{"id":4064,"date":"2026-04-02T11:30:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T11:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crochet.manu-scholz.com\/index.php\/pattern\/moss-stitch-color-block-blanket\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T11:30:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T11:30:05","slug":"moss-stitch-color-block-blanket","status":"publish","type":"pattern","link":"https:\/\/crochet.manu-scholz.com\/index.php\/en\/pattern\/moss-stitch-color-block-blanket\/","title":{"rendered":"Moss Stitch Color Block Blanket"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"pattern_category":[710],"class_list":["post-4064","pattern","type-pattern","status-publish","hentry","pattern_category-designs-category-7-en"],"acf":{"pattern_id":"decorations-pattern-14","cover_image":"https:\/\/crochet.manu-scholz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/manta-musgo-2.jpg","difficulty":"1","qty":8,"scissors":true,"wool_needle":true,"wool":"wools-1, wools-52, wools-49","thread":"","additional_info":"Technique: Moss Stitch (sc + ch 1). Final measurements: 134.5 x 160 cm. The design uses block color changes (Intarsia\/Tapestry).","crochet_needle":"8.0 mm (U.S. L\/11)","steps":"[{\"image\":\"https:\/\/crochet.manu-scholz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/manta-musgo-1.webp\",\"text\":\"MATERIALS PREPARATION: Use a large 8 mm hook so the moss stitch maintains a soft drape. You will need separate yarn balls for each color section; this prevents tangling when working independent blocks in the same row.\"},{\"image\":\"https:\/\/crochet.manu-scholz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/manta-musgo-2.jpg\",\"text\":\"STARTING CHAIN: Make a base chain of 121 stitches alternating colors A (Midnight) and B (Sea) in groups of 17 chains. The color change is made in the last loop of the last stitch of each block.\"},{\"image\":\"https:\/\/crochet.manu-scholz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/manta-musgo-1.webp\",\"text\":\"SECTION 1 (MIDNIGHT AND SEA): In row 1, establish the pattern: 1 sc, ch 1, skip 1 stitch. Repeat this integrating color changes every 17 stitches. At the end of the row, you will have 119 stitches forming the board base.\"},{\"image\":\"https:\/\/crochet.manu-scholz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/manta-musgo-2.jpg\",\"text\":\"MASTERING MOSS STITCH: On even rows, work the sc into the chain space of the previous row. This creates that characteristic interlocking texture that looks like knitting. Repeat the Section 1 rows until completing 16 rows.\"},{\"image\":\"https:\/\/crochet.manu-scholz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/manta-musgo-1.webp\",\"text\":\"SECTION 2 (SEA AND IVORY): Introduce Color C (Ivory) replacing Color A. Work another 16 row blocks keeping Color B as the secondary base. Keep the change yarns on the wrong side for a clean finish.\"},{\"image\":\"https:\/\/crochet.manu-scholz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/manta-musgo-2.jpg\",\"text\":\"SECTION 3 AND 4: Continue alternating color blocks as instructed. Section 3 combines Ivory with Midnight, and Section 4 returns to Midnight and Sea. Repeating these sections will give the blanket its total length of 160 cm.\"},{\"image\":\"https:\/\/crochet.manu-scholz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/manta-musgo-1.webp\",\"text\":\"COLOR CHANGE TECHNIQUE: Always remember to close the last sc of a block with the new color. Do not cut the yarn if the same color is used in the block directly above; carry it carefully or use independent yarn balls for each color column.\"},{\"image\":\"https:\/\/crochet.manu-scholz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/manta-musgo-2.jpg\",\"text\":\"FINAL FINISHING: Once all sections are completed, fasten off and use a yarn needle to weave in all excess strands within the dense moss stitch fabric. The 8 mm yarn thickness will make the blanket very warm.\"}]"},"lang":"en","translations":{"en":4064,"de":4063,"es":4062,"fr":4065,"pt":4066},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crochet.manu-scholz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pattern\/4064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crochet.manu-scholz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pattern"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crochet.manu-scholz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pattern"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crochet.manu-scholz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pattern_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crochet.manu-scholz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pattern_category?post=4064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}