The Book Square – Free C2C Pattern
September 8th 2022 is International Literacy Day (ILD). This is different to World Book Day which was held in March. But the book square will work perfectly to celebrate both days. It would look fabulous as a wall hanging in a library or reading corner!
ILD was first celebrated on September 8th 1966. Being able to read and write is empowering for both individuals and communities. Literacy levels within a community or country can determine poverty levels, equality (on all levels), even infant mortality rates. And of course, with world wide lockdown in 2020 this is particularly poignant for students across the world.
What can you do during International Literacy Day this year? Why not donate some old books to a local school, library or community centre? Or buy a book as a gift for someone?
Inspiration behind the design
Construction of the design
This square is part of the Kinship CAL. It is a corner to corner block which is 25 x 25 blocks in size. I created mine using the half double crochet method rather than double crochet, but you can use either depending on the size you are after creating.
PART OF THE KINSHIP CAL 2022
Throughout 2022 I am releasing one square a month. The theme is international days and holidays that are not political or religiously motivated. This is why I named it the Kinship CAL – everyone can join in and just have fun with it.
The book square is for September’s International Literacy Day. If you want to check out the other squares so far you can visit my round up post here.
There is also the opportunity to purchase the e-book which contains all 13 (yes, there is one extra in there for November for the adults)for only £6.50! If this is your preference just click the button below
NEW TO CORNER TO CORNER?
I have a learn to corner to corner course . It has helped a lot of crocheters to master corner to corner. Together we look at reading the patterns, how to do the stitch, increases and decreases and colour changes. I will show you how to work both squares and rectangles too. We even make a couple of free pattern projects together!
The Yarn
When I set out to create the Kinship Afghan I did so with the intention of only using my stash and scraps. I managed to do this with my collection of Caron simply soft from other projects. As long as you use the same weight yarn throughout this project is a great one for using those part skeins you have been saving rather than throwing them away.
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The Book Square pattern specifics:
Materials:
| 4 weight (aran) yarn of your choosing in 10 colours – I used Caron Simply Soft Stitch markers (optional) Scissors Tapestry needle |
Gauge:
| Does not matter as long as tension is consistent. |
Sizing:
Finished size once blocked is approximately 12” square depending on tension if using HDC
Abbreviations used:
· Ch(s) – chain(s) · St(s) – stitch(es) · The arrows indicate which way the row is worked according to the graph – left to right or right to left (this is the same with the arrows in the color block instructions!) |
Other notes:
| – Written in US terms. – Chain 1 does not count as a stitch. – There are no special stitches used in this pattern. – This is corner to corner graph and is worked bottom right to top left on the right side. To work out how much yarn you will need you will need to do a sample swatch with the stitch you intend to use (HDC or DC) and then measure how much yarn you used per stitch multiplying that by the number of stitches of that color and adding some for the tails to be worked in at the end. Color charts with stitch totals are listed under the picture graph on the next page. |
The Book Square Pattern:
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| Colour | Colour you are using | No of Sts |
| white | 49 | |
| Green | 102 | |
| Brown | 74 | |
| Red | 120 | |
| Dark Blue | 120 | |
| Blue | 72 | |
| Dark Purple | 32 | |
| Light Purple | 18 | |
| Dark Grey | 21 | |
| Light Grey | 17 |
Written Instructions for the Book Square:
↙ Row 1: (dark purple) x 1 (1 square)
↗ Row 2: (dark purple) x 2 (2 squares)
↙ Row 3: (dark purple) x 2, (brown) x 1 (3 squares)
↗ Row 4: (brown) x 1, (red) x 1, (dark purple) x 2 (4 squares)
↙ Row 5: (light purple) x 1, (dark purple) x 1, (brown) x 1, (red) x 1, (brown) x 1 (5 squares)
↗ Row 6: (brown) x 1, (red) x 1, (brown) x 2, (dark purple) x 1, (light purple) x 1 (6 squares)
↙ Row 7: (light purple) x 1, (dark purple) x 1, (red) x 1, (brown) x 2, (red) x 1, (dark blue) x 1 (7 squares)
↗ Row 8: (dark blue) x 2, (brown) x 2, (red) x 2, (dark purple) x 1, (light purple) x 1 (8 squares)
↙ Row 9: (light purple) x 1, (dark purple) x 1, (red) x 3, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 1, (dark blue) x 1 (9 squares)
↗ Row 10: (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 2, (dark blue) x 1, (red) x 4, (dark purple) x 1, (light purple) x 1 (10 squares)
↙ Row 11: (light purple) x 1, (dark purple) x 1, (red) x 4, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 3, (dark blue) x 1 (11 squares)
↗ Row 12: (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 3, (dark blue) x 2, (red) x 4, (dark purple) x 2 (12 squares)
↙ Row 13: (dark purple) x 2, (red) x 4, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 1, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 2, (dark blue) x 1, (green) x 1 (13 squares)
↗ Row 14: (green) x 2, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 1, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 2, (dark blue) x 1, (red) x 4, (dark purple) x 1, (light purple) x 1 (14 squares)
↙ Row 15: (light purple) x 1, (dark purple) x 1, (red) x 4, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 3, (dark blue) x 2, (green) x 3 (15 squares)
↗ Row 16: (green) x 3, (red) x 1, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 4, (dark blue) x 1, (red) x 4, (dark purple) x 1, (light purple) x 1 (16 squares)
↙ Row 17: (light purple) x 1, (dark purple) x 1, (red) x 4, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 4, (dark blue) x 1, (red) x 2, (green) x 3 (17 squares)
↗ Row 18: (green) x 3, (red) x 3, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 4, (dark blue) x 1, (red) x 4, (dark purple) x 1, (light purple) x 1 (18 squares)
↙ Row 19: (light purple) x 1, (dark purple) x 1, (red) x 4, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 4, (dark blue) x 1, (red) x 4, (green) x 2, (brown) x 1 (19 squares)
↗ Row 20: (brown) x 2, (green) x 1, (red) x 4, (green) x 1, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 4, (dark blue) x 1, (red) x 4, (dark purple) x 1, (light purple) x 1 (20 squares)
↙ Row 21: (light purple) x 1, (dark purple) x 1, (red) x 4, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 4, (dark blue) x 1, (green) x 2, (red) x 4, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 1, (brown) x 1 (21 squares)
↗ Row 22: (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 2, (brown) x 1, (red) x 3, (green) x 3, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 4, (dark blue) x 1, (red) x 4, (dark purple) x 1, (light purple) x 1 (22 squares)
↙ Row 23: (light purple) x 1, (dark purple) x 1, (brown) x 1, (red) x 3, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 4, (dark blue) x 1, (green) x 4, (red) x 2, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 3, (brown) x 1 (23 squares)
↗ Row 24: (dark grey) x 1, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 3, (brown) x 1, (red) x 1, (green) x 5, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 4, (dark blue) x 1, (red) x 2, (brown) x 2, (dark purple) x 1, (light purple) x 1 (24 squares)
↙ Row 25: (dark purple) x 2, (red) x 1, (brown) x 2, (red) x 1, (dark blue) x 2, (blue) x 3, (dark blue) x 1, (green) x 6, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 3, (brown) x 1, (dark grey) x 2 (25 squares)
Corner at both sides
↗ Row 26: (light grey) x 1, (dark grey) x 1, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 3, (brown) x 1, (green) x 6, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 2, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 1, (dark blue) x 1, (brown) x 2, (red) x 1, (brown) x 1, (dark purple) x 1 (24 squares)
↙ Row 27: (white) x 1, (brown) x 1, (red) x 1, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 2, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 1, (dark blue) x 1, (green) x 6, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 3, (brown) x 1, (dark grey) x 1, (light grey) x 1 (23 squares)
↗ Row 28: (light grey) x 1, (dark grey) x 1, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 3, (brown) x 1, (green) x 6, (dark blue) x 2, (blue) x 3, (dark blue) x 1, (red) x 1, (brown) x 1, (white) x 1 (22 squares)
↙ Row 29: (white) x 1, (brown) x 1, (white) x 1, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 3, (dark blue) x 1, (green) x 6, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 3, (brown) x 1, (dark grey) x 1, (light grey) x 1 (21 squares)
↗ Row 30: (light grey) x 1, (dark grey) x 1, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 3, (brown) x 1, (green) x 5, (red) x 1, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 2, (dark blue) x 1, (white) x 3 (20 squares)
↙ Row 31: (white) x 3, (dark blue) x 1, (blue) x 1, (dark blue) x 1, (red) x 2, (green) x 4, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 3, (brown) x 1, (dark grey) x 1, (light grey) x 1 (19 squares)
↗ Row 32: (light grey) x 1, (dark grey) x 1, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 3, (brown) x 1, (green) x 3, (red) x 3, (dark blue) x 2, (white) x 3 (18 squares)
↙ Row 33: (white) x 3, (dark blue) x 1, (red) x 4, (green) x 2, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 3, (brown) x 1, (dark grey) x 1, (light grey) x 1 (17 squares)
↗ Row 34: (light grey) x 1, (dark grey) x 1, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 3, (brown) x 1, (green) x 1, (red) x 4, (green) x 1, (white) x 3 (16 squares)
↙ Row 35: (white) x 2, (green) x 2, (red) x 4, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 3, (brown) x 1, (dark grey) x 1, (light grey) x 1 (15 squares)
↗ Row 36: (light grey) x 1, (dark grey) x 1, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 3, (brown) x 1, (red) x 3, (green) x 3, (white) x 1 (14 squares)
↙ Row 37: (green) x 4, (red) x 2, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 3, (brown) x 1, (dark grey) x 1, (light grey) x 1 (13 squares)
↗ Row 38: (light grey) x 1, (dark grey) x 1, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 3, (brown) x 1, (red) x 1, (green) x 4 (12 squares)
↙ Row 39: (green) x 4, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 3, (brown) x 1, (dark grey) x 1, (light grey) x 1 (11 squares)
↗ Row 40: (light grey) x 1, (dark grey) x 1, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 3, (brown) x 1, (green) x 3 (10 squares)
↙ Row 41: (green) x 2, (white) x 1, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 2, (brown) x 1, (dark grey) x 1, (light grey) x 1 (9 squares)
↗ Row 42: (light grey) x 1, (dark grey) x 1, (brown) x 1, (dark blue) x 1, (brown) x 1, (white) x 2, (green) x 1 (8 squares)
↙ Row 43: (white) x 3, (brown) x 2, (white) x 1, (dark grey) x 1 (7 squares)
↗ Row 44: (white) x 2, (brown) x 1, (white) x 3 (6 squares)
↙ Row 45: (white) x 5 (5 squares)
↗ Row 46: (white) x 4 (4 squares)
↙ Row 47: (white) x 3 (3 squares)
↗ Row 48: (white) x 2 (2 squares)
↙ Row 49: (white) x 1 (1 square)
I do hope you are enjoying this CAL!
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