns to crochet a new section of your afghan. Plus, your first kit will include 2 anodized crochet hooks (size H/8/5mm and size I/9/5.5mm), 10 locking stitch markers and a tapestry needle as free gifts.
You will need common household supplies such as scissors, a ruler and a spray bottle or bowl of water for blocking. Due to the wide variety of stitches and section sizes, you may need to adjust your hook size to obtain the gauge listed in the patterns.
Your membership also includes access to online video tutorials (for both right- and left-handed crocheters!) that walk you through every step of your afghan. The video tutorials can help you learn new techniques, but it is recommended that you are comfortable working basic crochet stitches and at least a few intermediate stitches before starting this afghan.
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Moroccan Tile Afghan Stitch Tutorial
The Moroccan Tile Afghan uses a stitch that's super easy to show, but hard to explain in words. The Moroccan Tile Afghan stitch is made in a multiple of 3 +2, +2 for the starting chain.
A few unique stitches are used. With Color A, ch to desired length, dc in 5th ch from the hook (counts as dc and skipped ch). Ch 1, dc in the same ch. (V stitch made) *Skip 2 ch, [dc, ch 1, dc] in next st. Repeat from * until 2 ch remain. Skip 1 ch, dc in the last ch. Remove the hook from the active loop, and pm (place marker) in loop (this is to keep the stitches from coming out).
With Color B, STDC in the ch sp of the 1st V of the previous row. Ch 1, dc in the same ch sp. (V st made) [Dc, ch 1, dc] in ch sp of each V st to the end.
With Color B row held in back, replace hook in active loop of Color A. CSDC, ch 1, dc between the 1st and 2nd st of Row 1 (between the dc and the first V st). [Dc, ch 1, dc] between the V sts of Color A/Row 1 (NOT in the ch sps, enclosing Color B/Row 2 in each st) until 1 V st of Row 1 remains. Dc between the last V st and the last dc st, ch 1, dc in the last st.
Inserting the hook into the ch sp of the 1st V st of Color A, replace hook in active loop of Color B and pull it to the front. CSDC, ch 1, dc in the same ch sp. [Dc, ch 1, dc] in ch sp of each V st to the end.
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With Color B held in back, replace hook in active loop of Color A. CSDC. [Dc, ch 1, dc] between the V sts of Color A until 1 V st remains. Dc in the last st.
Inserting the hook into the ch sp of the 1st V st of Color A, replace hook in active loop of Color B and pull it to the front. CSDC, ch 1, dc in the same ch sp. [Dc, ch 1, dc] in ch sp of each V st to the end.
Color B will always nest right on top of Color A, in the ch 1 sp. Color B will always be worked in to Color B, enclosing Color A (except on the very ends).
The Moroccan tiles stitch tutorial is intermediate skill level and is great for making colors pop! The stitch creates a colorful, textured design. It’s double sided too making it perfect for blankets and throws. It can be as colorful as you want it to be by simply changing your yarn.
The Moroccan tiles stitch crochet tutorial is intermediate to advanced skill level. Its a 4 row repeat and to complete the tutorial you will need to know all your basic crochet stitches. You will also need to be confident at changing colors, skipping stitches and dropping rows.
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Free Intermediate Crochet Afghan/Blanket Home Décor Pattern
Add a touch of sophisticated bohemian to your home décor with this Moroccan inspired tile motif blanket, worked up in luxuriously soft Bernat Velvet yarn.
To make sure your project turns out the size described, always make a gauge swatch to match your tension. The stitch is versatile and may be used in a variety of projects. Personally I have seen it used in blankets and throw cushions and I look forward to bringing you another design that incorporates this stitch very soon!
The stitch pattern is made up of crochet v stitches, sometimes worked in the chain one space and sometimes worked in the space between the v stitches two rows below. The design is similar on both sides and creates a near solid fabric. The most tricky part of the pattern is hiding the yarn that is carried up the side.
To begin, with colour A, make a slip knot and then chain your desired number of chains. With colour A, Sc in the 2nd ch from your hook, *ch 2, sk the next 2 sts, sc in the next st; Rpt from across remove hook from loop and place a stitch marker if necessary to keep the loop from slipping.
With colour A, ch 1, pull loop through colour B, ch 1, turn. For the rest of the pattern, repeat rows 4-7.
Moroccan Market Tote
The pattern is for a tote and therefore it doesn’t have a big base for it. If you want it more as a handbag you can adapt the pattern to make the base bigger, just make sure you get a final count of stitches that is a multiple of 12, which is the stitch repeat for the pattern.
This bag is crocheted using a 2.5mm hook with a DK yarn, which is a lot smaller than what you would use for that yarn weight. If crocheting causes pain in your hands or wrists then please be aware that this pattern may be difficult for you, the stitches are very tight and you have to put more effort to get the yarn through so make sure you use a crochet hook that is comfortable for you. You could go up a hook size, but that will make the fabric a lot less dense and sturdy, which is what makes it good for a bag.
This bag uses tapestry crochet to create a nice dense fabric for a small tote. A small base is crocheted first and then the rest of the bag is worked in a beautiful moroccan pattern. The bag is worked in spirals all the way through, meaning that you don’t join each round which eliminates that sometimes noticeable slip stitch.
The tote measures 36cm x 30cm, with a gauge of 28 stitches and 22 rows in a 10cm square. As I have mentioned before, the hook size and yarn weight for this pattern create a very tight fabric, which makes stitches a bit more difficult to work. I find the easiest way to work a dc when working with a small hook like this is to always work one loop at a time, meaning: insert hook on st, yarn over and pull a loop.
Round 1: dc in 2nd ch from hook, place marker in st just made, 76dc, 4dc in last ch, turn and start working on other side of chain, 76 dc, 3dc in same ch where you worked marked st.
From here onwards you will work in spirals, meaning that you won´t join the last and first st of each round with a sl st. You will move your marker up each row to know which is the first st of each round.
For the body of the bag you will work using tapestry crochet, meaning that you will always carry the unused colour inside your stitches, even if the round is only one colour (like Rounds 1 and 2).
Rounds 1 to 77: Follow chart from right to left for each round. Each square is a dc worked in the back loop only, if you don’t know how to change colours in each round check this tutorial. Remember to bring the marker up at the beginning of each round (marked st is St 1 in chart for each round), and to work in spirals without joining each round.
As indicated in chart, repeat Rounds 3 to 18 a total of four times and follow the top chart for Rounds 67 to 77.
To create a lining I always follow this tutorial by Futuregirl, just omit the zipper part of the tutorial. Sew on the handles before sewing on the lining to hide the stitches, and use a strong thread for the handles.
Moroccan Tile Afghan Pattern
The Moroccan Tile Afghan is warm, cozy, a fast V stitch pattern to crochet, and full of color! The stitch pattern I used in the Moroccan Market Tote lodged itself in my brain. It was so much fun to make, I had to figure out how to make it work in rows rather than rounds.
I used Lion Brand Vanna's Choice, which is a great afghan yarn with lots of saturated colors to choose from - love that! And now I can tell you for sure that it makes a very very warm blanket! Working on it while the temps dropped at night, I was as cozy as could be.
The pattern here is written for a throw/afghan sized blanket, as that's the size I've made. Based on the throw, I've created the chart below with info to make 5 other sizes!
| Size | Starting Chain |
|---|---|
| Throw | Multiple of 3 +2, +2 |
Want to make your own size? Use a multiple of 3 +2, +2 for the starting chain.
Row 1: With Color A, ch 142, dc in 5th ch from the hook (counts as dc and skipped ch). Ch 1, dc in the same ch. (V stitch made) *Skip 2 ch, [dc, ch 1, dc] in next st. Repeat from * until 2 ch remain. Skip 1 ch, dc in the last ch. Remove the hook from the active loop, and pm (place marker) in loop (this is to keep the stitches from coming out). Do not turn.
Row 2. With Color B, STDC in the ch sp of the 1st V of the previous row. Ch 1, dc in the same ch sp. (V st made) [Dc, ch 1, dc] in ch sp of each V st to the end. Remove the hook, pm, turn.
Row 3: With Color B row held in back, replace hook in active loop of Color A. CSDC, ch 1, dc between the 1st and 2nd st of Row 1 (between the dc and the first V st). [Dc, ch 1, dc] between the V sts of Color A/Row 1 (NOT in the ch sps, enclosing Color B/Row 2 in each st) until 1 V st of Row 1 remains. Dc between the last V st and the last dc st, ch 1, dc in the last st. Remove hook, pm, do not turn.
Row 4: Inserting the hook into the ch sp of the 1st V st of Color A, replace hook in active loop of Color B and pull it to the front. CSDC, ch 1, dc in the same ch sp. [Dc, ch 1, dc] in ch sp of each V st to the end. Remove the hook, pm, turn.
Row 5: With Color B held in back, replace hook in active loop of Color A. CSDC. [Dc, ch 1, dc] between the V sts of Color A until 1 V st remains. Dc in the last st. Remove the hook, pm, do not turn.
Row 6: Inserting the hook into the ch sp of the 1st V st of Color A, replace hook in active loop of Color B and pull it to the front. CSDC, ch 1, dc in the same ch sp. [Dc, ch 1, dc] in ch sp of each V st to the end. Remove the hook, pm, turn.
Row 7: With Color B row held in back, replace hook in active loop of Color A. CSDC, ch 1, dc between the 1st and 2nd st of previous Color A row (between the dc and the first V st). [Dc, ch 1, dc] between the V sts of Color A until 1 V st remains. Dc between the last V st and the last st, ch 1, dc in the last st. Remove hook, pm, do not turn.
Row 8: Inserting the hook into the ch sp of the 1st V st of Color A, replace hook in active loop of Color B and pull it to the front. CSDC, ch 1, dc in the same ch sp. [Dc, ch 1, dc] in ch sp of each V st to the end. Remove the hook, pm, turn.
Row 9 - 181: Repeat Rows 5 - 8.
Change colors after every 20 rows, so that the previous Color A is set aside, and the previous Color B becomes the new Color A. To attach the new colors, use the STDC st and work in the pattern. The very last "Color A" will be used for one extra odd numbered row to finish off the blanket.
I finished the blanket off with a simple sc border, which used up the leftover bits of yarn from when I changed colors. However, I did need a tiny bit extra of Color I/Scarlet - less than 10 yards! - to finish it off, as that last odd-numbered row left me a little short.
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