July Dog

July Dog is our seventh pattern in the 2024: A Year of Dogs series. This large square features a handsome Germam Shepherd. Quick video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9cFyIjXvHhc

Crochet Colorwork

July Dog, like all the squares in this series, can be done using your choice of colorwork technique: Interlocking crochet or overlay mosaic crochet.

You’ll receive the fully written pattern and charts for both techniques. The mosaic crochet option uses an adjusted chart that is solid in the solid areas (so you don’t see any of the interlocking mesh dots when you use the mosaic technique).

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Wrong Side of July Dog

While creating the pattern files this month I noticed that Microsoft Word described the photo of the wrong side of my interlocking crochet version of July Dog like this: “A knitted square depicting a dinosaur”.

The photo was uploaded with the tail at the bottom (so perhaps that gave it more of a dinosaur look?) and I know the wrong side looks wrong but I still see a dog.

I’ve done a quick 14 second video showing the back of the mosaic square this month. You can check that out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/shorts/6Q4l22T5gRI

 
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Joining Squares

With interlocking crochet, it’s relatively easy to join the squares. With overlay mosaic crochet you have to deal with the cut ends first.

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Photos

We are still rocking the neutral colors with these realistic dog squares! I highly recommend using a dark color (like black) as the MC (Main Color) to keep the faces and other details clear on these dog squares.

Thank you to Anonymous Squirrel, CrochetCarob, CynCityCrochet, Eva, Linda Bakker, Maja Serec, and Margaret Maillet for testing 2024: A Year of Dogs.

Overlay mosaic crochet sample of July Dog by Margaret Maillet.

Interlocking crochet sample of July Dog by an Anonymous Squirrel.

Interlocking crochet sample of July Dog by Maja Serec with optional border added. (Plus, helpful kitty cat!)

Overlay mosaic crochet sample of July Dog by Eva.

Overlay mosaic crochet sample of July Dog by Linda Bakker.

Interlocking crochet sample of July Dog by CynCityCrochet.

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Important Details for July Dog

Each design comes with the fully written pattern and charts for two colorwork techniques: interlocking crochet and overlay mosaic crochet.

Click here to go to my tutorials for these crochet techniques.

Interlocking Crochet

Each dog square has a chart size of 81 x 81. This means they begin with 40 windows in the foundation row and will finish to about 20″ square.

Interlocking crochet / LFM crochet file includes:

  • line-by-line written pattern (view key)
  • instructions on reading a chart (view)
  • a one-page chart (good for viewing on a screen)
  • a four-page chart (better for printing)

Interlocking Crochet Details

  • Chart is 81 x 81
  • Gauge: 8 (dc, ch) x 8 rows = 4”
  • 20″ x 20″ / 51cm x 51cm
  • 4.5 mm hook (US7)
  • Worsted weight yarn (490 – 565 yards total)
    • Main color (MC) (dark lines) – 250 yards plus 75 for optional border
    • Accent color (AC) (background) – 240 yards

My interlocking crochet sample of July Dog. Black used as MC.

Overlay Mosaic Crochet

The mosaic crochet version of each dog square uses an adjusted chart. This means I’ve removed the interlocking mesh dots and unneccessary border lines. Read more about the differences at https://ashleeslint.com/tutorials/interlocking-and-mosaic-crochet/.

Click here to learn more about the options for dealing with the cut ends at the end of each row when doing overlay mosaic crochet.

Overlay Mosaic Crochet file includes:

  • line-by-line written pattern (view key)
  • instructions for optional envelope border (view)
  • instructions on reading a chart (view)
  • a one-page chart marked with X’s (good for viewing on a screen)
  • a four-page chart marked with X’s (better for printing)

Bottom-Up Mosaic Crochet Details

  • Chart is 77 x 77
  • Gauge: 14 sc blo stitches x 15 rows = 4”
  • 22″ x 20″ / 56cm x 52cm
  • 5 mm hook (H-8)
  • Worsted weight yarn (570 – 820 yards)
    • Main color (dark lines) – 240 yards
    • Contrasting color (background) – 330 yards
    • Optional envelope border – 250 yards

My overlay mosaic crochet sample of July Dog. Black used as MC.

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