Leaf by Leaf: Stitching the 3 Leaves Square | Garden Medley Blanket CAL
Welcome back to the Garden Medley Blanket Crochet Along! This week, we’re working on the 3 Leaves square. It’s a calm, refreshing design that adds a bit of balance to all the color and movement we’ve had so far. It’s simple, clean, and one of the most satisfying motifs in the blanket to watch take shape.
If you’re just joining in, make sure you’ve read the main CAL post here for information on materials, color choices, and the full release schedule.
About This Square
You’ll need to make three of these squares for your finished blanket. The 3 Leaves design features bold green foliage on a soft ecru background, a classic combination that gives the blanket a grounded, natural feel.
It’s also one of the most relaxing squares to work on, with large sections of solid color that let you find a nice rhythm once you get started.
This is a great opportunity to focus on even tension and clean edges, especially if you’ve found the smaller color sections from earlier motifs a bit fiddly.
Get the Full Pattern
If you’d rather work ahead, you can grab the complete Garden Medley Blanket pattern now as a printable PDF. It includes all 12 charts, full written instructions, joining and border tutorials, and a coloring page to plan your palette.
👉 Click here to get the full pattern
And if you love this look, take a peek at the Bloom and Buzz Bundle, it includes two matching cushions that go perfectly with this blanket.
Materials & Notes
You’ll need the following materials to complete your 3 Leaves square:
Hook: 5 mm (or size needed to meet gauge)
Yarn: Amigo XL from Hobbii (Worsted weight, 100% Acrylic)
A – Ecru: 327 yards / 300 m
E – Hunter Green: 124 yards / 114 m
Extras: scissors, yarn needle, stitch markers, yarn bobbins, and a bobbin holder
Video Tutorials
If this is your first time doing colorwork or you’d like a refresher, these videos will help you get started:
- How To Read A Chart
- How To Do Intarsia Colorwork
- Foundation Single Crochet Tutorial
- How To Work With Multiple Bobbins
- 5 Tips For Crocheting A Graphgan
- 5 More Tips For Crocheting Graphgans
- How To Weave In Ends On A Colorwork Project
Tip of the Week
This week’s tip is all about mastering when to carry yarn and when to leave it. By now, you’ve already handled a few color changes, so this is a good time to refine your technique. One of the biggest mistakes people make in intarsia is carrying yarn too far across the back or, on the flip side, cutting it too often and creating more ends than necessary.
If you’re ever unsure, my How to Do Color Changes on a Graphgan video walks through how to keep your color changes clean and know when it’s best to join a new bobbin instead of pulling yarn across from another section.
Introduction
This pattern can be worked either by following the written instructions or the color chart.
Reading The Chart
The first row of the pattern is worked in FSC. For every following row, work a SC into every stitch. At the end of every row, ch 1 (not counted as a stitch) and turn. The ch 1 at the end of each row is not shown on the chart. The chart is worked flat. Read odd-numbered rows from right to left, and even-numbered rows from left to right. Each square equals one SC (or FSC for the first row).
Right and Wrong Sides
This pattern is worked back and forth in rows of single crochet. Both sides look nearly identical, but the RS and WS labels are used to keep the chart orientation consistent. The chart is read from the bottom right corner upward.
- Right-handed crocheters: Odd-numbered rows are the Right Side (RS)
- Left-handed crocheters: Even-numbered rows are the Right Side (RS)
This keeps everyone’s chart orientation consistent so the finished design faces the correct direction, no matter which hand you crochet with.
Color Changes
- To change colors, work last st with the current color until 2 loops remain on the hook, yarn over with the new color, and pull through.
- Use bobbins to add new yarn, do not carry the yarn that is not in use under stitches.
- When using the same color twice in a row, add multiple bobbins of color as necessary.
Chart
Written Pattern
A – Ecru
E – Hunter Green
Row 1: (A) 39 FSC, ch 1, turn.
Rows 2-5: (A) 39 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 6: (A) 8 SC, (E) 2 SC, (A) 29 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 7: (A) 28 SC, (E) 3 SC, (A) 8 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 8: (A) 8 SC, (E) 4 SC, (A) 9 SC, (E) 7 SC, (A) 11 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 9: (A) 10 SC, (E) 9 SC, (A) 7 SC, (E) 4 SC, (A) 9 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 10: (A) 10 SC, (E) 4 SC, (A) 5 SC, (E) 12 SC, (A) 8 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 11: (A) 6 SC, (E) 15 SC, (A) 3 SC, (E) 4 SC, (A) 11 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 12: (A) 12 SC, (E) 4 SC, (A) 1 SC, (E) 17 SC, (A) 5 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 13: (A) 6 SC, (E) 21 SC, (A) 12 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 14: (A) 11 SC, (E) 21 SC, (A) 7 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 15: (A) 9 SC, (E) 20 SC, (A) 10 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 16: (A) 9 SC, (E) 19 SC, (A) 11 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 17: (A) 13 SC, (E) 17 SC, (A) 9 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 18: (A) 8 SC, (E) 13 SC, (A) 18 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 19: (A) 15 SC, (E) 16 SC, (A) 8 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 20: (A) 7 SC, (E) 9 SC, (A) 1 SC, (E) 8 SC, (A) 14 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 21: (A) 13 SC, (E) 9 SC, (A) 1 SC, (E) 9 SC, (A) 7 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 22: (A) 7 SC, (E) 9 SC, (A) 1 SC, (E) 10 SC, (A) 12 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 23: (A) 11 SC, (E) 11 SC, (A) 1 SC, (E) 10 SC, (A) 6 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 24: (A) 6 SC, (E) 10 SC, (A) 1 SC, (E) 11 SC, (A) 11 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 25: (A) 10 SC, (E) 12 SC, (A) 1 SC, (E) 10 SC, (A) 6 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 26: (A) 6 SC, (E) 9 SC, (A) 2 SC, (E) 12 SC, (A) 10 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 27: (A) 10 SC, (E) 11 SC, (A) 3 SC, (E) 9 SC, (A) 6 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 28: (A) 6 SC, (E) 9 SC, (A) 3 SC, (E) 12 SC, (A) 9 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 29: (A) 9 SC, (E) 12 SC, (A) 4 SC, (E) 8 SC, (A) 6 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 30: (A) 6 SC, (E) 7 SC, (A) 5 SC, (E) 12 SC, (A) 9 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 31: (A) 9 SC, (E) 11 SC, (A) 6 SC, (E) 7 SC, (A) 6 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 32: (A) 6 SC, (E) 6 SC, (A) 7 SC, (E) 11 SC, (A) 9 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 33: (A) 9 SC, (E) 10 SC, (A) 9 SC, (E) 4 SC, (A) 7 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 34: (A) 7 SC, (E) 3 SC, (A) 10 SC, (E) 10 SC, (A) 9 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 35: (A) 9 SC, (E) 9 SC, (A) 12 SC, (E) 2 SC, (A) 7 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 36: (A) 23 SC, (E) 7 SC, (A) 9 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 37: (A) 9 SC, (E) 6 SC, (A) 24 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 38: (A) 26 SC, (E) 3 SC, (A) 10 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 39: (A) 10 SC, (E) 2 SC, (A) 27 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 40: (A) 28 SC, (E) 1 SC, (A) 10 SC, ch 1, turn.
Rows 41-44: (A) 39 SC, ch 1, turn.
Row 45: (A) 39 SC.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Share Your Square
That’s it for the 3 Leaves square! It’s one of the most peaceful parts of the Garden Medley Blanket, and the repeating motif really helps tie the whole design together. Once you’ve made all three, give them a gentle block so the edges stay crisp and the shapes stand out.
Don’t forget to tag your progress photos with #GardenMedleyCAL so I can see your work and share it with the community.
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