Classic Horror mosaic square - Swamp Monster

This pattern is part of my Classic Horror Films series, to create an overlay mosaic crochet square that can be used in other types of projects, such as blankets, pillows, satchel bags, table mats, etc.

This PDF has full written instructions and a color chart with all the X's marked.

Any yarn or hook will work, depending on the desired size of the finished square. I used yarn weight of 4 with a 5.5 hook, which creates a square of 13.5” x 13”.

To do the sample image, you will need 4 colors of yarn, all in the same yarn weight. The B rows (background & face) take approximately 2 oz total (100 yards), and the A rows (black outlines, facial features) take slightly less than that amount. You also need a few yards of white for the teeth & shine marks.

This pattern has a few special angled stitches & mid-row color switching, all explained in the PDF. I have a helpful video linked in the pattern as well to show some of these methods.

Pattern is in US crochet terms.