Moose on Plaid
This small throw blanket depicts a moosehead on a plaid background, thus Moose on Plaid.
I have another design that is almost identical except it has a quote across the front that says “stay wild and free”; that pattern is called Wild and Free Moose. It doesn’t have a separate landing page – the details are found at the bottom of this page.
Interlocking & Mosaic
Moose on Plaid is a small throw blanket that can be made using either the interlocking crochet or overlay mosaic crochet colorwork technique. There are two mosaic crochet options which means you get three files when you purchase this pattern.
Each file contains the fully written pattern, a single-page chart (good for viewing on a screen), and a multi-page chart (better for printing). The mosaic crochet charts have X’s showing when to do the dropped double crochets.
Each file also contains a quick ‘how-to-read-charts’ page.
Mosaic Options
This design was originally published in October 2020 with an interlocking crochet option and an overlay mosaic crochet option using the same chart.
As of November 2023, Moose on Plaid has been updated to include an adjusted, overlay mosaic crochet option. This option uses a chart that has been adjusted from the original so that the solid areas are actually solid.
First Draft
When I was drawing a moose blanket, I first created Moose on Plaid. But I was concerned about the large blank space of the head that has no interlocking stitches (not relevant when doing it in the mosaic crochet technique – but I wasn’t doing the mosaic technique at that time).
So, I put a quote across it in an attempt to keep the two layers locked and Wild and Free Moose went live at the end of April 2020. This was just my first month of designing patterns and I didn’t yet have a website.
After publishing Wild and Free Moose I saw other designers use large spaces with their interlocking patterns and so, in October of 2020, I released this simple moose on a buffalo plaid background.
Color Choice
I think black and red would be the ideal colors for this design, but of course you are free to choose any colors you like!
It’s imperative to always have good contrast between the Main Color and the Contrasting Color / Accent Color (I use the term Contrasting Color in my mosaic patterns and Accent Color in my interlocking patterns).
Geraldine Hobbs used purple for the Main Color in her interlocking crochet sample of Moose on Plaid.
Lighting can make all the difference! This is the back side of Geraldine Hobb’s purple blanket.
Two Moose
Before I published Moose on Plaid, I published Wild and Free Moose which looks very similar to this pattern but has the quote “stay wild and free” written across it.
(Buy both moose patterns on Ravelry for a super discount!)
Wild and Free Moose on Ravelry
Blue sample crocheted by Stephanie.
Moose on Plaid on Ravelry
Crocheted by Geraldine Hobbs.
Tutorials
Just in case you weren’t already aware, I have tutorials on both techniques (all my patterns are written for interlocking crochet and overlay mosaic crochet) on YouTube. Both techniques are easier than they look, so give it a try!
Important Details for “Moose on Plaid”
Since there are slight differences between each of the techniques, there are three different lists of details here.
Learn more about these techniques at https://ashleeslint.com/tutorials/interlocking-and-mosaic-crochet/.
Interlocking Crochet
- Finished size 44” x 52”
- Chart size 175 x 207 = 36,225 stitches!
- 4.5 mm hook (US7)
- Worsted weight yarn (2590 yards total)
- Main color (MC) Moose Head – 1270 yards plus 50 for optional border
- Accent color (AC) Background – 1270 yards
- Gauge: 16 (dc, ch) x 8 rows = 4”
Original Overlay Mosaic Crochet
- Chart is 175 x 207 = 36,225 stitches
- Finished size 44” x 52″
- 4.5 mm hook (US7)
- Worsted weight yarn (2775 – 3475 yards)
- Main color (moose head) – 1575 yards
- Contrasting color – 1200 yards
- Optional envelope border – 700 yards
- Gauge: 16 stitches x 16 rows = 4”
Adjusted Overlay Mosaic Crochet
- Chart 167 x 199
- Finished measurements approximately 48” x 53”
- 5 mm hook (US7)
- Worsted weight yarn (2975 – 3675 yards)
- Main color (moose head) – 1750 yards plus 700 yards for optional envelope border
- Contrasting color (background) – 1225 yards
- Gauge: 14 sc in BLO x 15 rows = 4”
Wild and Free Moose
This small throw blanket depicts a moosehead on a plaid background with a quote across the front that says “stay wild and free”, thus Wild and Free Moose. This design was published BEFORE the Moose on Plaid pattern but I didn’t have a website at that time so it didn’t get it’s own webpage.
The pattern from the top of this page, Moose on Plaid, was published second but I actually drew that one first. See the explanation of why I published in that order.
Interlocking & Mosaic
This pattern, like all my designs, comes with both the interlocking and mosaic crochet option.
However, it wasn’t always like that! This design was published at the end of my first month of designing and at that time I hadn’t yet added mosaic crochet into my repetoire.
I did offer a left-handed version of the chart before someone pointed out that a flipped chart wasn’t entirely helpful.
I kept the written pattern for the left-handed crocheters but removed the lefty-chart.
Mosaic Options
In September of 2020 I added a mosaic crochet written pattern to this listing, but it wasn’t until July 2021 that I added X’s to the mosaic crochet chart.
This pattern now comes with 4 files – one has the written pattern for interlocking crochet and mosaic crochet, one has the left-handed written pattern for both techniques, one file is a multi-page unmarked chart (good for interlocking crochet), and one file is an X-marked chart for mosaic crochet.
This pattern is on my list to update because I’d prefer two files: one for interlocking and one for mosaic. And in those files you’d get the fully written pattern for right -and left-handed crocheters along with the relevant charts for that technique.
Interlocking crochet sample of “Wild and Free Moose” crocheted by Jeannie.
Important Details for “Wild and Free Moose”
Interlocking Crochet
Interlocking crochet is a colorwork technique where you create two layers of mesh locked together. You work one row at a time, alternating between the two contrasting colors.
Interlocking Details
- Chart is 165 x 209
- Gauge: 16 (dc, ch) x 8 rows = 4”
- 41″ x 52″
- 4.5 mm hook (US7)
- Worsted weight yarn (2460 yards total)
- Main color (MC) – 1210 yards plus 40 for optional border
- Accent color (AC) – 1210 yards
Original Overlay Mosaic Crochet
For this design I used the same chart for both the interlocking crochet option and the overlay mosaic crochet option. With this method you can see the interlocking mesh dots even when you use the overlay mosaic crochet technqiue.
Read more about these techniques at https://ashleeslint.com/tutorials/interlocking-and-mosaic-crochet/.
Mosaic Details
- Chart is 165 x 209
- Gauge: 16 sc blo stitches x 16 rows = 4”
- 41″ x 52″
- 4.5 mm hook (US7)
- Worsted weight yarn (2860 yards)
- Main color – 1380 yards
- Contrasting color (background) – 1380 yards
- Optional envelope border – 100 yards
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